Little Missenden walks
Holmer Green to Coleshill via Penn Wood
(
Download :
PDF
)
11.07 km 
+42 m 
-50 m 
3h15
Moderate 
Starting point in Little Missenden - Buckinghamshire This is a delightful walk from Holmer Green (located between High Wycombe and Amersham) through Chilterns woodland, fields and tracks to Coleshill All Saints Church, where there are benches in the churchyard for a picnic. Return the same way.
A Penn Circuit, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
9.25 km
+71 m
-71 m
2h50
Easy
Starting point in Penn - Buckinghamshire An undulating walk through woodland and arable farmland, via Penn House Estate, Common Wood and Penn Wood.
Old Amersham to Chipperfield
(
Download :
PDF
)
13.02 km
+126 m
-89 m
4h05
Easy
Starting point in Amersham - Buckinghamshire A tough walk through the rolling Chiltern Hills taking in Chess Valley Walk, Chilterns Way and Hertfordshire Way. Starts in Old Amersham, near St Mary's Church. Big climb up to pass Martyrs Memorial on the hill above Amersham, then through Chiltern Forest, Latimer, Flaunden and Chipperfield Common to finish at the Two Brewers Inn, Chipperfield.
Prestwood Route, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
9.32 km
+102 m
-103 m
2h55
Moderate
Starting point in Hughenden - Buckinghamshire A wonderful opportunity to combine a stroll round Prestwood Nature Reserve with a lovely walk in the surrounding area. At Peterley Manor Farm there is the opportunity to do a little ‘pick your own’ for such delights as strawberries, gooseberries, raspberries and various vegetables.
Across the Chilterns: Chesham to Wendover
(
Download :
PDF
)
16.80 km
+225 m
-205 m
5h25
Moderate
Starting point in Chesham - Buckinghamshire A linear walk from Chesham to Wendover climbing to the top of the Chiltern escarpment with spectacular views over the Oxford plains from the top of Coombe Hill. The Chiltern Hills are the main point of interest - you walk up one side, to the shoulder, then back down to civilisation. The physical nature of the geography and geology makes this walk feel bigger than it is.
9.78 km
+252 m
-246 m
3h30
Moderate
Starting point in Hughenden - Buckinghamshire A circular loop offering heaps of views, wildlife spotting, and history preserved by the National Trust. This walk goes up and down the hills and woodlands where end of May-June you can enjoy the bluebells. Keep your ears and eyes wide open listening to the whistling red kites or spot some pheasant or squirrels.
Naphill Route, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
11.49 km
+232 m
-234 m
3h55
Moderate
Starting point in Hughenden - Buckinghamshire A scenic walk around Naphill. Full of interest: there is a fascinating history of WWII codebreaking and you pass the home of a famous sculptor and a music camp.
Captains Wood Route, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
9.32 km
+109 m
-104 m
3h00
Moderate
Starting point in Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards - Buckinghamshire This wonderful, varied walk takes in ancient field patterns and hedges, old earthworks and the home of a famous author, as well as looking at the work carried out by Chiltern Society volunteers.
River Chess highlights : Chalfont & Latimer, Chiltern AONB
(
Download :
PDF
)
9.10 km
+68 m
-68 m
2h50
Easy
Starting point in Little Chalfont - Buckinghamshire This circular walk is very peaceful and part of the Chess Valley Walk. The short walk from Chalfont & Latimer station will take you through neat Metroland streets, with mock 1930’s Tudor jostling with Art Deco suburban dwellings within easy reach of London and the countryside. Hemmed in on all sides by the pressures of London and urban overspill, the charming Chess Valley is a haven of solitude in outstanding Chilterns countryside.
Sarratt Bottom and Chenies from Little Chalfont
(
Download :
PDF
)
10.77 km
+64 m
-60 m
3h15
Easy
Starting point in Little Chalfont - Buckinghamshire This walk along the River Chess starts from Little Chalfont in Buckinghamshire and walks east through pleasant surroundings before turning west to Chenies and a return to the start.
