Chequers Challenge Walk
A long distance walk of 21 miles in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire which features the Prime Minister's country residence in the Chiltern Hills. Maps, statistics and gpx route file for the walk are included.
Google Maps Open Source MapsStatistics and Files
Start: Tring
Distance: 21 miles (34 km)
Grid Ref: SP925114
Climbing: 600 metres
Walk time: 8-10 hours
Days: 1
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000)
Summary:
The Chequers Challenge Walk is a walking route in the Chiltern Hills which is named after the country house of the British Prime Minister. The walk begins and ends in Tring and during its course it follows sections of some other long distance paths including the Aylesbury Ring, South Bucks Way, Ridgeway, Chiltern Link and Icknield Way. Places visited during the walk include Astonhill Coppice, Wendover Woods, Wendover, Butler's Cross, Ellesborough, Cymbeline's Castle (Motte and Bailey), Beacon Hill, Wharley Wood, Goodmerhill Wood, Lodge Hill, Coombe Hill, Bacombe Hill, Kingsash, Baldwin's Wood, St Leonard's, Buckland Wood, Pavis Wood, Hastoe and Tring Park.
Useful Links:
My Ridgeway walk past Chequers
Long Distance Walkers Association
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