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Phoenix Trail – The Mash Inn loop from Emmington

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Phoenix Trail – The Mash Inn loop from Emmington

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Phoenix Trail – The Mash Inn loop from Emmington

03:22

42.4km

380m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

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7.26 km

Phoenix Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

It's gravelly and it's beautiful. Would avoid with expensive road bikes. The trail itself goes all the way to Thame along a disused railway. There is a level crossing which …

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11.6 km

Gravel Road in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Blow me, these things actually exist in the Home Counties. The road extends west than I’ve shown here into the woodland but this is the iconic all American gravel road segment. Descent runs west to east and can be FAST.

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20.8 km

Grove Wood

Forest

25.6 km

The Mash Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

The Mash Inn is a restaurant with rooms located in the hamlet of Bennett End, next to Radnage, Buckinghamshire. Our small restaurant features an open kitchen where we cook simply …

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26.5 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Radnage

Highlight • Historical Site

This church dates back to the 12th century, and much of it is the same as it was then (I find that rather impressive). It was built by the Knights …

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30.1 km

Smooth Trails in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing views! Probably slippery in autumn and winter tho…

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30.2 km

Narrow Path Through Fields in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

35.2 km

Phoenix Trail: Princes Risborough to Towersey

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Solid surface across flat land with fields on either side, nice views and easy riding across this disused rail line.

nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-routes/phoenix-trail-thame-princes-risborough

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42.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.4 km

15.1 km

6.11 km

3.46 km

2.25 km

Surfaces

20.6 km

10.2 km

10.1 km

938 m

618 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

22°C

8°C

20 %

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Phoenix Trail – The Mash Inn loop from Emmington

Phoenix Trail

Gravel Road in Chilterns National Landscape

The Mash Inn

St Mary the Virgin Church, Radnage

Smooth Trails in Chilterns National Landscape

Narrow Path Through Fields in Chilterns National Landscape

Phoenix Trail: Princes Risborough to Towersey

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