Icknield Way
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- Name Icknield Way
- Length of trail 161 km, 100 miles
- Length in days 8 days
- Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail
100 miles, 161 km, 8 days
Because this path is made up of old prehistoric tracks and roads, the Icknield Way is sometimes called "the oldest road in Britain". Whether this is true or not, what's certain is that along the 100 miles, 161 km of tracks there are many archaeological sites to explore. Already in medieval times, the road was known and documentated. Highlight of the trail are the Chiltern Hills, marked by layers of chalk and clay. Generally, the trail runs through open, pretty flat land.
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☐Icknield Way Path, 198km
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The Book Depository
United Kingdom
2016
United Kingdom
2016
- Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire
- Both counties tend to be underrated by walkers, often overlooked in favour of the delights of the Thames Valley or the hillier Chiltern country of Buckinghamshire. But they do possess much fine walking country, with a diversity of terrain, gentle hilly regions, lots of pleasant woodland, attractive riverside landscapes and an impressive... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
De Zwerver
Netherlands
2016
Netherlands
2016
- Wandelgids 054 Pathfinder Guides Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire | Ordnance Survey
- Both counties tend to be underrated by walkers, often overlooked in favour of the delights of the Thames Valley or the hillier Chiltern country of Buckinghamshire. But they do possess much fine walking country, with a diversity of terrain, gentle hilly regions, lots of pleasant woodland, attractive riverside landscapes and an impressive... Read more
Bol.com
Netherlands
Netherlands
- The Hertfordshire Way
- The 195 mile trail covers a large part of this beautiful, populous and rich county, incidentally one of the smallest counties in England, only 634 square miles. It is a county of rich contrasts. In the north-east there are wide open panoramas over low hills and farm lands as seen in the area around Barkway. Standing on Therfield Heath you can... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Bol.com
Belgium
Belgium
- The Hertfordshire Way
- The 195 mile trail covers a large part of this beautiful, populous and rich county, incidentally one of the smallest counties in England, only 634 square miles. It is a county of rich contrasts. In the north-east there are wide open panoramas over low hills and farm lands as seen in the area around Barkway. Standing on Therfield Heath you can... Read more