Walking Britain Hertfordshire Way between Chipperfield and Bovingdon
Introduction to Walk 1815
County/Area - Hertfordshire
Author - Donald Morton
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
Ascent - 500 feet / 152 metres
Time - 4 hours 20 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This Hertfordshire walk links two ancient Hertfordshire villages which despite their proximity to Hemel Hempstead still thrive as independent communities. They lie on the dip slope of the Chilterns and the walk is a pleasant ramble through woods and open farm land where many of the fields are still small and bounded by attractive hedgerows. The outward course of the walk is on the Hertfordshire Way and the return by an alternative route which creates a figure of eight: so each loop could be used as a separate walk. In fact, with refreshment available in both villages, each loop makes an ideal summer evening stroll, or provides enjoyable exercise on shorter winter afternoons. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 166 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 166 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
2.8 miles / 4.4 km away
Hemel Hempstead, Great Gaddesden, Nettleden & Potten End
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.8 miles / 17.6 km
3.9 miles / 6.2 km away
Cassiobury Park & Grand Union Canal, Watford
Grade - easy
Length - 2.0 miles / 3.3 km
4.0 miles / 6.3 km away
Chalfont & Latimer, Chalfont St Giles & Chorleywood
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 12.6 miles / 20.5 km
4.0 miles / 6.3 km away
Sarratt Bottom and Chenies from Little Chalfont
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.3 miles / 10.2 km
4.0 miles / 6.3 km away
Chalfont and Latimer to Chorleywood via Flaunden
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.7 miles / 19 km
4.0 miles / 6.3 km away
Chalfont & Latimer, Latimer and Flaunden
Grade - moderate
Length - 13.7 miles / 22.3 km
4.4 miles / 7.1 km away
Rickmansworth circular via Croxley Green and Watford
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
5.3 miles / 8.5 km away
Chesham to Rickmansworth (Chess Valley walk)
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
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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