Enjoy a bracing walk in the lovely Chiltern hills

Loddon Valley Group

We are the Loddon Valley Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Overview

Enjoy a bracing walk in the lovely Chiltern hills. Starting at Maidensgrove the route goes to Park Corner and then via the Chiltern Way and Swan's Way to North Farm, returning via Cookley Green and Russell's Water. Total ascent is 1,250 feet.

Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 18.2km / 11.3mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Website:: https://www.lvra.org.uk/Webpages/walks.html

See local website for satnav and contact details.

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 72000 88701
Nearest postcode:: RG9 6EX
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Roadside parking at Maidensgrove Common. Bring packed lunch.

Upcoming walks with Loddon Valley Group

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Gentle ramble in the south Chilterns

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Thames and Jubilee river circular

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Winter walk through woods, farmland and across ancient commons around Pinkneys Green

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Enjoy a bracing walk in the lovely Chiltern hills

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Seven Stars to Robin Hood

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A level mainly Lakeside and Riverside Walk around Dinton Country Park

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A Chilterns ramble from Rotherfield Peppard to Stoke Row, with woods, lanes and fields

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Enjoy typical Chiltern countryside of Beechwoods and rolling hills

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From the outskirts of Maidenhead, over the A404, through Maidenhead thicket

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Stokenchurch, Radnage, Bledlow Ridge and Chinnor Nature Reserve

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Waltham St Lawrence and Shottesbrooke Park

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A very local walk from Barkham Church to visit some local Golf Clubs

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Chiltern Circular through wood, fields and old lanes

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Caversham to Mapledurham to Exlade Street and back via Sonning Common

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Explore Crowthorne Wood returning past Broadmoor

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Cockmarsh, Winter Hill and Cookham Dean

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Checking Out and Checking Back In

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Alder Moor, Sandford, Landsend and Ashenbury Park

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A spring walk from Crowthorne to Rapley Lake

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Blewbury and the Downs

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A pleasant walk across rolling hills and beech woods via Greys Green, Greys Court and Satwell

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Maidenhead Thicket and Pinkney's Green

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A varied spring ramble from Maidenhead Thicket via Burchett's Green and Cookham

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Eversley triangle to Castle Bottom Nature Reserve

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Sulhamstead, Tyle Mill and the Kennet towpath

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Woodcote to Goring via Cray's Pond and Wroxhills Wood

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Turville Heath - a beautiful walk in the high meadows above the captivating village of Turville

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Chilterns at their best

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Forty Green, Penn Woods, Misbourne Valley, Old Amersham, Hodgemoor Woods, Knotty Green

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Fields and wide tracks around Russell's Water

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Windsor Great Park and Runnymede

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Hurley, Burchett's and Pinkneys Green,

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.58 per month