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Chiltern Forest Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland114 ha
Mountain bikesWildlifeWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome114 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Icknield Way Cycle Trail
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

13 activities

Mountain biking

11 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Icknield Way Cycle Trail

Varies

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Forest walks

2 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 12.1 km; Named hiking route nearby: Wildlife Walk

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Exploring the Chiltern Escarpment, Central ChilternsWalking route16 km

Views of the Chiltern Escarpment, Aylesbury Vale & PM's country retreat. Pass through Ellesborough & important historical, archaeological & ecological sites, including rare chalk grassland, archetypal Chiltern beech woods & the largest box wood in Britain

Named routeLength 16 kmDuration 05:00Round tripLocal walking route
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: cycleway
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 513 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 513 mPath type: track
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Regional cycle route
Amber WayCycling route
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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