West Wycombe ridges walk

Start: West Wycombe

Finish: West Wycombe

Length: - 13.67 km / 8.5 miles

Weather: Overcast, but no rain

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I parked in the garden centre car park, that is no longer run by the NT. The other car park that used to be free is private now!

Looking back on the pictures, I don't remember the weather being this gloomy, but I guess the camera never lies.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

The Dashwood Mausoleum was built in 1765 on the site of an Iron Age Hill Fort.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

I turned left here in Allnutt's Wood.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

The decent to Slough Bottom Wood.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

The valley looking towards West Wycombe, with Hearton Wood on the left.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

The route continues through this very narrow gap in the hedge on Green End Road. Blink and you'll miss it, as I did not once, but twice.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

In Bottom Wood, I found this bottom-shaped stump to perch my bottom on and eat my lunch.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

Near to Ham Farm.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

Another narrow opening in a bush the route follows into Great Cockshoots Wood.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

I stumbled across this random, Led-Zep style, runic, symbol.

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

West Wycombe ridges walk

 

The last stretch of the walk, downhill to the car park.

West Wycombe ridges walk