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The Icknield Way Path follows part of the oldest road in Britain
from the Neolithic flint mines in Norfolk to the ancient sites at Stonehenge and Avebury.
It passes through Buckinghamshire, south Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire,
Cambridgeshire and Suffolk
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The Icknield Way Riders' Route or Icknield Way Trail is divided into three sections.
Section 1: The Ridgeway to Telegraph Hill, Hertfordshire (28 miles (45km))
Section 2: Telegraph Hill, Hertfordshire to Great Chesterford/Cow Lane, Essex (46 miles)
Section 3: Balsham Wood, Cambridgeshire to Roudham Heath, Norfolk (56 miles)
[The leaflets each include the link pieces between sections.]
Leaflet 1 (far left) is available from Bedfordshire County Council.
Leaflets 2 and 3 are available from the Countryside Agency,
Ortona House,
110 Hills Road,
Cambridge
A Guide to the Icknield Way has been written by Elizabeth Barrett.
It is available price £4 from
Wimpole Books,
Pip's Peace,
Kenton,
Stowmarket,
Suffolk
An accomodation list price The Section 1 leaflet (issued March 2002) acknowledges Bedfordshire County Council,
the European Regional Development Fund, The North Chilterns Trust, The Countryside Agency, and
The Chilterns Conservation Board. It also cites the support of the
Beds Rural Comunities Charity, The British Horse Society, the Cycle Touring Club, East Anglian Trails, the East of England Tourist Board,
Hertfordshire County Council, the Highways Agency, the Icknield Way Association,
South Beds District Council and South Beds Bridleways Group.
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen
on the following Ordnance Survey maps.
A useful book entitled
Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight
can be purchased from the British Horse Society.
The group that opened the Bedfordshire section of
the Icknield Way trail have a dedicated web site at
http://www.icknieldwaytrail.co.uk.
The Icknield Way Path Riders Route has been developed by
Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex,
Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils,
assisted by the Countryside Commission, the Federation of Suffolk
Byway and Bridleway Groups and the Hertfordshire Countryside
Management Service.
Leaflets 2 and 3 have been produced by the Marketing and Publicity
Unit, Leisure Services, Bedfordshire County Council.
© 2002 The British Horse Society
Updated: 8 Sep 02.
Reference: NR-ICK