🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot
Best for
13 activities
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🚲
Cycling
Very strong match
5 cycling trail(s)
Varies
🐶
Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Very strong match
7 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐴
Horse riding
Very strong match
4 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🥾
Hiking
Very strong match
Marked walking trails totalling 30.3 km; Named hiking route nearby: Outer Aylesbury Ring
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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27 signed routes nearby · 62 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
Mcewen Ridepublic footpath · 465 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 465 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 513 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 513 mPath type: track
Firecrest Trailpublic footpath · 88 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mPath type: cycleway
🚴
Cycling
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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
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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
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11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hogtrough Lanebridleway · 590 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 590 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway