Chiltern Wonderland 50

Route

The race route consists of a single 50 mile loop through the Chiltern Hills. Starting and finishing in the riverside village of Goring On Thames, It begins by heading down the 'hilliest' section of the Thames Path National Trail to Whitchurch, before joining the Chiltern Way on to Aid Station 1 at Mapledurham. From there it is a short 4 mile section through to Sonning Common, before runners get in to some of the best climbs, descents, valleys and villages that the Chilterns have to offer. Travelling first through Bix, runners then pay a visit to Turville and climb steeply out of the village directly past Cobstone Windmill. It's on and down through rolling countryside from there to the Ibstone check point, just past the half way mark. Runners then continue on the Chiltern Way to the highest point on the course at Christmas Common (800ft), before a screaming fast descent underneath Watlington Hill, to join the Ridgeway as far as Swyncombe Farm aid station. Runners then take athe Chiltern Way extension first east, then west to rejoin the Ridgeway at Nuffield. From there it's Grim's Ditch and the Ridgeway all the way home through the villages of North and South Stoke. This final 10 mile stretch mirrors miles 40 - 50 on the Autumn 100 course.