Name: Exploring the Chiltern Way! (14 miles / 22.5km - Moderate, Booking Required)
Start: 2024-05-25T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2024-05-25T17:00:00+01:00

This walk is for up to 25 people, including the leader.

This lengthy and rewarding walk explores the north-east corner of the Chiltern Way long-distance trail. Starting near Hitchin in the pretty village of Pirton, we’ll ascend a few Chiltern Peaks and visit the local nature reserves of Galley & Warden Hills and Pegsdon Hills.

We start by heading south from Pirton and picking up the Chiltern Way. We make our way past Tingley Wood and the hamlet of Little Offley. We then go through rolling countryside past Lilley Hoo Farm, descending to the village of Lilley and out of the valley again past Lilleypark Wood.

Next we reach Warden Hill where there are wide-ranging views over Luton and the surrounding countryside. Here we shall stop for our packed lunches.

After lunch we shall leave the main Chiltern Way to pick up the Chiltern Way Northern Extension. Some of this route might be familiar to those who walked the Icknield Way last year as it shares some of the same paths.
We cross Galley Hill and head northeast along a wide track towards Telegraph Hill. We then turn north to go through Pegsdon Hills nature reserve where we may see grazing sheep and perhaps some highland cows!

At Pegsdon village we shall stop at the pub for a liquid refreshment.
From here it's a short walk back past Knocking Hoe national nature reserve and along Wood Lane, picking up the path we left on to take us back to Pirton and the end of the walk.

**Dogs are welcome on a lead.**

For information about walking with the group, including our dog policy, please visit the Stag Walkers website.

**Booking your place:** If you would like to join, you must book in advance using the Stag Walkers Meetup group - see Notes for how to book & what to bring. If you are unable to attend, please cancel your booking so that someone else can take your place.

Please do not turn up for a walk without booking, as places are limited.
Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.

Please car-share or use public transport if possible. To offer a lift or ask for one from a fellow walker, please use the Meetup event page.

**Walk Leader:** Hannah W

**Start Point:** Meet on Great Green, Pirton, Hitchin SG5 3QD, opposite the Motte & Bailey pub. Park considerately on nearby streets (not in the pub car park).

**Start Time:** 10:30

\*Additional Notes\*

This is a circular walk.

Please be aware of the walk grade: walks are graded Easy, Leisurely, Moderate or Strenuous

Use our Meetup group to book your place on the walk: https://www.meetup.com/StagWalkers/

Book your place via the Stag Walkers Meetup group by clicking the ‘Attend’ button on the event page. If the walk is full, click ‘join waitlist’ and you will be added if a place becomes available. If you’re on the waitlist, please check back regularly to see if you have been added to the attending list.

**Please:**

**DO NOT** book onto a walk unless you are pretty sure you will be able to make it.

**UPDATE YOUR RSVP**. We understand ‘life happens’ so if you need to change your RSVP please do this at least 24 hours before the walk and before booking closes to enable someone else to take your place.

**DON’T NO-SHOW** on the day unless it is absolutely unavoidable (we do understand ‘life happens’) because it prevents others from enjoying a walk if it is fully booked.

**\*TAKE NOTE** that if you no-show and/or cancel after the booking closing deadline three times, without extenuating circumstances, we will decline further bookings from you for a period of six weeks.\*

Bring a packed lunch/snacks and drinks, appropriate clothing for the conditions and optionally a basic first aid kit.

Please follow NHS guidelines and do not attend the walk if you are unwell.
We are a Ramblers group, non members are welcome to try us out for two or three free walks before joining Ramblers as a full member.

As a charity we ask that non-members consider making a voluntary donation to Ramblers until they become a full member. We suggest £3-4 per walk. You can donate in person or online.

The Ramblers’ Association is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration number: 4458492. Registered Charity in England and Wales number: 1093577. Registered office: First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE.

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