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On leaving Princes Risborough you just touched upon Kop Hill. This was the last competitive sprint hill climbs on public roads in the country. But due to an accident in 1925 led to a ban on all racing on public roads. There is a revival demonstration meeting held there now and the organisers are pushing for a Bill to allow racing on roads again.
I went to the 7th revival of the Kop Hill Climb this year on the 19/20 September. It is well organised by volunteers and has a 'country fair' feel which, weather permitting gives a great day out.
Week off? Is this half term, or is that next week?
Great photos, DG !
Ah I was wondering if this was the Time Out Country walks walk and it is (from walkingclub.org.uk). I have been working my way through this book and was on walk 51 (the previous) one yesterday. Perhaps if I was one walk ahead I would have seen you :-)
I haven't been back to Wendover for any length of time since moving back to London in 2011 but have my eye on that very walk this coming weekend, weather permitting. Fingers crossed that the leaves are still attached to their trees!
It's not quite the Time Out one, which branches off the Ridgeway just after Chequers and approaches Coombe Hill via Dunsmore. (Where, when I did this walk, I then strolled along the Icknield Way for some distance before realising it was the wrong way!) This makes the wak a bit longer.

The presence of the well-waymarked Icknield Way, plus the Chiltern Way a bit further south, makes for quite a wide variety of walk options between Risborough and Wendover and there are several excellent pubs as well.
I have mixed memories of Coombe Hill. Some sixty years ago I slept on top of it during a Scout 'wide game' and it was blooming cold.
Good spot, the Chilterns.










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