Walks you can reach from Great Missenden by train
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Tring Station to Wendover Station (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Great Missenden.
Tough: 22km. Moderate ascents. 6h–10h.
Flat canal towpath, reservoir banks, open arable fields, wooded Chilterns hills, and steep descents. Steep chalky descent.
Lunch stop: the Partridge (3h–5h in).
End-of-walk reward: Wendover Woods Café.
Wendover Station Circular via Great Kimble (Buckinghamshire)
6m direct from Great Missenden.
Tough: steep ascents. 14km. 3h30–5h30.
A rambler favourite!
Lunch stop: the Russell Arms (2h–4h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Shoulder of Mutton, the White Swan, or the Bel & The Dragon at the Red Lion.
Wendover Station Circular via Upper Bacombe (Buckinghamshire)
6m direct from Great Missenden.
Tough: steep ascents. 11km. 3h30–5h30.
Lunch stops: the Russell Arms (1h30–2h30 in), or the Shoulder of Mutton (1h30–2h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the King & Queen, the Bel & The Dragon at the Red Lion, the White Swan, or the George and Dragon.
Princes Risborough Station to Wendover Station (Buckinghamshire)
6m direct from Great Missenden.
16km. 4h30.
A rambler favourite! Beech woods, chalk downlands, high ridgeline, nature reserves, escarpments with wide views, and a pleasant old market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wendover Station to Monks Risborough Station (Buckinghamshire)
6m direct from Great Missenden.
11km. 3h30.
Wooded hills, fields, Chiltern escarpment, and descending to Monk's Risborough. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Wendover Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Amersham Station Circular via the Misbourne Valley (Buckinghamshire)
7m direct from Great Missenden.
15km. Moderate ascents. 4h–7h.
Mostly just a succession of unremarkable fields.
Highlights: Milton's Cottage and Chalfont Saint Giles.
Lunch stop: the Merlins Cave (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Chequers Inn, the Saracens Head, the Elephant and Castle, the Eagle, or the Swan.
Chorleywood Station to Chalfont & Latimer Station (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Great Missenden.
9km.
Track with fine views, beech woods, bluebells and rare coralroot flower, and suburban descent to station.
A shorter variant of Chorleywood to Chesham – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Chorleywood Station to Chesham Station (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Great Missenden.
15km.
Chess Valley, Chiltern Hills, hill climbs, panoramic views, woods, celandine and bluebell woods, valley rim permissive path, and suburban finish. Can flood after rain.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station to Aylesbury Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Great Missenden.
23km. 5h.
Flat Thame Valley farmland, tranquil hamlets, pastures, community woodland, and stately mansion grounds.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station to Aylesbury Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Great Missenden.
25km. 5h30.
Rolling hills, pastures, hay meadows, river valleys, quiet hilltop villages, and a long canal towpath stretch into a historic town centre. Can be muddy. Avoid midsummer.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Beaconsfield Station to Chorleywood Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Great Missenden.
15km.
Wooded hills, open fields, Chiltern countryside, historic museum grounds, and residential lanes.
An alternative variant of Beaconsfield Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station (Buckinghamshire)
30m direct from Great Missenden.
19km.
Thame Valley floodplain, energetic climbs, open vistas, Rothschild estate parkland, and tree-lined avenue.
An alternative variant of Haddenham to Aylesbury via Waddesdon – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.