Whipsnade Walk

I had agreed to meet Jane (one of the group going to Snowdon in March) at the Whipsnade Tree Cathedral for a circular walk. I arrived in the bitter cold, glad that I'd bothered to put an extra layer on. The walk takes you around the Tree Cathedral and out onto the downs with an optional walk to the Five Knolls Burial mound.

The ground was completely solid, making going quite tricky in places. Despite the weather and the reasonably early hour, there were lots of people walking on the downs. The gliders were grounded due to the weather but that hadn't stopped the Para-gliders who were out in force.

It was absolutely freezing and began to snow as we reached the top of the downs. We managed to do two circuits of the walk and the Five Knolls bringing our walking distance to between 9 and 10 miles.


Time walked: 3hr 15 min
Distance walked: 9 miles approx.
Blisters: 0