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Named disc with neolithic flint axe emblemIcknield Way Path

Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Suffolk

180 km / 112 miles
One of the links in a prehistoric route, often called the Greater Ridgeway, from The Wash to the South Devon Coast.

From the Ridgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon and using green lanes, farm and forestry tracks the route follows the group of prehistoric trackways which form the Icknield Way along the chalk spine from the Chilterns to Norfolk. Many sights of archaeological interest are passed on the route through Dunstable, Baldock, Royston, Great Chesterford and Icklingham meeting the Peddars Way at Knettishall Heath. The Icknield Way Association Walkers Guide includes details of a link to Thetford from West Stow and an alternative route through Toddington. Walkers using this route should also carry the relevant maps.

The waymarked Icknield Way - Ridgeway Link (7.5 miles and coincident with the Icknield Way Path on OS mapping) is a linking route from the Chilterns Gateway Centre on Dunstable Downs to the finish of The Ridgeway National Trail at Ivinghoe Beacon where there are no visitor facilities. The Link uses the route of the existing Icknield Way Path that has been upgraded to make it stile-free and steps have been added on a steep section.

See also E-Routes (E2).


Details:

Waymark: Named disc with neolithic flint axe emblem
Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: Named disc with neolithic flint axe emblem
Attributes: Easy
Downland/Wolds
Forest/Woodland
Heritage
Start: SP959168 - Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire View on StreetMap
Finish: TL943807 - Knettishall Heath, Suffolk View on StreetMap
User Group: Icknield Way Association Icknield Way Association
Web Sites: Icknield Way Path Griffmonster - Icknield Way posts [blog] Annierak - Icknield Way [blog] Icknield Way Path [YouTube video]

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 144, 153, 154, 155, 165, 166
OS Landranger Active 144, 153, 154, 155, 165, 166
OS Explorer 181, 192, 193, 194, 195, 209, 210, 226, 229, 230
OS Explorer Active 181, 192, 193, 194, 195, 209, 210, 226, 229, 230

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Icknield Way Path GPX Exchange Format Route File
Last Updated 02/09/2016 09:21:49 - Path diversion near Chalk Hill
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Icknield Way Path Memory Map Route File
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Ickneild Way Path
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Route Profile:

180.8 km (112.3 miles)
1,995 m (6,545 ft) ascent
236 m (774 ft)  maximum height

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