Pete's Walks- West Wycombe, Green End, Bradenham, Downley (page 2 of 4)
The footpath left Chawley Wood and continued eastwards, going diagonally across two corn fields. Again there were nice views of the slope on the other side of the valley (which I eventually worked out was Bledlow Ridge), and further right towards West Wycombe Hill. The path ended on a lane called Bottom Road (I've often crossed it further west from here, between Bledlow Ridge and Radnage), where I turned right.
Looking left from where the footpath leaves Chawley Wood
Looking right from where the footpath leaves Chawley Wood - the tower of St Lawrence's church is visible on West Wycombe Hill
The footpath continuing towards Bottom Road
The footpath continuing towards Bottom Road
Looking left from the same spot
Looking left from further along the path
I passed Chawley Green Farm on my left, then reached Chorley Farm on my right. I then took a footpath on the left, which went through a small enclosure and then across another corn field to reach a road (named Loxboro Hill on the OS map - it rose uphill to my left, to run along Bledlow Ridge and through the village of the same name). A footpath continued on the other side of the road, across another corn field. I then crossed Slough Lane (I've crossed it or walked a small part of it, but a mile further north from here). The path then continued between hedgerows, before turning half-left through some bushes and steeply up a scrubby hillside to reach Hearnton Wood.
Bottom Road, passing Chorley Farm
The path from Bottom Road to Loxboro Hill (a road name)
Looking back towards Chorley Farm
The path from Loxboro Hill - it crosses Slough Lane and continues to Hearnton Wood
The path to Hearnton Wood
Looking left from the steepest part of the path to Hearnton Wood
The path to Hearnton Wood
Looking back over Chorley Farm from the path to Hearnton Wood
The path continued uphill a bit further through the wood, before levelling out. I soon added Wood Spurge to my list of flowers for the day. I went straight across a track, before reaching a second track carrying a footpath north-south through the wood (I've walked it many times, for instance at the end of this West Wycombe and Saunderton walk in June 2014).
Hearnton Wood
Hearnton Wood
Hearnton Wood