Walking Britain Henley-on-Thames, Aston and Hambleden
Introduction to Walk 3128
County/Area - Oxfordshire & Berkshire & Buckinghamshire
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascent - 200 feet / 61 metres
Time - 4 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Starting from Henley-on-Thames this walk uses the Chiltern Way and Thames Path to explore the villages of Aston & Hambleden and a section of the River Thames. Route is easy to follow and provides good walking with plenty of interest along the way. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 171 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 171 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
0.3 miles / 0.4 km away
Henley-on-Thames to Marlow along the Thames Path
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
0.3 miles / 0.5 km away
River Thames & Hambleden from Henley-on-Thames
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
7.4 miles / 11.9 km away
Christmas Common, Ibstone Common & Turville Heath
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
7.9 miles / 12.6 km away
The Ridgeway at the End of the Chilterns
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 10.0 miles / 16.3 km
7.9 miles / 12.6 km away
Cookham to Gerrards Cross via Burnham Beeches
Grade - moderate
Length - 12.5 miles / 20.3 km
10.1 miles / 16.1 km away
The Ridgeway around Lewknor
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.0 miles / 21.1 km
10.1 miles / 16.2 km away
The Ridgeway around Chinnor
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
10.4 miles / 16.7 km away
Saunderton circular via Bledlow Ridge
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.3 miles / 18.3 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
The Thames Path Map Booklet
Map of the 180 mile (288km) Thames Path National Trail, from London's Thames Barrier to the river's source near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. This booklet is included with the Cicerone guidebook to the trail, and shows the full route on OS 1:25,000 maps. The easy riverside route takes around two weeks to walk.
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The Thames Path
A guidebook to walking the Thames Path, a National Trail covering 180 miles between London's Thames Barrier and the river's source in Gloucestershire, passing through Windsor, Oxford and rural countryside. Provides full information for this easy riverside route that takes around two weeks to complete. Includes a 1:25K OS map booklet.
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Navigation
This pocket handbook to navigation will help you master the necessary map and compass skills for mountain walking. Chapters include map scales, symbols and contours, grid references, map reading, bearings, route planning and night and bad-weather navigation, as well as navigating with a GPS.
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