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Sākums / Walks / 3 in mid-Chilterns

Welcome to the Chilterns. The area is blessed with gentle rolling hills, beechwoods and picturesque villages. There is an extensive network of paths, which are generally well maintained. The walks, which follow this introduction, give some idea of what is available; with the aid of maps you can either follow the suggested route or vary it to suit your needs.

If what you see on this site appeals to you the first step is to obtain a paper map.The best choices are Ordnance Survey Explorer series (orange covers) and the Chiltern Society footpath maps. The Society’s concentrate on the needs of walkers and show paths more prominently than roads. They also show permissive paths, pubs and Anglican churches by name. Car parks are also shown. Chiltern Society maps are available from the Society office, phone number 01494 771250 and from various shops including Fox’s of Amersham and Chapter One Booksellers of Chesham. Ordnance Survey maps are generally available at bookshops.

Click here to see details of Chiltern Society walking activities.

  • Chenies

    Chenies

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    This circular walk of about 8 km (5 miles), taking three hours at a leisurely pace and excluding pub stops, starts at Chenies village green where there is limited roadside parking. Map reference O.S. TQ 017 983.

    A couple of short cuts are mentioned in the captions to help if you wish to reduce the distance or avoid uphill sections. These are between Locations 8 and 15, and between Location 20 and the start point.

    The walk guide runs anti-clockwise around the route but it is interesting in both directions.

    Click here to see a large scale map of the area centred on the walk start point. Use the zoom in/out scale at the bottom right hand corner of the map to view more detail.

    Related maps for this area are "The Chiltern Society footpath map No.5", "Ordnance Survey Pathfinders Series Sheet TQ 80/90" and "Ordnance Survey Explorer Series map 172"

  • Great Missenden

    Great Missenden

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    This circular walk of about 8 km (5 miles) takes about three hours at a leisurely pace, excluding pub stops. It starts at the public car park at Great Missenden which is pay and display. On Mondays – Saturdays it is £2.50 for 4 hours plus, but it is free on Sundays and Bank Holidays. Parking in the road outside the car park is also free on Sundays and Bank Holidays but on other days it is limited to a stay of one hour only. Map reference O.S. SP 894 014.

    This walk guide runs anti-clockwise around the route taking the gentler climb out of the valley past the church and leaving the steeper path for the descent later.

    Click here to see a large scale map of the area centred on the walk start point. Use the zoom in/out scale at the bottom right hand corner of the map to view more detail.

    Related maps for this area are "The Chiltern Society footpath map No.8", "Ordnance Survey Pathfinders Series Sheet SP 80/90" and "Ordnance Survey Explorer Series map 181"

  • Shardeloes

    Shardeloes

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    This circular walk of about four and a half miles taking a couple of hours at a leisurely pace, excluding pub stops, starts just to the West of Old Amersham. There is limited car parking in the road leading to the Shardeloes gateway entrance from the roundabout on the A413. Map reference O.S. SU 947978.

    The direction taken around this walk is based on it being better to start with the uphill section climbing out of the valley while still fresh. A gentle walk follows this across the top, then back down into the valley for refreshments. Suitably fortified there is then a gentle meander along the valley back to the start point.

    Click on 'Thumbnail browse' above to view the photographs or click on a red location number on the map to view a picture at that location.

    Click here to see a large scale map of the area centred on the walk start point. Use the zoom in/out scale at the bottom right hand corner of the map to view more detail.

    Related maps for this area are "The Chiltern Society footpath map No.6", "Ordnance Survey Pathfinders Series Sheet SU 89/99" and "Ordnance Survey Explorer Series map 172"