View of the River Chess loop from Chorleywood

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View of the River Chess loop from Chorleywood

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View of the River Chess loop from Chorleywood

04:12

15.9km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.87 km

Chorleywood House Estate

Nature Reserve

3.54 km

Chiltern Way Children's Trail Gate

Highlight • Rest Area

5.38 km

Frogmore Meadow

Nature Reserve

6.71 km

Sheep Fields in Chilterns National Landscape

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Stroll through beautiful open fields filled with friendly sheep. This is a great place for the kids to have a run around, just make sure to keep any pups on a leash.

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6.81 km

Bench With View of Ramsden's Last Church

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When walking from east to west there are three benches seperated a few hundred meters apart (this is the first). All have a great view and are nice places for a rest.

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8.06 km

West Wood

Forest

8.84 km

Walk Wood

Forest

10.5 km

Wooden Gate on the Chilterns National Landscape Path

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10.7 km

Valley View in Chilterns National Landscape

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Walking through this field gives a wonderful view across the valley, and some very dramatic cloud formations this time of year. It's only of the few sections where you're sharing …

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11.0 km

Frogmore Meadows Nature Reserve

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Frogmore Meadows nature reserve is an 11 acre SSSI next to the River Chess. The marshy, grassland habitat are home to water voles, and plants such as meadow foxtail and …

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12.7 km

Open fields along the River Chess

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Follow undulating paths through open fields in a quintessential Chiltern Hills setting alongside the River Chess.

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13.3 km

View of the River Chess

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A perfect rural river setting with a wooden bridge and a lovely mix of grasses and trees, all coloured with nature's palette. Catching the flow at its highest makes for an even more stunning setting!

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15.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.57 km

6.52 km

1.66 km

968 m

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.42 km

3.85 km

3.76 km

1.93 km

1.33 km

605 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

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Friday 30 October

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Comments

January 7, 2024,chorleywood

No Jay or Claire on the walk so I had to take photos myself.

July 30, 2022,View over Chess River – SHEEP Valley Loop from Chorleywood

A nice ramble. The walk is mainly flat, not challenging, with only a hill at the beginning, and therefore also at the end. There isn't a pub along the way which was sad. But still enjoyable and I would recommend. Lovely scenery