Walking BritainHertfordshire Walks
Find Hertfordshire walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
The Hertfordshire walks listed below range from easy circular walks to more demanding longer routes. All walks are free to download and print and all routes have GPS files. The walks cover most of the attractive countryside of the County including the Ashridge Estate near Tring and the areas that lie within the boundaries of the Chilterns AONB. Routes pass many historic buildings including churches, country houses and wartime establishments. Many of the walks include sections of long distance footpaths including the Hertfordshire Way, the Icknield Way and the Harcamlow Way. For those who like walking along waterways, there are routes along the Grand Union Canal and beside the many rivers that lie within the County boundaries.
| Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1507★ | Chipperfield Common circular | easy | 2.00 |
| 2457★ | Stanborough Park, Welwyn Garden City | easy | 2.00 |
| 2062★ | Cassiobury Park & Grand Union Canal, Watford | easy | 2.00 |
| 3352★ | The Greenwich Meridian, near Ware | easy | 3.25 |
| 1122★ | St Albans & Childwick Green | easy | 4.00 |
| 1022★ | Sandridge Circular from near St Albans | easy | 4.00 |
| 3503★ | Berkhamsted Common Circular from Berkhamsted | easy | 4.00 |
| 2799★ | Ayot Green & Bluebell Hill Wood Circular | easy | 4.25 |
| 3025★ | Ashridge Estate Circular from near The Monument | easy | 4.50 |
| 1532★ | Wheathampstead circular | easy | 4.50 |
| 2944★ | Ayot St Lawrence to Ayot St Peter Circular | easy | 4.60 |
| 2980★ | Barwick Ford & the Upper Rib Valley from Wadesmill | easy/mod | 5.00 |
| 1679★ | Telegraph Hill & Pegsdon from Hexton | easy | 5.00 |
| 1297★ | Berkhamsted and Northchurch Commons | easy | 5.00 |
| 3403★ | Chipperfield to Kings Langley Circular | easy | 5.00 |
| 1833★ | Great Gaddesden from Jockey End | easy | 5.20 |
| 3578★ | Hertford and Ware Circular | easy | 5.50 |
| 1399★ | Berkhamsted & Northchurch Commons | easy | 5.50 |
| 2110★ | Ash Valley Circular from Much Hadham | easy | 5.50 |
| 1609★ | Hertfordshire Way Aldenham to Bricket Wood | easy | 5.50 |
| 2496★ | Cow Roast and Aldbury from Tring Station | easy | 5.50 |
| 3511★ | Aldenham to Watling Street Circular | easy | 5.50 |
| 1503★ | Weston & Clothall circular Weston | easy | 5.50 |
| 2338★ | The Upper Mimram Valley from Ayot St Lawrence | easy | 5.70 |
| 2348★ | Bourne Valley & Sacombe from Wadesmill | easy/mod | 5.80 |
| 1007★ | The Ashridge Estate circular | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1504★ | Potten End Circular | easy/mod | 6.00 |
| 1402★ | Burnham Green, Tewin and the Mimram Valley | easy | 6.00 |
| 1372★ | Ayot St Lawrence Circular | easy | 6.00 |
| 1663★ | Cottered Warren & Wakeley from Aspenden | easy | 6.40 |
| 1599★ | Therfield Heath circular from near Royston | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2064★ | Ivinghoe Beacon from the Ashridge Estate | easy/mod | 6.50 |
| 2907★ | Hemel Hempstead & Bovington Circular | easy | 6.50 |
| 2755★ | Chorleywood & Chess Valley Circular | easy/mod | 6.80 |
| 2306★ | Furneux Pelham Circular | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2221★ | Circular from St Paul's Walden to Little Almshoe | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1931★ | Rickmansworth circular via Croxley Green and Watford | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2708★ | Cuckolds Cross & Whitwell from St Paul's Walden | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 1810★ | Graveley and Warren's GreenWeston | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 3097★ | Markyate and Flamstead Circular | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2999★ | Mansions & Parklands from Great Gaddesden | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 3122★ | Moor Park to Rickmansworth | easy/mod | 7.00 |
| 2107★ | Reed to Nuthampstead Circular | easy/mod | 7.25 |
