Section 1 of 5, Outer Aylesbury Ring
Waddesdon to Haddenham
10.2 miles (16.4 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SP 743 175. Finish: SP 740 087. 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 201 m of climbing and 208 m of descent; highest point 152 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Waddesdon.
- Bus stop
- Anstey Close, 810 m from the start. Directions SP 747 168
- Car parks
- Car park, 700 m from the start. Directions SP 743 168Car park, 820 m from the start. Directions SP 735 174Car park, 870 m from the start. Directions SP 748 168
Getting back
The section finishes at Haddenham. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway, 950 m from the finish. Directions SP 730 085
- Bus stops
- Fort End, 50 m from the finish. Directions SP 740 088Briden's Way, 370 m from the finish. Directions SP 736 087
Planning the Outer Aylesbury Ring
- Planning the whole trail: sites.google.com.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 30%, grass 14%; the rest (55%) isn't recorded.
About 30% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 24 stiles, 10 kissing gates, 8 gates.
Steepest climb: about 62 m in a kilometre (1 in 16), starting 3.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.