Length: 20km (12.5m)
Toughness: 7 / 10
Transport: Take the 8:57 from London Marylebone, arriving at Great Missenden at 9:42 where you need to change onto a bus replacement service to Wendover, arriving at 10:00. Return times at xx:35 with bus to Great Missenden and then train to Marylebone. Apologies for posting this walk with bus replacement service, but Wendover station seems to be closed every weekend for the foreseable future. But I really would like to do this classic walk in autumn colours.
A highlight of the autumn season, this walk promises woods in full colour, paths across freshly fallen leafs, magnificent viewpoints, an iron age fort and a wonderful pub. You might need to vary the beginning since the path to the left after the bridge might be either closed or diverted. If you look at a map there is a ready alternative around this potential closure.
6 comments:
Absolute classic walk. Especially in this season.
Is the walk still on? It is raining this weekend
No need to apologise at all. You could have posted however a Pr Risborough C. instead doing almost the same walk but with different lunchstop. It would have been much faster travel route, min 34 min v min 1 hr, but also more expensive, £24 v £19.60 or from boundary £16 v £8.50. Perhaps something to bear in mind next time you wish to go somewhere with replacement buses.
Too late to change?
Anonymous,
Weather never cancels these walks. Only serious train service disruptions or maybe floods could impact the scheduling of these walks. We haven't decided yet if volcanic eruptions or biblical plagues should have any impact ....
Anyway, the weather forecast is wet until maybe 10:30 and then broken clouds. So it promises to be better than last year when we were drenched in the morning and then quickly dried up in brisk winds in the afternoon.
See you there.
Dirk
There was a lot of rain forecast, and what with mention of a bus replacement service, and an early start it was no surprize therefore that a meagre n=5 walkers arrived at Wendover for the start. However the replacement bus was well organized and proved to be swift and easy. Sunshine dappled through the trees and we enjoyed an array of autumn colours, all across the spectrum from yellow to brown. The initial dampness cleared to leave a day of w=dry_with_glorious_bright_sunshine. We saw a lot of pheasant and disturbed a fair few from the hedgerow, there were plenty of rabbit, sheep and horses. The red kites circled overhead screeching and calling. One walker left early, citing a short cut through the wood and was not seen again. Four made our way to the Red Lion in Whiteleaf where we all ate well; the cosy pub had an open fire. The fare was sufficient rather than exciting, but service was friendly and quick. In the afternoon a sequence of steep hill climbs put us through our paces! We overtook a meet up group of 21 who seemed to be enjoying themselves, possibly following SWC instructions. It was a lovely stroll through the Chiltern woods in autumn, our exertions rewarded by stunning panoramic views from Coombe Hill. Back in Wendover, two rushed for the 16:35 bus/train whilst two recharged with tea, cake and purchased provisions for the journey home from the superb cheese and wine deli, giving the chocolatier miss for a change.
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