John Bunyan Trail

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 126.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 38h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 794 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 802 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 166 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 26 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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/E : km 0 - alt. 153 m - Start on Icknield Way
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 150 m - Keep right onto Icknield Way
  3. 3 : km 0.9 - alt. 143 m - Keep right onto Icknield Way
  4. 4 : km 1.26 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Icknield Way
  5. 5 : km 1.99 - alt. 147 m - Keep right onto Icknield Way
  6. 6 : km 2.31 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right onto JBT segment
  7. 7 : km 2.86 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right onto Sharpenhoe Road
  8. 8 : km 3.09 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Sharpenhoe Road
  9. 9 : km 3.34 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  10. 10 : km 3.64 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 3.65 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.27 - alt. 133 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 4.38 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 5.78 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 5.96 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 6.15 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 6.33 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 6.49 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 6.5 - alt. 151 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.54 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 6.89 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 7.04 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Barton Road
  23. 23 : km 7.17 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto JBT segment
  24. 24 : km 8.6 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 8.62 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 9.22 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 10.59 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 10.6 - alt. 105 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 11.58 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 11.81 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 13.02 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Sampshill Road
  32. 32 : km 13.69 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 15.06 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 15.72 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 15.91 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  36. 36 : km 16.07 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Churchills
  37. 37 : km 16.17 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 16.26 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Bunyans Walk
  39. 39 : km 16.37 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Wingate Road
  40. 40 : km 16.57 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Goswell End Road
  41. 41 : km 16.8 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto HAR FP7
  42. 42 : km 18.51 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Sampshill Road
  43. 43 : km 19.13 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Church Road
  44. 44 : km 19.57 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 19.82 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 20.94 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  47. 47 : km 21 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 21.49 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 21.89 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 22.51 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 22.57 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Peakes End
  52. 52 : km 23.06 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left onto Peakes End
  53. 53 : km 23.17 - alt. 98 m - Keep right onto Peakes End
  54. 54 : km 23.18 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Flitwick Road
  55. 55 : km 23.5 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 23.82 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 24.52 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 24.86 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 25.2 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Windmill Road
  60. 60 : km 25.77 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto High Street, A5120
  61. 61 : km 25.99 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto The Ridgeway
  62. 62 : km 26.22 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto The Ridgeway
  63. 63 : km 27.37 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Maulden Road
  64. 64 : km 27.72 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Maulden Road
  65. 65 : km 27.74 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A507
  66. 66 : km 27.79 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 28.47 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto Abbey Lane
  68. 68 : km 28.93 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Willow Way
  69. 69 : km 28.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Willow Way
  70. 70 : km 29.16 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Neotsbury Road
  71. 71 : km 29.18 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Dukes Road
  72. 72 : km 29.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Cornwall Road
  73. 73 : km 29.4 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Saunders Piece
  74. 74 : km 29.47 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Kings Arms Path
  75. 75 : km 29.92 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  76. 76 : km 30.38 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Gas House Lane
  77. 77 : km 30.89 - alt. 96 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 31.43 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 32.27 - alt. 118 m - Turn sharp right
  80. 80 : km 32.32 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right
  81. 81 : km 32.38 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Hazelwood Lane, B530
  82. 82 : km 32.47 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 32.51 - alt. 116 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 32.55 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 33.08 - alt. 117 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 33.48 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 34.59 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 34.71 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Sandhill Close
  89. 89 : km 35.07 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Sandhill Close
  90. 90 : km 35.22 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  91. 91 : km 36.42 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 36.71 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 37.62 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 37.86 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 37.97 - alt. 125 m - Keep right
  96. 96 : km 38.32 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Boughton End Lane
  97. 97 : km 38.34 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left
  98. 98 : km 38.58 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Woburn Road, A507
  99. 99 : km 38.69 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  100. 100 : km 38.96 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 40.81 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 40.83 - alt. 119 m - Keep right
  103. 103 : km 41.49 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto High Street
  104. 104 : km 41.52 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Lydds Hill
  105. 105 : km 42.05 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right onto Station Road
