Pete's Walks - Little Missenden, Winchmore Hill, Amersham Old Town (page 1 of 4)
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I did this circular walk of about 9.4 miles on Saturday, July 13th, 2024. It was a new route for me, but almost entirely on paths I'd walked before on other routes. The only exception was the path I took from Penn Street to Priestlands Wood.
I parked by the ancient church in Little Missenden (grid reference SU 921989), and started walking about 9.50am, going a few yards towards the centre of the village, then turning right at a lane junction. When this lane turned right, I took a path going half-left, which rose gently uphill across a large arable field (passing a tree in the middle of it), heading towards a bridleway named Toby's Lane.
Beamond End Lane, Little Missenden
The path from Little Missenden to Toby's Lane (which runs along between the hedgerows on the skyline)
Approaching Toby's Lane
On the far side of the field I turned right and continued slightly uphill along Toby's Lane, an old track that initially had tall hedges either side. The track soon levelled out, and I occasionaly had views to the fields on either side. After about a mile, I went straight on where a path crossed the track. After maybe another quarter of a mile I turned right where a second path crossed Toby's Lane.
Looking back to Little Missenden from Toby's Lane
Toby's Lane
Toby's Lane
Toby's Lane
Toby's Lane
Toby's Lane (photo taken from where the first path crosses Toby's Lane)
This path crossed a field, and then ran as an alley between fences before continuing down a roughly-surfaced street in Beamond End. At the end of this street I turned left, soon reaching a T-junction where I again went left (though this was actually almost straight on). I quickly reached another T-Junction, where I carefully crossed the A404 main road to reach Penn Wood. I then carried straight on through the wood, soon reaching a narrow fork in the path where (after a bit of dithering) I realised I needed to take the right fork. After walking through Penn Wood for about half a mile I reached a road where I turned left and entered the village of Penn Street, with its large green on my left.
The path after I turned right from Toby's Lane, heading to Beamond End
Beamond End
Penn Wood
Penn Wood
Penn Wood, just before reaching Penn Street
Penn Street (the flags outside the pub were those of the 16 countries playing soccer in the 2024 European Championships, this was the day before the final between England and Spain)