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Hertfordshire Chain Walk

Waymarked Way · Hertfordshire

2,500

XP

a 6-day route

Strenuous
143.79 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

Not waymarked but widely known

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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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Stages
  1. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 1 · 11.9 km
  2. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 2 · 15.4 km
  3. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 3 · 9.1 km
  4. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 4 · 9.8 km
  5. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 5 · 10.2 km
  6. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 6 · 7.5 km
  7. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 7 · 7.9 km
  8. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 7/8 Link · 0.4 km
  9. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 7/8 Alternate Link · 1.4 km
  10. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 8 · 10.9 km
  11. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 9 · 8.1 km
  12. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 10 · 8.7 km
  13. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 11 · 6.6 km
  14. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 12 · 9.4 km
  15. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 13 · 8.2 km
  16. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 14 · 8 km
  17. Hertfordshire Chain Walk - Walk 15 · 10.6 km
Route from OpenStreetMap contributors

Hilly walk

1 steep stretch — marked on the map.

Climb

1306 m

Drop

1250 m

Highest

169 m

Lowest

44 m

Walking time

about 31 h 16 min

A 6-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 12% for 270 m early on, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 12% for 270 m near the end.

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

How the 145.4 km splits

Flat

110.3 km

Climbing

17.3 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.3 km

Descending

16.6 km

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