A Circular Walk up to Pulpit Hill and Hill Fort in South Buckinghamshire.

This fairly short walk of around 5 miles is just right to get your legs going since it starts off with quite a considerable climb up to the top of Pulpit Hill. It then drops most of the way down and then climbs again into beautiful woodland before wandering back on The Ridgeway passing the outskirts of Chequers Court. There is hardly any road to walk - just forest paths and tracks - and also really great views of the surrounding countryside. There are loads of paths and tracks around this area with quite a few not on any map so the route description is a little long for such a short walk. The use of a map (O.S. Explorer 181 Chiltern Hills North) before and during the walk is still quite a good idea.
Parking: Take the A4010 heading from Princes Risborough to Aylesbury and about half a mile after crossing the Askett/Lower Cadsen roundabout just before reaching Great Kimble the road dips - on the right you will see a cottage and a quite long lay-bye - park here. [ SP 82536 05815 ]
The walk starts on a track which goes up on the lefthand side of the cottage. Stay on this rising track which is lined with trees and foliage - after a while there are really good views on the right and also the track narrows into a stoney somewhat sunken path. The Ridgeway Trail crosses the path after a while but ignore this and keep heading on up - the woods are on the right and there are soon excellent views of the countryside now on the left. On reaching a cross-path turn right on an unsigned path which heads off up further into the woods towards Pulpit Hill. Around here there are several unmarked paths which go off particularly to the left into the top area of Pulpit Hill Fort (these can be taken for a look at the remains of the earthworks) if you wish to explore a little. In reality the Hill Fort is covered with heavy bramble in The Spring and Summer and there is not that much to see from a "Fort" point of view. The path bears sort of right round the earthworks and in the Winter there are very good views to be had on the right. The path ends up by dropping a little to reach a path junction. Turn left on a broad path and now follow this as it goes between dense woods - now with the Hill Fort up on the left. Some way along on reaching a path junction take the path which leaves on the right - this drops sometimes quite steeply down and care is need in wet or icy weather. This ends up just above a small car park on the Cadsen Road - turn left above the parking area on a broad track with ends up at the road. Take the path on the opposite side of the road which now heads in an almost straight direction to then drop down to a very sunken path junction.
Turn left up a narrow path which is soon bordered by fields on the left and fields and sometimes woods on the right - follow this along to eventually reach a very high hedgerow. The marked path goes through and onto a well surfaced lane (which goes to Solinger House) - turn left along the lane to reach Missenden Road.