8.5 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.72 km
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    Calculated time: 4h 05 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 47 m
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    Vertical drop: - 41 m
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    Highest point: 174 m
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    Lowest point: 137 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Start near Badgers Gate, Dunstable LU6 2AQ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 154 m - Walk east on Totternhoe Rd towards Beacon Ave
  3. 3 : km 0.19 - alt. 159 m - Walk east on Totternhoe Rd towards Coombe Dr
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 159 m - Turn left at Coombe Dr
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 157 m - Walk north on Spinney Cres towards Drovers Way
  6. 6 : km 0.71 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Drovers Way
  7. 7 : km 0.72 - alt. 155 m - Walk south-east on Drovers Way towards Pascomb Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 157 m - Turn left onto Worthington Rd
  9. 9 : km 1.33 - alt. 150 m - Walk north on Chiltern Rd
  10. 10 : km 1.36 - alt. 150 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Union St
  11. 11 : km 1.89 - alt. 143 m - Walk north-east on Union St towards High St N/A5
  12. 12 : km 1.9 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto High St N/A5
  13. 13 : km 2.04 - alt. 144 m - Walk south-east on High St N/A5 towards Regent St
  14. 14 : km 2.04 - alt. 144 m - Turn left onto Dog Kennel Path
  15. 15 : km 2.54 - alt. 144 m - Walk north on Dog Kennel Path towards Luton-Dunstable Busway
  16. 16 : km 2.54 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto Luton-Dunstable Busway
  17. 17 : km 2.99 - alt. 137 m - Walk south-east on Luton-Dunstable Busway towards College Dr
  18. 18 : km 3.4 - alt. 144 m - Walk south-east on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  19. 19 : km 3.79 - alt. 146 m - Walk south-east on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  20. 20 : km 4.53 - alt. 152 m - Walk east on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  21. 21 : km 4.6 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 4.61 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 6.31 - alt. 147 m - Walk east on Luton-Dunstable Busway towards Stanton Rd
  24. 24 : km 6.68 - alt. 146 m - Walk east on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  25. 25 : km 6.69 - alt. 146 m - Walk west on Luton-Dunstable Busway towards Stanton Rd
  26. 26 : km 7.06 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Stanton Rd
  27. 27 : km 7.06 - alt. 147 m - Walk on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  28. 28 : km 7.06 - alt. 147 m - Walk west on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  29. 29 : km 7.78 - alt. 151 m - Walk west on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  30. 30 : km 7.99 - alt. 152 m - Walk west on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  31. 31 : km 8.15 - alt. 152 m - Walk west on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  32. 32 : km 8.63 - alt. 152 m - Walk south-west on Luton-Dunstable Busway
  33. 33 : km 8.76 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 8.78 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 8.98 - alt. 153 m - Walk south-west
  36. 36 : km 11.41 - alt. 158 m - Walk south-east on Langdale Rd towards First Ave
  37. 37 : km 11.63 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto Hilton Ave
  38. 38 : km 11.93 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Ullswater Rd
  39. 39 : km 11.93 - alt. 173 m - Walk north-west on Ullswater Rd towards Hilton Ave
  40. 40 : km 11.94 - alt. 173 m - Continue onto Canesworde Rd
  41. 41 : km 12.33 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Meadway
  42. 42 : km 12.44 - alt. 162 m - Walk north-west on Meadway towards Pipers Croft
  43. 43 : km 12.89 - alt. 162 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto West St/B489
  44. 44 : km 13 - alt. 164 m - Slight right to stay on West St/B489
  45. 45 : km 13.24 - alt. 165 m - Walk south-west on Tring Rd/B489
  46. 46 : km 13.25 - alt. 165 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Totternhoe Rd
  47. S/E : km 13.72 - alt. 154 m

Useful Information

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Walking Totternhoe to the foot of the Downs, Chilterns

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↔9.57 km ↗+79 m ↘-74 m ◔3h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Totternhoe (Central Bedfordshire)

A mainly level walk through open farmland to the foot of the Dunstable Downs, with a gentle climb to pick up the Icknield and Chiltern Ways. Great views over the Bedfordshire plain and Ivinghoe Beacon.

Walking Caddington and Blows Down, Chilterns

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↔9.93 km ↗+86 m ↘-84 m ◔3h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire)

A walk along quiet country paths to Caddington and the ancient woodland of Badgerdell wood before emerging at the top of the steep hillside above Dunstable. Enjoy the extensive views from Blow's Down.

Walking Studham and Dunstable Downs, Chilterns

Association or club
Studham and Dunstable Downs, Chilterns
↔11.97 km ↗+90 m ↘-89 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Studham (Central Bedfordshire)

There’s a lot of lovely, rolling countryside in and around Studham Common, and dramatic views from Dunstable Downs. This walk visits a tree cathedral and a 16th-century church, and offers the possibility of spotting exotic animals at Whipsnade Zoo.

Walking Ivinghoe Beacon to Wendover, The Ridgeway the Other Way

Association or club
↔18.23 km ↗+208 m ↘-297 m ◔5h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ivinghoe (Buckinghamshire)

The Ridgeway the other way. The NationalTrail from NE to SW. This Stage 1 goes over the Chilterns, across the Grand Union Canal, past Tring, through the Three Hundreds of Aylesbury to reach the market town of Wendover.

Walking Sundon Hills and Sharpenhoe Clappers

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Sundon Hills and Sharpenhoe Clappers
↔9.48 km ↗+103 m ↘-103 m ◔3h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Sundon (Central Bedfordshire)

A walk that’s attractive at any time of year. The route is quiet and peaceful, with magnificent views looking north into Bedfordshire and beyond. Visit the Iron Age hillfort at Sharpenhoe Clappers.

Walking Great Gaddesden from Jockey End

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Great Gaddesden from Jockey End
↔8.26 km ↗+69 m ↘-73 m ◔2h 35 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Great Gaddesden (Hertfordshire)

This short Hertfordshire walk explores the pleasant countryside to the south east of Jockey End and follows the Hertfordshire Way to descend into the Gade Valley and the village of Great Gaddesden. The return route leaves the valley following the Chiltern Way for the return to the start.

Walking The Chilterns above Tring

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↔18.18 km ↗+243 m ↘-247 m ◔5h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

National Trails and Long Distance Paths crisscross the Chilterns in this area. This Circular Walk makes use of short stretches of at least five such to provide a beautiful and varied walk through Chiltern woodland, on Chiltern chalk downs with wide vistas from the scarp edge of the hills, along a stretch of the historic Grand Union Canal, and through one of the prettiest villages in Hertfordshire.

Walking Ashridge Bluebell, Chilterns AONB

Association or club
↔8.90 km ↗+74 m ↘-66 m ◔2h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

The National Trust Estate at Ashridge is one of the best places in the country to see bluebells in spring. This gentle walk will take you through carpets of this beautiful plant, and also looks at the history of the estate. There are wonderful views over the valley from Duncombe Terrace.

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