Chalfont and Latimer to Chorleywood via Flaunden
(
Download :
PDF
)
18.93 km
+229 m
-265 m
6h05
Moderate
Starting point in Little Chalfont - Buckinghamshire This Chilterns walk takes in parts of the Chess Valley walk at the start and end of the route and a section of the Chiltern Way in between. There is a variety of scenery with undulating landscapes, pastoral scenes of grazing animals, fields of wild flowers in summer, a cricket pitch, a golf course, a quarry, two churches and the shallow chalk stream of the River Chess.
Cholesbury Camp, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
6.22 km
+63 m
-55 m
1h55
Easy
Starting point in Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards - Buckinghamshire The highlight is a visit to Cholesbury Camp, a well-preserved Iron Age hillfort now managed by the Chiltern Society. You will also discover a fascinating history that includes historic buildings, a generous vicar and a local hero who fought at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Wendover to Old Swan Pub Circular Walk
(
Download :
PDF
)
11.34 km
+140 m
-142 m
3h40
Moderate
Starting point in Wendover - Buckinghamshire Circular walk from Wendover to the pub at Swan Bottom, across fields and through woods.
The Toughest Climb in the Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
13.51 km
+407 m
-404 m
5h00
Easy
Starting point in Wendover - Buckinghamshire A 130m climb up the north face of Coombe Hill is as tough as it gets round here. Starting in Wendover you visit several quieter summits before the big one and are rewarded for your efforts by lovely, varied scenery and great views.
Grims Ditch and Cobblers Pits, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
15.82 km
+240 m
-242 m
5h10
Moderate
Starting point in Wendover - Buckinghamshire A varied walk taking in lovely woods, a hillfort, beautiful views over Aylesbury Vale and the peaceful Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
Wendover Woods and Cobblers Pits, Chilterns
(
Download :
PDF
)
11.35 km
+149 m
-151 m
3h40
Moderate
Starting point in Wendover - Buckinghamshire A varied walk climbing to a hillfort in Wendover woods with beautiful views over Aylesbury Vale. Return by the peaceful Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal.
Wendover to Watlington, The Ridgeway the Other Way
(
Download :
PDF
)
28.48 km
+388 m
-403 m
9h15
Difficult
Starting point in Wendover - Buckinghamshire The Ridgeway the other way. The National Trail from NE to SW. This Stage 2 is the most undulating with several climbs in and out of valleys and is, therefore, the most strenuous part of The Ridgeway. The route climbs Coombe Hill, passes by Pulpit Hill fort and over Lodge Hill. Goes around Bledlow Great Wood near Chinnor to go along a disused railway and go underneath the M40. It goes along the bottom edge of the Chilterns scarp and passes Watlington Hill.
Wendover to The Plough at Cadsden
(
Download :
PDF
)
8.50 km
+174 m
-148 m
2h55
Easy
Starting point in Wendover - Buckinghamshire This section of the walk takes you from Wendover down to Buckmoor End (where there is a pit stop and possibly a bacon sarnie!) across in front of Chequers through the nature reserve and over to The Plough at Cadsden.
Dancersend Wildlife Walk
(
Download :
PDF
)
8.09 km
+144 m
-147 m
2h45
Moderate
Starting point in Halton (Buckinghamshire) - Buckinghamshire This walk is about the treats that await you in and around Dancersend Nature Reserve. In spring bluebells, primroses and cowslips, in summer many species of butterflies and the Chiltern gentian, in autumn fungi and the trees with their colourful display and winter where the birds are easier to spot.
Berkhamsted to Frithsden with the Devil's Own
(
Download :
PDF
)
10.09 km
+123 m
-131 m
3h15
Moderate
Starting point in Berkhamsted - Hertfordshire A walk through lovely Chiltern scenery with lots of interest on the way - a Norman Castle, WW1 trenches, a vineyard, canal and more.
