Maximum Bison Hill Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.85 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 195 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 187 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 240 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 90 m
  • ⚐
    District: Totternhoe 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.87929° / W 0.55758°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 116 m - Start near 24 Brightwell Ave, Totternhoe, Dunstable LU6 1QT, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Well Head Rd
  3. 3 : km 0.99 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way/Tring Rd/B489
  4. 4 : km 2.11 - alt. 164 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Totternhoe Rd
  5. 5 : km 3.69 - alt. 117 m - Slight right onto Castle Hill Rd
  6. 6 : km 5.67 - alt. 98 m - Slight left onto Stanbridge Rd
  7. 7 : km 6.36 - alt. 90 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 7.52 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Totternhoe Rd
  9. 9 : km 9.25 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Moor End
  10. 10 : km 10.26 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Pebblemoor
  11. 11 : km 10.82 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 11.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Harling Rd
  13. 13 : km 12.55 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Dunstable Rd
  14. 14 : km 13.28 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Doolittle Ln
  15. 15 : km 14.59 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Harling Rd
  16. 16 : km 15.46 - alt. 124 m - Slight left to stay on Harling Rd
  17. 17 : km 15.48 - alt. 126 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Dagnall Rd/B4506
  18. 18 : km 15.88 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto B4540
  19. 19 : km 18.61 - alt. 194 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto B4541
  20. 20 : km 20.35 - alt. 240 m - Turn right towards Icknield Way Trail
  21. 21 : km 20.55 - alt. 235 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way Trail
  22. 22 : km 21.77 - alt. 214 m - Slight right
  23. 23 : km 22.16 - alt. 186 m - Slight left onto Whipsnade Rd/B4541
  24. 24 : km 22.43 - alt. 170 m - Slight left to stay on Whipsnade Rd/B4541
  25. 25 : km 22.5 - alt. 166 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Tring Rd/B489
  26. 26 : km 22.55 - alt. 166 m - Turn left to stay on Tring Rd/B489
  27. 27 : km 22.59 - alt. 166 m - Turn left to stay on Tring Rd/B489
  28. 28 : km 23.85 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Well Head Rd
  29. 29 : km 24.71 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Brightwell Ave
  30. S/E : km 24.85 - alt. 115 m

Useful Information

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Other walks in the area

Walking Totternhoe to the foot of the Downs, Chilterns

Association or club
↔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

Association or club
↔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 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 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 The Chilterns above Tring

Walker
↔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.

Walking Ashridge and Little Gaddesden, Chilterns

Association or club
Ashridge and Little Gaddesden, Chilterns
↔11.90 km ↗+81 m ↘-79 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

Visit some of the quieter parts of the Ashridge Estate on the way to Hudnall Common and Little Gaddesden.

Walking Sundon Hills and Sharpenhoe Clappers

Association or club
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.

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