Walk 4: Epping Green Short Loop

2.2 miles (3.5 km) with 35m total ascent

Little Berkhamsted bridleway 22

This is a gentle stroll along footpaths between Little Berkhamsted and Epping Green. The route is through undulating countryside and twisting woodland paths. A few parts of the walk can be a muddy after rain.

Video highlights

Below is a video of some of the highlights of this walk. It's been created by Gerry Gross, who has completed all 300 of the free walks on Hertfordshire Walker. We are grateful to Gerry for the time and effort he has put into recording - for the benefit of all - some of his favourite walks on the site.

To view the video in full screen click the expand arrows at the bottom right of the video screen. They are recorded in 4K but YouTube reduces the quality by default so you can change the video quality to 2160p (aka 4K) in settings once you play the video.

The walk has the advantage of starting and finishing close to a pub and has a pub at the halfway point. Emmie Murphy's village store at the start/finish point serves hot drinks and snacks.

Getting there

There is a bus stop outside the village store served by the number 380 bus. You can check bus times at Intalink.

Fly through preview of walk

If you want to check what sort of landscape you will be crossing before you set off on this walk you can view a short 3D video of the route below. It's created using the free version of Relive.

Directions

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Turn right on Little Berkhamsted footpath 9

1: From the Five Horseshoes pub/restaurant walk N for 50m until you reach a footpath on your right just before St Andrew Church (location - https://w3w.co/plates.solar.search). Take this path, Little Berkhamsted footpath 9, and head ENE for 310m until you reach a footpath junction (location - https://w3w.co/master.artist.woke), see image below.

Turn right on Little Berkhamsted footpath 10

2: Turn right on Little Berkhamsted footpath 10, and keeping the hedge on your left and the field on your right head SSE and then S for 210m. The path crosses a small stream and climbs to a gate.

3: Continue now heading S for 90m until you reach a footpath junction with Little Berkhamsted footpath 11 on your left (location - https://w3w.co/photos.cooks.sadly), see image below.

Turn left on Little Berkhamsted footpath 11

4: Turn left on Little Berkhamsted footpath 11 and head ESE and downhill for 90m until you reach a gate and a junction in the tracks (location - https://w3w.co/soda.arch.flops), see image below.

Turn right on Little Berkhamsted bridleway 23

5: Turn right on Little Berkhamsted bridleway 23 then follow this path for 140m as it twists and turns up and down hill through woodland before it veers sharp left down a small hill and immediately up again to a wooden bridge, see image below.

Cross the bridge then follow the bridleway uphill

6: After crossing a wooden bridge the path veers right and climbs a hill before opening out into a bridleway. Keep following this bridleway for 440m first heading E and then S looking out for a footpath on your right (location - https://w3w.co/listed.mixer.lungs), see image below.

Turn right on Little Berkhamsted footpath 14

7: Turn right on Little Berkhamsted footpath 14. Cross the field keeping the hedge on your right until you reach another stile. Cross this and head across another field keeping the farm on your left and the hedge on your right. Go through a gate, cross the farm track and go through another gate and down a farm road leading to the Epping Green (location - https://w3w.co/homes.rips.rooms).

8: When you reach the lane, you have the option of turning right to reach the Beehive pub (location - https://w3w.co/song.joke.renew). Otherwise, turn left on the lane for 35m then take the track on the right just before the bend (location - https://w3w.co/vision.young.below), see image below.

Turn right on Little Berkhamsted bridleway 22

Turn right on Little Berkhamsted bridleway 22 then follow it WSW for 240m before it turns right (location - https://w3w.co/stands.voting.minds).

9: Keeping the water tower and the mobile phone transmitter on your left, continue along this bridleway.

10: After 410m turn left at the point where the track splits (location - https://w3w.co/sulk.caring.aura), see image below.

Turn left then continue along Little Berkhamsted bridleway 22

After turning left continue along Little Berkhamsted bridleway 22. This part can be quite muddy and is used by horse riders. However walkers have created an alternative path alongside and through the trees so you can avoid the worst of the mud, but you won't avoid it all.

11: At the end of this wooded part of the walk, you will have views on your left across the valley to Wildhill, Essendon, and Brookmans Park. Continue walking along the edge of the field keeping the hedge on your right until you see Little Berkhamsted Cricket Club through the trees (location - https://w3w.co/filer.apples.twin), see image below.

Turn right on Little Berkhamsted footpath 8

12: Turn right then go through the gate and take Little Berkhamsted footpath 8 leading across the edge of the cricket pitch and, keeping the hedge on your left, walk straight ahead back to Little Berkhamsted village and the option of refreshments at the Five Horseshoes or the village shop.

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