The North East Passage, 9 miles, easy/moderate

Calendar

When:

May 22, 2022 @ 10:30 am

2022-05-22T10:30:00+01:00

2022-05-22T10:45:00+01:00

Where:

Hodgemoor Car Park
Seer Green
Amersham HP7 0JX
UK

Cost:

Free

Contact:

Dan H

Walk

Booking Required car required Circular easy/moderate medium pace Walk

No, this is not an Arctic exploration to rival the 19th Century explorations that attempted to trying to navigate the North West Passage but instead a gentle hike that take in some rural fields in our far North East region.

Booking is required for this walk, via the form here.

Pace: medium.

Walk details

This fairy easy hike takes across a number of fields to the north of Chalfont St Giles including a visit to the chalk stream that is River Misbourne. This waterway occasionally dries up so will review its current status as we wonder through. Our outward journey takes us to the edge of the market town of Amersham, a town that dates back to pre Anglo Saxon times. I don’t remember it being built!

We soon a tackle a small, gentle incline and thereafter we may find a suitable spot pausing for our lunch. We move on through the sleepy village of Coleshill where we pass a nineteenth century windmill. We complete the walk over some quite country lanes and soft footpaths. We will need to take care crossing the busy A355 as unlike James Franklyn when tackling the North West passage we hope to arrive back at the start all in one piece.

Possible pub stop during walk subject to availability and walk leader discretion.

Travel details

By public transport

There is unfortunately no public transport available; however the walk leader is happy to offer up to three people a lift from Reading.

By car

Park at the car park. Charges did not apply when walk reccy was completed in 2020.

Feel free to use either our Facebook group (members only) or the comments section on the Meetup event page to arrange car sharing.

Notes

If you or someone else from your household has COVID-19 symptoms, please do not attend.
Please bring a packed lunch and a drink.
Please feel free to contact the leader with queries about the walk, or if you are delayed on the day.

Booking onto a walk

Most walks do not require advance booking, and you can just turn up on the day. We encourage those comfortable with Meetup to indicate there that you plan to come though, so that others can see there will be plenty of people there – this really helps to encourage new members to come along.
For the few which still have limited numbers, this is handled via Meetup. Follow the link to a walk’s Meetup page (or press 🎟 Register / 🎟 Tickets / 🎟), and mark yourself as attending.
Social and other events may have their own booking system – please see the event description.

Pace Guide

Gentle: led at a gentle pace with regular short breaks for water or rest. Should be suitable for anyone capable of the distance. (Expect 2–2.5 mph.)
Medium: led at an intermediate pace with fewer breaks but still suitable for most walkers. (Expect 2.5–3 mph.)
Fast: led at a quick pace with minimal breaks. May be a challenge for those with less fitness. (Expect 3 mph+.)

Speeds quoted are only a rough guide, including time spent on short water/rest stops and negotiating stiles/gates/roads etc. but not that spent on longer lunch or pub stops.