The Chiltern Way is a waymarked
long-distance footpath
A long-distance trail (or long-distance footpath, track, way, greenway (landscape), greenway) is a longer recreational trail mainly through rural areas used for hiking, backpacking (wilderness), backpacking, cycling, horse riding or cross-cou ...
in the
Chiltern Hills of southern England. It was created by the Chiltern Society as a
Millennium project.
Route
The Chiltern Way runs for around .
[Chiltern Way]
Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
The Chilterns AONB. Retrieved 2021-05-30. There are three extensions - the North Chiltern Trail, the Southern Extension and the Berkshire Loop - adding a further between them.
[The Chiltern Way]
Chiltern Society. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
The route is circular and runs through the Chiltern Hills region, passing through parts of the counties of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire. The route includes the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of ...
and many of the town and villages situated in the Chilterns such as Chalfont St Giles
Chalfont St Giles is a village and civil parish in southeast Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts, which also includes Chalfont St Peter and Little Chalfont.
It lies on the edge of the Chiltern Hills, we ...
, Marlow, Radnage
Radnage is a village and civil parish in the Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the Chiltern Hills about two miles north east of Stokenchurch and six miles WNW of High Wycombe.
The parish is set in folds of the Chilter ...
, and Stokenchurch.[
]
See also
* Chiltern Cycleway
Sources
External links
Chiltern Society - The Chiltern Way
*Route of th
Chiltern Way on ViewRanger
Long-distance footpaths in England
Footpaths in Hertfordshire
Chiltern Hills
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