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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
West Wycombe to Old Amersham
Departure from West Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
Tough from the start. Big climb up to Downley, then drop down thru' woods before climbing steeply to Hughenden Manor (National Trust). Immediately, descend again to follows Hughenden Stream, then climb up Boss Lane to Great Kingshill & rolling thru' Prestwood to join the South Bucks Way at Little Kingshill and follow it thru' Little Missenden. Then along River Misbourne thru' Shardeloes Estate, before diverting to Old Amersham.
Stokenchurch to Lodge Hill and Chinnor Hill, Chilterns
Departure from Stokenchurch (Buckinghamshire)
Explore the pretty ridges, valleys and woods to the north and east of Stokenchurch. You follow the Chiltern Way past Radnage and over Bledlow Ridge. Cross Lodge Hill before returning via Chinnor Hill and Crowell Wood.
Bottom Wood Route
Departure from Piddington and Wheeler End (Buckinghamshire)
This walk takes a look at the evolution of the London to Oxford passage through the Chilterns as it has changed to meet evolving needs through the ages. Over the centuries a variety of routes have tried to find the easiest way over the Chiltern Hills. Just to the south of the start there used to be a Roman road. Henry II built a road from London to his palace in Woodstock and there are old packhorse trails, coach routes, turnpikes and now a motorway.
Hughenen Manor to West Wycombe, Dashwood Mausoleum, Hellfire Caves
Departure from Hughenden (Buckinghamshire)
This circular offers heaps of views, wildlife spotting, and history preserved by the National Trust. It goes up and down the Chilterns 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.
More walks in Princes Risborough
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- Adwell
- Ashendon
- Aston Abbotts
- Aston Clinton
- Aston Rowant
- Aston Sandford
- Aylesbury
- Berryfields
- Bierton
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton
- Bradenham
- Broughton Hamlet
- Buckingham Park
- Buckland
- Chartridge
- Chearsley
- Cheddington
- Chepping Wycombe
- Chinnor
- Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards
- Coldharbour
- Crowell
- Cuddington
- Dinton-with-Ford and Upton
- Downley
- Drayton Beauchamp
- Ellesborough
- Fleet Marston
- Great and Little Hampden
- Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh
- Great Marlow
- Great Missenden
- Haddenham
- Halton
- Hambleden
- Hardwick
- Hazlemere
- Hughenden
- Hulcott
- Ibstone
- Kingsbrook
- Kingsey
- Lacey Green
- Lane End
- Lewknor
- Little Marlow
- Little Missenden
- Longwick-cum-Ilmer
- Marlow Bottom
- Marsworth
- Mentmore
- Nether Winchendon
- Penn
- Piddington and Wheeler End
- Pishill with Stonor
- Pitchcott
- Radnage
- Shirburn
- Stoke Mandeville
- Stokenchurch
- Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell
- Swyncombe
- Sydenham
- Thame
- The Lee
- Towersey
- Tring
- Tring Rural
- Turville
- Upper Winchendon
- Waddesdon
- Watermead
- Watlington
- Weedon
- Wendover
- West Wycombe
- Westcott
- Weston Turville
- Wingrave with Rowsham
- Wooburn
- Woodham
- Wotton Underwood