2.5 miles (3.8km) with 26m total ascent
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Directions
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Map for Walk 61: Danesbury Park Loop Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors There is an interactive map below the directions |
Park in old Welwyn. There are a number of car parks in the town. We parked in the local authority car park mentioned below.
1: From the car park off Lockleys Drive (location - https://w3w.co/duke.tuck.birds) head NE on Wendover Drive for 290m until you reach Church Road. Cross Church Road and make your way along Roman Road (location - https://w3w.co/valid.hugs.rift) which is just behind Clock House Gardens. Head NE for 180m to the point where you reach a footpath on the left (location - https://w3w.co/rare.rope.appeal).
2: Go through a gate and take this path, Welwyn footpath 39, and head NNE and then N uphill for 916m until you reach Danesbury Park Road (location - https://w3w.co/clever.bands.buddy).
3: Turn left on Danesbury Park Road and follow it SW for 360m until you meet a junction (location - https://w3w.co/rare.plans.oppose).
4: Here you turn right and follow the road first WNW and then SW. As you walk along this road, look in the verge to your left where you will spot more than a dozen anti-tank obstacles left over from WWII.
Along the route, and also on your left, you will see a set of stairs through the trees. At this point you can turn left in the woods heading for the stairs and take a right on a footpath just before you meet them and follow a footpath that runs parallel to the lane you were on and meets it at a gate. Alternatively, continue down the lane until you reach Codicote Road (location - https://w3w.co/outer.neck.looks).
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8: Turn left here heading ENE along Church Street for 150m until you reach Lockleys Drive (location - https://w3w.co/lanes.salon.votes) where you turn right back to the car park.
Enjoyed this gentle walk with the whole family. Short and flat enough that our 3 year old managed it without problem. Danesbury Park's a bit noisy with the motorway running alongside, but nice views plus horses and cows spotted later on
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, despite the A1(M) close to some sections. Thanks for the feedback.
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