Walks, other routes and leaflets

We carry a large number of leaflets published by ourselves, by numerous organisations involved in conservation and by others who are staging events.

The nature of these items means that our stock changes too regularly for us to include them all here. Please feel free to stop by our office in Chesham to browse our selection.

Click on a link below to jump to those leaflets on this page. You will need PDF-viewing software in order to be able to view and print the leaflets included below.

Our shop also includes around 30 detailed Chiltern Society Footpath maps.

Click the following to go to those leaflets further down on this page:
General circular walks ›
Stile-free, mostly circular walks ›
Other walks ›
Wheelchair-accessible routes ›
Chiltern Society leaflet ›

 

General circular walks

• General walks with no stiles are described in green.
• Distances and timings are approximate.
• Click on the image to view the PDF in a new window. Right-click to download.

If you enjoy these walks, please consider joining the Chiltern Society and help to support our work in caring for this beautiful part of the country.

	The Ashridge Drovers' Walks Short walk: 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2 hours. Long walk: 10 km (6 miles), allow 3 hours. Start and finish: Tring Railway Station, Aldbury.
	Beacon View Walks Long walk: 8 km (5 miles), allow 2½ hours. Short walk: 3 km (2 miles), allow 1 hour. Start and finish: The Greyhound, Chesham Road, Wigginton, Herts.
	The Chalk Hills Walks, Lilley Short walk 3.2 km (2 miles) up and down hill, no stiles, allow 1 hour. Long route 8 km (5 miles) rolling countryside, 2 stiles, allow 2 hours. Start and finish: The Lilley Arms, Lilley.
	Chinnor Circular Walks Long walk: 9 km (5½ miles), allow 2½ hours. Short walk: 3½ km (2 miles), allow 1 hour. Start and finish: The Village centre, Chinnor, Oxon.
	Forty Green Pub Walks Longer walk: 3 km (2 miles), allow 1 hour. Pub stroll: 1 km (½ mile), allow ½ hour. Start and finish: The Royal Standard of England near Beaconsfield, Bucks.
	Galley and Warden Hills Streatley Fields Walk: 4 miles (6½ km), allow 2 hours. Galley Hill Walk: 2 miles (3¼ km), allow 1 hour. Warden Hill Walk: 1¾ miles (2¾ km), allow 1 hour. Start and finish: Warden Hill Road or Chequers pub.
	The Iron Age Fort Walks Long walk: 8 km (5 miles), allow 2½ hours. Short walk: 4 km (2½ miles), allow 1¼ hours. Start and finish: The Full Moon, Hawridge Common, nr Chesham, Bucks.
	Little Marlow Walk Water and Woods Walk: 6 miles (10 km), allow 3 hours. The Water Walk: 3 miles (5½ km), allow 1½ hours. Start and finish: Bourne End station, Bucks.
	Red Kite Walks Long walk: 15 km (9½ miles). Allow 4 hours. Medium walks: 7 and 9 km (4½ and 5½ miles). Allow 2 and 3 hours. Start and finish: Studley Green, Bucks.
	Seer Green & Beaconsfield Circular Walk: 3 miles (5½ km). Allow 2½ hours. Station to Station Walk: 5½ miles (9 km). Allow 3 hours. Start and finish: Seer Green & Jordans station / Beaconsfield station.
	The Straw Plaiters Walk, Pirton 3½ mile (6 km) walk across open, rolling farmland; no stiles. Allow 2 hours. Start and finish: The Motte and Bailey, Pirton.
	Thames and Chilterns Walks A choice of walks of 2½ and 2¾ miles, from Henley along the River Thames into the Chiltern Hills. Start and finish: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
	The Three Springs Walks, Offley Long walk: 8½ km (5¼ miles) gentle hills, no stiles. Allow 2½ hours. Short walk: 2¾ km (1¾ miles) fairly flat, no stiles. Allow 1 hour. Start and finish: The Red Lion, Offley.
	Views of the Vale Walks Coombe Hill Walk: 3½ miles, allow 1½ to 2 hours. Wendover Woods Walk: 7 miles, allow 3½ to 4 hours. Start and finish: Wendover, nr Aylesbury, Bucks.
	Views of the Thames Walks Circular walks from 6½ to 16 km (4 to 10 miles), 2 to 5 hours. Start and finish: Goring or Streatley.
	Walk Like The Clappers Long walk: 11 km (7 miles), allow 3 hours. Short walk: 9 km (5½ miles), allow 2½ hour. Pub walk: 2½ km (1½ miles), allow 1 hour. Start and finish: Harlington, Beds.
	West Wycombe and Bradenham Walks Several circular walks. Shortest walk: 4 km (2½miles), allow 1 hour. Longest walk: over 16 km (10 miles), allow 5 hours.

