Chairman’s Walk
A 100-mile long-distance walk around the boundary of West Berkshire. The North Wessex Downs and the Ridgeway National Trail are among the highlights encountered along the way. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SU 636 768
Distance: 100 miles (160 km)
Time: 40–50 hours
Duration: 6–9 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
157 Marlborough, Savernake Forest, Avebury and Devizes
158 Newbury and Hungerford
159 Reading, Wokingham and Pangbourne
170 Vale of White Horse, Abingdon-on-Thames, Wantage, Wallingford and Faringdon
171 Chiltern Hills West, Henley-on-Thames and Wallingford
Summary
The Chairman’s Walk was designed as a long-distance walking route around the boundary of West Berkshire. The start and finish are located at Pangbourne. Following the route in a clockwise direction, the walk visits Purley on Thames, Grazeley, Fair Cross, Calleva Roman Town, Padworth Common, Heath End, Haughurst Hill, Ashford Hill, Crookham Common, Goldfinch Bottom, Greenham Common, Enborne Row, Walbury Hill, Inkpen Hill, Hungerford, Chilton Foliat, Membury Camp, Coppington Down, Ashdown Park, Parkfarm Down, Wellbottom Down, Lambourn Downs, Washmore Hill, Fawley, Woolley Down, Farnborough, Lands End, Scutchamer Knob, Bury Down, Compton, Thurle Down, Streatley on Thames, Lower Basildon, and Whitchurch on Thames. The route includes stretches of walking along parts of other long-distance paths, including the Thames Path, the Ridgeway, and the Kennet and Avon Canal.