| 1265★ | Clothall & Roe Green from Wallington | easy/mod | 7.25 |
| 1118★ | Roe Green and Sandon from Therfield circular | easy/mod | 7.30 |
| 3661★ | Essendon & Little Berkhamsted Circular | easy/mod | 7.40 |
| 2411★ | Albury Circular near Bishops Stortford | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 2748★ | Bowman's Lakes & Colney Heath | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 1815★ | Hertfordshire Way between Chipperfield and Bovingdon | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 3098★ | Wendover Woods Circular from Tring | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 2795★ | Circular from Great Gaddesden to Little Gaddessden | easy/mod | 7.50 |
| 2071★ | Ivinghoe Beacon and Bridgewater Monument from Tring | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 2399★ | The Chilterns above Tring (short version) | easy/mod | 8.00 |
| 2945★ | Lea Valley from Batford to Mill Green | easy/mod | 8.50 |
| 3123★ | Hertford East to Rye House | easy/mod | 8.60 |
| 1607★ | Sandridge, Coleman Green & Brocket Hall Circular | easy/mod | 9.00 |
| 1741★ | Rye House circular via Roydon and Stanstead Abbots | easy/mod | 9.10 |
| 1343★ | St Albans & Gorhambury circular | moderate | 9.50 |
| 1125★ | Widford & Cold Christmas Circular | easy/mod | 9.50 |
| 2441★ | Lea Valley from Mill Green to Ware | easy/mod | 9.50 |
| 2220★ | Hertfordshire Way from Nuthampstead to Great Hormead | easy/mod | 10.00 |
| 1024★ | Essendon to Bayford Circular | easy/mod | 10.00 |
| 1812★ | Therfield to Royston & Reed Circular | easy/mod | 10.00 |
| 1725★ | St Margaret's circular via Widford | moderate | 10.20 |
| 1723★ | Broxbourne Circular via Roydon | moderate | 10.30 |
| 3537★ | Hemel Hempstead, Great Gaddesden, Nettleden & Potten End | moderate | 10.80 |
| 1139★ | St Albans via Redbournbury Watermill from Harpenden | moderate | 12.00 |
| 2910★ | Hill walking from Hexton | moderate | 12.00 |
| 3239★ | Bishop's Stortford to Roydon (Stort Navigation) | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1999★ | The Chilterns above Tring | moderate | 12.00 |
| 1698★ | Ware to Enfield Lock - Lea Valley - | easy/mod | 12.50 |
| 1625★ | Hexton circular | moderate | 13.00 |
| 2970★ | The Beane Valley from Walkern to Hertford | moderate | 14.25 |
Walks that start in adjacent counties / areas.
Walks that start in adjacent counties or areas but cross the boundary and include sections of the route within Hertfordshire.
| Walk | Description | Starts In |
|---|---|---|
| 1604★ | Long Marston circular from Cheddington | Buckinghamshire |
| 1149★ | Chesham to Rickmansworth (Chess Valley) | Buckinghamshire |
| 1071★ | Chalfont & Latimer, Chalfont St Giles & Chorleywood | Buckinghamshire |
| 1536★ | Sarratt Bottom and Chenies from Little Chalfont | Buckinghamshire |
| 1568★ | Chalfont and Latimer, Flaunden and Chorleywood | Buckinghamshire |
| 1943★ | Cheddington to Tring via Marsworth | Buckinghamshire |
| 2853★ | Broadwater Lake & Colne Valley from Denham | Buckinghamshire |
| 3409★ | The Three Counties Tops from Dunstable Downs | Bedfordshire |
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Best walks from selected locations within Hertfordshire
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Hertfordshire Guide
Despite its proximity to London, Hertfordshire offers a wide range of walking opportunities through pleasant countryside and attractive villages. Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage, Watford and St Albans are the main towns with walks to suit all abilities within easy reach. The highest land in the county lies to the north-west at Pavis Wood near Tring (244 metres above sea level). Part of the county lies within the Chilterns National Landscape (formerly AONB) and is characterised by rolling hills offering scenic walks. Long distance footpaths in the county include the Ridgeway, Icknield Way, Harcamlow Way, Hertfordshire Way and the Grand Union Canal Walk.
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