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About the walks This is one of a series of walks through the Chilterns Area Chilterns Country of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It mainly follows rights of way most of which are waymarked as follows: Discover twisting old box trees in the largest native box woodland in the country and enjoy far-reaching, attractive views of the and adjacent vales. Explore woodlands and yellow arrow' Footpaths (walkers only) grasslands rich with 'blue arrow' Bridleways (horseriders, cyclists and walkers) chalk-associated flora Box wood walks and fauna including box, Discover the largest native box woodland ‘red arrow' Byways (open to all traffic) juniper, orchids and in the country snails. Step back in time ‘purple arrow’ Restricted Byway (horseriders, cyclists, by visiting a hill fort and walkers and non-mechanically propelled vehicles). three village churches. Northern circular walk 3.5 miles Find out how people If you have a problem using a public right of way, please Start and Finish: Great Kimble, have used boxwood contact Buckinghamshire County Council , tel 0845 370 8090. through the centuries. Southern circular walk 3 miles Please be considerate in the Start and Finish: Pulpit Hill, Year-round interest is countryside near , Buckinghamshire provided by the stunning views, churches and • Keep to public rights of way, evergreen box. Box is and leave farm gates as you easier to distinguish in find them the winter when other trees have lost their • Keep dogs on leads near leaves. Spring and livestock and do not allow dogs into the river summer promises Tawny owl - boxwood print by colourful wildflowers and Thomas Bewick © The Bewick Society butterflies in the There are many other wonderful walks in the Chilterns: grasslands. Great Kimble church and the vale • Visit www.chilternsaonb.org or call 01844 355500 for other Chilterns Country walks. Take a break or end your walk with a picnic on Open Access Land and/or refreshments at a pub along the route. • Visit www.chilternsociety.org.uk or call 01494 771250 for information on the Chiltern Society's walk programme, to obtain Chiltern Society footpath maps or to join the Society. Walking gets you fit and keeps you healthy! Learn more about Chilterns box heritage, events and volunteering at www.chilternsaonb.org./box Spend at least two sessions of 15 minutes each walking briskly enough to raise your heartbeat, get warm and breathe harder. A This leaflet has been produced by the Chilterns 15 minute session of brisk walking will burn about 100 calories. Conservation Board as part of the Chilterns Consult your GP if you have not exercised recently or have a Box Woodland Project. The Project benefits known medical condition. from funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund and help from volunteers.

Downloads for your walk Combined circular walks 6 miles Start and Finish: Pulpit Hill, near Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire Supplement your walk with further information, images, Chilterns Box music clips and more at www.chilternsaonb.org/box Woodland Project

Photographs kindly provided by © Chris Smith and the Chilterns Conservation Board an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Northern circular walk Southern circular walk 4 Follow the sign for the hill fort, turning right along a permissive path with the boundary mound and ditch on your Discover chalk grassland, box woodland, extensive views, Discover a hill fort, chalk grassland, box trees, beech left. Look for a wide, flat entrance on your left into the hill fort. village churches, streams and boxwood objects. woodland, boxwood objects and historic routeways. Distance: 3.5 miles; up to 2 hours. Distance: 3 miles; up to 2 hours. 5 Cross the ditch into the hill fort. Access information: Mainly un-made paths which can be muddy. Access information: Mainly un-made paths that can be muddy. One steep ascent and descent, several stiles and steps. Several steep ascents and descents and several stiles. 6 Continue into the central flat area of the hill fort and take Start/finish: Great Kimble A4010 parking layby or bus stop. Start/finish: Pulpit Hill roadside parking area, near Monks the right hand fork. Risborough Route description: 7 Upon exiting the hill fort and finding a steep drop ahead, Route description: Take the bridleway signposted off the A4010 Aylesbury Road turn right at the T junction to put the steep slope on your left. 1 From the roadside parking area, walk with the road on your layby. Walk up the steep hill to reach an kissing gate on your left. 1 Continue along this path to reach a crossroads with a public right along the adjacent track and at a signpost, turn left up the bridleway . slope. At a crossroad of paths, turn left up the hill along the 2 (For the combined circular walk, refer to the alternative public footpath. Keep on up the hill until you reach a crossroad 2 8 Walk straight ahead over the bridleway to follow a public directions under below). Follow the worn path into with a wide track. Knap grassland with the perimeter fence on your left and after footpath and pass through a gate. Continue down the hill to . reach the corner of the field. about 100m two old box trees on your right. Keep to the fence as 2 Turn left along this wide permissive track. it curves right and continue straight ahead. 3 At a crossroads, follow the sign straight ahead to Pulpit Hill 9 (For the combined circular walk, refer to the alternative 3 Upon reaching a junction of paths and a hill fort. Follow this permissive track. directions under 9 below). Ignore the stile and gate, turning Ridgeway signpost, turn left to follow the Ridgeway. left to keep the fence on your right. to Aylesbury 4 Pass through the kissing gate on your left to walk 1 0 At a Ridgeway signpost, turn right to follow along the other side of the valley. Follow the worn the fenceline along a worn path straight ahead path along the edge of the valley and then right, over and then left at the corner. Pass two old box the top of the hill and down. Look for the gate into trees and reach a gate. the adjacent field. 10 13 12 11 1 1 Turn left up the bridleway and continue 5 With the fence on your left, walk straight on into ahead to reach a right turn signposted for the the trees to a gate. 14 J to Wendover Ridgeway. Climb the steps to a gate.

