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Capital Walkers Group

Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.

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Overview

Meet outside Rickmansworth station at 11:00. We will walk to Chesham, encountering beautiful views of the Chilterns, mostly along the designated Chess Valley Walk but with a detour to the village of Chenies for lunch. We will stop for lunch stop approximately five miles into the walk.

There are loos at Rickmansworth station and at Chesham station but only woodland facilities in between. 

There are no shops so bring a picnic lunch.

We will aim for a moving speed of over 3mph, except where we encounter slippery mud.

No dogs.

Thursday, 2 April 2026
Start time:
11:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
16.6km / 10.3mi
Ascent:
192m / 630ft
Type:
linear

Travel:

Rickmansworth is served by the Metropolitan Line with four trains per hour. Here are times of the suggested train (the train will show its destination as Chesham; intermediate stations omitted for brevity):

10:01 Aldgate
10:03 Liverpool Street
10:04 Moorgate
10:06 Barbican
10:08 Farringdon
10:11 King's Cross St. Pancras
10:17 Baker Street
10:38 Harrow-on-the-Hill  
10:57 Rickmansworth  

No booking required.

The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on several factors such as, weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 05721 94591
Nearest postcode:
WD3 1QY
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Start time:
11:00 am

Rickmansworth Railway Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SP 96066 01589
Nearest postcode:
HP5 1ED
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Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm

Chesham Railway Station

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking