(S/E) From Tring train station, follow Station Road, then High Street into Tring town centre and then follow the main route.
(1) From the High Street in Tring town centre, turn on to Akeman Street, then right on to Park Road. Staying on Park Road, 100 metres after church turn left onto footpath past back gardens. After a small area of beech (Woodland Close Wood), bear right across rough grass and turn left at the road, passing under A41 bridge. Follow the road for ¾ mile to the sunken lane at Dancersend. As the road bends left around a small pond, turn right onto the track beside the cottage.
(2) At the gate, 300 metres from the road, continue straight on to explore the chalk grassland clearings in Dancersend Nature Reserve, then return to the gate and turn right on a footpath through beech. After 100 metres, bear left on to grassy ride through the beech, larch and spruce of Bittam’s Wood. After the steep climb, pause at the bench before turning left onto the footpath. Descend through the wood to Crong Meadow, following the worn path to the left (under power lines) all the way to the road.
(3) Turn right, past the Water Works and turn left onto the footpath. (If wet, continue on road up this slope.) Climb through the wood to radio mast on the Ridgeway National Rail. Turn left and follow the Ridgeway through Pavis Wood to the road. Bear left and follow the road through Hastoe and down Church Lane.
(4) Turn left onto Marlin Hill, then after 200 metres right into Tring Park, which is managed by the Woodland Trust. Follow the broad track through a beech wood, on to King Charles’ Ride, lined with mature beech and lime trees. Pause to take in the views over Tring and Ivinghoe Beacon. After ¾ mile, bear left on the footpath downslope to the obelisk.
(5) Turn left to continue downslope to parkland. Turn right, crossing open grassland, to cross the footbridge over the A41. Follow the footpath, turn left onto Park Street and right onto Akeman Street past the Natural History Museum to the town centre. Follow High Street and then Station Road to return to the train station.(S/E)