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Icknield Way Path

Waymarked Way · Hertfordshire

4,000

XP

a 8-day route

Strenuous
198.87 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

long distance footpath 169 km

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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

1798 m

Drop

1633 m

Highest

234 m

Lowest

11 m

Walking time

about 42 h 43 min

A 8-day route, walked in stages. 4,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Uphill: No steep climbing, comes down 22% for 200 m near the end.

Downhill: Climbs 22% for 200 m early on, no steep descents.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

How the 198.6 km splits

Flat

160.0 km

Climbing

18.5 km

Descending

19.6 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

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