[1] At the junction of Bacombe Lane with South Street, turn right and cross the road into Chapel Lane and continue along it crossing the stream on to a bridleway leading to Hale Road. Turn right and soon after left into Hale Lane.
(A) Wendover is an attractive small town in the lee of the Chilterns with its historical High Street and many half timbered houses dating back to the 16th C. The name is Celtic in origin meaning “white waters” after the stream flowing through it. The market on Thursdays has a charter dating back to 1464. Wendover has a range of gift and other shops, many cafes and pubs.
[2] On reaching the top of the rise, turn left at the footpath into Wendover Woods onto a track. There is a Forestry Commission sign and a barrier to stop unauthorised vehicles here. Follow the track uphill ignoring two tracks coming in from the left, the first quite close to Hale Lane, the second 400m later. Continue for another 500m to a T-junction with another track.
(B) On the left of this last section is Boddington Iron Age Hill Fort at the top of the hill in the woods, dating back to about 600 - 400BC.
Following the Outer Aylesbury Ring footpath markers, turn left up the track to the top and turn right to proceed slightly uphill along a wide track that runs along the crest of the ridge. Pass picnic areas, the Go Ape tree top adventure trail and car parks, ignoring the track to the right, to arrive at the main forestry road with the Café and Toilets ahead. Turn left along the road. After about 100 metres you reach a signpost indicating the highest point on the Chilterns to the right.
(C) The highest point is marked with a cairn and a plaque stating the height, 267m/867ft. If it is the end of April/early May, facing the plaque, take a small path to the right which winds through a beautiful bluebell wood eventually arriving back on the road and turn right to resume your walk.
[3] Follow the road along and at a left-hand bend where the road starts to descend continue straight ahead on to a footpath. Follow the path through a deer gate continuing past an entrance to ‘The Chalet’ and take the right fork to come out on to a road.
[4] Turn left and then right on to a track opposite and after 100m, at the next signpost, turn left on to a wide footpath. Follow this path downhill until you see the Chiltern Forest Golf Clubhouse ahead and keep straight on towards it leaving the wide path as it veers off to the right. Pass in front of the clubhouse and follow the white out of bounds marker posts along the edge of the golf course with fine views of the Chilterns stretching out to Ivinghoe Beacon on the right. Walk along a short path signed "10th Tee Public Footpath" and very shortly after, leave the golf course on a footpath between a hedge and a fence. Arrive on the B4009 and cross it into Stablebridge Road opposite. Go down the road, again with fine views on the right of Ivinghoe Beacon, Southend Hill and Mentmore Towers until you reach a small car park on the right which is just before the traffic lights for the hump-backed canal bridge.
[5] Go through the car park to a path at the end which goes down to the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Turn right and follow the canal until it reaches the London Road / old A41 on the outskirts of Buckland (SP895115).
(D) Halton is a picturesque little village nestling at the foot of the Chilterns with the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal passing through it. Its church was built in 1813. It is probably best known for its RAF training base and yet another Rothschild home (Alfred de), Halton House, which is currently used as the main Officers' Mess for RAF Halton. The nearby camp, but not the village, is served by buses from Aylesbury .
(E) Buckland is a small village with the Church having its origins in the 13th century; the existing font dates back to that time.
To make this a circular walk, at point the route touches the Aylesbury Ring over the canal, turn left to follow it and the Canal via Halton to its end then follow the Aylesbury Ring turning right into Wharf Road then left into the Aylesbury Road to return to Wendover High Street making a circular walk of approximately 12.3 km / 7.7 miles).