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Hambleden Mill to Henley-on-Thames Circular River Walk, Central Chilterns

Loop Walk · Chiltern Hills

150

XP

about 2 h 11 min walking

Moderate
9.96 km
Loop
03:00
Graded from its length and climb.

Start at a Roman villa site, cross the Thames via a weir & lock at Hambleden Mill, before heading upstream along the regatta course to Henley. A low hill above Remenham offers views & a chance spot kingfishers on the river. Slopes & stiles throughout.

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266 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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Leisurely walk

Mostly flat, no real climbs.

Climb

36 m

Drop

33 m

Highest

65 m

Lowest

29 m

Which way round

Anticlockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Clockwise: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main climb: km 4.6–5.1, from 31 m to 65 m.

How the 10.6 km splits

Flat

7.8 km

Climbing

1.4 km

Descending

1.4 km

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