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Aston Rowant Discovery Trail – Juniper Bank loop from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

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Lewknor

Aston Rowant Discovery Trail – Juniper Bank loop from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

Moderate

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runners

Aston Rowant Discovery Trail – Juniper Bank loop from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

00:59

8.50km

160m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

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1

1.56 km

Princes Risborough to Watlington Railway Route

Highlight • Historical Site

Princes Risborough to Watlington passenger and goods railway was opened in 1872 and finally closed in 1961. Some trains ran through to London.

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2

1.75 km

The Upper Icknield Way

Highlight • Historical Site

The Upper Icknield Way, which doubles as The Ridgeway National Trail, has been a drovers route for over 3000 years.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icknield_Way

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3

3.01 km

Natural England Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve. Juniper Trees, more Red Kites, Buzzards, Nuthatches, Common Spotted Orchid, Chiltern Gentian and many butterflies including the Chalkhill Blue.

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4

3.05 km

Talking Trail at Aston Rowant, a Sound and sculpture walk through spectacular Chilterns landscape.
There are sculptural installations with wind-up listening posts to interpret the wildlife, cultural history and ecological …

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5

3.29 km

The grassy bumps, dotted over the grasslands, are ant-hills made by yellow meadow a been continuously occupied, and growing in size, for about hundred years, because the top of ploughed …

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6

4.78 km

Aston Rowant Discovery Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

National Trust Aston Wood. Watch out for Red Kites, Buzzards, Fallow Deer, Muntjac and Bluebells in the Spring. Beechwoods planted for the local furniture trade and firewood. Materials were used …

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7

6.50 km

Juniper Bank

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National Trust Juniper Bank. The area is riddled with loggers routes. The original London to Oxford Turnpike (1718 Stokenchurch to Wheatley Turnpike Trust) took a steep route down the Chiltern Escarpment here.

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8.50 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.29 km

1.66 km

809 m

779 m

463 m

272 m

228 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

1.32 km

1.20 km

1.12 km

534 m

228 m

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Saturday 17 October

13°C

2°C

34 %

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