Chiltern Heritage Trail Temporary Diversion
Linear Trail · Chiltern Hills
250
XP
about 1 h 21 min walking
Two alternative routes to divert Chiltern Heritage Trail around HS2 works north of Great Missenden. The "northern" route is signed and more off road, but misses out more of the original trail.
257 m
181 m
105 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Hilly walk
2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
85 m
Drop
90 m
Highest
198 m
Lowest
125 m
Walking time
about 1 h 21 min
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 3.1 km, climbs 14% for 350 m midway, comes down 10% for 200 m early on.
Reversed: Easy first 3.6 km, climbs 10% for 200 m midway, comes down 14% for 350 m midway.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 3.1–3.8, from 125 m to 191 m.
How the 6.1 km splits
Flat
2.9 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Descending
1.6 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.2 km