Aston Rowant Walk Walks likely to be suitable for people with impaired mobility and users of wheelchairs, mobility scooters and pushchairs

Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve is an area of woodland and downland on top of the Chilterns escarpment. There are fantastic views and a good chance to see Red Kites. There is car parking. i Path Information How to get there

Most of the nature reserve is very hilly with narrow Thame

B grass paths. There are two routes with a wide firm 4 4 4 Princes 5 9 surface: There is a 150m path from the main car park 00 Risborough B4 A

4 to a viewpoint. The longer, flatter, 750m path through Chinnor 0 Aston 1 0 beech woods finishes at the gate (one way opening) Rowant M Kingston 4 where it enters the downland, in order to protect rare 0 Blount Entrance plants. To progress to the viewpoint involves a grassy Stokenchurch and uneven path, which is likely to prove difficult for Watlington A4 Cowleaze 0 users of wheelchairs and mobility vehicles. The main Wood Christmas High car park has large loose stone surfacing. The map Common Wycombe shows the two routes with information about surfacing 0 1 2 3 4 5Miles and slopes to help you to decide if they are suitable for 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8Km you. The car park is at the end of the i Visitor Information minor road, which leads off the road between the A40 and Open at all times. Christmas Common. The Nearest public/disabled toilets in Chinnor (3 miles reserve is signposted from the away) at the Chinnor Village Centre 01844 353733. A40 and Christmas Common Nearest refreshments in Chinnor, Stokenchurch or Road. Christmas Common. Dogs are welcome but must be kept under control. The Reserve is managed by Natural England. Call 01844 351833 for more information about the Reserve or to report any problems. www.naturalengland.org.uk There is another walk suitable for wheelchairs and other mobility vehicles on a different part of the Aston Rowant Nature Reserve, located the other side of the M40 (1.5 miles away). Details of this walk on Linky Down can be downloaded - see below. This leaflet is one of a series of walks in the Chilterns area suitable for people who are less mobile. www.chilternsaonb.org/accesswalks/ to download

other walks or call 01844 355504. CONSERVATION BOARD

an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Beacon Hill

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Tarmac road, can be used but Challenging. Natural grass path. beware of vehicles Not firm and very uneven Hard path bumpy in places with some loose stones up to 30 mm

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direction of slope P Car park Gate (accessible) 1:10 max gradient of slope 5m length of slope P Parking for blue Seating badge holders only Viewpoint March 2007