Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central Chilterns
Loop Walk · Chiltern Hills
200
XP
about 41 min walking
A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.
270 m
220 m
170 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
80 m
Drop
79 m
Highest
259 m
Lowest
174 m
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 15% for 220 m midway, comes down 18% for 200 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 18% for 200 m early on, comes down 15% for 220 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.8–1.9, from 174 m to 258 m.
How the 2.7 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
0.7 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.2 km
Descending
1.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.2 km
Link it with other walks
Coombe Hill and Chequers Trail, Central Chilterns
Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.7, 2.510.79 km
The Ridgeway
Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 1.1139.39 km
Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central Chilterns
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.715.72 km
Outer Aylesbury Ring
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.7, 1.186.22 km
Risborough Red Route
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.76.42 km
North Bucks Way
Crosses at km 0.955.33 km