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Chinnor Hill Descent loop from Chinnor

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Chinnor Hill Descent loop from Chinnor

Moderate

5.0

(3)

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Chinnor Hill Descent loop from Chinnor

01:48

19.7km

350m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.64 km for 406 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.99 km

View of Oxfordshire and Whiteleaf Cross from Thickthorne Wood

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great view across Oxfordshire and over to Buckinghamshire and Whiteleaf Cross

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3.81 km

Chinnor Hill Descent

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fast descent from the lookout to the ridgeway on the higher (rooty) line.

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4.13 km

View from Chinnor Hill Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Chinnor Hill Nature Reserve affords spellbinding panoramic views over the rolling landscape. The chalk grassland is home to lots of wildflowers during spring and summer, including several species of orchid …

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4.18 km

View of the Vale of Aylesbury from Chinnor Hill

Highlight • Trail

Boasting magnificent views over the Vale of Aylesbury, Chinnor Hill is a patchwork of calcareous wildflower grassland, scrub and woodland. A network of bridleways including stretches of the ancient Ridgeway National Trail offer many miles of outstanding riding.

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5.84 km

Forest MTB Descent in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

7.49 km

Venus Wood

Forest

12.9 km

Forest Trail in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Hit this trail in the dry on my steel gravel bike on 650b x 47c tyres. Not too rough and it's a nice decent. Great fun!

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14.6 km

Grove Wood

Forest

19.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

3.12 km

2.43 km

1.48 km

601 m

195 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

4.04 km

2.24 km

1.96 km

663 m

633 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Thursday 27 August

23°C

13°C

88 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

May 17, 2023,Drying Out

Finally drying out. One or two of the trails with tree cover are still worth avoiding.
First decent ride in about six weeks as I'm sick of cleaning bikes.

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Chinnor Hill Descent loop from Chinnor

View of Oxfordshire and Whiteleaf Cross from Thickthorne Wood

Chinnor Hill Descent

View from Chinnor Hill Nature Reserve

View of the Vale of Aylesbury from Chinnor Hill

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