Walk 1599 - Therfield Heath - a circular walk - Hertfordshire - a walk description from Walking Britain

Walk 1599 - Therfield Heath - a circular walk

County/Area	Hertfordshire
Author	Barry Mackie
Length	6.5 miles / 10.6 km
Ascent	600 feet / 182 metres
Grade	easy/moderate

Close to the county border between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Therfield Heath has a reasonable height advantage over the surrounding area and offers some good views over South Cambridgeshire. The early part of this Hertfordshire walk crosses the Heath to check out this scenery before crossing some equally attractive, rural and remote Hertfordshire countryside.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

	OS Explorer	Sheet 208
	OS Explorer	Sheet 209
	OS Landranger	Sheet 153
	OS Landranger	Sheet 154

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.

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