Letchworth To Holwell Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 68 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 89 m
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    Lowest point: 39 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.
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 86 m - Start on Ridge Road
  2. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Birds Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.41 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Birds Hill
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Norton Way North
  5. 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp left onto Icknield Way
  6. 6 : km 2.76 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 4.95 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto Icknield Way
  8. 8 : km 5.07 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 5.15 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Upper Green
  10. 10 : km 5.35 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 5.36 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  12. 12 : km 5.92 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  13. 13 : km 6.9 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 8.31 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Pirton Road
  15. 15 : km 8.33 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 8.78 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 8.87 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Holwell Road
  18. 18 : km 8.89 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Gurney's Lane
  19. 19 : km 9.43 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 10.22 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Bedford Road
  21. 21 : km 10.65 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 10.93 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 11.41 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 11.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 12.75 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 13.01 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 13.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Hospital Road
  28. 28 : km 13.19 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Hospital Road
  29. 29 : km 13.3 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Hitchin Road
  30. 30 : km 13.3 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto North Drive
  31. 31 : km 14.17 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto West Drive
  32. 32 : km 14.22 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 14.43 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 14.46 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Eliot Way
  35. 35 : km 14.47 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 14.48 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 14.69 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 14.73 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 14.84 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 14.95 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 15.03 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 15.3 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Dickens Boulevard
  43. 43 : km 15.3 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stotfold Road
  44. 44 : km 15.34 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 16.47 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 16.81 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 16.99 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 17.18 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  49. 49 : km 17.71 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 17.89 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Croft Lane
  51. 51 : km 17.94 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Norton Road
  52. 52 : km 18 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  53. 53 : km 18.55 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Green Lane
  54. 54 : km 18.68 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Green Lane
  55. 55 : km 18.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Works Road
  56. 56 : km 19.52 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Arden Press Way
  57. 57 : km 19.79 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Pixmore Avenue
  58. 58 : km 19.88 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Ridge Road
  59. S/E : km 20 - alt. 87 m

Useful Information

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