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I walked the route from Amersham to Chorleywood on Saturday 2 December - a bitterly cold day.

Leaving Amersham the route towards the woods was easy to follow. It is possible to miss the turn off from Quill Hall Lane as there is a Private Property sign which you need to ignore in order to find the entrance to the wood. From here the walk is lovely with varied scenery, through woods, across open land or clearly marked paths along the edge of fields.

Even though it was extremely cold there were plenty of people about - dog walkers, small groups of walkers, runners, mountain bikers, and several horse riders (at walking pace) close to stables at Chenies Manor. I consider the route safe for solo walkers.

The walking surface of the route was variable. In open land, mud or grass was soft under foot, in the woods there are some shallow / hidden roots to be aware of. All of the well-made tracks bordering farms and fields had a more solid base made from stones, which becomes quite tiring to walk on.

Having passed Chenies Manor and a slight detour to avoid walking along the main road, you leave Claypits Lane and have to cross Amersham Road (A404) which has fast moving traffic - take care!

Near the end of the walk, passing through a tunnel (see photo) and entering Whitelands Wood, there are confusing signposts pointing to Chorleywood in an entirely different direction to the Slow Ways route - which was a little unclear. As a result, I chose to follow the 'official' signs via Public footpath 038 (see photo)and this added about an extra mile on a dog-leg of a route out of the woods and then downhill into Chorleywood. This detour took me past some beautiful properties in Farm Road and Blacketts Wood Drive before joining up with Whitelands Road adjacent to Station Approach.

Overall a lovely route, which I will definitely walk again come next spring. I could see no major access issues, no stiles or gates. Suitable for mountain bikes but not conventional bikes and definitely unsuitable for wheelchair users.

I walked from Amersham to Chorleywood.
Shops etc. at either end but no facilities between, apart from benches.
Slippery mud, deep in places but worth it to see that unique yellow gold of autumn beeches shining in the low sun.
Some poor plotting at the Amersham end. Take a walking stick and good boots in Winter. Not for wheels.
A beautiful walk.

I walked this from Chorleywood to Amersham on a cloudy Saturday afternoon. There was not a lot of rain in the past week, and the paths where easy to walk on, with little mud.

From Chorleywood's "High Street" I walked along an avenue for a while before crossing into Carpenters Wood. From here on until Amersham, all of the walking was through woods, with no cows insight. There were a few places where I had to cross a road, but that was generally not a problem.

After crossing one such road, Amersham Road, the walk brought me along Chenies Manor and through the estate. I very much liked going through all the woods, and there were often also great view of the Chess Valley, and another stately home, Latimer House.

I also spotted my first daffodils of the season, and a Muntjac.

The last woods that I walked through was the Market Reading Wood. From there on the walk was along pavements and a sports centre, before finishing the walk at Amersham station.

I walked from Chorleywood to Amersham. A lovely route, very easy to follow. The paths are generally easy underfoot though there are a few tree roots and muddy patches to be aware of. Just outside of the wooded areas there are brilliant views over the Chess Valley.

A very fine walk from Buckinghamshire into Hertfordshire, with each terminus well served by trains to and from London. Some wonderful views across the Chess Valley on emerging from Amersham at Quill Hall.

A navigational point - the left turn at Market Reading Wood is the path inside the fence, not the much more obvious path outside the fence. Realised this while halfway down the hill on the wrong side!.

Starting and ending with walks through pleasant residential areas to railway stations on the Chiltern Railways line between London Marylebone and Aylesbury (and the Metropolitan line into central London), this route takes you through countryside and woodland. The woodland paths can be well-worn with exposed tree routes in places and will be muddy when wet but are not technically challenging and there are no long climbs.

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