Walking instructions & Map for walking from West to East & East to West
E(219)
Face Griffin Pub in Chipping Warden. Go R to find parking area. Follow the
clearly marked footpath sign on the right across field to the far L corner
stile.
E(220)
Cross stile, go ahead some 15 paces and then L with hedge L. At gateway L turn R
down field to pass lone tree to find river. Go with river R, ignore
bridge R and pass wood to come to stile.
E(221)
Take stile and go 1/2 R up field to find gate. Take gate and go with woods R to
exit by gate. Go ahead with hedge L through first field, continue with hedge L
in second field to find mid field stile.
E(222)
Take stile and go 1/2 R down field to find bridge over stream.
E(223)
Cross bridge, go 1/2 R over rise and ahead with popular trees R to exit
by a five bar gate. Continue with fence R to find mid fence gate. Take gate and
go 1/2 L towards series of gates, ignore gates and take stile to R side of gates
to lane.
E(224)
Turn R down lane over stone river bridge to T-junction. Go L on road round R
hand bend and at L hand bend go straight ahead through hedge gap to field.
E(225)
Go with hedge R to pass a number of dilapidated vehicles. Continue ahead
with hedge R following bridleway. Maintain this direction through fields for
approximately 1 mile - note hedge changes to L after a time. Ignore gaps and
vehicle way swings away L, but continue until no hedge on L at end of fields.
Where hedge finishes go through gate ahead over open field, maintain line to go
to L of finger of trees to come to corner gate. Take gate over disused railway
line and exit by gate.
E(226)
Go ahead up hill to brow and then ahead keeping the trees and hedge L to exit
field by top L field stile. Turn L on farm track walking away from the farmhouse
to road.
E(227)
Cross road and continues on a bridle way with bungalows to the left and
farm building to the right. Cross minor road to driveway. Take stile immediate
R. Go 1/2 L to aim for mid hedge gap some 50 paces to R of where power
cable cross hedge.
E(228)
Through gap and go with hedge L. At field corner go R 40 paces to find stile to
road. Cross road go ahead up farm driveway. At end of concrete driveway, before
bungalow, take vehicle way R to pass bungalow on your L, follow around to
enter large field.
E(229)
Go1/2 R diagonally down field to mid hedge gap, R of small tree, some 100
paces in from far R corner.
E(230)
At gap go ahead across bridge, up bank to road.
E(231)
Cross road and go ahead 1/2 L across field to
find far L corner stile.
E(232)
Take stile and go with hedge R, after approximately 20/30 paces take
stile R to cross bridge. Go 1/2 L to find mid fence gap. Through gap
and go 1/4 R ahead to L of farm buildings and line of low trees.
E(233)
Go ahead with buildings and hedge R to come to field corner.
E(234)
At field corner go ahead 1/2 L, under power lines, to far R corner stile.
Take stile and go with fence L for 70 paces to come to gap and stone bridge. Cross bridge and
go ahead to find stile. Take stile and go R with stream R.
E(235)
Pass through fields with hedge / stream R to finally exit by stile to drive. Go
L on drive to road. Cross road and take stile. Go ahead with hedge R.
Exit field by stile and continue ahead up field bending L to come to kissing
gate R. Take kissing gate and go with properties to R and L. Maintain line
behind properties, ignoring footpaths to L. Come to main road.
E(236)
Cross main road into Glovers Lane on the opposite side. After a few
hundred yards turn left into Rectory Lane, follow road to All Saints Church.
Middleton
Cheyne to Chipping Warden
(W1)
Middleton Cheney is some 2 miles East of Junction 11 on M40. Facing the front of
All Saints Church the route takes the lane to the left. Pass the right hand turn Rectory Lane. At the T-junction (opposite a house named Stoneleigh) turn right
into Glovers Lane.
(W2)
At the end of the lane the pathway crosses the main road and takes the unmade
vehicle track to the right of the footpath sign passing between the gardens of
domestic properties. After approximately 300 hundred yards the track becomes a
footpath and ends at a kissing gate into grazing land.
(W3)
Go L and go with hedge L, follow round field edge to find stile. Take
stile and go ahead with hedge L to exit by stile to road.
(W4)
Cross road to drive and after 10 paces take stile R, signpost marked
Footpath to Thenford.
(W5)
Follow field edge with fence and stream L to take ditch / bridge stile, and
ahead to find mid fence corner stile. Take stile and go with field edge field corner with
dilapidated stone barn. Take stile L to stone bridge. Cross bridge and go R with
fence R to gateway.
(W6)
Take gateway and go 1/2 L across field towards tree line to find field
corner.
(W7)
At field corner go R with hedge L. At corner
continue on same line across field (Aim for R of wood on skyline) to and through
hedge gap.
(W8)
Cross field corner to take small timber bridge, over a stream and
turn L with hedge L to stile. Take stile and go 1/2 R across field to road.
(W9)
Cross road and stream and go diagonally R up field to top field corner gateway
with track. Though gateway and follow round track, to pass bungalow R to
farm driveway.
(W10)
Follow driveway to road.
(W11)
Cross road and take stile into field. Go with hedge R round field edge to
exit by far R field gap. Go ahead over field to far R corner stile
giving access to farm drive. Go L on drive to road. Cross road and take track
marked bridle way towards farm.
(W12)
Where track bears L to farm take gate to go ahead with hedge R, under
overhead power lines and pass spinney R to come to previous gate opening now
only two isolated gate posts. Through opening and descend field to gate. Take
gate, cross over disused railway to exit by gate and go with hedge L.
(W13)
At end of hedge go ahead over field to gate. Take gate and go with hedge R.
Continue over numerous fields maintaining this line. Initially hedge is R but
after some while you join vehicle way with hedge L. Go for about 1 mile. Where
vehicle way swings R by discarded vehicles continue ahead with hedge L to come
to field end. Exit field by gap to road.
(W14)
Go ahead on road, to come to junction with road from L. Continue round road R,
cross over bridge, and after some 200 paces find stile L.
(W15)
Take stile and go 1/2 R over field corner to find gate R into field. Take gate
and go L with fence L to find gate. Take gate and go 1/2 R over field to mid
fence stile, cross stream and stile to field.
(W16)
Go ahead to isolated stile by hedge. Take stile and go ahead with hedge R to
field corner gateway.
(W17)
Take gateway and continue with hedge R.
(W18)
At field end find gateway. Take gateway and go ahead with woods L to come to
stile.
Take and go 1/2 R down field to take stile
(W19)
Take stile and go down track..
(W20)
Ignore bridge L, follow track round with river L.
(W21)
Just before power pole go R to find defined path up field to pass to R of lone
tree. At top of field go L with hedge R.
(W22)
At field end take gap go immediately R, to find and take stile into
field. Go 1/2 L across field to exit by far L corner field stile.
(W23)
Go L on road to the village of Chipping Warden. The Griffin pub is
approximately 100 yards on the right.
All the paths, bridleways and roads we have used in these instructions are
public rights of way as designated on Ordnance Survey maps. Following the
instructions and walking tips on this web site in no way constitutes any
liability on 41 Club that such routes or tips are safe or suitable.
