The Ramblers Association
Milton Keynes & District Group
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Walks Programme |
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| Sunday 19 January |
Meet at OuzelValley car park, Woughton on the Green off H7 Where: Ouzel Valley car park, Woughton on the Green off H7 Chaffron Way    | 07909 874605 | ||
| Sunday 26 January |
Briefly past Caldecotte North Lake & along the River Ouzel Valley Park. Stop for coffee break next to the Willen Lake Splash n Play Kiosk. Circle back along the canal to Woughton Park & rejoin River Ouzel Valley Park. Final stretch back to the Caldecotte Lake Car Park. Where: Caldecotte Lake Car Park, Lakeside Grove, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes, MK7 8HP | 07803 248210 Mark F | ||
| Sunday 2 February |
Meet at Tyringham Church; park on grass verge near the church. | 07710 423032 Philip T | ||
| Sunday 9 February |
From the car park we climb the last stretch of the 87 mile long Ridgeway National Trail (described as Britain's oldest road) to the summit of Ivinghoe Beacon (233 metres above sea level). After admiring the panoramic views we descend to take the Ashridge Boundary Trail all the way to the Bridgewater Arms at Little Gaddesden. This will be the lunch stop where we have permission to eat our packed lunches in the pub garden. It would only be polite to buy some sort of beverage from the bar. After lunch we follow the Chiltern Way to the picturesque village of Aldbury with its large green at the centre, complete with pond and stocks. Aldbury has often been used for film and TV (Midsomer Murders, James Bond, Avengers). A short distance out of the village we once again pick up The Ridgeway. The trail passes through Aldbury Nowers nature reserve and climbs steadily through beech woods to emerge on Pitstone Hill. From here we look down on our cars and the end of the walk. This walk includes several ascents and descents where walking poles may be useful. Some of the paths could be muddy and slippery. Where: Meet at Pitstone Hill Car Park, Stocks Road, Aldbury. IGNORE the nearest post code. Use either What3words or put the car park into Maps. Take the B488 out of Ivinghoe. Ignore signs on the left to Ivinghoe Beacon (B489). Take the next fork left onto Stocks Road. The car park is about half a mile up on the right. | 07729 911061 Sue F | ||
| Sunday 23 February |
The route of the first section of the Challenge Walk is Howe Park Wood, Kingsmead Spinney, Tattenhoe Park, Tattenhoe Valley Park, Furzton Lake, Loughton Brook, Teardrop Lakes, Lodge Lake, Bradwell Abbey, North Loughton Valley Park, New Bradwell, Stanton Low Park. We start at the car park serving Howe Park Wood Visitor Centre and end at the Black Horse pub in Great Linford. Taxis will collect us from the Black Horse pub car park and take us back to our start point in Howe Park Wood. There will be a charge of c.£4 per person for the taxi ride. Where: Car park serving Howe Park Wood Visitor Centre, H7 Chaffron Way, near Westcroft and Tattenhoe, Milton Keynes, MK4 3GG. Parking is free. Howe Park Wood is the opposite side of the H7 Chaffron Way to the Westcroft District Centre (Morrisons). Additional Details: Bring packed lunch. | 07531 728687 Boyd F | ||
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* Registered Assistance Dogs are allowed to walk with their owners in accordance
with the Disability Equality Act (2010). If you wish to bring an assistance dog, please contact the leader beforehand to check for any difficulties with the route. |
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Registered Charity in England and Wales number: 1093577, registered charity in Scotland number: SC039799.