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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Harpenden and Kimpton.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Harpenden and Kimpton.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Accessibility
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 55.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 20.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 21.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 7.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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Terrain
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17.0% of the route is on roads (1)
20.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
17.0% of the route is paved (1)
70.0% of the route is muddy (1)
10.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
15.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Start and end points
Harpenden
Grid Ref
TL1369614210
Lat / Lon
51.81497° / -0.35201°
Easting / Northing
513,696E / 214,210N
What3Words
fast.mutual.lifts
Kimpton
Grid Ref
TL1743818310
Lat / Lon
51.85105° / -0.29636°
Easting / Northing
517,438E / 218,310N
What3Words
dart.outer.prop
Harkim One's land is
Harpenden | |
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Grid Ref | TL1369614210 |
Lat / Lon | 51.81497° / -0.35201° |
Easting / Northing | 513,696E / 214,210N |
What3Words | fast.mutual.lifts |
Kimpton | |
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Grid Ref | TL1743818310 |
Lat / Lon | 51.85105° / -0.29636° |
Easting / Northing | 517,438E / 218,310N |
What3Words | dart.outer.prop |
Arable | 48.4% |
Pasture | 5.8% |
Urban | 45.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Strider
17 Jan 2023I walked from Harpenden to Kimpton.
A short road section takes you to Granary Lane, a pedestrian path which takes you out of the town then across fields down to the River Lea. There are steps up onto a disused railway which takes you alongside the Lea the across the Leasey Bridge. Short section by a road then up over big open fields paralleling big trees where the hedge line used to be. Along a very quiet road and across a common leads to the Kimpton Road which has a sporadic verge. I chose the road as the parallel path was very muddy, the road was not too busy and several dog walkers and I managed quite well. Up another muddy path that merged to a cinder track which took me down into Kimpton.
It had been very wet and a lot of the route had slippery mud. There are some steep parts but you are rewarded by views over the rolling Hertfordshire countryside. A walk that will be easier in summer.
Despite the hail and mud this was a beautiful walk through lovely countryside.
Steps and narrow muddy paths make it unsuitable for wheels.
Lwatson
26 Dec 2021Walked this route both directions - first from Harpenden and then back after a lunch break in Kimpton. Much of the walk was fairly muddy and we were glad to be wearing our walking boots. On the way to Kimpton we followed the previous reviewer's advice to take the permissive footpath the other side of the hedge - this worked well as a way to avoid the road. On the way back we decided to avoid the mud and take the road which was not too busy. The route as a whole was very well waymarked and easy to follow, and I am sure there would have been some good views were it not for the foggy weather. Overall a lovely walk!.
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BigDog
09 Nov 2021A pleasant walk along tracks and across fields, taking about 1hr 40 mins. Suitable for walkers of average fitness and mobility but sections are unsuitable for buggies, bikes etc. A few sections will be very muddy in wet weather and one roadside section along Kimpton Road between Blackmore Way and Beech Way has no real footpath - instead use the permissive way on the other side of the hedge opposite No 80. Note also that footpath has been rerouted around perimeter of Heron's Farm.
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