A gentle walk mainly on the flat
5.3 miles (8.5km) 54m of ascent
This is a great walk for anyone who can't manage ups and downs or climbing over stiles. It’s mainly on the flat and along wide tracks. Ideal for anyone pushing a buggy. You will be following bridleways through open fields and footpaths through woodland. There are a couple of footbridges along the route, but few obstacles. The walk circles the largely defunct Hunsdon Airfield, used by the RAF between 1941 and 1945 under the name of RAF Hunsdon.
Directions
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Walk 105: Hunsdon East Loop Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors Click on the interactive map below to download KML or GPX files |
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Hunsdon footpath 17 going through the crops as mentioned in point 1 below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
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Hunsdon footpath 11 mentioned in point 2 below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
3: Turn right on Hunsdon footpath 21 and head ENE for 740m with Marshland Wood on your left. At the end of the wood cross a field to Lawns Wood.
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Take the right fork mentioned in point 4 Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
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Eastwick & Gilston restricted byway 24 mentioned in point 5 below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
6: Here you turn right on a lane and head W and SW for 630m to Home Wood.
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Take the right fork, mentioned in point 7 below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
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Turn right on the lane, Eastwick & Gilston footpath 8 mentioned below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
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The footpath and bench mentioned in point 9 below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
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Hunsdon footpath 5 crossing the field mentioned in point 9 Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
11: Turn left on Hunsdon restricted byway 3A and head NW for 200m to High Street.
12: Turn right on High Street and head NNE for 70m looking out for a track on the left. Take this track Hunsdon restricted byway 3 and head NW for 490m.
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Hunsdon footpath 6 mentioned in point 13 below Photograph by Hertfordshire Walker released via Creative Commons |
14: Turn left on High Street and head NE for 200m back to Hunsdon village centre.