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Capital Walkers Group

Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

A trail of three parts:

  • Canal walk
  • Rolling hills (part of the Ridgeway)
  • Forests
  • Grand Union Canal walk

 

Fast-paced walk with undulating ascents for 2/3 of the walk.

Thereafter, a gentle descent, then linear woodlands.

 

We will have lunch at Little Gaddesden. Please bring a picnic lunch

  • Albury Nowers
  • Steps Hill
  • Ivinghoe Beacon – magnificent views
  • Chalk Lion
  • Coomb Forest
  • Steep ascent: 87 steps
  • Albury Common
  • Tring Station

There are no toilets at station please use toilets on the train

No dogs

A brisk pace of 2.8 – 3.0 mph

No Exit Points

Depending on the weather, there could be mud and icy ground

Saturday, 25 January 2025
Start time:
9:35 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
23.3km / 14.5mi
Ascent:
525.2m / 1723ft
Type:
circular

Travel: Take the 08:54 Euston Station (09:06 Harrow & Wealdstone) Arriving Tring at 09:32

Return trains from Tring: (16:15, 16:23, 16:45, 16:53)

Buy a return ticket to Tring.

The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on several factors, such as weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken

No booking required.

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
SP 95116 12270
Nearest postcode:
HP23 5QR
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Start time:
9:35 am

Tring Railway Station After alighting from the train, take the left exit & await outside ticket office

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking