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Wheathampstead to Shaw's Corner Circular Walk, Shaw's Corner

Loop Walk · Hertfordshire

300

XP

about 2 h 32 min walking

Moderate
11.92 km
Loop
03:00
Graded from its length and climb.

Mostly easy walking across established footpaths and fields. There are some steps along the route, and a steep gully at section 2. Assistance dogs only at Shaw's Corner.

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313 m

164 m

15 m

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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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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

85 m

Drop

86 m

Highest

132 m

Lowest

75 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main climb: km 3.2–3.8, from 75 m to 108 m.

How the 11.9 km splits

Flat

6.4 km

Climbing

2.9 km

Descending

2.7 km

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