Walking The Chiltern Way
The Chiltern Way is a 134 mile (215 km) long distance path around the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). My friend Brian and I have been doing a section a year on or around the Winter Solstice since 2019. At the current rate we plan to be finished in December 2027.
Listed below are the 9 sections of the Chiltern Way that we have either completed or plan to complete. Click on the link for the blog post for already completed sections.
Futher down the page you can find details of short circular walks that include parts of the Chiltern Way.
The Chiltern Way in 9 Sections
Numbers above correspond to each section. Route direction is clockwise.
Section 1: Stokenchurch to Cow Roast
Distance: 36.5 km (22.7 Miles), Elevation change: +452m / -646m. Net -194mSection 2: Cow Roast to Chalk Hill
Distance: 21.9 km (13.6 Miles). Elevation change: +314m / -315m. Net -1mSection 3: Chalk Hill to Streatley
Distance: 16.4 km (10.2 miles). Elevation change: +184m / -149m. Net +35mSection 4: Streatley to Peter’s Green
Distance: 20.8 km (12.9 Miles). Elevation change: +223m / -227m. Net -4mSection 5: Peter’s Green to Shrub Hill Common.
Distance: 26.8 km (16.6 Miles). Elevation change: +288m / -304m. Net -16mSection 6: Shrub Hill Common to Chalfont St. Giles. Blog post coming in December 2024
Section 7: Chalfont St. Giles to Marlow Bottom. Blog post coming in December 2025
Section 8: Marlow Bottom to Russell’s Water. Blog post coming in December 2026
Section 9: Russell’s Water to Stokenchurch. Blog post coming in December 2027
Short Walks Including The Chiltern Way
Click on the links below for details on short circular walks that include the Chiltern Way. The numbers in brackets at the start of the bullet relate to the related section of the Chiltern Way above.
(1) Saunderton and Loosley Row. Distance = 9.1 km (5.8 miles). +/- 125m elevation change.
(1) Risborough Railways Ramble. Distance = 10.7 km (6.6 miles). +/- 83m elevation change.
(2) Ashridge Boundary Trail. Distance = 26.3 km (16.3 miles). +/- 370m elevation change.
(6) Chorleywood, Chess and Chenies. Distance = 8.0 km (5.0 miles). +/- 85m elevation change.
(6) Little Chalfont & Latimer. Distance = 8.4 km (5.2 miles). +/- 140m elevation change.
(6) Chalfont St Giles and Newlands Park. Distance = 8.6 km (5.3 miles). +/- 75m elevation change.
(7) Forty Green and Vicarage Wood. Distance = 8.3 km (5.2 miles). +/- 140m elevation change.
(7) Winchmore Hill and Common Wood. Distance = 10.4 km (6.5 miles). +/- 141m elevation change.
(7) Chalfont St Peter, Seer Green and Chalfont St Giles. Distance = 13.1 km (8.1 miles). +/- 121m elevation change.
(7) Amersham, Winchmore Hill and Penn. Distance = 12.5 km (7.8 miles). +/- 119m elevation change.
(7) Coleshill and Amersham. Distance = 11.5 km (7.1 miles). +/- 118m elevation change.
(8) Skirmett the Frog. Distance = 5.5 km (3.4 miles). +/- 164m elevation change.
(8) Middle Assendon, Bix and Crocker End. Distance = 10.9 km (6.8 miles). +/- 190m elevation change.
(8) Hambleden & Rotten Row. Distance = 6 km (3.7 miles). +/- 134m elevation change.
(9) Christmas Common, Watlington Hill and Greenfield. Distance = 10.9km km (6.8 miles). +/- 239m Elevation change.
(9) Turville, Fingest and Ibstone. Distance = 11.2 km (6.9 miles). +/- 183m elevation change.
(9) Russell's Water, Pishill and Maidensgrove. Distance = 9.2 km (5.7 miles). +/- 166m Elevation change.