L=1.45
LENGTH 15.8km (9.8 miles)
LENGTH 15.8km (9.8 miles)
TOUGHNESS 5/10
TRAINS 10.02 from MARYLEBONE arriving PRINCES RISBOROUGH 10.38
Return trains from GREAT MISSENDEN are half hourly at .03 and .33
Single tickets are cheaper due to starting and ending stations being on different lines. Otherwise a return to AYLESBURY is needed.
LUNCH
Or
The former entails a steep down and up from the route but is nearer the walk’s halfway point.
TEA It’s got to be THE GEORGE, just where you hit the high street. There’s a Costa and an independent cafe side by side close to the station.
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N=17 congregated after arriving on two separate trains. (Oxford and Birmingham leave within a few minutes of each other). A w=sunny-mild day. The ground inevitably muddy and, in some places, waterlogged and/or poached.
There was a split between those who intended to press on to the Polecat, avoiding a ‘detour’ to the Gate (Polecat a bit far, if you ask me) and those who just followed the valley road - or descended -to the Gate.
Mr Tiger was taking his time with the slopes . When he arrived, kindly benefactors flocked to shower him with spare chips. One, not to be outdone, even provided chocolate.
Another steep slope followed and Mr Tiger was behind again.
In the field above Prestwood, the path has been fenced in and routed around, rather than across, the field. This makes for a gentler climb, but you no longer have the view back from the top.
A sizeable group assembled in the George at walk’s end and drank assorted liquor, Mr Tiger opting for the scrumpy. The 17:00 was got.by most of the George contingent. A grand day out.
Two had coffee and cake at Mitilda's cafe near the station. Cakes were nice and coffee good.
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