Coombe Hill and Chequers Trail, Central Chilterns
Loop Walk · Chiltern Hills
400
XP
about 2 h 44 min walking
A moderate circular offering views across the Aylesbury Vale. See rare chalk grassland, beautiful woodlands, Ellesborough village & the Prime Minister’s country retreat at Chequers. Some paths can get slippery. Includes steep climb that can be bypassed.
388 m
246 m
104 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
276 m
Drop
271 m
Highest
264 m
Lowest
145 m
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 4.0 km, climbs 16% for 250 m near the end, comes down 19% for 320 m near the end.
Reversed: Easy first 2.4 km, climbs 19% for 320 m early on, comes down 16% for 250 m early on.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 9.0–10.7, from 146 m to 260 m.
How the 11.4 km splits
Flat
3.0 km
Climbing
3.8 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.7 km
Descending
3.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.8 km
Link it with other walks
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The Ridgeway
Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 1.3…139.39 km
Outer Aylesbury Ring
Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.6, 6.0…86.22 km
Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central Chilterns
Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 3.9, 5.62.71 km
South Bucks Way
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 10.237.31 km
Coombe Hill Woodland Walk, Central Chilterns
Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.6, 0.9…5.7 km
The Best of Coombe Hill Walk, Central Chilterns
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.5, 10.2…2.02 km
Coombe Hill Purple Route
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.5, 9.5, 10.8…2.29 km
Low Scrubs: A Walk Back In Time, Central Chilterns
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.6, 10.92.16 km
Risborough Red Route
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.66.42 km