The Toughest Climb in the Chilterns
Departure from 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.
Wendover to Old Swan Pub
Departure from Wendover (Buckinghamshire)
Circular walk from Wendover to the pub at Swan Bottom, across fields and through woods.
Grims Ditch and Cobblers Pits, Chilterns
Departure from 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
Departure from 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
Departure from 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.
Little Hampden, Dunsmore and Coombe Hill
Departure from Great and Little Hampden (Buckinghamshire)
A beautiful ridge walk through Chiltern woodlands with some magnificent views as you pass over Coombe Hill.
Wendover to The Plough at Cadsden
Departure from 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.
Brush Hill and the Ridgeway
Departure from Great and Little Hampden (Buckinghamshire)
Visit two Chiltern Society run nature reserves, a very scenic stretch of the Ridgeway and woods blanketed with bluebells in spring.
Princes Risborough Ridgeway Partnership
Departure from Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire)
A walk from Princes Risborough using the Ridgeway and the Chiltern Way to visit some of the local highlights.
Dancersend Wildlife Walk
Departure from Halton (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.
Orchard View Farm, Village of Meadle
Departure from Longwick-cum-Ilmer (Buckinghamshire)
This is a flat walk that takes in some of the lovely scenery of the Chiltern's countryside; including green lanes, footpaths as well as the picturesque settlement of Meadle.
Hampden Monument Route
Departure from Great and Little Hampden (Buckinghamshire)
This walk takes you through beautiful rolling countryside, past the home of an English Civil War hero and the monument erected in his memory.
Ballinger and The Lee
Departure from Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)
A mixed route on footpaths and tracks through fields and woodland, visiting the picturesque village green at The Lee.
Prestwood Route, Chilterns
Departure from 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.
Bledlow over Chinnor Hill to Radnage
Departure from Bledlow-cum-Saunderton (Buckinghamshire)
Climb to the top of Chinnor Hill with fine views over the Vale of Aylesbury before following quiet rural paths and lanes to pretty Radnage. Return over Bledlow Ridge.
Drayton Beauchamp, Tring Parish
Departure from Tring (Hertfordshire)
A circular walk starting from Tring Town Centre.
Tring Station, Wigginton and Tring Park, Tring Parish
Departure from Tring (Hertfordshire)
A circular walk starting from Tring Town Centre.
Tring Park and beyond, Tring Parish
Departure from Tring (Hertfordshire)
A circular walk starting from Tring Town Centre and exploring the historic parkland.
Tringford, Little Tring, Tring Parish
Departure from Tring (Hertfordshire)
A circular walk starting from Tring Town Centre.
Stubbings Wood, Tring Parish
Departure from Tring (Hertfordshire)
A circular walk starting from Tring Town Centre and offering spectacular views.
Canals and Reservoirs, Tring Parish
Departure from Tring (Hertfordshire)
A circular wallk starting from Tring Town Centre.
Naphill Route, Chilterns
Departure from 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.
Marsworth Canals and Reservoirs
Departure from Marsworth (Buckinghamshire)
This walk is good for both ‘Arms’ and legs. Not only that, what better way to get some fresh air into your lungs than to explore the waterways near Tring? The route includes a visit to one of the best birdwatching sites in the area, Wilstone Reservoir.
Holmer Green to Coleshill via Penn Wood
Departure from 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.
More walks in Ellesborough
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Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Aldbury
- Amersham
- Aston Abbotts
- Aston Clinton
- Aston Rowant
- Aston Sandford
- Aylesbury
- Beaconsfield
- Berryfields
- Bierton
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton
- Bradenham
- Broughton Hamlet
- Buckingham Park
- Buckland
- Chartridge
- Cheddington
- Chepping Wycombe
- Chesham
- Chesham Bois
- Chinnor
- Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards
- Coldharbour
- Coleshill
- Creslow
- Crowell
- Cublington
- Cuddington
- Dinton-with-Ford and Upton
- Downley
- Drayton Beauchamp
- Fleet Marston
- Great and Little Hampden
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh
- Great Billington
- Great Missenden
- Haddenham
- Halton
- Hardwick
- Hazlemere
- Hughenden
- Hulcott
- Ibstone
- Ivinghoe
- Kingsbrook
- Kingsey
- Lacey Green
- Lane End
- Little Missenden
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer
- Marsworth
- Mentmore
- Nether Winchendon
- North Marston
- Oving
- Penn
- Piddington and Wheeler End
- Pishill with Stonor
- Pitchcott
- Pitstone
- Princes Risborough
- Quainton
- Radnage
- Seer Green
- Slapton
- Stoke Mandeville
- Stokenchurch
- Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
- Sydenham
- The Lee
- Towersey
- Tring
- Tring Rural
- Turville
- Upper Winchendon
- Waddesdon
- Watermead
- Weedon
- Wendover
- West Wycombe
- Weston Turville
- Whitchurch
- Wigginton
- Wing
- Wingrave with Rowsham