Take the train for a walk Princes Risborough-HighWycombe (1703)

Start dateMay 24 2025
Time10:15 am
LocationHP27 9DD
PriceFree

This is a day long, linear walk of 11 miles which will illustrate the great potential that The Chiltern Hills have to offer serious walkers or casual ramblers. We start by taking the Chiltern Line from Princes Risborough to High Wycombe to then start the relaxed day’s walk back to Princes Risborough. Heading north we’ll climb out of the Wycombe’s Wye valley, before dropping down to Cryer’s Hill.

From there we’ll head towards the, possibly, celtic Speen, keeping our height before dropping down the steep chalk escarpment to Princes Risborough, finishing back where we started at Princes Risborough Station.

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Additional information

Participants need to bring a packed lunch and enough fluids for the day. Clothing and footware need to be suitable for a day’s walk in unpredictable English weather.
There are public toilets at the start both in High Wycombe and Princes Risborough stations, but only opportunities offered by secluded bushes thereafter.

Accessibility info: This is a day’s walk through a working countryside. It involves some steep slopes and stiles and the possibility of muddy and wet tracks. Participants need to be fit enough and prepared for English weather variations.

Organised by:

Stuart Fletcher. Stuart lives on the edge of the Chiltern Hills. As a walk leader for over 30 years, he likes to dream up walks along the infinite possibilities of footpaths the area offers, through beautiful landscapes.

Meeting point:

Meet at Princes Risborough Train Station, Station Road, Princes Risborough, in time to catch the 10:25 train to High Wycombe. Easy connections from Oxford, Marylebone and Aylesbury to this service are available. There is parking (charged) at the station as well as in and around Princes Risborough.

Distance:

11 miles

Length:

Long walks (7 or more miles)

Duration:

5h 45m

Difficulty:

Moderate (more challenging, for keen/active walkers)

Pace:

Moderate

Capacity:

Dogs welcome:

Yes

Family friendly:

Yes (This is primarily a day's guided walk through picturesque countryside, but some explanations of the scenery and points of interest will be given. It should appeal to teenagers and adults who can walk 11 miles and are interested in understanding the landscape they are walking through. )

Near public transport:

Yes (Princes Risborough is well served by the London to Birmingham Chiltern Line railway and by the Arriva 300 and X30 bus services. )

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