HIKE BEGINNERS 16km Ivinghoe Beacon and the Forests of the Chiltern Hills

🌳 Large Group Social Hike
One of our bigger, more sociable hikes.
Prefer a smaller group? See our standard-size hikes.

📏 Key Info:
• Distance: 9 miles (16km)
• Grading: Beginners with some hills
• Ascent: 330m
• Hiking time: 3.5 to 4 hours
• Cost: £32 (includes guided hike + return train)
• Refunds: Payments are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you follow our [Resale Process] and your place is rebooked, we’ll issue a refund.
• Toilet Breaks: On the trains, early afternoon cafe stop after lunch, and at the end pub

📍 Meeting Point
• Location: Euston station. Meet in front of the main ticket office - MAP
• Time: Meet 8:55am, leave 9:10am for the 9:26am train
• Return: 5:29pm arrival back in London (you’re committed until then)

🌟 Highlights
• Hike to the start of the Ridgeway Trail — Britain’s oldest road (5,000 years)
• Views of the huge 147m White Lion chalk carving at Whipsnade
• Scenic hills in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• The Bridgewater Monument — 33m memorial tower built in 1832
• Explore Aldbury, a traditional “chocolate-box” English village

🥾 Hike Description
We set out into the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, following a mix of beech woodland, chalk uplands, and ridge trails. Part of our route follows the ancient Ridgeway Trail, a 5,000-year-old trading path often called Britain’s oldest road. From these high points we enjoy sweeping views across the Vale of Aldbury and the rolling Chiltern countryside.

Midway we reach Ivinghoe Beacon, a striking hilltop once used for signalling beacons and now a superb viewpoint across the region. It has featured in TV classics like The Avengers and The Saint. From here, the 147m-long White Lion chalk carving at Whipsnade can be seen across the valley, etched into the hillside and visible for miles.

The trail then continues through the Ashridge Estate, former seat of the Dukes of Bridgewater, where we pass the 33m Bridgewater Monument built in 1832. Finally, we descend into the unspoilt village of Aldbury, famed for its traditional cottages and “chocolate-box” charm, before rounding off the day with a visit to the village pub.

🧭 Guide:
• Leader: GRAHAM
• Contact (hike day only): 07796 098487

🍽️ Food:
• Bring a packed lunch
• Pub visit after the hike (drinks optional)

🎒What to Bring
• Hiking boots/shoes
• Water (2 litres minimum)
• Packed lunch
• Waterproofs (jacket and trousers)
• Hat and gloves if cold
• Train tickets are arranged – just meet us at the meeting point

⚠️ Safety
Your guide is a trained hike leader and Outdoor Activity First Aider

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