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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Dunstable and Luton.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Dunstable and Luton.
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Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Dunstable
Grid Ref
TL0185621886
Lat / Lon
51.88625° / -0.52145°
Easting / Northing
501,856E / 221,886N
What3Words
silver.device.marked
Luton
Grid Ref
TL0917321598
Lat / Lon
51.88227° / -0.41527°
Easting / Northing
509,173E / 221,598N
What3Words
salsa.tricks.truth
Dunlut One's land is
Dunstable | |
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Grid Ref | TL0185621886 |
Lat / Lon | 51.88625° / -0.52145° |
Easting / Northing | 501,856E / 221,886N |
What3Words | silver.device.marked |
Luton | |
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Grid Ref | TL0917321598 |
Lat / Lon | 51.88227° / -0.41527° |
Easting / Northing | 509,173E / 221,598N |
What3Words | salsa.tricks.truth |
Arable | 12.2% |
Pasture | 43.6% |
Urban | 44.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Derick Rethans
01 Sep 2024I walked this on a slightly overcast moderately warm morning. There had been some rain the preceding days, but that didn't affect anything. I started in Dunstable.
After a few residential streets, you soon begin you climb up Blow's Down (photo #1). With great views over Dunstable (photo #2). The paths are reasonably well walkable, with only a few nettles, kissing gates (photo #3), and stingy plants in the way (photo #4). After rounding the north end of it, the walk continues along fields (photo #5). Take care with crossing Chaul End Road, as the little traffic moves fast (photo #6). On the other side there is a lovely wood to follow (photo #7), which soon is going to be a public footpath and bridleway. The section towards the M1 is down a slope with lovely plants.
After crossing underneath (photo #8) the M1 I think I missed an actual footpath, and ended up right behind houses with impenetrable paths (photo #9). So instead of following the route onto Dallow Downs, I followed Runley Road (photo #10) until where it turns north towards Dallow Road. Here I then climbed up to Dallow Downs (steep!) before continuing the actual route, which then lead me again down a narrow metalled path (photo #11) onto Dallow Road.
At the end of the fairly busy Dallow Road (photo #12), an interesting pedestrian bridge (photo #13) brings you onto the busy car-focussed streets towards the finish at the Luton Interchange.
Good route, and probably would have been better if I hadn't missed that path!.
Karlsz
02 Jun 2021A very well chosen route. Dunstable and Luton have grown together to form a single conurbation but this route runs along the hills to the south through attractive countryside for most of its length. It crosses the M1 in an underpass. On footpaths for some of the way with narrow paths, low branches and kissing gates, so perhaps more suitable for walking than cycling.
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