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Tuesday, 10 December 2019

The Icknield Way - Baldock to Fowlmere

An 18 mile walk along the Icknield Way between Baldock and FowlmereAlthough not renowned for its hills, this part of Hertfordshire has some high ground which gives fantastic views out across Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire and the Icknield Way sticks to the higher ground all the way from Baldock to...

Sunday, 20 January 2019

The Icknield Way - Fowlmere to Linton

A 16 mile walk along the Icknield Way between Fowlmere and HintonThe path keeps to the ridge along the hills, though the land now flattens out as it heads eastwards. There are picturesque villages and hamlets as the route winds its way through some traditional old English countryside....

Thursday, 17 January 2019

The Icknield Way - Herringswell to Knetishall Heath

A 25 mile walk along the Icknield Way between Herringswell and Knetishall HeathThis section of the Icknield Way reveals just how remote some areas of Suffolk can be. Apart from a couple of isolated hamlets there is nothing but forest trails and fields for the full 25 miles through to Knettishall Heath....

Sunday, 30 December 2018

The Icknield Way - Linton to Herringswell

A 26 mile walk along the Icknield Way between Linton and HerringswellThis section of the Icknield Way passes through some idyllic and typical English landscapes where village greens, thatched cottages and traditional country pubs nestle in with babbling brooks and the gently swaying fields of barley...

Saturday, 15 December 2018

The Icknield Way - Tring to Sundon

The start of the Icknield Way linking Tring and Sundon taking in the Dunstable DownsSome exhilarating walking through the Dunstable Downs with accompanying magnificent views. The Icknield Way has now been routed around the urban sprawl around Dustable and Luton so although urbanisation is never far...

Friday, 7 December 2018

The Icknield Way - Sundon to Baldock

A 20 mile walk along the Icknield Way between Sundon and BaldockThe modern route of the Icknield Way from Dunstable to Luton diverts from the traditional route which has to negotiate the urban sprawl. The modern route is now takes a more pleasant path through the Chiltern Hills, rejoining the priginal...

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