Please follow Flilow two - this route is poorly drawn in sections....

andy_mackay

Narrow paths, gates and one bridge with broken plank as of Sept 2024 (see photos, grid ref TL 14148 38401, reported to Central Beds Council) others not suitable for wheels due to undulating ground or steps with no alternatives. One star removed for poor GPX plotting in two minor sections, one star for broken bridge and poor accessibility including no good stop halfway....

andy_mackay

*Note: this route was walked in two parts from either end. A nice reasonably straightforward route, with only small amounts of walking in road in the midde section....

andy_mackay

This leads into a wood where we leave the better trodden concessionary path right, initially along a field edge and then on Birchwood Lane. Having read Ruth's review of FliLut one, I was looking for the route into the field to the right and soon found it - the field edge path seems well trodden and soon leads us back to the right of way. Further up the hill the old path stuck close to the right hand edge of a field, but this path, though just about viable, is becoming very overgrown and it appears most locals stay in the field until just before the house. We then turn right onto a good path that follows a high wall and then goes along field edges to reach Samphill Road, where we turn sharp left. We go left past the club house and continue to skirt the edge of the built-up area, eventually rising into a field to a path crossroads where we head right towards a wood. This path emerges on a cycle track where we turn left steeply uphill to join Bradgers Hill Lane, where we go down to the right a few steps then take the path sharp left (unmarked on OS and OpenStreetMap but well trodden), that threads its way between houses and a school to reach the path down to Sunningdale....

Hugh Hudson

There may be scope for a third version - for me it would have been more attractive to take in the summits of Galley Hill and Warden Hill, and I don't know whether there are better routes between Flitwick and Barton-le-Clay, possibly via Pulloxhill....

Hugh Hudson

An excellent route - quiet and easy to follow, though the route through the residential areas of Ampthill needs a little attention to detail. From Ampthill, we head through the archway left of The Happy Place and follow a narrow fenced path to Saunders Place, where we turn left, then right just beyond where the road becomes a path. As Andy says, it is easy to follow the wide path parallel to the road, which continues alongside the bridleway right....

Hugh Hudson

The route is described as Flitwick to Luton but the gpx file is Luton to Flitwick. Another point to note is on the route turning north west from Higham Bury towards Hermitage Lane which meets the Westoning Road. After passing this you can easily get back onto Hermitage Lane and to the Westoning Road as per the route....

Ruth Hutchings

There is also one busy roundabout which has a steep footbridge over it but there is an alternative way across on the other side of the road but this might be tricky at busy times as there are no pedestrian crossing lights. This is as you come up from the aforementioned roundabout and need to take a left turn off the main road....

NSingleton

Lovely start to the walk through Ampthills green spaces, followed by a lot of walking on pavement alongside the main road. Enjoyed scenery and woodlands of the first half greatly. Second half was why I didn't score it higher....

Hannah

A lovely walk, leading across the fields near Flitwick, after which there is a road crossing which could be tricky in high traffic. Walk continues across fields and residential parts of Ampthill....

Hannah

On leaving Ampthill's residential area ,there is a road bridge (photo 6) over the A507 which would present an issue for wheels, but you can just cross via the junction by the fuel garage (photo 7) After this point there is a further 2km of pavement walking alongside the busy Flitwick Road, which is tolerable but not overly pleasant....

andy_mackay

On approach to Maulden Road, things get a little less clear, as the trail isn't marked on the ground and the map says it follows the road north....

andy_mackay

Would be suitable for dogs and an all terrain buggy but not for wheelchairs or mobility scooters as the paths through Flitwick Moor and some other stretches are narrow....

Val Thompson

This is a straightforward and pleasant route that takes you from Flitwick to Ampthill ion Bedfordshire....

Saira

From Houghton Regis the route heads out into open country, following the Chiltern Way for a substantial part of the route with some fine views and passing through the pretty village of Harlington, which has a cafe and two pubs....

karlsz

The simplest is to just continue on the road out of Tingrith follow it under the motorway and then turn right and follow the road and pick up the original route taking the footpath on the left to Priestley Farm. An alternative which would be a bit longer uses an earlier footpath out of Tingrith in a southerly direction to go meet a path which goes over the motorway and from there a mix of footpaths will also bring you to Priestley Farm - I used some of those on my diversion but not all....

NSingleton

Used the OS Map to follow the route as there are quite a few footpaths going in different directions. With the map it was pretty easy to follow....

Graham

The route follows a footpath marked on the OS map that connects Tingrith to Redcaps, however I could find no path that crosses the field and goes under the M1....

Ralph

Here there is a little road walking but quickly you get onto footpaths that take you through Crawley Park lands with some nice views, then through a small wood before on through fields of sheep onto the Crawley Road. There is then a stretch along the road here before you cut off on a footpath through fields and then up Lydds Lane into Ridgmont. From Ridgmont you take a footpath to Segenhoe church and then on through fields down to a road....

NSingleton

Lovely flat walk mainly off road....

Michrah

Short on-road section at Mill End on the busy Harlington - Barton road includes a dangerous blind bend with no pavement and little room for pedestrians, but there is no obvious alternative route to avoid it....

karlsz