Hitchin Actual

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.55 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 108 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 109 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 155 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 62 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right onto Station Approach
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.12 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Burtons Path
  6. 6 : km 0.43 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Benslow Lane
  7. 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.77 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.8 - alt. 86 m - Turn sharp left onto Highbury Road
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1.06 - alt. 90 m - Keep left onto Hollow Lane
  12. 12 : km 1.09 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right onto Whitehill Road
  13. 13 : km 1.12 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto Cemetery Path
  14. 14 : km 1.18 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right onto Kershaw's Hill
  15. 15 : km 1.18 - alt. 91 m - Keep left onto Cemetery Path
  16. 16 : km 1.36 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Standhill Road
  17. 17 : km 1.37 - alt. 88 m - Keep right onto Standhill Road
  18. 18 : km 1.73 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Hitchin Hill, B656
  19. 19 : km 1.83 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Priory End
  20. 20 : km 1.86 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 1.86 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.02 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.03 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 2.03 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 2.23 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.68 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Brick Kiln Lane
  27. 27 : km 2.91 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 2.95 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Charlton Road
  29. 29 : km 5.67 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 6.78 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 6.83 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Harris Lane
  32. 32 : km 6.86 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto King's Walden Road
  33. 33 : km 6.94 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 9.41 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Hoar's Lane
  35. 35 : km 9.79 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 11.13 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 11.13 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 11.63 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Charlton Road
  39. 39 : km 11.8 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Willow Lane
  40. 40 : km 11.89 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Hawthorn Close
  41. 41 : km 11.94 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Hawthorn Close
  42. 42 : km 11.96 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Russell's Slip
  43. 43 : km 12.29 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Wratten Road West
  44. 44 : km 12.3 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Russels Slip
  45. 45 : km 12.38 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Upper Tilehouse Street, A505
  46. 46 : km 12.51 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Upper Tilehouse Street, A505
  47. 47 : km 12.53 - alt. 73 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Old Park Road, A505
  48. 48 : km 12.59 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 12.6 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 12.73 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 12.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  52. 52 : km 12.88 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Market Place
  53. 53 : km 12.9 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto High Street
  54. 54 : km 13.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left onto Brand Street
  55. 55 : km 13.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Bancroft
  56. 56 : km 13.4 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Road
  57. 57 : km 13.61 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Walsworth Road, B656
  58. 58 : km 14 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Walsworth Road, B656
  59. 59 : km 14.42 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Station Approach
  60. 60 : km 14.46 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 14.5 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  62. S/E : km 14.54 - alt. 66 m

Useful Information

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