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West StowCountry Park

TheKing’s Forest

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The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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The Icknield Way Trail is a route open to walkers, horse-riders and cyclists.This leaflet shows the route and describes some of the many interesting places you’ll find along the way.

he Trail is available for walking, horse riding and cycling, either in short sections or forthe entire length for those planning more adventurous long distance walks and rides. Avariety of other local and regional routes join the Trail, creating many opportunities toexplore nearby villages, towns and sites of interest. The route also links in with theSustrans National Cycle Network.

Although most of the route is fairly level, there are some steeper sections. Most of theroute will require good walking boots and wet weather gear in the autumn and wintermonths as the surfaces are likely to be muddy. Parts of the Trail may be accessible tothose in wheelchairs, please contact the relevant Council for further details.

Please respect the life and work of the countryside – leave only footprints, take onlyphotos. Please be considerate to other path users. Cyclists should give way to horse-riders and pedestrians. Using the Trail involves travelling along and crossing somestretches of road. There is ongoing work to make this safer, but please take care – makesure you can easily be seen, that your equipment (or horse!) is reliable and well looked-after, and your headgear and other safety equipment are properly maintained.

The Icknield Way is shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer maps in regular lettering(Icknield Way Path) (Old English lettering – Icknield Way - indicates the prehistorictrackway). The Icknield Way walkers route is shown on current OS maps.

The Trail makes use of existing bridleways and byways for the main part, but there arealso some permissive links which have been negotiated with the landowners.

The Trail is waymarked along its length with a distinctive Neolithic flint axe emblem. Therelevant Ordnance Survey map from the 1:25000 Explorer series will also be useful:-

No. 181 – Chiltern Hills North

No. 192 – Buckingham & Milton Keynes (trace)

No. 193 – Luton & Stevenage

No. 194 – Hertford and Bishop’s Stortford.

No. 209 – Cambridge

No. 210 – Newmarket & Haverhill

No. 226 – Ely & Newmarket (trace)

No. 229 – Thetford Forest in the Brecks

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Travel InformationThe National Traveline – 0871 200 22 33

www.traveline.infoNational Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950

www.nationalrail.co.ukCouncil

Phone Numbers

Central Bedfordshire 0300 300 8000 www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Buckinghamshire 0845 230 2882 www.buckscc.gov.uk

Hertfordshire 0300 123 4047 www.hertsdirect.gov.uk

Essex 0845 603 7631 www.essex.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire 0345 045 5212 www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Suffolk 0845 606 6067 www.suffolk.gov.uk

The Trail is easilyaccessible by road orpublic transport fromLondon and other areas ofthe South East andMidlands. Parking isavailable at a small numberof sites along the route,some of which are suitablefor horseboxes. Phone theCounty Council in eacharea for information.

The Icknield Way Association produces a guide tothe Icknield Way for walkers, available fromwww.icknieldwaypath.co.uk

Information for riders is available fromwww.icknieldwaytrail.org.uk

Major Towns

Places of Interest

The Brecks

Railways with stations

Motorways

Connecting routes

Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty

Bridleway

Icknield Way Trail - Walkers route

Icknield Way Trail

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Dunstable Downs

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