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Buckinghamshire

Great Missenden

Phoenix Trail – The Phoenix Trail loop from Great Missenden

Bike touring routes & trails

South East England

Buckinghamshire

Great Missenden

Phoenix Trail – The Phoenix Trail loop from Great Missenden

Moderate

4.8

(8)

25

riders

Phoenix Trail – The Phoenix Trail loop from Great Missenden

03:35

50.5km

450m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

476 m

Great Missenden village

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It doesn't get more picture postcard than Great Missenden. It's the home of some fantastic pubs, a pretty church and of course the famous Roald Dahl museum which is great …

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2

860 m

Climb on Route 57, Chilterns National Landscape

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Pretty testy, this one. Very thin road so if you're descending, mind how you go because cars don't expect bikes here.

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3

13.0 km

Descent Into Princes Risborough, Chilterns

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It's a reasonably safe descent into Princes Risborough. If you're coming the other way, it's straight up. The road surface is smooth, so you don't have to slow down for …

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4

18.1 km

Phoenix Trail

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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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19.0 km

Phoenix Trail: Princes Risborough to Towersey

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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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6

27.2 km

The Phoenix Trail

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Really lovely trail! Hard enough packed to not be a worry on a road bike too.

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7

39.7 km

Climb to Lacey Green

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8

45.1 km

Descent at John Hampden Monument

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Beautiful countryside with a link to John Hampden who died in 1643 in the English Civil War.

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50.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.4 km

8.56 km

8.35 km

3.15 km

3.04 km

1.95 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.8 km

13.2 km

11.1 km

321 m

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