Section 1 of 6, Bernwood Jubilee Way
Brill church to Steeple Claydon
8.9 miles (14.3 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SP 747 186. Finish: SP 702 268. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 146 m of climbing and 116 m of descent; highest point 131 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Brill church.
- Stations
- Golding Spring Central (heritage railway), 500 m from the start. Directions SP 742 187Quainton Road (heritage railway), 970 m from the start. Directions SP 738 189
- Bus stops
- Showbus52, 930 m from the start. Directions SP 739 190Showbus52 (Stand 81), 930 m from the start. Directions SP 739 190Showbus (Westway), 940 m from the start. Directions SP 739 190
- Car park
- Car park, 910 m from the start. Directions SP 739 190
Getting back
The section finishes at Steeple Claydon. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Steeple Claydon Buckingham Road, 30 m from the finish. Directions SP 703 268Steeple Claydon The Surgery, 300 m from the finish. Directions SP 699 269Steeple Claydon Addison Road, 730 m from the finish. Directions SP 695 267
Planning the Bernwood Jubilee Way
- Planning the whole trail: buckinghamshire.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 25%, gravel and tracks 10%; the rest (65%) isn't recorded.
About 25% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 2 kissing gates, 6 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 40 m in a kilometre (1 in 25), starting 2.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- George and Dragon, Quainton: 1 mile in.
- Café
- George & Dragon, Quainton: 1 mile in. Seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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