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White bird on blue & green backgroundChess Valley Walk

Buckinghamshire

18 km / 11 miles
The Chess Valley Walk starts from Rickmansworth where the River Chess has its confluence with the River Colne. It links with the Metropolitan line stations of Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Chalfont & Latimer, and Chesham.

The route can be followed in either direction and is clearly waymarked. Most of the route is on public footpaths but there are short sections on roads.

Along the way there are historic buildings and estates, water meadows, ancient field systems and nature reserves. In common with many Chiltern streams, the Chess is a chalk stream fed by water stored in chalk aquifers.

At Chesham the Chiltern Link path can be joined which continues to the Ridgeway National Trail.


Details:

Waymark: White bird on blue & green background
Path Type: Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark: White bird on blue & green background
Attributes: Easy
River
Start: TQ057946 - Rickmansworth Station, Buckinghamshire
Finish: SP961016 - Chesham Station, Buckinghamshire
Web Sites: Chilterns National Landscape - Chess Valley Walk Hiker Hero - Chess Valley Walk Chess Valley Walk [YouTube video] My Walks UK - Chess Valley Walk [YouTube Video]

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download Chess Valley Walk  (Chilterns National Landscape  - 2023 ) Download

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):
OS Landranger 165, 166, 176
OS Landranger Active 165, 166, 176
OS Explorer 172, 181
OS Explorer Active 172, 181
Other Paper Maps:
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Chess Valley Walk (Yellow Publications - 2026)

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Route Profile:

17.6 km (10.9 miles)
236 m (774 ft) ascent
142 m (466 ft)  maximum height

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