Bridgewater Monument to Ivinghoe Beacon trail
This trail links two of our iconic attractions - the Bridgewater Monument, a listed Georgian building and Ivinghoe Beacon, a site of pre-historic importance.
Start:
Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre, grid ref: SP970130
1
From the visitor centre head across Monument Green and take the path to the right of the Monument - it has stud posts at the start. Follow this well-surfaced track.
2
Follow the track across the wooden bridge over an ancient drover's trail and past an ancient barrow on the left, which has been fenced off to protect it from erosion. A little further on you will see the old shooting lodge on your left.
The old shooting lodge
This is a replica of a Victorian shooting lodge which burnt down. Originally it would have been used for hunters to rest in.
3
Keep on the track until you reach a large log seat on the right. Take a moment to admire the view on the left over Aldbury Nowers and Duncombe Farm.
4
Keep on the same path until you pass a small cottage on your right - Clipper Down Cottage - and go through a gate. Keep going forward until the track descends between steep banks.
5
At the bottom of the hill fork left, following the signs for the Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail, onto a rougher track and continue downhill.
End:
Ashridge Estate Visitor Centre, grid ref: SP970130
