Walking Britain Princes Risborough circular
Introduction to Walk 3520
Region - Chilterns
County/Area - Buckinghamshire
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 9.5 miles / 15.4 km
Ascent - 1100 feet / 333 metres
Time - 5 hours 50 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
The Chilterns offers some excellent walking and this route lies to the east of Princes Risborough with some wonderful views of this area. Despite the total ascent this Buckinghamshire walk does not include too much challenging uphill walking. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers. Travel restrictions for exercise in Wales and Scotland will be lifted in early July.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 181 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 181 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 165 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 165 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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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
Walking in the Chilterns
A guidebook to 35 walks in the Chiltern Hills of southern England. These chalk hills and ancient woodlands stretch from Reading and the Thames valley through Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire to Luton. Walking in the Chilterns - an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - for walkers of all abilities, with walks from 4 to 12 miles long.
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