Beacon Hill, Juniper Bank and Aston Wood Walk, Central Chilterns
Loop Walk · Chiltern Hills
250
XP
about 1 h 39 min walking
Starting at Aston Rowant NNR with views of the Oxford Vale, this walk will take you through acres of chalk grassland & wild flowers. Juniper Bank & Aston Wood then offers the chance to spot flowers, butterflies, birds, deer & fungi.
301 m
212 m
124 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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1 steep stretch — marked on the map.
Climb
143 m
Drop
143 m
Highest
269 m
Lowest
134 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.7 km, climbs 13% for 200 m near the end, no steep descents.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.2 km, no steep climbing, comes down 13% for 200 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.7–5.3, from 136 m to 259 m.
How the 7.1 km splits
Flat
2.3 km
Climbing
2.0 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.2 km
Descending
2.6 km