	Chesham Heritage Trail A 3 km (2 miles) circular walk taking in 1,000 years in the history of Chesham.
	The Chesham Outer Ring This walk skirts the outer fringes of Chesham. The total length is 13 km (7½ miles).
	Tylers Hill, Ley Hill and the Chess This 8 km (5 mile) walk to the east of Chesham, explores the network of paths in beautiful rolling countryside lying between Chesham and the cluster of villages of Tylers Hill, Ley Hill and Botley.
	Chesham Bois and the Beech Hangers The Chilterns are well known for their beech woodlands. This 6½ km (4 mile) gentle walk takes you through the beech hangers on Chesham’s doorstep enabling you to appreciate their beauty.
	Chartridge ‘Hills and Vales’ A 13 km (8 miles) walk in the valleys to the west of Chesham along which run tracks with curious names such as Herbert’s Hole and Blind Lane, and roads that on some days are almost devoid of traffic.
	Ashley Green ‘Farms, Forts and Fighters’ This is a 13½ km (8½ mile) walk into history; whether it is ancient history with an iron age fort or a reminder of a more modern conflict, a Second World War airfield where USAF bombers took off on their bombing raids.

 

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Stile-free, mostly circular walks

• Some General walks (above) also have no stiles.
• All Wheelchair-accessible routes (below) of course, have no stiles.
• Distances and timings are approximate.
• Click on the image to view the PDF in a new window. Right-click to download.

If you enjoy these walks, please consider joining the Chiltern Society and help to support our work in caring for this beautiful part of the country.

	Caversham Heights to Mapledurham Circular Walk Just over 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2½ hours. Start and finish: The playing fields car park at Mapledurham.
	Walk 1 – Totternhoe Knolls, near Dunstable 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2½ hours. Start and finish: Car park at Totternhoe Knolls.
	Walk 2 – Whipsnade to Dunstable Downs 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2½ hours. Start and finish: Car park at the Tree Cathedral, Whipsnade.
	Walk 3 – Studham to Whipsnade 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2½ hours. Start and finish: Park near the War memorial on the village green, opposite the Red Lion.
	Walk 4 – A Walk around Aldbury Complete walk 5 km (3 miles), allow 2½ hours, or with short-cut 3½ km (2¼ miles), allow 2 hours. Start and finish: The Greyhound Pub, Aldbury.
	Walk 5 – Tring and Wigginton 7 km (4¼ miles), allow 2¼ hours. Start and finish: Tring Station or the Greyhound Inn, Wigginton, with permission.
	Walk 6 – The Lee and Lee Common 7 km (4¼ miles), allow 2¼ hours. Start and finish: Park at The Lee (not Lee Common or Lee Clump) village green, avoiding driveways, or in the Cock and Rabbit car park with the landlord’s permission.
	Walk 7 – Ashley Green and Hockeridge Wood 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2½ hours. Start and finish: Parking in the village. Golden Eagle pub car park with landlord’s permission.
	Walk 8 – Chenies and Chess Valley Walk via Latimer 3½ km (2¼ miles), allow 1 hour. Various start and finish points including: Chenies, Chalfont & Latimer tube…
	Walk 9 – Rickmansworth Waterways 5 or 6½ km (3 or 4 miles), allow 1½ or 2 hours. Start and finish: Rickmansworth Aquadrome car park.
	Walk 10 – Amersham to Little Missenden along the Misbourne 4 or 5 km (2½ or 3 miles), allow 1 to 1½ hours. Start and finish: Lay-by next to Shardeloes Manor.
	Walk 11 – Great Missenden and Angling Spring Wood 4 km (2½ miles), allow 1½ hours. Start and finish: Great Missenden railway station.
	Walk 12 – To follow
	Walk 13 – Hughenden Manor and Downley Common 4 km (2½ miles), allow 1½ hours. Start and finish: Hughenden Church.
	Walk 14 – Piddington 7 km (4½ miles), allow 1¾ hours. Start and finish: Dashwood Arms.
	Walk 15 – Christmas Common 5 km (3 miles), allow 2 hours. Start and finish: Christmas Common.
	Walk 16 – Bourne End and Spade Oak Lake 5 km (3 miles), allow 2 hours. Start and finish: Bourne End railway station.
	Walk 17 – Henley on Thames to Lower Shiplake 4 km (2½ miles), allow 1½ hours. Start and finish: Henley-on-Thames or Shiplake railway stations.
	Walk 18 – Nettlebed 4 km (2½ miles), allow 1½ hours. Start and finish: The Old Kiln, Nettlebed Village.
	Walk 19 – Ipsden and Hailey 4 and 5 km (2½ and 3 miles), allow 1½ hours. Start and finish: The King William, Hailey.
	Walk 20 – Goring and Thames Path 6½ km (4 miles), allow 2½ hours. Start and finish: Goring and Streatley railway station.

