Walks you can reach from Chalfont & Latimer by train

Buckinghamshire · South East England

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A day hike is just a simple train journey away — plan your next day of green.

Alternatively, view walks directly from Chalfont & Latimer.

Wendover
View over the Vale of Aylesbury from Coombe Hill by Chiltern Wanderer

Wendover Circular via Great Kimble (Buckinghamshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Highly recommended

Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.

Time: 3h30–6h30

1 lunch spot: the Russell Arms (2h–4h30 in)

3 end-of-walk rewards: the Shoulder of Mutton, the White Swan, or the Bel & The Dragon at the Red Lion

GPX
Steep
15
KM
Princes Risborough
Village green in quiet Westlington, Buckinghamshire, England by Banburyshire Photos

Princes Risborough to Wendover (Buckinghamshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Highly recommended: Beech woods, chalk downlands, high ridgeline, nature reserves, escarpments with wide views and a pleasant old market town.

Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.

Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.

Time: 4h–8h

1 end-of-walk reward: the Shoulder of Mutton

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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Steep
14
KM
Great Missenden
Facing the meadow by Andy Hough Photography

Great Missenden to Wendover (Buckinghamshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Misbourne Valley countryside and woodland, with an optional extension to the National Trust hilltop of Coombe Hill and the Ridgeway.

Coombe Hill: A National Trust hilltop above Wendover giving spectacular views across the Aylesbury Vale.

Walk details: Walk by Rail (tips and local insights).

Princes Risborough
Shirburn Hill by Bruce Clarke

Princes Risborough to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Sloping fields, beech woods, hamlets, upmarket farms, cottages and two short steep hills with fine views.

Time: 4h30

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

16
KM
Tring
Autumn Silence by hammermad

Tring to Wendover (Hertfordshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Flat canal towpath, reservoir banks, open arable fields, wooded Chilterns hills and steep descents.

Woodland: a third under tree cover.

Time: 6h–12h

1 lunch spot: the Partridge (3h–6h in)

1 end-of-walk reward: Wendover Woods Café

Warnings: Steep chalky descent.

Reverse direction: Walk by Rail.

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Rolling
22
KM
Chorleywood
Met Line S Stock Train, Chorleywood Station, Herts by IFM Photographic

Chorleywood to Chesham (Hertfordshire)

3 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Chess Valley, Chiltern Hills, hill climbs, panoramic views, woods, celandine and bluebell woods, valley rim permissive path and suburban finish.

Warnings: Can flood after rain.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

16
KM
Amersham
Beech in Mist III by Scrufftie

Amersham to Chorleywood (Buckinghamshire)

4 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Brilliant views over the Chess Valley; the unique yellow gold of autumn beeches shining in the low sun. A wooded Chilterns walk crossing open land, field edges and well-made farm tracks, with great views over the Chess Valley. Underfoot is variable — soft mud or grass in the open, exposed and sometimes hidden tree roots in the woods, tiring stony bases on the farm tracks. Can be deeply muddy when wet and but no long climbs. Spectacular for snowdrops, bluebells and daffodils in season; muntjac deer present. No facilities between the two towns apart from benches.

Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.

The Chess Valley: A scenic Chilterns valley carved by the chalk-stream River Chess, threaded by footpaths between Chesham and Rickmansworth.

Time: 2h30–5h

Lunch: No facilities between the towns apart from benches; shops at either end.

Warnings: Slippery, sometimes deep mud after wet weather — good boots advised. One fast-traffic crossing of the A404 (Amersham Road). Confusing signposting near Whitelands Wood at the Chorleywood end.

Walk details: Walk by Rail (tips and local insights).

Similar walk: Slow Ways (inc. GPX).

Steep
10
KM
Great Missenden
GOC Great Missenden 073: Field by Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors

Great Missenden to Amersham (Buckinghamshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Open Chilterns farmland, beech woods, rolling fields, quiet villages and a ridge approach to old Amersham.

Time: 5h–9h30

3 lunch spots: the Crown Inn (1h30–3h30 in), the Hit or Miss (2h30–5h30 in), or the Potters Arms (2h30–5h30 in)

Warnings: Can be muddy.

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Rolling
18
KM
Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Bear Brook with Overflow from Canal by Peter Ashton aka peamasher

Aylesbury Vale Parkway to Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire)

30 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Rolling hills, pastures, hay meadows, river valleys, quiet hilltop villages and a long canal towpath stretch into a historic town centre.

Time: 5h30

Warnings: Can be muddy. Avoid midsummer.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Similar walk: Walk by Rail.

26
KM
Chesham
Geoffrey Jellicoe's Water Gardens, Hemel Hempstead 2020 by Dave_Johnson

Chesham to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)

15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Undulating Chilterns, sloping fields, woods, hamlets, village greens and beech woodland on Frith Hill.

St John the Baptist Church: Historic parish church.

Time: 5h

Warnings: Steep descent into Great Missenden.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

16
KM
Haddenham and Thame Parkway
Cuddington Bridges by Bruce Clarke

Haddenham and Thame Parkway to Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire)

30 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Flat Thame Valley farmland, tranquil hamlets, pastures, community woodland and stately mansion grounds.

Time: 5h

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

23
KM
Amersham
Amersham Station (3) by Snappy Pete

Amersham Circular via Chalfont Saint Giles (Buckinghamshire)

4 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.

Mostly just a succession of unremarkable fields.

Time: 4h–8h30

1 lunch spot: the Merlins Cave (2h–4h in)

5 end-of-walk rewards: the Chequers Inn, the Saracens Head, the Elephant and Castle, the Eagle, or the Swan

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Rolling
16
KM
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