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Length : 16.9 km (10.5 miles). If you omit the detour to the lunch pub at Great Kimble, the walk length is 14.1 km (8.8 miles).
Toughness 6 out of 10
This walk is easy to follow, being mainly along the Ridgeway and is very much uphill and downhill, but not strenuously so. The way is predominantly through high beech woods and chalk downlands, including the Grangelands Nature Reserve and has views out from Coombe Hill over the Vale of Aylesbury and surrounding counties. The walk ends by descending into the pleasant old town of Wendover.
Trains: Take the 10.00 train from London Marylebone arriving Princes Risborough 10.33.
Return trains from Wendover leave at xx.27 and xx.57
Tickets: As your journeys are on different branches of the Chiltern Railways network you will need to buy a return ticket to Aylesbury, where the two branch lines converge. Make sure your ticket is valid on both branches by purchasing a Day Return Any Route Permitted .
Lunch: The suggested lunch stop is The Swan (tel 01844 275288) in Smokey Row (Great Kimble), a family owned Free House, some 8.2 km into the walk.
Those starting later or not wishing to detour to the Swan can take an early lunch (a little over one hour into the walk) at the Plough (tel 01844 343 302) in Lower Cadsden, some 5.1 km into the walk. It serves food midday to 2pm daily
Tea: The suggested tea place for chocaholics is Rumsey's Chocolaterie (tel 01296 625 060), five minutes from Wendover Station, which is open until 5.30pm
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