Burnham Beeches Perimeter Walk
Start & Finish: Car Park at Burnham Beeches, Slough, SL2 3LB
Distance: 5.8 km (3.6 miles)
Elevation change: + / - 52 m
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): The Beeches Way, Shakespeare’s Way
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 461, Beeches Cycleway
Pubs / Cafes on route: The Beeches Eco Cafe
Map: OS Explorer Map (172) Chiltern Hills East
Links: City of London: Burnham Beeches and Stoke Common, Woodland Trust: Burnham Beeches
Burnham Beeches is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in South Buckinghamshire. The public area is owned by the Corporation of London which also manages nearby Stoke Common and Epping Forest in North London. With many paths criss-crossing it you could spend a whole day exploring it. It’s also crossed by the Beeches Way, Shakespeare’s way and the Beeches Cycleway, all of which I’ve followed on previous trips.
This walk follows a ~6 km trail of the perimeter paths starting from the main car park and passing the Beeches Eco Cafe. We had planned for this to be a long route, also taking in Egypt Wood to the North. Unfortunately, the map that I had planned it on was out of date and the path was blocked by a fence erected by the Portman Estate who own the land to the North.
