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The Icknield Way – Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat loop from Watlington

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The Icknield Way – Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat loop from Watlington

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The Icknield Way – Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat loop from Watlington

02:38

23.4km

190m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

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Start point

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1.41 km

The Icknield Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Section from Watlington towards M40 is very easy walking and looks good for cycling

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4.04 km

The Ridgeway

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wide path byway that is pretty flat. Quite muddy in parts in the winter but generally great for running along.

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6.89 km

The Upper Icknield Way

Highlight • Historical Site

The Upper Icknield Way, which doubles as The Ridgeway National Trail, has been a drovers route for over 3000 years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icknield_Way

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11.3 km

Donkey Lane Community Orchard (WIP)

Forest

11.7 km

St Andrew's Church, Chinnor

Highlight • Historical Site

The earliest record of the Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew is from 1160. The nave was rebuilt in the 13th century, when the present arcades of four …

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12.2 km

Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway

Highlight • Historical Site

Originally known as the Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway Company, the railway was largely promoted by local land owners following the failure of the planned extension of the Wallingford branch …

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13.1 km

Chinnor Works Lake

Highlight • Lake

Chinnor Works Angling Society has been running for over 25 years, we use to have the fishing at the Cement Works.

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13.7 km

Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat

Highlight • Natural

This quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and well known by geologists for its phenomenal history. Packed with fossils, some of the finds here date back 100 million …

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16.2 km

Princes Risborough to Watlington Railway Route

Highlight • Historical Site

Princes Risborough to Watlington passenger and goods railway was opened in 1872 and finally closed in 1961. Some trains ran through to London.

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23.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

3.03 km

2.47 km

916 m

766 m

464 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

2.75 km

2.59 km

1.55 km

976 m

459 m

Elevation

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Sunday 19 July

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The Icknield Way – Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat loop from Watlington

The Icknield Way

The Ridgeway

The Upper Icknield Way

St Andrew's Church, Chinnor

Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway

Chinnor Works Lake

Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat

Princes Risborough to Watlington Railway Route

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