Hikes to Remember
Cost: £4 organiser fee payable on RSVP
(Meetup charges me to maintain this group!)
Transport and cost (train):
The 8:39am direct train from London Euston reaches Tring station at 9:21am. The journey takes 42min.
The 8:54am direct train from London Euston reaches Tring station at 9:32am. The journey takes 38min.
As of 11 January 2026, an Off-Peak Day Return costs £22.20.
Please do your own research.
You can reduce the train cost by one third with a Network Railcard, where applicable.
You could also coordinate with other participants and buy a group saver ticket.
Transport (car): If you're driving, there is limited free parking on Beggars Lane, just a few minutes by foot from the station. There is also limited free parking on the main road outside the station. The station has a chargeable car park (check the Terms and Conditions).
Transport (car share): I'll be driving from Ealing, West London and have space for 3 passengers. Please contact me directly if you'd like to car share.
Hike description:
We'll start the hike from Tring and make our way through Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve and onto the Ridgeway National Trail - this is an ancient route that begins at the World Heritage Site of Avebury and passes through the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Chilterns AONB.
The trail runs across a ridge of chalk hills for 87 miles to reach Ivinghoe Beacon, a prominent viewpoint at 233m. It is popularly known as ‘Britain’s oldest road’ and was used in prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers. We will be hiking a small undulating stretch of the Ridgeway National Trail, from Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon.
We'll journey onwards through woods to reach the Bridgewater Monument (part of the Ashridge Estate). At a height of 33m, the Monument (tower) was built in 1832 to commemorate the achievements of Sir Francis Egerton, the third Duke of Bridgewater. Sir Francis was also known as
Cost: £4 organiser fee payable on RSVP (Meetup charges me to maintain this group!) Transport and cost (train): The 8:39am direct train from London Euston reaches Tring station at 9:21am. The journey takes 42min. The 8:54am direct train from London Euston reaches Tring station at 9:32am. The journey takes 38min. As of 11 January 2026, an Off-Peak Day Return costs £22.20. Please do your own research. You can reduce the train cost by one third with a Network Railcard, where applicable. You could also coordinate with other participants and buy a group saver ticket. Transport (car): If you're driving, there is limited free parking on Beggars Lane, just a few minutes by foot from the station. There is also limited free parking on the main road outside the station. The station has a chargeable car park (check the Terms and Conditions). Transport (car share): I'll be driving from Ealing, West London and have space for 3 passengers. Please contact me directly if you'd like to car share. Hike description: We'll start the hike from Tring and make our way through Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve and onto the Ridgeway National Trail - this is an ancient route that begins at the World Heritage Site of Avebury and passes through the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Chilterns AONB. The trail runs across a ridge of chalk hills for 87 miles to reach Ivinghoe Beacon, a prominent viewpoint at 233m. It is popularly known as ‘Britain’s oldest road’ and was used in prehistoric times by travellers, herdsmen and soldiers. We will be hiking a small undulating stretch of the Ridgeway National Trail, from Tring to Ivinghoe Beacon. We'll journey onwards through woods to reach the Bridgewater Monument (part of the Ashridge Estate). At a height of 33m, the Monument (tower) was built in 1832 to commemorate the achievements of Sir Francis Egerton, the third Duke of Bridgewater. Sir Francis was also known as
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