Sunday Walk - Flitwick Circular (short walk option)

Length: 17.3 km (10.7 mi) 

Ascent/Descent: 87m

Net Walking Time: ca. 3 ¾ hours

Toughness: 1 out of 10

OR

Length: 24.1 km (15.1 mi) 

Ascent/Descent: 207m 

Net Walking Time: ca. 5 ¼ hours 

Toughness: 4 out of 10

 

Take the Thameslink train from Brighton to Bedford, calling East Croydon 09.25, London Bridge 09.39, Blackfriars & Farringdon, St. Pancras 09.53, West Hampstead 10.01, arriving Flitwick 10.43. 

Returns: xx.14, xx.28, xx.44 and xx.58

 

The main walk's description: 

This Central Bedfordshire walk just north of the easterly end of the Chilterns initially follows the tranquil Flit River along the shady wooded fringes of Flitwick Moor, one of the most important wetland sites in the south east of England, and then veers away from the river through a couple of quiet villages, en route passing the Grade I-listed De Grey Mausoleum in Flitton and the also Grade I-listed Wrest House and Gardens in Silsoe. This is followed by a longer stretch through rolling fields with views to the Greensand Ridge. After crossing the Flit near Clophill the walk leads up the Greensand Ridge, descending for lunch back into Clophill.

After lunch it’s back on to the ridge for a long stretch through and along Maulden Wood, at times with far views south to the Chiltern Hills. The highlight of the return route from Maulden to Flitwick is the passage through Flitton and Flitwick Moors, including a stretch along a narrow path through the very heart of Flitwick Moor.

Walk Options:

Longer Main Walk, as above.

Lunch: The Stone Jug (14.6 km/9.0 mi, but no food on Sundays!) or The Flying Horse (15.2 km/9.5 mi, food all day) in Clophill [or 7.8 km/7.2 km respectively into the walk on the short walk]. 

Tea: Options in Maulden (6 km from the end of the walk) and in Flitwick. For details see page 2 of the pdf.

 

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