The Chiltern Way is a waymarked
long-distance footpath in the
Chiltern Hills
The Chiltern Hills or the Chilterns are a chalk escarpment in southern England, located to the north-west of London, covering across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire; they stretch from Goring-on-Thames in the south- ...
of southern England. It was created by the Chiltern Society as a
Millennium project.
Route
The Chiltern Way runs for around .
There is an extension - 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, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...
,
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...
,
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ...
and
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...
. The route includes the Chilterns
National Landscape 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 ...
,
Goring,
Radnage,
Stokenchurch,
Great Offley and
Redbourn.
See also
*
Chiltern Cycleway
Sources
External links
Chiltern Society - The Chiltern Way
Long-distance footpaths in England
Footpaths in Hertfordshire
Chiltern Hills
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