  106. 106 : km 42.91 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B5704
  107. 107 : km 43.17 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 43.4 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 44.31 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  110. 110 : km 44.53 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  111. 111 : km 44.59 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  112. 112 : km 45.25 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 45.37 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Bedford Road
  114. 114 : km 45.4 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 49.92 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto High Street
  116. 116 : km 49.93 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Merchants Lane
  117. 117 : km 49.94 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto High Street
  118. 118 : km 51.3 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left onto Crane Way
  119. 119 : km 51.31 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  120. 120 : km 51.59 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  121. 121 : km 52.37 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto The Bunyan Trail
  122. 122 : km 52.78 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 52.88 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  124. 124 : km 53.99 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 54.17 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 55.85 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 56.72 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Hall End Road
  128. 128 : km 57.41 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Keeley Lane
  129. 129 : km 57.42 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 57.86 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 58.01 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Wood End Road
  132. 132 : km 58.17 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Wood End Lane
  133. 133 : km 58.23 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  134. 134 : km 58.24 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  135. 135 : km 58.58 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp left
  136. 136 : km 58.69 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  137. 137 : km 58.78 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  138. 138 : km 59.13 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 59.15 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  140. 140 : km 59.62 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Green End Road
  141. 141 : km 59.9 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 60.4 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto B560
  143. 143 : km 60.81 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 61.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto West End Road
  145. 145 : km 61.87 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 62.55 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 63.82 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Thistley Lane
  148. 148 : km 63.97 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Stagsden Road
  149. 149 : km 63.98 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Stagsden Road
  150. 150 : km 64.7 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Millfield
  151. 151 : km 64.88 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  152. 152 : km 65.18 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  153. 153 : km 65.2 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right
  154. 154 : km 65.22 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Village Road
  155. 155 : km 65.3 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 65.49 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Arundel Gardens
  157. 157 : km 65.49 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Molivers Lane
  158. 158 : km 67.56 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left
  159. 159 : km 67.93 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Windmill Lane
  160. 160 : km 68.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Park Road
  161. 161 : km 68.47 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Church Road
  162. 162 : km 69.92 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  163. 163 : km 71.13 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  164. 164 : km 71.49 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Lane
  165. 165 : km 71.62 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto High Street
  166. 166 : km 71.78 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  167. 167 : km 71.87 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  168. 168 : km 72.15 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  169. 169 : km 72.16 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right
  170. 170 : km 72.5 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  171. 171 : km 73.88 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Pavenham Road
  172. 172 : km 75.14 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Station Cottages
  173. 173 : km 75.23 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left
  174. 174 : km 75.24 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp right
  175. 175 : km 76.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Lovell Road
  176. 176 : km 76.41 - alt. 37 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Oakley Road
  177. 177 : km 76.43 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  178. 178 : km 76.71 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Oakley Road
  179. 179 : km 76.93 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto High Street
  180. 180 : km 78.09 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Green Lane
  181. 181 : km 78.62 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Carriage Drive
  182. 182 : km 79.4 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Carriage Drive
  183. 183 : km 79.4 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp left onto Hawk Drive
  184. 184 : km 79.53 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  185. 185 : km 81.28 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right
  186. 186 : km 81.3 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Foster Hill Road
  187. 187 : km 81.32 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  188. 188 : km 81.34 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  189. 189 : km 81.42 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  190. 190 : km 81.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  191. 191 : km 81.7 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Park Avenue
  192. 192 : km 81.71 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto De Parys Avenue
  193. 193 : km 82.34 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  194. 194 : km 82.36 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  195. 195 : km 82.36 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  196. 196 : km 82.43 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left onto High Street, A600
  197. 197 : km 82.62 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Mill Street
  198. 198 : km 82.85 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Castle Lane
  199. 199 : km 82.97 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Castle Lane
  200. 200 : km 83.18 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto High Street, A600
  201. 201 : km 83.74 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto St Johns Street, A600
  202. 202 : km 84.07 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Elstow Road
  203. 203 : km 85.18 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  204. 204 : km 85.19 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  205. 205 : km 85.2 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left
