Programme of events

Bring your ideas about where to walk today and discuss them over tea/coffee. May involve a bus or two.

Parking at the top end of the Golden Valley, then proceeding to Brownlows Cafe and the Monument, skirting the golf course. After tea shop stop picking up the Chiltern Way back to Wood yard Cottages and Ashridge College, then into Golden Valley and back to the cars.
This is an easy walk with no steep hills or stiles.

A leisurely walk around Tring College Lake, then continuing to Tring Reservoir. Lots of water, bird life and lovely views. Start and finish at College Lake. Free parking (an optional donation is requested for the car park) and cafe/loos available. Mainly flat terrain. Easy to moderate level.

A circular walk from French's Ave. Looks like being a warm one so bring plenty of fluids. However, in case you need more (even if you don't) the plan is to stop at Dunstable Downs visitor centre twice, the Old Hunters Lodge and the Old Farm Inn before returning to the start point.

Lilley, Barton Hills & Springs to Barton with refreshments etc in Barton.

There are steep ascents/descents and possibly several stiles on this walk

Busway to Interchange then 101 bus to Lilley at 9.58 a.m.
Return 81 bus to Luton, Interchange to Dunstable

09.59 E bus to Toddington Green. Walk via Tebworth and Stanbridge to Dunstable.

Oving to Quainton circular walk

Chalgrave Heritage Trail. Starting from Toddington.

Join Don as he looks back on the bygone Bogtrotters

09.05 34 bus to Flamstead. Walk via the Hertfordshire Way, Gorhambury, Potters Crouch to St Albans. Return to Dunstable via 321 bus to Luton and busway bus.

Starting at the free car park in Woburn we will visit the Safari Park, with hopefully better weather than our last visit. We will then loop round to RIdgemont, Eversholt and back onto the Woburn Estate.

Starting from the car park on Pitstone Hill, this classic walk goes through Aldbury Nowers to arrive at the picture book village of Aldbury for refreshments. Continuing at a gentle pace the return to Pitstone Hill is via Duncombe Farm and Clipper Down.

Starting from Tring Town Centre a circular walk taking in a variety of paths through Tring Park & surrounding countryside. Classed as a medium to hard walk  with a steep hill at the beginning or end depending on what route we take. Refreshments available at the start & finish.

09.15 A bus to Luton interchange then 09.41 100/101  bus to Hitchin (Kingshott School/ St Ippolyts). Walk via St Paul's Walden, Whitwell and Breachwood Green to Stopsley then bus to interchange for busway bus back to Dunstable.

Join Don as he looks back on the bygone Bogtrotters

Bring your ideas about where to walk today and discuss them over tea/coffee. May involve a bus or two.

Starting at Gt Offley, going through Chalton, lunching
at Preston and returning to Gt Offley via Kings Walden and Ley Green.

This slow ramble starts at Collage Lake ( no parking charges =  £3 voluntary donation ) and goes via Marsh Croft Farm and Park Hill Farm, and then across to Tring Station. Then its's along the Grand Union Canal to Bulbourne, returning to College Lake for refreshments.

Flamstead via woods, Studham Commons with refreshments at Chris & Jan's house then continue to Whipsnade

34 bus Dunstable to Flamstead at 9.05 a.m.
40 bus Whipsnade to Dunstable at 2.10 p.m.

09.30 F70 bus to Milton Keynes (Mount Farm/Stadium MK). Walk via Caldecotte Lake, Bow Brickhill, Woburn, Milton Bryan to Toddington. 15.20 E bus to Dunstable.

Please bring food/drinks to share and your own seating. A leisurely walk through lovely woodland in Ashridge. Generally flat terrain. Start and finish at the visitor's centre. Option to just do the walk or just the picnic. Picnic starts around 1.00pm.

Circular walk from public car park behind the library in Wendover. Climbing to Wendover Woods and then on to Wigginton. Returning via Grim's Ditch and Icknield Way Trail.

Please contact Julian with your membership fees.

Join Don as he looks back on the bygone Bogtrotters

10.00 F77 bus to Stoke Hammond (Dolphin). Walk via Drayton Parslow and Stewkley to Leighton Buzzard for F70/77 bus to Dunstable.

Walk through Ashridge Forrest to Golden Valley and on to Hudnall. Then on to Little  Gaddesden and back through the  forrest.

A slow ramble that starts in Westoning and goes to Pulloxhill, returning to Westoning via Portobello Farm and Samshill Farm. .

Catching the 9.35 am  757 from Luto Airport  to Lords Cricket Ground , walking along the Regents Canal to Little Venice & the Paddington Basin to Paddington Station. Continuing to Hyde Park where walk to Hyde Park Corner along the Serpentine. Subject to time we can walk down to Buckingham Palace & around the lake in St James Park. You have two choices to pick up the 757 back to Luton Interchange to catch a bus back to Dunstable. ( Hyde Park Cirner or Victoria Greenline stop )

Classed as a easy walk with plenty of refreshment stops on route together with toilets.

09.59 E bus to Toddington. Walk via Harlington and Upper Sundon to Dunstable.

Great Brickhill, venturing into Rushmere and Stockgrove Park. Some inclines.

Circular walk from Wheathampstead car park (behind the Bull). Route to be decided.

Join Don as he looks back on the bygone Bogtrotters

Bring your ideas about where to walk today and discuss them over tea/coffee. May involve a bus or two.

Starting at Westoning, going through Flitwick and Greenfield, and returning to Westoning via
the White House.

Walk on Greensands Ridge path Woburn, Stockgrove/Rushmere parks, Grand Union Canal to Leighton Buzzard. Some inclines/declines and a stile or two.

47 bus Dunstable to Woburn 8.48 a.m.
Return from Leighton Buzzard using 47, F70 or F77 bus
Refreshments at start, middle and end of walk

Bring your ideas about where to walk today and discuss them over tea/coffee. May involve a bus or two.

This is a slow ramble around the perimeter of the Center Park at Millbrook Warren. Staring from Millbrook Village, the route follows the Greensand Ridge Walk overlooking the Millbrook Proving Ground and follows woodland paths and tracks around Millbrook Warren. After a refreshment stop en route, we return to Millbook Village.

Walk from Markyate to Kensworth via Caddington Common

We are planning to do a trip to the High Tatras in Poland next May. The flights are to Poprad Tatry from Luton and are currently under £70 return. A week's half board hotel accommodation (with wellness sauna centre) will work out at under £500 each for a double room and the use of a walk guide. (if more people go the price will decrease) The hotel will organise transfers from the airport to the hotel. Details will be emailed to everybody.
Please let Eila know if you are interested. Eila_goss@hotmail.com.

Circular walk from Ashridge visitor centre calling at The Crown, Berkhamsted (Wetherspoons).

Bring your ideas about where to walk today and discuss them over tea/coffee. May involve a bus or two.