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Name: | Quainton Hill |
Hill number: | 7773 |
Height: | 185.8m / 610ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2874 Wendover Woods [Haddington Hill] |
RHB Section: | 39: Central and Eastern England |
County/UA: | Buckinghamshire |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Thames, Wash |
Watershed: | The Wash, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Greater Thames Estuary |
Class: | Tump (100-199m), Clem (Tu,1,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SP 75042 21354 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 89.7m |
Col: | 96.1m SP 9151 1887 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 165 (1:25k) 192W |
Observations: | summit is 10m NNW of NW corner of comms compound and 1m lower than roof of covered reservoir |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 58 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Quainton Church... Shame about the trig pillar locked in the reservoir. If I was younger and more agile I'd've been able to get over the gate. | vegibagger | 25/08/2021 |
Started and finished in Quainton, lovley village and hills to start and finish walk from, explored whole area but ran out of time before i could bag Oving Hill, look forward to going back. | Gareth1886 | 08/05/2021 |
15km loop with Bunshill | maclrc | 09/05/2020 |
4-Tump circuit from Waddesdon: Quainton Hill, Bunshill, Waddesdon Hill, Lodge Hill. | PGCE | 21/04/2020 |
3rd tump and final Bucks top after Mursley mound and Bunshill. I took fp's to North Marston then via linking fp's to Matthews Way veering off for top in field North of comms compound. Dropped onto Matthew Way/ North Bucks Way into Quainton. Nice coffee shop annexe to George & Dragon pub. Took last bus to Aylesbury for mmy stopover.. | Dazingdale | 18/01/2020 |
Very pleasant walk up from Church: Quainton is superb old village. | GordonAdshead | 10/05/2019 |
1.9 mile there-and-back walk from Quainton village along ridge to summit, trig in reservoir compound but stood on highest natural ground we could find, earlier that day did an 8.6 mile walk taking in Coombe Hill (again), Pulpit Hill and Beacon Hill, then drove to and bagged Waddesdon Hill, this was the last hill of the day in lovely warm clear summery weather, nice views from summit. | DanTrig | 09/10/2018 |
Across fields from the church. Highest point seemed to be N of the compound just E of the track. Overtopped by nearby mound of those horsey wood chippings. | Aye Jimmy | 25/08/2018 |
England's finest county all around. | Wycombe Wanderer | 17/07/2018 |
Parked by the church and walked up through fields, firstly with sheep and then fairly placid bullocks. HP seems to be behind the reservoir in the next field but I did the reservoir too to make sure. | clivevilla | 28/04/2018 |
Parked next to the church. Straightforward pasture walk. Top seems to be SP 75042 21357. Big views in all directions. | Campbell Singer | 09/12/2017 |
With N and Al. From Quainton. | Owen B | 09/12/2017 |
Caught up a lady walking her dog immersed in Tweet of the Day (Barnacle Goose)on Radio 4 . Ran down to catch 9.45am bus the 12 miles to Bicester then to walk / run back over 7 Tumps to car at Wassenden. Alas no bus on a sunday - discovered I had a 2015 timetable (printed off web this week?) So Plan B - drive and bag -easier but not as satisfying or immersive as linking all by foot. | Chris Pearson | 02/10/2016 |
From Church. HP on track just past compounds. | PeterD | 31/03/2016 |
HP in pasture to N of comms compound. Trig on covered resr higher but not natural grd. | jonglew | 10/03/2016 |
Waddesdon to Whitchurch. | Smudge | 25/10/2015 |
As part of long bike ride based on Aylesbury Station. Locked bike in lovely village of Quainton and a pleasant stroll up an easy path | trimarc2 | 27/08/2015 |
Natural high point on track just N of covered reservoir. Trig point on reservoir higher. Cycled up from Quainton after lunch and a very nice pint of Old Hooky in the George and Dragon | RichardM | 02/08/2015 |
OS column on raised covered reservoir protected by fences and wire. 10.10. | arranc | 16/11/2014 |
On North Bucks Way, climbed near the end of a nice 20-mile bimble from north of Milton Keynes to Quainton. Great views, especially walking off the long SW ridge. Agree that the highest natural point is a bit further north than the trig on the reservoir. Lovely little hill. | wheresthepath | 30/08/2014 |
Good walk up one way and down the other. | rhalstead | 09/02/2013 |
As Simon and Co. If miss bridleway (takes some missing) you get to Denham Farm and no way through (probably) - returned to bridleway and very pleasant. 
Suggest summit is by the bench not the trig point. | destaylor | 04/01/2013 |
Up from the lane to Denham Farm. Make sure you turn left at the bridlepath unlike me. Busy top with a full hunt chasing across plus some clay pigeon shooters! Top seems to nave through the trees (natural one) and somewhat past the water tank. | simon and co | 16/12/2012 |
From village, parked by windmill and took FP - ran as far as gate and bog! After passing jogged rest of way to top in 10 mins. Low fence easy to climb and bag trig. Great view point, down old track to village and car. | nordicstar | 10/10/2012 |
Parking by the church. Followed tarmac drive then bridleway straight up to top (heading for the mast). Trig is on reservoir, but easy access via hole in fence. True top just to north of mast on the bridleway. Very nice village with windmill | Hillsidenick | 05/09/2012 |
With DP from Cambridge doing all the Chiltern HuMPs in a day. Probably the best summit of the day - nice walk up SW ridge from Quainton to trig and down Swan's Way to S. Trig is on fenced off covered reservoir - easy to climb fence though. Good views. | Mark Jackson | 18/02/2012 |
HuMP-bagging day trip to the Chilterns with Mark Jackson. Parked by Quainton village green. Ascent by North Buckinghamshire Way, descent by Swan's Way. Highest ponit is on covered reservoir. Very pleasant in the late-afternoon sunshine. | davidpettit84 | 18/02/2012 |
Easy, up good farm track to the summit. | Adrian | 04/09/2010 |
Trig revisit | RHW | 14/09/2006 |
fine all-round view, TP on resr in locked compound. bridleway from village to S | RHW | 15/12/2001 |
Parked in village square. Combined with visit to windmill. | Preston | 12/08/2001 |
10.5 mile run starting at Blackgrove, over hill to Hogshaw Farm then back via Lower Farm and Roman Road | pwheeler | 14/04/1995 |
Quite a prominent top for the area. 
 
Walked from Quainton and from the north as part of a walk from MK to Waddesdon | ChinnockC | blank |
With Shaky sometime around 2006 or 2007. | NotReallyABagger | blank |
SteveG | 15/03/2023 | |
Martin R | 25/01/2022 | |
Matt | 30/08/2021 | |
mae | 02/09/2020 | |
geoffreycurnock | 19/06/2020 | |
jimbloomer | 03/07/2019 | |
Swindon Bagger | 12/06/2018 | |
Alan Whatley | 08/02/2018 | |
KC | 24/04/2017 | |
andrew brown | 10/05/2016 | |
Louise | 14/02/2016 | |
ajwxyzt | 14/02/2016 | |
ngthack | 17/08/2014 | |
AndyS | 09/08/2014 | |
DC11main | 30/12/2012 | |
Jacqdaw | 05/09/2012 |