Watlington Hill and the Wormsley Estate walk, Watlington Hill
Loop Walk · Chiltern Hills
450
XP
about 3 h 10 min walking
A long, challenging walk around Watlington Hill, Pyrton Hill, Cowleaze Wood & the Wormsley Estate, with rare chalk grassland & woodland habitats, views & the grounds of philanthropist Sir Paul Getty's former home. Some steep gradients, stiles & gates.
410 m
242 m
75 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
289 m
Drop
286 m
Highest
262 m
Lowest
124 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 15% for 530 m early on, comes down 17% for 450 m near the end.
Clockwise: Easy first 2.5 km, climbs 17% for 450 m early on, comes down 15% for 530 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.0–1.4, from 130 m to 243 m.
How the 13.4 km splits
Flat
4.5 km
Climbing
3.3 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
4.0 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
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