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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

Walking from Loudwater, once a village that harnessed water power to drive local factories in the industrial revolution. We cross the Flackwell Heath plateau passing through the villages of Marlow Bottom, Marlow Common, Davenport, Homefields and Health Woods. There are some steep and ascents and descents. It's the Chilterns, expect natural beauty...

The 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, with a mind to the time of year weather and wear 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, 28 February 2026
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
19.3km / 12.0mi
Ascent:
356.9m / 1171ft
Type:
linear

Train/ travel details

Depart  
London Marlybone Railway Station 9:37 to High Wycombe Railway Station arriving 10:12 (Oxford) 
High Street Stop take either of the following buses X74, 102 or 103 to Loudwater 

Return 
Hambelden Mill End bus stop, bus 850 to Henley on Thames 

Henley on Thames Railway Station to Twyford (every 30 minutes) change for trains to London Paddington (approx. every 15 minutes)

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • Dog friendly

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 89856 91157
Nearest postcode:
HP10 9TA
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Start time:
10:30 am

Loudwater

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 78577 85009
Nearest postcode:
RG9 3BD
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Estimated finish time:
5:00 pm

Hambleden Mill End

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