Walks you can reach from Oxford Parkway by train
Oxfordshire · South East England
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Princes Risborough to Wendover (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
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.
Princes Risborough Circular via Ninn Wood (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Recommended
Hilly: a quarter on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: two fifths under tree cover.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
1 lunch spot: the Black Horse (1h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: Wheat Field, or the Bird in Hand
Source: Trains2Green.
Princes Risborough to Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
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).
Islip Circular via Otmoor RSPB Reserve (Oxfordshire)
3 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Rolling countryside, fields, woods, rivers, wetland nature reserve, quiet villages and old churches.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Oxford Circular via Port Meadow (Oxfordshire)
7 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Flat riverside towpaths, water meadows, canal towpath, Oxford city streets, college lanes and historic squares.
Pitt Rivers Museum (2h45 in)
Oxford (3h15 in)
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
4 lunch spots: Wolvercote (1h15 in) — the Trout Inn, Godstow, or the Jacob's Inn; plus the Perch (30m in), or the Anchor (2h in)
8 end-of-walk rewards: the Lamb & Flag, Oxford, the Red Lion, the Turf Tavern, the Bear, the Crown, the Royal Blenheim, the Castle Pub, or the Jolly Farmers
Warnings: Two fifths urban. Can be flooded.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Haddenham and Thame Parkway Circular via Brill (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Rolling arable farmland, hilltop villages, hayfields, meadows, pastures and far-reaching panoramic views.
Time: 8h (6h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Beaconsfield Circular via Chalfont St Giles (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
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)
Time: 6h30 (5h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
Haddenham and Thame Parkway to Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire)
30 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
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).
Gerrards Cross to Cookham (Buckinghamshire)
1 hour direct from Oxford Parkway.
Parkland, lakes, woods, beech forest, open fields, Thames riverside, village lanes and National Trust common.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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 Oxford Parkway.
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.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
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.
High Wycombe to Amersham (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
Around 70% off-road, following the Chilterns Heritage Trail and the Chiltern Way through countryside, with the road sections (in High Wycombe and Tylers Green and Coleshill) likely to have pavements or grassy-verge pavements. A footbridge crosses the busy A413. Follows the Chilterns Heritage Trail and the Chiltern Way, well-tended long-distance paths. Good selection of mid-route stops and bus stops at Tylers Green, Winchmore Hill and Coleshill.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 5h30 (4h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Mid-route stops at Tylers Green, Winchmore Hill and Coleshill, though the Coleshill pub is a 25-minute walk from the bus stop.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
High Wycombe to Beaconsfield (Buckinghamshire)
45 minutes direct from Oxford Parkway.
A varied walk through changing landscapes: urban alleys ('jitties'), forest, farmland and a long section beside water along the Wye valley into High Wycombe. Some short, steep and muddy sections and several stiles and kissing gates. Largely follows the Chiltern Way and then the Berkshire Loop.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: The lower part of Hammersley Lane has no footpath where it passes under the railway bridge; this short section can be avoided via Kingsmead Rec.
Walk details: Slow Ways.