Walks you can reach from Northolt Park by train
Middlesex · South East England
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Saunderton Circular via Bledlow (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Highly recommended: Rolling Chiltern Hills, open ridge, secluded valleys, gentle gradients with one or two steep hills and fine valley views.
1 lunch spot: the Lions Of Bledlow (2h in)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Golden Cross
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 2.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Wendover to Princes Risborough (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Highly recommended: Really beautiful rolling woodlands with a cosy family-run pub lunch and a saunter through Chequers. Mostly secluded.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
View of Chequers (2h in)
2 lunch spots: Buckmoorend Farm Shop (1h45 in; outdoor seating and light meals only, e.g. burgers, sausage rolls, ice cream, hot drinks), but really high quality!), or the Swan (2h45 in; cosy old family-run pub with great food)
1 end-of-walk reward: the Bird in Hand
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Princes Risborough Circular via Ninn Wood (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Recommended
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
1 lunch spot: the Black Horse (1h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Wheat Field, or the Bird in Hand
Source: Trains2Green.
Beaconsfield Circular via Chalfont St Giles (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Gently rolling wooded hills, open fields, Buckinghamshire countryside, parkland and golf course.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Milton's Cottage (2h15 in)
Chalfont Saint Giles (2h15 in)
2 lunch spots: Chalfont Saint Giles (2h30 in) — the White Hart, or the Feathers
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
High Wycombe Circular via Hughenden (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Beaconsfield to Burnham (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Dorneywood Garden: 1930s-style garden, with herbaceous borders, cottage garden and lily pond (National Trust; 2h45 in; 1h30 to visit).
2 lunch spots: the Blackwood Arms (2h15 in), or the Beeches Eco Cafe (3h15 in)
Source: Trains2Green.
Princes Risborough to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Sloping fields, beech woods, hamlets, upmarket farms, cottages and two short steep hills with fine views.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Little Kimble to Saunderton (Buckinghamshire)
1 hour direct from Northolt Park.
Gentle Chilterns hills, beech woods, open stretches, fine views and undulating but not taxing gradients.
Warnings: Bring a compass.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Gerrards Cross to Cookham (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
Parkland, lakes, woods, beech forest, open fields, Thames riverside, village lanes and National Trust common.
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Marlow to High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
A beautiful walk with views and woodlands, quite idyllic in many places. An undulating route with some long climbs and steep parts (around 30%), mostly on woodland paths and a few minor single-track roads, joining the Chiltern Way and passing through Horton Wood and Keep Hill Wood. Stairs, gates, narrow and a few overgrown paths and fallen trees to hop over; finishes across The Rye park. Joins a stretch of the Chiltern Way and sensibly tunnels under the busy A404. The Rye has a picturesque watermill.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
1 lunch spot: the Three Horseshoes
Warnings: Long, steep climbs and some narrow, overgrown paths; a footpath may be closed for tree felling near Marlow.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Gerrards Cross to Rickmansworth (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
A scenic, varied route starting through woods, then alongside lakes and the Grand Union Canal, with field and woodland sections in between. Some woods are steep in places and the canal walking is easy and beautiful. Several stiles. Ongoing HS2 works add diversions and length to the route. Bury Lake has benches for watching wildlife.
Woodland: a quarter under tree cover.
Warnings: After rain the section leaving the canal towards West Hyde can flood to above mid-calf depth, and the woodland near the HS2 works gets very muddy. A short section runs alongside a busy road on a bark-mulched verge.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Gerrards Cross to Chorleywood (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Northolt Park.
A varied, undulating walk over fields, through woods and across a golf course, with quiet lanes and a few short steep hills and a couple of muddy patches. Many stiles and narrow sections make it inaccessible to wheels. Look out for golf balls when crossing Gerrards Cross Golf Club.
Warnings: A dual carriageway is crossed shortly after leaving Gerrards Cross, though it has a large central reservation; the A413 must be crossed near Gerrards Cross at the end. Some stiles are rickety.
Walk details: Slow Ways.