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Old Palm Statue – Step Cottage loop from Kidmore End

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Old Palm Statue – Step Cottage loop from Kidmore End

Moderate

4.5

(2)

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Old Palm Statue – Step Cottage loop from Kidmore End

02:12

8.33km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.11 km

Mapledurham Park Wood

Highlight • Trail

Great trail through the woods and down towards the Thames. Some bits could be challenging on a drop bar, skinny wheeled bike!

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2.11 km

Bluebell Woods in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful carpeted woods, lasting only a few weeks in spring

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2.63 km

Old Palm Statue

Highlight • Monument

Hidden in the woods, Old Palm is steeped in legend. It is said that a tunnel reached from Mapledurham House to the statue as an escape route for the Blout …

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3.18 km

Black Sabbath Album Cover Location

Highlight • Historical Site

4.43 km

Step Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

for those that know the film, this is where JR Ewing and Joanna Grey met their demise...... :-)

Actually named Step Cottage.

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7.18 km

Newell's Copse

Forest

8.33 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.11 km

1.73 km

1.61 km

1.53 km

178 m

174 m

Surfaces

3.13 km

1.90 km

1.76 km

1.14 km

124 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 17 June

26°C

16°C

22 %

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Old Palm Statue – Step Cottage loop from Kidmore End

Mapledurham Park Wood

Bluebell Woods in Chilterns National Landscape

Old Palm Statue

Black Sabbath Album Cover Location

Step Cottage

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