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Like LutSte 3, but avoid cows at St Paul's Walden, and an impassable path (Ayes Lane) near the A1(M) in Stevenage
Like LutSte 3, but avoid cows at St Paul's Walden, and an impassable path (Ayes Lane) near the A1(M) in Stevenage
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
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Start and end points
Luton
Grid Ref
TL0917321598
Lat / Lon
51.88227° / -0.41527°
Easting / Northing
509,173E / 221,598N
What3Words
salsa.tricks.truth
Stevenage
Grid Ref
TL2348324087
Lat / Lon
51.90166° / -0.20658°
Easting / Northing
523,483E / 224,087N
What3Words
faded.pushed.behind
| Luton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL0917321598 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.88227° / -0.41527° |
| Easting / Northing | 509,173E / 221,598N |
| What3Words | salsa.tricks.truth |
| Stevenage | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TL2348324087 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.90166° / -0.20658° |
| Easting / Northing | 523,483E / 224,087N |
| What3Words | faded.pushed.behind |
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review
Derick Rethans
17 Sep 2024I walked this on a warm Autumn morning, from Stevenage to Luton. It hadn't really rained in the previous week.
After going around some of Stevenage's facilities (photo #1) you cross underneath the A1(M) and you soon find yourself alongside fields (photo #2). Some of the paths are a little overgrown (photo #3), but it's soon wide open views (photo #4). Crossing London Road (B656) needs a little care (photo #5), but it is only a short stretch alongside it.
Then it is more arable land. Near East Hall, there is a short section along a quiet road (photo #6), until the pub at St Paul's Walden. Once you go past the church, you follow the Chiltern Way Extension for a significant distance. It's good paths, although sometimes in between barbed wire fences (photo #7). Whitwell is quite pretty, although on the west side, along Horn Hill, it's along a road. But it has an interesting tower (photo #8).
Then more good paths follow (photo #9, #10), with the planes into Luton getting lower and lower. It's mostly along the edges of fields (photo #11). After Breachwood, more paths alongside (and sometimes across) fields with crops gets you to Wigmore, on the outskirts of Luton. A section on a verge (photo #12), followed by a long section along a road with "great views" of a parking lot (photo #13), gets you into Luton proper. The section through the graveyard (photo #14) is the last bit of green before finishing at the interchange.
The route is fairly hilly, but that also creates good views. I really enjoyed it - maybe a little too many residential roads near Luton though.
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