Walk #36 Ivinghoe, Hertfordshire

View from the top of Ivinghoe Beacon.

Walk 22 out of 100
Walk #36 - Ivinghoe

Hertfordshire

Overall Rating - ✪✪✪✪

Suggested Difficulty - Challenging

My Difficulty Rating - ✪✪✪

Suggested Time - 5 hours

Actual Time Taken - 3h 42m

Distance in book - 16km
Map my walk Distance - 16.42km

Near Tring station Start/Finish.

Been a bit rubbish writing these up lately, when I completed this walk it was still 2019... Oh well, determined to crack on and do more walks in 2020 instead of doing them annually! The climb up Ivinghoe starts at Tring station, you can park there but you have to pay, I found a spot round the corner for free because you know, I'm tight and stuff!

Overall, this walk has a nice bit of variety, it starts with a hill climb, then goes through woodland which leads to a pretty little village before completing the walk alongside a canal. I've only given it a 3 star difficulty rating as the climb wasn't too tough and it didn't take anywhere near as long as the book suggested.

The first section of the walk gradually leads uphill gradually before reaching the Pitstone and Ivinghoe Hills. You get some fantastic views along the ridge line before reaching panoramic view at the top of the beacon. One problem I did have with the beacon is that it is obviously a very popular walk in the area so me being selfish, I wished there were fewer people around!

On top of the Ivinghoe Beacon.

After climbing down from the top of the busy summit, you end up in some rather nice woodland. Nice and easy to walk on the footpaths but still quite busy as you end up at the Ashridge Visitor Centre and Bridgewater Monument.

Bridgewater monument.

Aldbury.

The final section of the walk takes you through the pretty village of Aldbury before heading along a stretch of the Grand Union Canal back to the start of the walk.

I would recommend this one if you need to get away from the big smoke of London. The views at the top are decent, the route is pretty straight forward to follow, but be prepared for a busier walk than what you might want.

Thanks for reading.

Stef.

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