이클포드 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Moderate trail with an easy elevation

The staircase includes tyre rails/tracks on the side to aid dragging up & down bikes, which fit my 40 mm gravel tyres and helped with the bikepacking load.

This is a scenic, elevated path with a punchy climb if coming from the west; watch out for the metal rail sticking out of the ground. It does not seem to be the "official" Icknield Way, as the latter concerns a bridleway further south on direct route to Ickleford.

Just out of Great Offley to the east, this lovely stretch along Aldwick's Plantation (with some bluebells in the spring and summer months on the way), is a lovely and peaceful way to walk. The plantation's trees block the noise of the A505 just to the north of you, and there are soothing open views of the surrounding countryside ahead of you and to the south.

An easy, mostly flat track runs here between Westmill Lane, just outside the Westmill suburb of Hitchin, and Hexton Road. About halfway, you will cross Hitchin Road (the crossing is called Punch's Cross) with pleasant views down the road to the north. All the way through, there are lovely views of the hilly countryside. At sunset or sunrise, the spectacle is amazing.

A beautiful woodland and rows of trees, pretty wide-open fields and grassland and gorgeous views of miles and miles of the countryside from here. Life is good.

Found this a little bit of a challenge with my fully loaded bikepacking bike with plus sized tyres. Good idea having the little track at the side of the steps but I found it a little narrow. Oh yes, the bridge literally reverberates when the trains go underneath.

Shout at the top of the bridge