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he Trail is available for walking, horse riding and cycling, either in short sections or for The Icknield Way is shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer maps in regular lettering Brandon the entire length for those planning more adventurous long distance walks and rides. A () (Old English lettering – Icknield Way - indicates the prehistoric To Peddlars Way variety of other local and regional routes join the Trail, creating many opportunities to trackway). The Icknield Way Trail route is shown on current OS maps. Lakenheath

5 explore nearby villages, towns and sites of interest. The route also links in with the A11 A1066 T The Trail makes use of existing bridleways and byways for the main part, but there are 01 Sustrans National Cycle Network. A106 some permissive links which have been negotiated with the landowners. Country Park Diss Although most of the route is fairly level, there are some steeper sections. Most of the route will require good walking boots and wet weather gear in the autumn and winter A11 The Trail is waymarked along its length with a distinctive Neolithic flint axe emblem and months as the surfaces are likely to be muddy. Parts of the Trail may be accessible to A10 A14 Mildenhall The

you’ll also find a guide for each section. These are available free of charge and cover 88 3 those in wheelchairs, please contact the relevant County Council for further details. 2 King’s A14 Soham Forest 4 , Befordshire, , Essex, and Suffolk. The A11 Please respect the life and work of the countryside – leave only footprints, take only A13 relevant Ordnance Survey map from the 1:25000 Explorer series will also be useful:- 23 photos. Please be considerate to other path users. Cyclists should give way to horse- West Stow Country Park riders and pedestrians. Using the Trail involves travelling along and crossing some No. 181 – North, Aylesbury

stretches of road. There is ongoing work to make this safer, but please take care – make No. 182 – St Albans and Hatfield A10 Burwell A11 sure you can easily be seen, that your equipment (or horse!) is reliable and well looked- Kentford 01 after, and your headgear and other safety equipment are properly maintained. No. 192 – Buckingham & Milton Keynes A14 Thurston Elmswell Waterbeach A14 No. 193 – & Stevenage Newmarket Histon Bury No. 208 (trace) – Bedford & St Neots Newmarket St Edmunds Racecourse No. 209 – folk Devil’s Ditch Suf No. 210 – Newmarket & Haverhill Cambridge No. 226 (trace) – Ely & Newmarket Key to Map Icknield Way Trail No. 229 – Thetford in the Brecks M11

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A6 Connecting routes re Barton Hill hi A507 ds National Nature 9 or 12 Reserve Bedf Buntingford A5 Barton- An Icknield Way guide for horse-riders is available from East Anglian Trails. le-Clay A505 Section under development 2005/06. Tel: 01728 860429 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Bedfordshire County Council. A1(M) Stevenage The Icknield Way Association produces a guide to the Icknield Way for Leighton e Buzzard ir walkers, as well as an annual accommodation list – 11 Luton sh both available from [email protected] rd Dunstable Downs Dunstable o A602 Tel: 01462 742684. A418 er tf A413 Whipsnade Wild H www.icknieldway.co.uk Animal Park A5 www.icknieldwaytrail.co.uk

Ivinghoe Harpenden Aylesbury Beacon Welwyn A41 Garden 46 A1081 M1 City 8 A41 Tr i n g Ashridge Estate A41 The Trail is easily Travel Information Tourist Information Chequers accessible by road or The National Traveline – 0870 608 2 608 Regional:The East of England Tourist Board: Princes public transport from Hemel 57 National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950 (Beds, Herts, Cambs, Suffolk, Essex) Risborough St Albans A10 Berkhamsted Hempstead London and other areas of www.eastofenglandtouristboard.com A4129 the South East and and the Southern Tourist Board (Bucks) – 8 A41 www.southerntb.co.uk

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