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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

03:43

32.8km

410m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.32 km

Five Knolls Barrow Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Five Knolls are prehistoric burial mounds or barrows. There are two pond barrows, which are circular flat areas surrounded by raised banks. The mounds are believed to be from …

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1.57 km

View of Dunstable Downs

Highlight • Natural Monument

9.60 km

Ravensdell Wood

Forest

16.4 km

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a Theravada Buddhist Monastery, established in 1984 (Theravada means "School of the Elders"). It is an unusual sight in the rural setting of the Chilterns. The main goal …

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17.4 km

River Gade Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

A nice way to get between Dagnall Road and Great Gaddesden.

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22.9 km

Gravelpit Wood

Forest

29.9 km

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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30.7 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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31.1 km

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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32.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

5.72 km

4.43 km

2.16 km

1.01 km

755 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

9.61 km

5.04 km

3.90 km

2.40 km

308 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Saturday 27 June

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Dunstable Downs – Icknield Way Trail loop from Dunstable

View of Dunstable Downs

Five Knolls Barrow Cemetery

View of Dunstable Downs

Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

River Gade Footbridge

Dunstable Downs

Icknield Way Trail

Medieval Rabbit Warrens, Chilterns National Landscape

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