Sunday 26th February 2023
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Report written by Luton runner
Slow Ways is an organisation aiming to document a national walking network and has recently partnered with Goodgym to gather information on both established and uncharted walking routes. The aim of our mission was to navigate a route from Luton to Flitwick and comment and collaborate with other reviewers on the experience. Oh my days ! A cold start ! A warm-up workout at Luton station and straight into a hill climb to Stopsley dispatched the chills. Then away from the road onto Stopsley Common and Warden Hill, blue skies above. Running and walking our way with a couple of minor deviations from the course that were easily rectified without retracing steps. We were over halfway at Barton-le-Clay, passing a very big house in the country reputed to be the inspiration for that 1995 Blur song. A little more walking than running to follow. Several pauses for pics to illustrate some of the waymarkers, a scary but short road walk near Sharpenhoe, a sad looking derelict house with a story to tell, and a ramble through woodland patches lit with snowdrops and winter aconites. Coffee and cake at the finish line by Flitwick rail station. A very worthwhile exercise and no evident injuries but possibly some sore toes and tired legs to remind us of a great day out on the hills.
Slow Ways is an initiative to create a national network of walking routes connecting all of Great Britain’s towns and cities as well as thousands of villages. Using existing paths, ways, trails and roads, people can use Slow Ways routes to walk or wheel between neighbouring settlements, and combine them to create longer distance trips. It’s designed to make it easier for people to imagine, plan and go on walking journeys. There are currently over 7,000 Slow Ways stretching for over 100,000km. This network of routes was created by 700 volunteers during the Spring 2020 lockdown, creating a unique Slow Ways map in the process.
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https://beta.slowways.org/Route/Flilut/205/#reviews