Section 4 of 6, Milton Keynes Boundary Walk
Salford to Great Brickhill
9.6 miles (15.4 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SP 935 391. Finish: SP 905 305. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 257 m of climbing and 170 m of descent; highest point 167 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Salford.
- Bus stops
- Bus stop, 100 m from the start. Directions SP 936 391Amazon, 970 m from the start. Directions SP 926 387
- Car parks
- Car park, 180 m from the start. Directions SP 936 392Car park, 180 m from the start. Directions SP 936 391Car park, 340 m from the start. Directions SP 933 388
Getting back
The section finishes at Great Brickhill. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Rotten Row, 10 m from the finish. Directions SP 905 305
Planning the Milton Keynes Boundary Walk
- Planning the whole trail: mkramblers.org.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 24%; the rest (75%) isn't recorded.
About 24% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 stiles, 4 kissing gates, 3 gates, 1 stream crossing, 3 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 48 m in a kilometre (1 in 21), starting 4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Red Lion Hotel, Waterhall: 0.2 miles in. Seats outside.The Fir Tree Inn, Woburn Sands: 3.8 miles in.The Coal Hatch, Woburn Sands: 3.8 miles in.The Swan, Woburn Sands: 3.8 miles in. Food.The Royal Oak, Woburn Sands: 3.9 miles in.The Station Tavern, Woburn Sands: 2.3 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Weathercock, Woburn Sands: 2.5 miles in, about 350 m off the way.
- Cafés
- La Maria of Woburn Sands: 3.8 miles in.Costa, Woburn Sands: 2.3 miles in, about 250 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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