  206. 206 : km 85.23 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  207. 207 : km 85.34 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  208. 208 : km 85.35 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto High Street
  209. 209 : km 85.53 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto High Street
  210. 210 : km 86.37 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Medbury Lane
  211. 211 : km 90.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Cotton End Road
  212. 212 : km 90.39 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Elms Lane
  213. 213 : km 90.4 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Elms Lane
  214. 214 : km 93.35 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Silver End Road
  215. 215 : km 93.38 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Northwood End Road
  216. 216 : km 94.49 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  217. 217 : km 94.97 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  218. 218 : km 96.8 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  219. 219 : km 98.03 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  220. 220 : km 98.04 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  221. 221 : km 98.1 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Bedford Road, B658
  222. 222 : km 98.83 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Riverside
  223. 223 : km 99.12 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto North Bridge
  224. 224 : km 99.36 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto High Street
  225. 225 : km 99.55 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Old Bridge Way
  226. 226 : km 99.59 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Shephers Place
  227. 227 : km 99.65 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  228. 228 : km 99.7 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto New Street
  229. 229 : km 99.84 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto New Street
  230. 230 : km 99.9 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Mallard Close
  231. 231 : km 99.97 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Kingfisher Road
  232. 232 : km 100.03 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Swallow Close
  233. 233 : km 100.3 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  234. 234 : km 100.31 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  235. 235 : km 100.48 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  236. 236 : km 101.26 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right
  237. 237 : km 101.95 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  238. 238 : km 102.24 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  239. 239 : km 102.27 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  240. 240 : km 102.3 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  241. 241 : km 102.3 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto High Street
  242. 242 : km 103.02 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Campton Road
  243. 243 : km 103.06 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Church Road
  244. 244 : km 103.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right
  245. 245 : km 103.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left
  246. 246 : km 103.25 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
  247. 247 : km 103.27 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  248. 248 : km 103.43 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  249. 249 : km 103.51 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  250. 250 : km 103.64 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  251. 251 : km 104.6 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Gravenhurst Road
  252. 252 : km 104.72 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  253. 253 : km 105.87 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Hillside Road
  254. 254 : km 106.06 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  255. 255 : km 106.16 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  256. 256 : km 106.16 - alt. 67 m - Keep right
  257. 257 : km 106.52 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  258. 258 : km 106.7 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto High Road
  259. 259 : km 107.12 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Hanscombe End Road
  260. 260 : km 107.14 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Apsley End Road
  261. 261 : km 108.72 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  262. 262 : km 109.57 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  263. 263 : km 110.47 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Mill Lane
  264. 264 : km 110.79 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  265. 265 : km 110.94 - alt. 73 m - Keep left
  266. 266 : km 112.68 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  267. 267 : km 113.15 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Manor Road
  268. 268 : km 113.64 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Hexton Road, B655
  269. 269 : km 113.69 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Church Road
  270. 270 : km 113.72 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Church Road
  271. 271 : km 113.94 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  272. 272 : km 114.18 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  273. 273 : km 115.32 - alt. 156 m - Turn slight right
  274. 274 : km 116.39 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Streatley Road
  275. 275 : km 116.54 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  276. 276 : km 118.42 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  277. 277 : km 119.49 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  278. 278 : km 120.02 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  279. 279 : km 120.04 - alt. 135 m - Keep right
  280. 280 : km 120.66 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  281. 281 : km 120.67 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  282. 282 : km 121.06 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  283. 283 : km 121.08 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Great Bramingham Lane
  284. 284 : km 121.21 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp right
  285. 285 : km 121.33 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  286. 286 : km 122.89 - alt. 134 m - Turn left onto Sharpenhoe Road
  287. 287 : km 122.9 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Bury Lane
  288. 288 : km 123.52 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight right
  289. 289 : km 123.53 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Sharpenhoe Road
  290. 290 : km 123.79 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Sharpenhoe Road
  291. 291 : km 124.02 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left onto JBT segment
  292. 292 : km 124.57 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp left onto Icknield Way
  293. 293 : km 124.89 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left onto Icknield Way
  294. 294 : km 125.63 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Icknield Way
  295. 295 : km 125.99 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight left onto Icknield Way
  296. S/E : km 126.88 - alt. 153 m

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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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⚑Departure from Shillington (Central Bedfordshire)

This route offers the walker some of the most stunning views in the whole of the Chilterns and visits a number of important wildlife sites featured in the book by Gay Beattie "The Pilgrim’s Progress Wild Flowers and Where to Find Them in The Chilterns." Pegsdon and Deacon Hills were a favourite of the writer and preacher John Bunyan who referred to them in as the "Delectable Mountains".

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.

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