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Risborough Red Route

Loop Walk · Chiltern Hills

300

XP

about 1 h 33 min walking

Moderate
6.42 km
Loop
Graded from its length and climb.
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261 m

181 m

101 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

160 m

Drop

165 m

Highest

231 m

Lowest

111 m

Walking time

about 1 h 33 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.1 km, climbs 18% for 400 m near the end, comes down 15% for 500 m near the end.

Clockwise: Climbs 15% for 500 m early on, comes down 18% for 400 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main climb: km 4.1–5.2, from 121 m to 230 m.

How the 6.4 km splits

Flat

2.6 km

Climbing

1.5 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

1.2 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.7 km

Link it with other walks

Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central Chilterns

Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.9

15.72 km

Outer Aylesbury Ring

Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.0, 5.4…

86.22 km

The Ridgeway

Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.9, 5.4…

139.39 km

North Bucks Way

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.4, 1.7

55.33 km

Risborough Purple Route

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 4.9

9.83 km

Whiteleaf and the Hampdens walk, Princes Risborough

Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 4.6, 5.6

12.11 km

Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central Chilterns

Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1

2.71 km

Coombe Hill and Chequers Trail, Central Chilterns

Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1

10.79 km

Icknield Way Cycle Trail

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 4.3, 4.7

235.35 km

Aylesbury Ring

Crosses at km 1.2

51.3 km

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