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Chiltern Heritage Trail Temporary Diversion

Linear Trail · Chiltern Hills

250

XP

about 1 h 21 min walking

Easy
5.69 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.

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.

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257 m

181 m

105 m

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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.

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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

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