Walks you can reach from Chalfont & Latimer by train
Buckinghamshire · South East England
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Wendover Circular via Great Kimble (Buckinghamshire)
15 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.
Highly recommended
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Chilterns Woodlands (National Trust; 1h in)
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Russell Arms (2h15 in)
3 end-of-walk rewards: the Shoulder of Mutton, the White Swan, or the Bel & The Dragon at the Red Lion
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
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.
Chilterns Countryside (National Trust; 4h15 in)
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Swan (2h in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Shoulder of Mutton
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
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 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: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
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: 7h30 (6h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Partridge (3h in)
1 end-of-walk reward: Wendover Woods Café
Warnings: Steep chalky descent.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Reverse direction: Walk by Rail.
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.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can flood after rain.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
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: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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).
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: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
3 lunch spots: the Crown Inn (1h45 in), the Hit or Miss (2h45 in), or the Potters Arms (3h15 in)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
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: 7h (5h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
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: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Steep descent into Great Missenden.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
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: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Amersham Circular via Chalfont Saint Giles (Buckinghamshire)
4 minutes direct from Chalfont & Latimer.
Mostly just a succession of unremarkable fields.
Milton's Cottage (2h in)
Chalfont Saint Giles (2h in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Merlins Cave (2h in)
5 end-of-walk rewards: the Chequers Inn, the Saracens Head, the Elephant and Castle, the Eagle, or the Swan
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.