Walks from Leighton Buzzard
Buckinghamshire · South East England
MapBeautiful walks ending at Leighton Buzzard Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Leighton Buzzard by train.
Bow Brickhill to Leighton Buzzard
Woodland paths, pine and beech woods, greensand ridge with valley views, riverside meadows and canal towpath.
Time: 4h
Warnings: Can be muddy. Best avoided in winter.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Cheddington to Leighton Buzzard
Rolling fields, wooded areas, hilltop villages, panoramic views of the Chilterns and Aylesbury Vale and level descent into Linslade.
Time: 5h30
Warnings: Arable field crossings.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Bletchley to Leighton Buzzard
Recommended: 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.
Waterway: nine tenths along the Grand Union Canal.
Time: 3h30–7h
Lunch: Plenty of shops at the Leighton Buzzard end and throughout into Bletchley.
Warnings: 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.
Walk details: Slow Ways.