Rolling countryside with wide open views
6 miles (9.7km)
Directions
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Map for Walk 103: Benington NW Loop Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors There is an interactive map below the directions |
1: Park in the village of Benington. We found a spot on Church Green just outside the church (grid ref TL 29745 23582). Head NE on Walkern Road (to the left of the duck pond) for 60m until you come to the village hall on the left. Turn left here on Benington footpath 2. Take this path and head W for 880m. Along the way you will cross a wooden footbridge and reach a junction in the path, but you continue straight until you reach Lordship Farm.
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The junction mentioned in point 1 above Continue straight, heading to the left of the tree Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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The footbridge over the River Beane mentioned in point 3 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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The footbridge mentioned in point 4 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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The footbridge alongside the ford mentioned in point 5 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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Benington bridleway 44 mentioned in point 6 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
7: Turn right and head E on a lane for 1.3km. This is a quiet lane with plenty of options to stand on the grass verge when cars approach.
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Continue left on Benington bridleway 9 mentioned in point 8 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
9: Walkern bridleway 9 then swings S and SSW for 600m. Continue, keeping the woodland on your left and the field on your right, until you drop downhill to a junction before the path climbs the hill.
* Just before you climb the hill you will notice a path on your left that follows a stream. It’s not an official path, but it seems some use it to avoid crossing a field in point 10 below. That option is marked in orange on the maps above and below.
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Benington bridleway 11 crossing the field mentioned in point 10 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
* This path crosses a field, which can be heavy walking if recently ploughed. In that case you might want to consider the option mentioned above and marked in orange on the maps.
11: When you reach the far side of the field you come to a junction in the tracks. Here you turn right and head SSE and uphill on Benington bridleway 20 for 330m to the point where the hedgerow ends before continuing along the bridleway as it goes through the crops for another 260m.
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Benington bridleway 20 where it goes through the crops mentioned in point 11 above Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
12: At the end of the field turn left on Benington footpath 21 SE and then S for 80m and then take Benington bridleway 22 SW for 240m until you reach a lane.
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Benington footpath 29 mentioned in point 13 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
14: Turn right at the far side of the field just before a gate, you are now on Benington footpath 23. Head W for 150m, go through another gate, and continue west for 170m to a footbridge.
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The footbridge mentioned in point 14 Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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The stairs mentioned in point 15 below Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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The path across the field mentioned in point 15 above
The gate you are heading for is marked with a red arrow
Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0
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The gate mentioned in point 15 above Image by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 |