Piggot's Wood and Nanfan Wood loop from Prestwood Nature Reserve — Chiltern Hills

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Piggot's Wood and Nanfan Wood loop from Prestwood Nature Reserve — Chiltern Hills

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Piggot's Wood and Nanfan Wood loop from Prestwood Nature Reserve — Chiltern Hills

02:47

9.81km

210m

Hiking

Embark on a moderate 6.1-mile (9.8 km) hike through Piggot's Wood and Nanfan Wood, offering a picturesque loop in the Chiltern Hills. This route involves a 701-foot (214 metres) elevation gain, with the main climb at the start, and typically takes around 2 hours and 47 minutes to complete. You'll…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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91 m

Prestwood Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

This is a small nature reserved, managed by the Chilterns Society. It's a combination of chalk grassland and scrub areas with lots of wild flowers. A small site, but a …

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3.58 km

View of Pipers Green from Piggot's Wood

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here, just under the southern boundary of Piggot's Wood, you will get a stunning view towards Pipers Green. Chiltern Hills defined! The bright tracks running downhill here are very striking!

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4.29 km

Piggot's Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Piggot's Wood is in the valley of Bryant's Bottom - particularly in the summer, a fantastically green and well-wooded area. Little Piggots is on the way, a lovely farm to …

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7.52 km

Nanfan Wood

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nanfan Wood is a very pleasant, small wood just off Hampden Road. Easy to walk wide tracks in the middle of the woodland, with some pretty views of the countryside …

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9.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.78 km

4.16 km

583 m

289 m

Surfaces

5.37 km