Meandering, varied and largely rural trail stretching from north to south
across the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and offering a good
cross-section of the characteristic Chiltern scenery.
The original circular
route of 200km/133 miles runs from Hemel via Chalfont St Giles, the edge of
Marlow, Hambleden, Bix Bottom, Ewelme, the Ridgeway, Stokenchurch, Great
Hampden, Aldbury, the Dunstable Downs, Sharpenhoe Clappers and Harpenden. A
southern extension adds a loop from Bix Bottom via Mapledurham on the Thames,
while a northern extension adds a loop from Sharpenhoe Clappers via the Icknield
Way and the outskirts of Hitchin. A short cut from Bix Bottom creates a
16km/10-mile loop via Ewelme.
Based on an earlier unofficial route, the
Chiltern Hundred, the Way was established by the Chiltern Society as a
millennium project in 2000, with the extensions following in 2003.
Connects with
Chess Valley Walk, Grand Union Canal Walk, Icknield
Way, Lea Valley Path,
Midshires Way, Nicky Line,
Oxfordshire Way, Ridgeway, South Bucks Way (see
Midshires Way), Thames Path
Local authorities Bedfordshire,
Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire,
Oxfordshire
Public transport. For more on public transport in the Chilterns, see
Public Transport: Southern England
Click here to find bed & breakfast
accommodation on this path.
Explorer maps
171,
172,
181,
182,
192,
193
Landranger maps
165,
166,
175,
176
The Way is marked on recent editions of these maps.
Publications
- The Chiltern Way & Chiltern Way Extensions by Nick Moon (2nd edition),
ISBN 1 903747 33 3. Book Castle
£9.99.
Order here!
Background information, sketch maps, route description, dividing the
Way into several sections. [2004] - Circular walks along the Chiltern Way:
Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire by Nick Moon,
ISBN 1 903747 48 1. Book Castle
£7.99. [2004].
20 circular walks using sections of the southwest part of the Way, 7km/4.5 miles
to 14km/9 miles, some of which can be combined to create longer walks. Detailed
route descriptions, background information, clear sketch maps. - Circular
walks along the Chiltern Way: Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire by Nick Moon,
ISBN 1 903747 49 X. Book Castle
£7.99.
20 circular walks using sections of the northeast part of the Way, 9km/5.5 miles
to 15km/9.5 miles, some of which can be combined to create longer walks.
Detailed route descriptions, background information, clear sketch maps. [2005]
Contacts
Chiltern Way