Stage 5 Overview Start time: 12:53 Saturday Distance: 13.5 miles Emergency: 07966 542315 Start: From Common Road, left to path then join Cockpit Road, then over BUSY ROAD to Heath End Road. 2 miles: off road onto South Bucks Way 3 miles: left onto road (STOP!), then (3.3m) left into village, then right and (3.7m) back onto SBW (see detail) 5 miles: Out of cricket club, follow path under A413 (by stream MIND YOUR HEAD!), and onto Old Amersham Rd 8.5 miles: left to road then right, past Latimer Park Farm, then onto path through kissing gate 9 miles: through field, lane over bridge, up hill and right towards Latimer Village 11.4 miles: over crossroads, then at next, onto path through woods 12.2 miles: right onto lane, then straight to path, follow yellow arrows 12 13 11 10 1 2 3 8 4 9 5 7 6 6 miles: in Amersham, left through churchyard, right along stream, then up hill to narrow footpath before Martyrs memorial 6.5 miles: DANGER STOP! ROAD CROSSING as path emerges 8 miles: through farm to woods, then right fork (marked by orange arrow) 7 miles: along Stanley Hill Ave., then under railway bridge to cross BUSY ROAD into Raans Road 9.6 miles: Left out of Latimer towards Flaunden 12.8 miles: left onto road, then right towards Bucks Hill, to finish
Stage 5 Start Start: Left to path across field 0.25 miles: Over BUSY ROAD into Heath End Road. 2 miles: As road bears left, take footpath to right South Bucks Way 0.2 miles: Left to Cockpit Road
Stage 5 3 Miles: Little Missenden 3 miles: DANGER - STOP! Turn left onto road (hidden by hedges) 3.3 miles: turn right 2.7 miles: right along edge of field, then left on wide path 3.1 miles: turn left OFF SOUTH BUCKS WAY on road (not over stile) 3.7 miles: As road turns left, bear right on to South Bucks Way Stage 5 5 Miles: Amersham Cricket Club 5.2 miles: Path goes by stream under road LOW BRIDGE MIND YOUR HEAD! 5 miles: Left around cricket pitch and clubhouse Out of gates, straight over to narrow tarmac footpath Follow path onto Old Amersham Road, keeping on right hand side
Stage 5 Detail 6 miles: Amersham Into Amersham past market hall, cross BUSY ROAD Cross stream and turn right to run between stream and graveyard 6.4 miles: At top of hill, before memorial, path enters narrow footpath downhill between houses 6.2 miles: Past graveyard; continue parallel to stream 6.5 miles: Path emerges suddenly onto DANGER STOP! Cross road onto footpath opposite and continue straight 6 miles: Turn left at church and through churchyard 6.3 miles: Turn left to climb hill on footpath next to field
Stage 5 Detail 7 miles: Raan s Farm 7.1 miles: Left onto main road, then left under railway bridge Cross BUSY ROAD and take immediate right into Raans Road 8 miles: Entering Lane Wood, follow right fork in path (marked by orange painted arrow) 6.9 miles: Path emerges into Stanley Hill Avenue 7.8 miles: At farm, take left fork to go through farm (i.e. do not turn right to farm car park)
Stage 5 Detail 8.5 miles: Latimer Park Farm 9.6 miles: Turn left into Flaunden Hill and continue on road for 2 miles 8.8 miles: At t-junction with Latimer Road, turn right TAKE CARE ON ROAD Follow path as it bears right Path arrives at Codmore Wood Road; turn right 8.5 miles: Follow path out of Lane Wood and left to Bell Lane; follow road downhill 9.1 miles: Immediately after farm, through kissing gate to path across field and over river
Stage 5 Detail 11 miles: Woods 12 miles: end of path, turn right onto road 12.2 miles: as road bears right, continue straight on footpath 12.3 miles: follow YELLOW ARROWS through woods 12.8 miles: turn left onto road WI TH CARE then right signposted to Bucks Hill; continue straight to finish 12.6 miles: across fields to road 11.1 miles: follow road right and left past church 11.3 miles: straight over crossroads 11.6 miles: straight over crossroads (WITH CARE) into path through woods
Stage 5 Top Tips Race Navigation: This is a tough stage with a few twists and turns, and plenty of roads to cross. Errors in the past have been missing the footpath towards Old Amersham from the cricket club at 5 miles, and in the two woods sections towards the end follow the yellow arrows. Marshals & support points: Stage Place Risk Miles Water? Postcode Time Description (please refer to map for details) 5 Heath End Road crossroads M 0.3 HP15 6HP 12:50 Over junction 5 Turn to South Bucks Way M 2.0 HP16 0DL 12:58 Cross road on bend and join footpath 5 Little Missenden H 3.0 HP7 0QU 13:10 DANGER STOP! Guide away from SBW and around village 5 Path under A413 M 5.0 Water HP7 0RN 13:20 Guide out of cricket field, and warn about low bridge 5 Amersham High St/church H 6.0 HP7 0DT 13:20 Cross road, left into churchyard 5 Amersham A416 crossing H 6.5 HP7 0DBD 13:22 DANGER - STOP! Block runners to prevent from crossing 5 Raan's road roundabout H 7.1 HP6 6NX 13:25 Under bridge and across roundabout 5 Bell Lane L 8.5 Water HP6 6PQ 13:35 Left onto road 5 Latimer Farm M 9.1 HP5 1TU 13:35 Left from road over stile, and warn about livestock 5 Flaunden crossroads M 11.3 HP3 0PW 13:45 Over crossroads 5 Hog Pits Rd t-junction M 11.6 Water HP3 0PW 13:50 Over road and onto forest track 5 Chipperfield road turn M 12.8 WD4 9DE 14:00 Left and then right to Buck Hill Stage Records: Year Stage Name Team Time Category 2000 5 13.5 David Benton Ranelagh 01:13:54 Overall (men) 2007 5 13.5 Vicki Stringer Serpentine 01:29:44 Overall (women) 2014 5 13.5 Andrea Pickup Dulwich Runners 2 (ladies) 01:39:23 V35 Women 2017 5 13.5 Kirit Patel London Frontrunners 1 (MV40) 01:20:54 V40 Men 2017 5 13.5 Marie Synott-Wells Ranelagh Harriers 1 01:42:48 V45 Women 2016 5 13.5 Ebe Prill Dulwich Runners 1 01:36:17 V50 Men Location (Start): Great Kingshill Nearest Post Code HP15 6DR Lat (WGS84) N51:40:27 (51.674150) Long (WGS84) W0:44:05 (-0.734779) LR SU875980 Hospital: Stoke Mandeville Mandeville Road Aylesbury HP21 8AL Location (End): Chipperfield Nearest Post Code WD4 9BS Lat (WGS84) N51:42:14 (51.703786) Long (WGS84) W0:29:30 (-0.491695) LR TL043016