Chiltern Walks: Sarratt and Flaunden
Farm near Frogmore Meadows
Start & Finish: The Cock Inn at Sarratt, Church Lane, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, WD3 6HH
Distance: 9.8 km (6 miles)
Elevation change: +/- 98m
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): Chess Valley Walk, Chiltern Heritage Trail, Sarratt Parish Footpath
Other routes touched (cycle): Chiltern Heritage Trails: Harding Route
Pubs / Cafes on route: The Green Dragon, Flaunden
Map: OS Explorer Map (172) Chiltern Hills East and OS Explorer Map (182) St. Albans and Hatfield
Links: River Chess, Sarratt, Sarratt Bottom, Flaunden
This trip was both part of our River Chess Circulars of around 10 km. The River Chess runs from its source at Pednor, near Chesham, to Rickmansworth where it joins the Colne. The Chess Valley Walk is a point-to-point trail along the course of the river from Chesham to Rickmansworth stations. The guidance below will help you navigate but don’t use it as a fully accurate turn-by-turn guide. Always take a map and/or a GPX route and prepare well for the weather and terrain.
This walk starts at the Cock Inn at Sarratt where there’s parking for customers. Having a drink or a meal there is a good idea as there’s very few other parking options nearby. From the Cock Inn cross over New Road and find the footpath gate behind the Church Of The Holy Cross. This is the point where the return path meets, so be careful here to take the left hand path. Follow this path down to the River Chess at Sarratt Bottom. When you meet the Chess Valley Walk, take a right and follow the path for ~ 2km to Chenies Hill road. Look for a small footpath gate in the farm wall and take the path north as it ascends to Martins Top Farm. Continue north as the path curves around the farm and up to Flaunden Villge. Take a right onto Flaunden Hill road and continue north-west until the Chiltern Way junction. Take a right off the road onto the Chiltern Way and follow this all the way back to the church at Sarratt.
