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Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat – Chinnor Works Lake loop from Chinnor

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Chinnor

Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat – Chinnor Works Lake loop from Chinnor

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Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat – Chinnor Works Lake loop from Chinnor

01:26

5.37km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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1

103 m

Indian Restaurant with Dog-Friendly Patio

Highlight • Restaurant

Best Indian food and dog friendly on the patio

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2

1.17 km

Nestled below the Chiltern escarpment, Chinnor is a large village on the Ridgeway National Trail, which follows the ancient Icknield Way — one of Britain's oldest roads. A large chalk …

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3

1.24 km

Old Kiln Lakes (Former Chinnor Chalk Pit)

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

This is one of the quarries here, a part of the former Chinnor Chalk Pit, now flooded and known as Old Kiln Lakes. The lakes are freshwater, but very alkaline, …

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3.26 km

Old Kiln Lakes Wetland Habitat

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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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3.81 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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6

4.65 km

No. 5526 was built at Swindon Works in May 1928 as part of Lot 251, and cost the princely sum of £3,602 (which included £737 for the boiler!). Until 1958 …

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7

4.78 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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8

5.20 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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5.37 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.91 km

1.55 km

591 m

313 m

Surfaces

2.59 km

1.04 km

627 m

466 m

416 m

148 m

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