National Grade:Moderate  Distance: 6 mi /9.7km  Leader: Jon K Date: 8th Aug 2026

 Another warm sunny day found four ramblers joining Jon in the pretty village of Chalfont St Giles.  We set off at a brisk pace, heading north along the Misbourne Valley following the Chiltern Way and South Bucks Way.  At first we were walking in the shade of trees which made life comfortable.   Eventually we reached the more open paths in the Misbourne valley.  In winter months the paths here are often very muddy; today the mud was baked hard.  Before reaching Amersham we headed south climbing into Rodger’s Wood where we enjoyed a short break sitting on a conveniently fallen tree trunk.  When we emerged from the wood we had a wonderful view across the Misbourne Valley.

The final stage of the walk took us across open fields. We passed some blackberry bushes where some of us enjoyed some juicy berries.  Soon afterwards we admired a small herd of cows with their calves. A rather impressive bull was also in attendance.  It was difficult to see how much food these cattle were able to extract from the dried out pasture.

We arrived back in Chalfont St Giles just a few minutes after the estimated time of arrival.  Perhaps we would have arrived on time if some of us had not been distracted by tasty blackberries and cute calves.  We thanked Jon for leading yet another very pleasant country walk.

Report by:  Rob Jones-Owen