Apsley To Ivinghoe Beacon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 198 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 244 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 79 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Chiltern Hills
  • ⚐
    District: Ivinghoe 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.842135° / W 0.608218°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.735153° / W 0.472653°
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Description

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If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 229 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 227 m - Keep right
  3. 3 : km 0.38 - alt. 206 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 205 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 235 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 1.39 - alt. 237 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.42 - alt. 235 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.83 - alt. 240 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.3 - alt. 239 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 4.07 - alt. 205 m - Turn right onto New Road, B4506
  11. 11 : km 4.26 - alt. 204 m - Turn left onto Golf Club Road
  12. 12 : km 4.8 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 4.97 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 5.44 - alt. 171 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 7.59 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 8.03 - alt. 167 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 8.55 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 9.17 - alt. 166 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 9.32 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Hillingdon Road
  20. 20 : km 10.13 - alt. 170 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 10.33 - alt. 169 m - Turn left onto The Common
  22. 22 : km 10.34 - alt. 169 m - Turn right onto Ivy House Lane
  23. 23 : km 11.57 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Bank Mill
  24. 24 : km 11.8 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 13.39 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 13.83 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 16.23 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 16.89 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 17.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 17.5 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Two Waters Way, A414
  31. 31 : km 17.56 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 17.58 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Two Waters Road
  33. 33 : km 17.84 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto London Road, A4251
  34. 34 : km 17.94 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Featherbed Lane
  35. 35 : km 18.26 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto King Edward Street
  36. 36 : km 18.4 - alt. 95 m - Keep right onto Chipperfield Road
  37. 37 : km 18.53 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Gadeview Road
  38. 38 : km 18.66 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto West Valley Road
  39. E : km 18.7 - alt. 100 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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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 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 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 Aldbury to the Beacon and back through Ashridge

Association or club
Aldbury to the Beacon and back through Ashridge
↔15.98 km ↗+234 m ↘-235 m ◔5h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

From picturesque Aldbury you follow the Ridgeway to Ivinghoe beacon, returning via the Ashridge boundary trail and the Chiltern Way. You can enjoy the contrasts between the two LDPs: airy ridges on the Ridgeway and the patchwork of woods and fields on the Chiltern Way.

Walking Tring Reservoirs Wild

Tourist office
↔10.81 km ↗+30 m ↘-31 m ◔3h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

Stroll along the waterside and look for waterbirds on this gentle 13km walk. Starting at Tring railway station, it takes in College Lake nature reserve, a section of the Grand Union Canal and three reservoirs.

Walking Tring Park Wild

Tourist office
↔16.00 km ↗+146 m ↘-145 m ◔5h 00 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

Enjoy scenic views, wooded valleys and ancient parkland on this 10km circular walk through the Chilterns. Starting in Tring, the walk takes in Dancersend nature reserve and the Ridgeway National Trail.

Walking Ivinghoe Beacon & Ashridge, Chilterns

Association or club
↔14.02 km ↗+258 m ↘-258 m ◔4h 45 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)

This walk follows the ancient Ridgeway with stunning views from the tops of both Pitstone Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon, before returning through the beautiful woodland of the National Trust’s Ashridge Estate.

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