Best walks to or from Bletchley

Bletchley Station to Leighton Buzzard Station

stunning with the amazing autumn colours. A mostly flat, easy route, around 90% along the Grand Union Canal towpath and a riverside path by the River Ouzel, with some residential streets and a less pleasant section under railway bridges at the Bletchley end. The towpath is partly traditional and unpaved so can get muddy and the river section can flood after heavy rain. A few sets of steps up to canal bridges. Follows the Grand Union Canal and River Ouzel, with plenty of locks. Easy to return on a short train journey between the two stations. The canal continues to Campbell Park and Milton Keynes if extended.

13km. Gentle ascents.

Two short river/canal sections can flood after heavy rain; fine for boots but not trainers. The towpath is not all paved and can be muddy; one or two sections have subsided. A few steps up to bridges where you cross the canal. Watch for cyclists.

Lunch: Plenty of shops at the Leighton Buzzard end and throughout into Bletchley.

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Bletchley Station to Woburn Sands Station

The vast majority follows the pavement of the A4146 and connected main road, set well back with wide underpasses and plus a section through Old Farm Park and a short cross-country stretch with two kissing gates. Safe but relentless underfoot.

8km.

A very short section of road walking with no pavement on arrival in Wavendon.

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Milton Keynes Central Station to Bletchley Station

Makes the most of Milton Keynes' pedestrian network: roughly a third on paths beside roads, the majority on alleys and metalled paths through parklands, open spaces and suburbia. Mostly flat and surfaced; some sections exposed and with steps at Furzton Lake. Passes Teardrop Lakes and Furzton Lake; the National Museum of Computing is reached via the main Bletchley Park entrance; a step-free alternative exists.

6km.

Steps at Furzton Lake have no handrail; a short section runs alongside the busy, fast Watling Street.

Lunch: A refreshment bar with outdoor seating next to an Italian restaurant at Furzton Lake.

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