6 At the crossroads of tracks, go over the private 12 Follow the Ridgeway straight ahead across track and straight ahead along the public footpath the Rifle Range grassland and through gates to into the woods. Head across the open grassland to cross a bridleway into Grangelands grassland. reach steps down into a valley thick with box. Continue along Ridgeway with the fence on I your right. 7 Take care on 58 steps. 9 13 Upon reaching a gate on your right, follow 17 8 Pass through the kissing ! this path down to the Cadsden Road. gate and follow the worn 15 path around Beacon Hill and 14 Turn left, taking care on the road. Pass the down through fields towards pub and find a stile to the left of the pub the church. To view the pillow K parking area. mound, climb Beacon Hill. 18 16 15 Follow the wide track to a junction of 9 Go through the gate and H numerous paths and take the steepest (middle) take care crossing the road! path ahead. There are numerous permissive Enter the churchyard and paths in this woodland so take care! pass to the left of the church. 8 Go down the steps – take 16 Take care on the steep path and head on G through woods, ignoring several turnings along care! Pass through a gate and 19 head straight across the field to a stile (ignore the 7 forestry tracks and footpaths. stile nearby to the right). Now walk ahead to the two kissing gates and take the left gate. L 17 Upon reaching a waymarked bridleway, turn ! left along the bridleway and then almost 10 Continue straight ahead. Pass through a gate, 1 immediately sharp left again to keep to the over a single plank bridge and then through another bridleway. gate. 6 18 Continue along the bridleway to reach a 11 Walk along the edge of the field with the 5 junction with a footpath and sunken routeway. watercourse on your right. Pass through another gate. Two isolated box trees and chalk grassland Continue along the field edge and, ignoring the field 19 Follow the bridleway straight ahead to the gate, follow the edge of the field round to the left. Go Cadsden/Longdown Road. A Box woodland through two gates, taking care on several steps. Cross 11 a stile and keep to the fence on your right. 2 F 20 Take care crossing the road and turn left 9 along the track parallel with the road to reach 12 Pass over two stiles to cross a private track near the parking area. with houses. Head diagonally across the field to find a 3 4 roadside stile. Turn left along the A4010. 12 10 Combined circular walks 13 Look for a footpath on your left near to the bus Distance: 6 miles; up to 4 hours. stop. Go down this tarmac track between houses and 8 Access information: The walk is mainly on Brookhouse Farm and through a private garden to B 7 un-made paths that can be muddy. There are reach a kissing gate. 6 several steep ascents and descents, several stiles and steps. 14 Head across a series of fields, passing through to Monks Risborough E 5 Follow the directions for the southern circular gates. and walk from 1 until you reach 9 , at which 4 point follow the alternative instructions below 15 Reaching the Road, turn right to B for 9 . This will take you on to the northern walk along the pavement and pass Little Kimble circular walk. Upon reaching 2 on the church. northern circular walk, follow the alternative 3 13 instructions below for 2 . This will take you 16 At the large T junction, turn right along the back on the southern circular walk to return A4010. Look back to enjoy views of the escarpment you to the starting point. and head for Little Kimble train station on the left. 14 1 2 Start/finish: Pulpit Hill roadside parking area, P near Monks Risborough 17 Take the footpath signposted to the left of the ! 20 train station. Pass alongside the railway line and 2 Continue up the bridleway until there is a through a gate into a field. Continue along the edge 15 path on your right, signposted for the of the field with the railway line on your right to Ridgeway. Go across the steps to reach a kissing gate on your right in the hedge. Head Key pass through a gate into the Rifle through this gate to reach a nearby pub or continue Range. Follow instructions from 12 the walk by turning left across the field with the 16 Northern circular walk under the Southern circular walk. railway line behind you. Southern circular walk 9 Ignore the stile and gate, 18 D turning left to keep the fence on Pass over the stream and through a gate to 19 Other rights of way follow a fenced path. Pass beside the school on your your right and then pass through right, through a gate and out onto the road of Great Open Access land the gate in this fenceline. Follow Kimble village. the worn path across the open Ridgeway National Trail grassland along the edge of the 19 C valley and then right, over the Turn left along the road, taking care A Points of interest (see over) © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 top of the hill and down the as there are no pavements! Ordnance Survey Licence no. 100044050 18 At the T junction, turn right onto the 17 north Viewpoint slope into the head of the A4010 to pass Great Kimble church and 0.5 kilometre adjacent valley. Look for the Take care (busy road) reach the parking area or bus stop. ! wooden kissing gate which 0 quarter mile half mile Food / Refreshments takes you into the adjacent field. Follow instructions from 5 under the Northern circular walk.