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Red Cedar Woods Path – Ivinghoe Beacon loop from Dunstable

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Red Cedar Woods Path – Ivinghoe Beacon loop from Dunstable

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4.7

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Red Cedar Woods Path – Ivinghoe Beacon loop from Dunstable

06:06

22.3km

330m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Dunstable Downs

Chilterns National Landscape

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486 m

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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752 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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1.71 km

London Gliding Club and Strip Lynchets

Highlight • Historical Site

London Gliding Club / Strip Lynchetts
The club was inaugurated in 1930. In 1939 Geoffrey Stephenson was the first person to glide across the Channel when he flew from Dunstable …

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1.90 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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2.05 km

Windcatcher at Dunstable Downs Visitor Centre

Highlight • Monument

The Windcatcher on Dunstable Downs provides ventilation for the visitor centre.
nationaltrust.org.uk/dunstable-downs-and-whipsnade-estate/trails/walk-in-the-steps-of-history-giants

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3.66 km

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Nature Reserve

11.3 km

Red Cedar Woods Path

Highlight • Trail

Great woodland area to include on a trip to this area. Vastly different to the exposed hills and fields surrounding it.

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11.8 km

View of The Coombe

Highlight • Viewpoint

From up here, you are treated to beautiful valley views from a height of 561 feet (171 m). This viewpoint lies on the Icknield Way Path and is just a …

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12.9 km

Ivinghoe Beacon

Highlight • Summit

Standing at 764 feet (233 m), Ivinghoe Beacon towers over the surrounding countryside. Offering views of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, and Bedfordshire, it’s named after the fires that were once lit at …

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22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.45 km

6.67 km

3.81 km

3.48 km

618 m

323 m

Surfaces

7.43 km

5.10 km

4.15 km

3.31 km

1.86 km

483 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Sunday 17 May

14°C

4°C

75 %

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Red Cedar Woods Path – Ivinghoe Beacon loop from Dunstable

Five Knolls Barrow Cemetery

Medieval Rabbit Warrens, Chilterns National Landscape

London Gliding Club and Strip Lynchets

Dunstable Downs

Windcatcher at Dunstable Downs Visitor Centre

Red Cedar Woods Path

View of The Coombe

Ivinghoe Beacon

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