Lengthy Chilterns Circular (Buckinghamshire)

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Lowland and Hill Walks
Aug 19
2017

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18 miles (29km) in 8 hours

Join me in a small group for a nice long 18 mile hike in the beautiful Chilterns.  Note that we will need to set a good pace of around 3 mile/hour over to cover the distance in good time - so please keep this in mind when signing up.  

We'll head off west from Wendover and climb up to Coombe Hill, topped by a war memorial and offering great views over Aylesbury Vale.  We then drop down to pass Chequers, the country house of the Prime Minister, where, if you keep an eye out, you might catch a glimpse of Theresa May running through the wheat fields. Naughty.

We gradually climb back up to reach Whiteleaf Hill where we'll stop for an early lunch with more wide open views over the countryside.  After lunch we cross through woodlands and fields following the Chiltern Way, passing by Hampden House and it's picturesque church.

Mid afternoon, time permitting, we'll call at the The Old Swan pub for a refreshment before heading on up to Haddington Hill, the highest point in the Chilterns.

Finally we head back in to Wendover.

 

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