Race To The Beacon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 6.24 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 10 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 141 m
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    Vertical drop: - 12 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 229 m
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    Lowest point: 88 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 100 m - Start near 122 Station Rd, Cheddington, Leighton Buzzard LU7 0SQ, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.31 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.55 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 1.82 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 4.18 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left
  9. E : km 6.24 - alt. 229 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Ivinghoe Beacon to Wendover, The Ridgeway the Other Way

Association or club
↔18.23 km ↗+217 m ↘-313 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 Marsworth Canals and Reservoirs

Association or club
Marsworth Canals and Reservoirs
↔7.61 km ↗+23 m ↘-24 m ◔2h 15 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Marsworth (Buckinghamshire)
This walk is good for both ‘Arms’ and legs. Not only that, what better way to get some fresh air into your lungs than to explore the waterways near Tring? The route includes a visit to one of the best birdwatching sites in the area, Wilstone Reservoir.

Walking Two Ridges Way from Leighton Buzzard to Ivinghoe Beacon

Association or club
↔12.95 km ↗+145 m ↘-3 m ◔4h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Leighton-Linslade (Central Bedfordshire)
The Ridgeway is linked at Ivinghoe Beacon by the Two Ridges Link (8 miles and included on OS mapping) with the Greensand Ridge Walk that in turn also connects with the Icknield Way Path. The Link uses the Grand Union Canal North from near Slapton. This route shows the link from North to South.

Walking Totternhoe to the foot of the Downs, Chilterns

Association or club
↔9.57 km ↗+75 m ↘-78 m ◔2h 55 ▲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 Ivinghoe Beacon & Ashridge, Chilterns

Association or club
↔14.02 km ↗+275 m ↘-275 m ◔4h 50 ▲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.

Walking Tring Reservoirs Wild

Tourist office
↔10.81 km ↗+31 m ↘-30 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 ↗+148 m ↘-147 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 Across the Tring Gap by Ridgeway and Chiltern Way

Association or club
Across the Tring Gap by Ridgeway and Chiltern Way
↔15.04 km ↗+231 m ↘-230 m ◔4h 55 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Aldbury (Hertfordshire)
Experience the Ridgeway and Chiltern Way on a walk linking the woods of Ashridge with the woods above Tring Park across the Bulbourne Valley (Tring Gap).

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