Boy, these rail strikes are becoming tedious.....so, a little experimentation and exploration is in order! The proposed route combines two walks accessible by the Tube...
Tube: 9:19ish (arrive a bit early to be sure) Chesham bound Metropolitan train from London Baker Street -- arriving in Chesham at 10:19. Return tubes from Amersham are at 20 and 50 minutes past the hour.
Distance: About 16 miles/ 26 km
This experimental route combines a walk from Book 1 and Book 2 to connect two Tube Stations in the Chilterns during a day of extensive rail strikes. Book 2/Walk 4 short version provides a 6 mile route from Chesham to Great Missenden for lunch. After lunch, you then pick up Book 1/Walk 5 which will guide you to Amersham. You can take an afternoon break in one of the lunch pubs for that walk before reaching your final destination.... For more information on each of the walks, see Book 2/Walk 4 and Book 1/Walk 5.
Lunch: The Cross Keys in Great Missenden -- 6 miles/10km into the walk.
Tea: Various option in Old Amersham (see Book 1/Walk 5 for details).
Enjoy the walk!
3 comments:
Be prepared for large crowds of boisterous Mancunians on these tubes, going to and from the Cup Final at Wembley (kick-off 3pm).
When this combo was last posted Walker noted that you could shorten the morning section by diverting from the route at South Heath to follow a footpath south to just beyond The Hyde where merges with the route of the Great Missenden to Amersham walk. In effect it cuts out the loop through Great Missenden.
After lunch, if you don't fancy the long climb from Little Missenden up to Penn Street you can simply follow the line of the River Misbourne into Amersham - a much shorter, and flatter, route.
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