Dunstable Downs

243m

Dunstable Downs is a HuMP, 243m high, in the Chilterns National Landscape. The HuMPs are hills in Britain and Ireland with at least 100 metres of prominence, whatever their height.

Leagrave is the nearest station, 4.4 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot): a full day on foot there and back. From Leagrave it's about 2 to 2.5 hours to the summit. Luton is next, 5.4 mi (about 7 to 8 mi on foot), and 12 stations are within 10 miles in all.

Dunstable Downs are part of the Chiltern Hills, in southern Bedfordshire, England; and are located near the town of Dunstable. They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns. At 243 m (797 ft), Dunstable Downs are the highest point in the county of Bedfordshire.

Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.