HG - The Chiltern Scarps

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Overview

To Whiteleaf Hill, Ellesborough, Coombe Hill, Little Hampden, Hampden, back to Princes Risborough then climb Whiteleaf Hill back to the car park. Can be muddy in wet weather, and Coombe Hill and Whiteleaf Hill ascents are quite steep. Please bring a picnic lunch. 1700 ft of ascent. HG Walk Leader DR 07896 679857

Thursday, 11 December 2025

Start time:: 9:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 20.9km / 13.0mi
Ascent:: 518.2m / 1700ft
Type:: circular

Website:: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51.724841,-0.808799

Unless email is specifically requested in the walk description, please use the Walk Leader's telephone number(s) for any queries or bookings.

Starting point

Grid reference:: SP 82375 03575
Nearest postcode:: HP27 0RP
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Start time:: 9:30 am

Whiteleaf Hill and Cross car park

Upcoming walks with Henley & Goring Group

HG - Ipsden/Hailey evening pub walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 3.2 miles

HG - Binfield Heath, a circuit towards Henley and Crowsley Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Watlington centre

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.7 miles

HG - Rocky Lane leisurely

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 2.8 miles

HG - Rotherfield Peppard

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

HG - Peppard Common to Wyfold Wood and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

HG - Piddington to Marlow Common and back

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Last of the Summer Wine Stoke Row Pavilion

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

HG - Ewelme to Warborough

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Piddington to Bradenham and Naphill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

HG - Short walk from Peppard Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - Nuffield Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

HG - Middle Assendon, Cherished Chiltern Checkpoints

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

HG - Greys Court preprandial perambulate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 4.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Lane End to Turville returning via Frieth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

HG - Leisurely walk around Nuffield

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Bus Walk - Shillingford circular via Dorchester and Warborough

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Linear walk from Henley to Nuffield

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.5 miles

HG - Turville Heath hilly adventure, part 1

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

HG - Turville Heath hilly adventure

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

HG - Turville Heath hilly adventure, part 2

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

HG - The Ewelme Extravaganza

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

HG - Leisurely Caversham Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - Country Walk from Henley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

HG - Hilly loop from Turville Heath

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

HG - Goring Heath to Mapledurham Mill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Princess Risborough to Coombe Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.6 miles

HG - Binfield Heath Leisurely

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - Tracing Pishill Boundaries

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

HG - A hilly walk from Maidensgrove Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.5 miles

HG - Sonning Common Bird in Hand to Flowercroft Wood circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.1 miles

HG - Scenic walk from Hambleden

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Maidensgrove East

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.4 miles

HG - Tile Barn Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.6 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - A hilly walk from Cowleaze Wood

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

HG - From Hambleden to Fingest for Tea & Cakes

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Stokenchurch to Bledlow Cross and Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.8 miles

HG - From Unicorn, Peppard Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.7 miles

HG - Walk from Nuffield Church

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

HG - A hilly walk from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

HG - Swyncombe House and Ewelme Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

HG - Nettlebed, bus route explorers, part 1

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

HG - Nuffield, bus route explorers, part 2

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.1 miles

HG - Nettlebed, bus route explorers

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 10.1 miles

HG - Ewelme walk with views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

HG - The Woodlands Road Wanderlust

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

HG - Woodland and Meadows from Rocky Lane

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Bus walk from Henley

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

HG - A hilly walk around Marlow Common

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.0 miles

HG - Peppard Common walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

HG - A long November walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Around Piddington, West Wycombe and Horsleys Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.6 miles

HG - Leisurely from Stoke Row

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - Autumnal walk from Nettlebed

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

HG - Rising Sun, Witheridge Hill circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

HG - Winter walk from Cookley Green

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

HG - Beautiful Monday Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.1 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Whitchurch Hill North

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.7 miles

HG - Kidmore End, New Inn

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.7 miles

HG - Whitchurch Hill and the Thames

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Hambleden hills

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 12.7 miles

HG - Southend Sunday

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Lane End, Wheeler End and Frieth

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.6 miles

HG - Short leisurely walk from Whitchurch Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - Walk from Nettlebed

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

HG - Yew'll love this walk from Maidensgrove

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 14.0 miles

HG - Middle Assendon, Trailblazing the rolling Chiltern Hills

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.4 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Stoke Row South

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.6 miles

HG - Remenham Hill Deer Park

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.8 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Bus walk from Henley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.4 miles

HG - A hilly walk from West Wycombe to Saunderton

Start:

Difficulty:: Strenuous

Distance:: 13.0 miles

HG - Moulsford, Berkshire Downs (and ups) views

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.6 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Mince Pie walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

HG - The Nettlebed Woodland Wander

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

HG - BOOKING REQUIRED - Mince Pie walk from Henley

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.0 miles

HG - Relaxed pre-Christmas Walk from Henley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles