From Elmdon to Chrishall
From the triangular green take the wide track at a byway sign and follow it to a path junction. Turn right and at a public footpath waymarker turn left to join a grassy crossfield path, part of the Icknield Way. At the field corner, cross a stile and keep ahead, now along the right-hand edge of a field, towards houses. Go through a kissing-gate at a cul-de-sac and turn left to reach a road.
Cross the road and continue past the World War I war memorial into High Street and just after The Red Cow pub turn left along Hogs Lane. This narrows and leads to a field corner. Bear left here and follow the field edge path as it curves right and then runs between two fields to reach a lane. Bear left and almost immediately right to join a footpath which veers left at a field corner. At a fingerpost, bear left along a narrow path between paddocks and pass beside a metal gate to a road. Cross the plank footbridge opposite, then another and a kissing-gate and continue through a meadow to arrive at Chrishall’s Holy Trinity Church.
Go through the gate in the far corner of the church yard and cross a track to take the cross field path ahead. Cross a footbridge and at the lane turn left and then almost immediately right at a public footpath sign. Keep ahead towards Chiswick Hall.
Before you reach the grounds to Chiswick Hall turn left at a waymarker on a fence and follow this bridleway keeping to the left of the hedge that surrounds the hall. Where the hedge meets a garden gate, turn left by a fingerpost along the grassy bridleway and head towards woodland. Cross a wooden bridge and bear right along an uphill meandering path beside Mead Bushes Wood. Just before reaching a hedge gap, turn right at a waymarked fingerpost and cross a plank footbridge.
At the field edge turn left along the bridleway and at the lane turn left. Cross the road bridge and after a few paces, bear right into School Lane. Pass the Hamlet Church and at the public footpath sign turn left and the path descends to a road. Look out for a public footpath diagonally to the right and follow this path over a ditch and along an enclosed stretch to the right of a hedge. Go through a hedge gap and keep ahead along the right edge of a field.
At a fingerpost between two plank footbridges turn right over the one with metal handrails. Go over a stile and along a path separating paddocks. Cross a track leading to Lofts Hall and maintain direction. Where the paddock fencing ends, go through a kissing-gate and continue past Elmdon’s cricket pitch. At the road, turn right and after a few paces turn left at the public footpath sign, to join a meandering path that later runs along the left edge of a meadow. Continue along the grassy path to the right of farm buildings and then go through a gate to the right of a garden fence. This enclosed path leads to a road. Cross the road and ascend steps opposite and continue through St Nicholas churchyard in Elmdon. Turn right at the war memorial in the direction of Chrishall to return to the start of the walk.
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