Description
From the published route when you reach Thrales End Lane cross the road and continue on the Lea Valley Walk/cycle path along the old railway line to Westfield Road. Turn right and follow Westfield Road onto Sun Lane. Continue along Sun Lane to it's junction with High Street Harpenden where you rejoin the original route
From the published route when you reach Thrales End Lane cross the road and continue on the Lea Valley Walk/cycle path along the old railway line to Westfield Road. Turn right and follow Westfield Road onto Sun Lane. Continue along Sun Lane to it's junction with High Street Harpenden where you rejoin the original route
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Luton
Grid Ref
TL0917321598
Lat / Lon
51.88227° / -0.41527°
Easting / Northing
509,173E / 221,598N
What3Words
salsa.tricks.truth
Harpenden
Grid Ref
TL1369614210
Lat / Lon
51.81497° / -0.35201°
Easting / Northing
513,696E / 214,210N
What3Words
fast.mutual.lifts
| Luton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL0917321598 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.88227° / -0.41527° |
| Easting / Northing | 509,173E / 221,598N |
| What3Words | salsa.tricks.truth |
| Harpenden | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL1369614210 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.81497° / -0.35201° |
| Easting / Northing | 513,696E / 214,210N |
| What3Words | fast.mutual.lifts |
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reviews
BigDog
24 Feb 2022This is an odd one. The central section along the Upper Lea Valley Way is everything Slow Ways is about; traffic free, well surfaced and accessible to all. However the start, and especially the end of this route are poorly chosen. Starting from Luton Station, turning left in front of St Mary's Church is a much better option, getting onto the quieter Park St earlier rather than persisting with the busy road to Harpenden unnecessarily. But that's a minor quibble - the bigger issue I have is the perverse decision to abandon the Lea Valley Walk at East Hyde to head up Cooters End Lane (narrow, with no footpath) only to get dumped out on the very busy main Luton Road for the final leg into Harpenden. Far better to have stayed with the Lea Valley walk all the way to Station Rd in Harpenden and then cross the road (at the pelican crossing), turn right and follow the conventional footpath up that road to the Station. I would have given this 5 stars but I'm deducting one each for the poor start and finish.
Jemdaly93
23 Jun 2021If you follow the description where it deviates from the map, this allows you to avoid having to walk on a windy country road, which can have fast traveling cars on it. Its a nice walk, run or cycle, paved the entire way. The luton end of the walk is built up and not as nice as much of the rest of the walk and if you want to use a train for the return leg with a small detour you can stop at Luton Parkway Station avoiding the centre of Luton Town itself.
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