Walking Britain Ivinghoe Beacon and the Bridgewater Monument from Tring
Introduction to Walk 2071
Region - Chilterns
County/Area - Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire
Author - Barry Mackie
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 1200 feet / 364 metres
Time - 5 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
A Hertfordshire walk that explores some of the Chilterns AONB. The walk starts from Tring station and follows a section of the Ridgeway to Ivinghoe Beacon. The return includes the Bridgewater Monument on Pitstone Common. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 181 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 181 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 165 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 165 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 166 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 166 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
Walking in the Chilterns
A guidebook to 35 walks in the Chiltern Hills of southern England. These chalk hills and ancient woodlands stretch from Reading and the Thames valley through Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire to Luton. Walking in the Chilterns - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - for walkers of all abilities, with walks from 4 to 12 miles long.
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