🥾 Walking route
Boundary Walk, Hughenden
Buckinghamshire
- 📏 6.4 km · 4 mi
- ⛰ +216 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 45 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance6.4 km · 4 mi
- Elevation+216 m
- Duration1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainWoodland paths, estate tracks and field edges with one steady climb
- Best seasonSpring for bluebells, autumn for beech colour
- DogsDog friendly, keep on lead near livestock and in the churchyard
About this walk
Starting and finishing in the village of Downley on the edge of the Chilterns, this circular route traces the wooded boundary of the Hughenden estate. From the green, paths lead through beech woodland and open pasture towards the Disraeli Monument, a tall column raised in memory of the former Prime Minister who made his home nearby.
The walk continues past Benjamin Disraeli's grave in the quiet churchyard, before dropping down through the estate grounds. The Stableyard Café offers a welcome pause roughly halfway, with tea and cake before the return leg. From here the route climbs gently past the Dew Pond, a peaceful spot tucked among the trees, and back out towards Downley.
Along the way you'll catch views towards Hughenden Park and glimpses of the TV Repeater on the ridge, with Millfield Wood and St. James the Great church nearby for those wishing to extend the day. The Brickmakers Arms in Downley makes a fitting finish.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
5 waypoints along the way
- 1
Downley (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Disraeli Monument
- 3
Benjamin Disraeli's grave
- 4
Stableyard Café
- 5
Dew Pond
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
TV Repeater
~417 m off the route
Millfield Wood
~412 m off the route
Hughenden Park
~281 m off the route
St. James the Great
~399 m off the route
Brickmakers Arms
~446 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).