John Bunyan Trail To Luton

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 41.72 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 279 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 197 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 180 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐
    District: Bedford 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 52.138382° / W 0.468556°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.906418° / W 0.423425°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 29 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Harpur Street
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Horne Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto St Paul's Square
  5. 5 : km 0.5 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  6. 6 : km 1 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto St Johns Street
  7. 7 : km 1.33 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Elstow Road
  8. 8 : km 2.46 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Progress Way
  9. 9 : km 2.48 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.59 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 2.6 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto High Street
  12. 12 : km 2.78 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto High Street
  13. 13 : km 3.62 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Medbury Lane
  14. 14 : km 7.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Cotton End Road
  15. 15 : km 7.63 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Elms Lane
  16. 16 : km 7.65 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Elms Lane
  17. 17 : km 10.6 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Silver End Road
  18. 18 : km 10.63 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Northwood End Road
  19. 19 : km 11.74 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 12.21 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 14.04 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 15.28 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 15.29 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 15.35 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Bedford Road
  25. 25 : km 16.02 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Hardwick Close
  26. 26 : km 16.03 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Bedford Road
  27. 27 : km 16.09 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Riverside
  28. 28 : km 16.37 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto North Bridge
  29. 29 : km 16.42 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 16.74 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 16.97 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 17 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 17.13 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 17.33 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 17.39 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Bury Road
  36. 36 : km 17.43 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Bury Road
  37. 37 : km 17.57 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right onto Bury Road
  38. 38 : km 17.65 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Shefford Road
  39. 39 : km 18.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Pedley Lane
  40. 40 : km 18.93 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Grange Street
  41. 41 : km 18.96 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Church Street
  42. 42 : km 18.98 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Link Way
  43. 43 : km 19.04 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Broad Street
  44. 44 : km 19.35 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto The Joint
  45. 45 : km 19.68 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 20.46 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto High Street
  47. 47 : km 20.55 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  48. 48 : km 20.58 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto Church Road
  49. 49 : km 20.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 20.68 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 20.74 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 20.75 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 20.76 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  54. 54 : km 20.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  55. 55 : km 21.63 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto High Street
  56. 56 : km 21.65 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto B659
  57. 57 : km 21.76 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto B659
  58. 58 : km 21.78 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A507
  59. 59 : km 23.75 - alt. 53 m - Keep left onto A507
  60. 60 : km 23.8 - alt. 53 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Chapel Road
  61. 61 : km 23.88 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 23.9 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Chapel Road
  63. 63 : km 24.5 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Hoo Road
  64. 64 : km 25.71 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Shefford Road
  65. 65 : km 25.88 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 25.89 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 26.67 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left onto Campton Road
  68. 68 : km 26.68 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 26.69 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 26.86 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 27.04 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left
  72. 72 : km 27.08 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 27.98 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 28.01 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 28.21 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Upton End Road
  76. 76 : km 28.23 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 77 : km 28.24 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Bury Road
  78. 78 : km 29.38 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Hillside Road
  79. 79 : km 29.57 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 29.66 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 29.67 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 30.03 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 30.2 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto High Road
  84. 84 : km 30.63 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Hanscombe End Road
  85. 85 : km 30.64 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Apsley End Road
  86. 86 : km 33.67 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 33.76 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 34.41 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  89. 89 : km 34.96 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight right onto Icknield Way
  90. 90 : km 35.02 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto The Baulk
  91. 91 : km 35.03 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 35.55 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 35.6 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left onto Icknield Way
  94. 94 : km 36.53 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  95. 95 : km 37.02 - alt. 148 m - Keep right onto Wardswood Lane
  96. 96 : km 37.35 - alt. 147 m - Turn sharp right
  97. 97 : km 37.37 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left
  98. 98 : km 38.33 - alt. 146 m - Turn sharp right
  99. 99 : km 38.33 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 39.34 - alt. 174 m - Turn slight right
  101. 101 : km 40.39 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 40.56 - alt. 132 m - Turn slight right
  103. 103 : km 41.19 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Old Bedford Road
  104. 104 : km 41.21 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 41.24 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Barnfield Avenue
  106. 106 : km 41.49 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 41.49 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  108. E : km 41.72 - alt. 110 m

Useful Information

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