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This is an archive of walks done by the Saturday Walker's Club. You should only need to use this page if the SWC website is down.

Saturday, 4 June 2022

Saturday Walk Tring to Berkhamsted

Tring to Berkhamsted T=2.5.b

Length:  20.6km (12.8 miles). Shorter circular back to Tring after lunch 16.3km (10.1 miles)
4 out of 10

"The first part of this route - following the Ridgeway along the Chiltern escarpment to Ivinghoe Beacon - is exhilarating, offering downland scenery as fine as anything on the South Downs. From the Beacon itself, it seems as if you can see half of England on a fine day. Then, by way of contrast, you are plunged into the ancient beechwoods of the Ashridge Estate. "

Trains: Get the 0933 Tring train from Euston arrives 1016 (Harrow & Wealdstone 0945, Watford 0953). An oddity of these lines is that Harrow & Wealdstone is the zone 6 boundary.

Lunch: The Bridgewater Arms in Little Gaddesden, tel 01442 842 408, located 11.2km (7 miles) from the start of the walk. For a picnic, you need to stop before the turn off to the pub.


Tea: Various options in Berkhamsted. If you are rushing to get a train, the Platform Wine shop in the ticket hall of the station serves a full range of hot drinks to takeaway, as well as the alcoholic drinks its name suggests.

3 comments:

PeteG said...

Just n=2 on this enjoyable walk. An w=hour_of_light_rain in the morning but otherwise a fine day. Not many people about, even the Bridgewater monument was quiet.

Tony Campbell said...

Hi Pete.
I wonder if I did anything wrong on Saturday. I took the earlier train (9.24) but waited for the 9.33 to arrive at 10.16. I didn't see anybody and so set off about 10.30. The lunch pub didn't know of any walkers that day.

I am a regular walker but decided to try out the SWC. Before I try another one I need to know I understand the system! I note that there were 2 on the walk. Is it usually that few?
Tony

tony@tonycampbell.info

PeteG said...

Two of us got off the train. Where did you wait? We went to the station entrance then along the road. Gave the pub a miss for a picnic at the monument.

This Saturday was a very unusual for numbers turning up, so give us another try!