Dunstable Downs – Icknield Way Trail loop from Dunstable

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Dunstable Downs – Icknield Way Trail loop from Dunstable

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Dunstable Downs – Icknield Way Trail loop from Dunstable

01:39

21.3km

310m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 772 m for 161 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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851 m

Medieval Rabbit Warrens, Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Historical Site

These mounds were not burial places but medieval rabbit warrens. The first mound or more southerly mound is rectangular, while the next mound is a 105-foot (32-m) long bank. After …

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2.00 km

Dunstable Downs

Highlight • Viewpoint

With breathtaking views, scheduled monuments to explore, and several Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Dunstable Downs is a fantastic place to spend some time. Situated within the Chilterns Area …

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5.08 km

View of the Wallaby Enclosure, Whipsnade Zoo

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This is part of the Chiltern Way

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8.40 km

Ravensdell Wood

Forest

9.08 km

Hemel Hempstead Field Path

Highlight • Trail

Found it quite hard to cross, cars come at speed. Then greated with very steep incline and the uncut field dosent help either

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9.74 km

View of the Chilterns Rolling Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

lovely views as you cycle up or down especially nice as the views surprise as you leave the woods.

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10.7 km

Deer in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

16.8 km

Studham Lane – Whipsnade Zoo Boundary Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Passing along the traffic free Studham Lane you have Whipsnade Zoo to the west. The surface here is tarmac but have the leaves and verges have encroached making it a countryside delight

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20.2 km

Icknield Way Trail

Highlight • Trail

The 110 mile long Icknield Way is an ancient road which runs along the side of the Downs, its history dating back 6,500 years. Connecting East Anglia to important sites …

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21.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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