With the closure of The Old Swan in Swan Bottom, which came halfway through this walk, we are left with The Cock and Rabbit, which comes inconveniently early. So, let’s walk it backwards. Always opens new perspectives anyway…
Length: 21.6 km (13.4 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 296m
Net Walking Time: ca. 5 hours
Toughness: 5 out of 10
or
Length: 16.4 km (10.2 mi)
Ascent/Descent: 230m
Net Walking Time: ca. 4 hours
Toughness: 3 out of 10
Take the 09.57 train from Marylebone to Aylesbury Vale Parkway
(Harrow-on-the-Hill 10.09), arrives Great Missenden 10.40.
Return trains: xx.27 and xx.57. Buy a Wendover
Return ticket.
This walk combines some of the finest elements of the Chiltern Hills,
while having very little overlap with other walks in the area. After leaving
Wendover in a south easterly direction on the Ridgeway the walk rises into
woods. It then passes along fields to get to the picturesque green in The Lee,
a conservation area village. From there it continues through woodland and the
beautiful Lee Common to a 16th century lunch pub at Swan Bottom. The
afternoon offers constantly changing scenery. It completely avoids settlements
and roads, mostly following grassy fields, while still passing through a
variety of varied and characterful woods. Several beautiful valleys are crossed
in between and the finish is a scenic descent into Great Missenden.
Lunch: The Cock and
Rabbit Inn (14.3 km, food to 14.30) in Lee Green. Picnic lunch on the short walk!
Tea: Plenty of options
in Wendover, incl. several pubs (some with decent food), cafés, a
chocolatery, a tapas and wine bar, restaurants…
For walk directions, map, height profile, photos and gpx/kml files click here. T=swc.140.a
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