Walks you can reach from Stoke Mandeville by train
Buckinghamshire · South East England
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Tring Station to Wendover Station (Hertfordshire)
4m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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)
4m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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)
4m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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)
4m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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)
4m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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.
Wendover Station to Great Missenden Station (Buckinghamshire)
4m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
21km.
Chiltern Hills, grassy fields, varied woodland, beautiful valleys, and scenic descent into Great Missenden.
An alternative variant of Wendover Circular via The Lee and Swan Bottom – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haddenham and Thame Parkway Station to Aylesbury Station (Buckinghamshire)
5m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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)
5m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
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.
Great Missenden Station to Amersham Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
17km. Moderate ascents. 5h–8h.
Open Chilterns farmland, beech woods, rolling fields, quiet villages, and a ridge approach to old Amersham. Can be muddy.
Lunch stops: the Crown Inn (1h30–3h in), the Hit or Miss (2h30–4h30 in), or the Potters Arms (2h30–4h30 in).
Princes Risborough Station to Great Missenden Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
15km. 4h30.
Sloping fields, beech woods, hamlets, upmarket farms, cottages, and two short steep hills with fine views. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Chesham Station to Great Missenden Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
15km. 5h.
Undulating Chilterns, sloping fields, woods, hamlets, village greens, and beech woodland on Frith Hill. Steep descent into Great Missenden.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Great Missenden Station Circular (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Stoke Mandeville.
16km.
Chilterns hills, fields, and woods on a circular route from Great Missenden.
A variant of Chesham to Great Missenden – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.