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I walked from Prestwood to Amersham on a hot hot July day.
Walking out of Prestwood along a very busy road, Clean public toilets in the carpark and Coffee at Number 51. Through fields and into lovely shaded woodland. There is a bog in Atkins Wood still full of water despite the record dry spell, you have to climb up, then down, a steep bank to walk around this. A track with an avenue of cherry trees that must look stunning in Spring. Building works mean you can't walk through Sedges Farm, there is a shorter, nicer, signposted, route through the woods. More woods, narrow rooty paths, then you pop out from behind the Full Moon pub in Kingshill. More busy roadside walking. Then field after field of ripe wheat over undulating countryside, lovely. Crossing the A413 was unpleasant, took a while waiting, then a climb over a crash barrier followed by a steep slope of broken steps. Amersham Old Town is lovely then a steep climb to Amersham station.
A good route between these towns with some really pretty parts, but let down by barriers, bogs, and road walking. A certain level of athleticism is required. See survey.

I walked from Prestwood to Amersham. For the most part I really enjoyed it, the one major drawback being the A413 crossing. The traffic was fast-moving but taking a couple of minutes to see how long I would have to cross was useful. The road-walking at the start I had much less of a problem with as it was generally quiet, on pavements, or both.
The route overall was very easy to follow, mostly on clear paths. I walked after quite a dry week and the ground was mostly hard except for the BOAT in Atkins Wood which a previous reviewer mentioned - I managed to get past by going round the side where the mud was drier than it looked at first. There were a couple of other paths which looked like they could get muddy but there were planks to help out if needed.
There were plenty of places to stop on the way, both pubs and benches for rest.

It's a lovely walk, but I docked one star due to the street walking in Prestwood, which was a little too long. I walked this on a semi-sunny Friday afternoon without any precipitation in the last week, from Prestwood to Amersham.

Besides a few minor hills at the start, this walk was mostly down hill through woods with sometimes muddy paths, a little more street walking in Little Kingshill and then most of the last stretch was through farmland into Old Amersham. And from there it was a massive steep climb up to the station at Amersham proper.

We walked this route from Amersham to Prestwood. Navigation was easy, and refreshments en route are available at The Crown or Red Lion in Little Missenden, or nearer the end at The Full Moon in Little Kingshill. The paths are generally in good condition, though sections in Atkins' Wood (where it is a bridleway) frequently get very muddy. Overall, it was a very enjoyable walk.

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