Bedfordshire Cycle Route 3 - Marston Vale
Distance: 27
miles
Time: Unknown
Route: Bedford - Cardington - Ampthill - Maulden -
Millbrook - Marston Moretaine - Lower Shelton - Upper Shelton -
Wootton - Kempston
Start/Finish Point: You can start at any point on the
route. The point where we recommend that you pick up the route is
at Millbrook station, where the route passes straight over the
level crossing.
Nearest Marston Vale Station: Millbrook
This attractive circular ride around mid-Bedfordshire meanders
through several lovely villages and visits the historic Georgian
market town of Ampthill on the Greensand Ridge.
Route Description
Route Map
(PDF, 469kb)
Directions to the start point
Get off the train at Bedford St Johns station. Exit via the town
centre exit. Head diagonally across the car park, and head left
along Melbourne Street. Head on the cycle path to the left next to
Kingsway. Turn left at the traffic lights, and turn right at the
next set of lights onto Prebend Street. At the end of the bridge,
take the left path down to the river side, and head left under the
bridge. Follow the cycle path to Horne Lane.
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