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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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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
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Overview

Hemel Hempstead to Chalfont St Giles 

Leaving the station, we head off South-West through gently rolling hills, peaceful woodlands and open countryside. The trail crosses Sheethanger Common, skirting Bovington, Flaunden, Sarrat and Chenies villages plus Mount, Carpenters and Philipshill Woods. It's the Chilterns, expect natural beauty...

Chilterns National Landscape (formerly the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) takes in a variety of ancient woodlands, chalk grasslands and historic villages. Covering parts of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. The Chiltern Way is a 177 mile circular route, with various extensions, highlighting the best features of the area.

No exit points. Dress suitably for the Chilterns and the weather with good walking shoes. Please bring a packed lunch.

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

Saturday, 27 September 2025
Start time:
10:40 am
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
20.9km / 13.0mi
Ascent:
279.8m / 918ft
Type:
linear

Train/travel details
Depart  
London Euston 10:04am to Hemel Hempstead Railway Station arriving 10:36am  (Milton Keynes Central)

Return 
Chalfont St Giles High Street, Bus 104 to Gerrards Cross Railway Station (approx hourly) then Gerrards Cross Railway Station to London Marlybone (approx every half hour)

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • Dog friendly
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
TL 04302 05937
Nearest postcode:
HP3 9BQ
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Start time:
10:40 am

Hemel Hempstead Railway Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 99049 93559
Nearest postcode:
HP8 4QZ
what3words:
lasts.paper.trial
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm

Chalfont St Giles High Street

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