 

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Other walks

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If you enjoy these walks, please consider joining the Chiltern Society and help to support our work in caring for this beautiful part of the country.

	Chess Valley Walk The full 10 mile linear walk starts from Rickmansworth London Underground Station and finishes at Chesham London Underground Station. Shorter walks are also mapped starting from Chorleywood and Chalfont & Latimer Stations. Taking in some of the most attractive countryside in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, this walk is in a landscape rich in wildlife. Along the way there are historic buildings and estates, water meadows, ancient field systems and nature reserves. Includes a few stiles.
	Chesham Food Trail This leaflet contains four trails; one in the town and three in the surrounding countryside. Chocolate and bread, the Chesham Sausage, local honey and many other surprises are to be found in town. In the countryside, the visitor will find apple juice produced from local orchards, farm shops with food straight from the farm and watercress grown in spring water. We do hope that you come and explore the trails to find what there is to sample and to meet the producers. They are all there for the finding. Includes a few stiles.
	Walking With Buckinghamshire Suffragettes Six heritage trails tracing the women's suffrage movement in and around the Chilterns. The walks range from 2.4 to 12.5 miles and the leaflet describes: each walk, the location of memorials and other places of relevance along the way. 4 of these trails have no stiles.

 

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Wheelchair-accessible routes

• All Wheelchair-accessible routes have no stiles.
• Distances and timings are approximate.
• Click on the image to view the PDF in a new window. Right-click to download.

If you enjoy these routes, please consider joining the Chiltern Society and help to support our work in caring for this beautiful part of the country.

	Ashridge Estate A 1 km (½ mile) circular route around Medleys Meadow and a longer 2 km (1¼ mile) linear route.
	Aston Rowant 150 m (165 yd) path from the main car park to a viewpoint and longer, flatter, 750 m (820 yd) path through beech woods.
	Black Park (nr. Iver Heath) A tarmac path around the lake with seating every 100 m. Many kilometres of hard paths through the woods.
	Chinnor Hill A 400 m (440 yd) firm path through woodland which leads to a firm grassy area with viewpoints.
	College Lake (nr. Tring) Over 1½ km (1 mile) of suitable trail.
	Common Wood (east of High Wycombe) A circular route of about 3 km (2 miles) through the woods.
	Linky Down (nr. Stokenchurch) A 400 m (440 yd) path to the picnic area is virtually level and hard-surfaced for its entire length.
	Penn Wood A 1 km (½ mile) linear path which runs through the wood and a 360 m circular, Easy Access Trail.
	Thames Path (Goring-on-Thames) A flat 3 km (2 mile) linear route to Hartlock Woods.
	Tring Reservoir and Canal A 1½ km (1 mile) linear path.
	Watlington Hill A 250 m path through woods to the edge of chalk downland.
	Wendover Woods A 500 m (½ mile) hard surface path and more 'soft surface' paths.
	Whiteleaf (nr. Princes Risborough) Two routes. The Whiteleaf route is about 1.2 km (¾ mile) there and back, and The Brush Hill walk is a 1 km (½ mile) circular route.

 

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Chiltern Society leaflet

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Please consider joining the Chiltern Society and help to support our work in caring for this beautiful part of the country.

Your Chilterns A guide to three of the visitor sites run by the Chiltern Society (Ewelme Watercress Beds, Bottom Wood and Lacey Green Windmill), plus maps, information and other places to visit.