Again there was a longer stretch of road walking once leaving Chicksands and heading into Shefford (although on this occasion their was a pavement)....

Gerry Moss

This is a good walk only really spoilt by the 3km on tarmac through Clophill. After leaving Maulden you join the Greensands Ridge Walk which takes you along the edge of Maulden Wood....

Brian Pinsent

Shefford to Meppershall is very pleasant, and Meppershall to Henlow Camp is OK, but a large housing estate has been built next to the old greyhound racecourse....

Brian Pinsent

This is a nice walk, coming in and out of Meppershall you have views of rolling hills (not that common in Befordshire). There are some long straight legs and some of the field sections were particularly muddy at this time of the year, but still passable. There has been building work in and around both Arlesey and Lower Stondon and as a result some the paths are slightly altered to the GPX map, but this may be a temporary reroute, regardless the mapped version is currently unavailable but there is a clear alternative that brings you out at the same place so no real issues....

Gerry Moss

I walked this from Shefford to Flitwick. The one downside for me is the 2.5 km straight line (with a single slight kink) through the grounds of Wrest Park, which makes the middle of the walk seem endless....

Brian Pinsent

Shefford to Clophill - a fine walk, but lots of pavement walking at the beginning and verge walking/ B road walking toward Clophill. Would be a steep climb walking east to west, and some muddy slopes may be very difficult in deep winter. The path from Ampthill to Maulden Wood was fantastic, a delight. Note - this whole section between Clophill and the top of Deadman's Hill is steep - we walked toward Clophill so not an issue downhill, but walking down muddy banks toward A6 should be taken carefully....

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

The Cock at Broom good stop for humans....

Simon

There's a couple of spots along the way that could be a little trickier in terms of navigation, but the gpx is accurate, just on the ground the signposting and footpaths are a little trickier to identify on the Shefford side of Broom....

Gerry Moss

Agree with previous reviewers, a lovely enjoyable walk across open farmland, woods and villages. Very few roads. Not suitable for wheels due to narrow, muddy, uneven parts....

Strider

Quickly out of the town there is a riverside walk along the River Ivel Navigation, starting park-like then becoming more rural with reed beds. There is then a 1.5km walk along a wide verge towards Stanford. Under the A1 via 'rabbit-hole' tunnels (you can go through any of the holes!) then field past an invisible Earthwork towards Biggleswade town....

Strider

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

It would be easier if the route followed the path all the way, though this route is more attractive in Bedford following the Ouse and the Priory park....

Jujones2

There is a slightly longer route via fishing pond along a track to the farm on edge of meppershall, to avoid that bit which we did on way back....

greysquirrel

On leaving Lower Stondon there is no pavement after All Saints church but the road is pretty quiet. The photos are - the footpath leaving the road outside Lower Stondon, footpaths in the countryside, the underpass leading to Shefford...

Graham

As you approach the lake before the A600 Bedford Road take the footpath to the right towards a new housing development and then go left to the road, which has a pavement. I attach photos of the route between Meppershall and the Bedford Road, the route by the MOD housing, one of the bridges across the ditch and the railway bridge....

Graham

A nice mix of walking through villages and across open fields. Care is needed on the roads where there is no pavement as there are several bends....

Val Thompson