tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16485874234602414932024-03-19T07:03:49.609+00:00Hertfordshire Walker250 <b>FREE</b> walks in the Hertfordshire countryside available to download and enjoy on any deviceHertfordshire Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16128217248623487753noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-51584357891569011822023-12-13T08:40:00.016+00:002024-02-02T07:43:07.706+00:00Walk 250: Northchurch Common Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">4.1 miles (6.6 km) with 96m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJNqEZX9HepBbDkGV8LObv0IWK_B4FmBFMTgpp95W93L-vr-gYMvUx82hVuiRF1uyXTSsJwohMlL6Er8GOqo7E0mvwECXsQ9_stqzhjjyl7B5a-TLC8ieoxBYZH57HxQNZQ7OvM0e5CdnsO96droTH85L372cvx1YKw-eYNRbpzfQCsZmVbvojsbF_D1h/s4032/250top2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Northchurch footpath 31 approaching point 3 in the walk" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJNqEZX9HepBbDkGV8LObv0IWK_B4FmBFMTgpp95W93L-vr-gYMvUx82hVuiRF1uyXTSsJwohMlL6Er8GOqo7E0mvwECXsQ9_stqzhjjyl7B5a-TLC8ieoxBYZH57HxQNZQ7OvM0e5CdnsO96droTH85L372cvx1YKw-eYNRbpzfQCsZmVbvojsbF_D1h/w640-h480/250top2.jpeg" title="Northchurch footpath 31 approaching point 3 in the walk" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Northchurch footpath 31 approaching point 3 in the walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is a lovely walk through ancient woodland and across common land. It follows one of the <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/ashridge-estate" target="_blank">Ashridge Estate</a>'s boundary paths for part of the route before branching off across arable land. The walk starts and finishes in the Northchurch Common car park.
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When we tested the walk in December 2023 there were some muddy sections but we managed to navigate them wearing walking boots.
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<br />The '<a href="https://www.thehillfarmbarncafe.com/" target="_blank">The Walk In Cafe</a>' (closed during winter months) is close to the start/finish point, more details below. And there are several pubs a short drive from the start/finish point including <a href="https://www.greyhoundaldbury.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Greyhound Inn</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/civil.tadpole.rewrites">https://w3w.co/civil.tadpole.rewrites</a>) and <a href="https://thetrooper.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Valiant Trooper</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/thudding.cabs.employer">https://w3w.co/thudding.cabs.employer</a>) in Aldbury, <a href="https://www.greeneking.co.uk/pubs/hertfordshire/bridgewater-arms-hotel" target="_blank">The Bridgewater Arms</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/unlocking.radiating.pulps">https://w3w.co/unlocking.radiating.pulps</a>) in Little Gaddesden, and <a href="https://alfordarms.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Alford Arms</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/backs.slope.laptop">https://w3w.co/backs.slope.laptop</a>) at Frithsden.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3N_JQMMno2-yoD14c8GNzDwppcQnfdT_ebnZ8AT8DfgURFTm9cfC4DR-h5UYgqaIDcOq4bLtAcHCg9U6raCTSLgwoh-LU-HOJjSISvziN_OsZs5DyjBGitCH-pnwp_1VNnTiRBaYkKg11pyi8Q12uArpBFZhVHXfGi5AhnUJyS7u05U2BjQ90lGjOHk-/s3072/250.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 250: Northchurch Common Loop" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3N_JQMMno2-yoD14c8GNzDwppcQnfdT_ebnZ8AT8DfgURFTm9cfC4DR-h5UYgqaIDcOq4bLtAcHCg9U6raCTSLgwoh-LU-HOJjSISvziN_OsZs5DyjBGitCH-pnwp_1VNnTiRBaYkKg11pyi8Q12uArpBFZhVHXfGi5AhnUJyS7u05U2BjQ90lGjOHk-/w640-h480/250.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 250: Northchurch Common Loop" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 250: Northchurch Common Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-250-Northchurch-Common-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-250-Northchurch-Common-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcc4BtvFte56iyBYMbt9JSqjY0Up2MDWP1wqGq-Qg7cJeD26T5neC3unvgcImsX5kGswBL-xvna1_N-0ZMmwAVlViafzD0igOFFZWRpS78HSa1KDt9nCBXIEeMKNDOERduePF1eEnz5t5GsPezzpvuljPjJisr_roZPMNT4XCo6lqMDw1aMnLghBXTjlJ/s4032/carpark.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The entrance to Northchurch Common car park" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcc4BtvFte56iyBYMbt9JSqjY0Up2MDWP1wqGq-Qg7cJeD26T5neC3unvgcImsX5kGswBL-xvna1_N-0ZMmwAVlViafzD0igOFFZWRpS78HSa1KDt9nCBXIEeMKNDOERduePF1eEnz5t5GsPezzpvuljPjJisr_roZPMNT4XCo6lqMDw1aMnLghBXTjlJ/w640-h480/carpark.jpeg" title="The entrance to Northchurch Common car park" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The entrance to Northchurch Common car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Park in Northchurch Common car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tight.clarifies.webcams">https://w3w.co/tight.clarifies.webcams</a>) off the B4506. When we tested this walk in December 2023 the car park was free-of-charge.
<blockquote><i>The '<a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g887125-d15031930-Reviews-Hill_Farm_Barn-Berkhamsted_Hertfordshire_England.html" target="_blank">The Walk In Cafe</a>" at Hill Farm Barn (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/annotated.letters.mimes">https://w3w.co/annotated.letters.mimes</a>) is opposite the entrance to the car park if you want refreshments before or after the walk. The cafe website states it's closed for the winter reopening in March. Please check opening hours.</i></blockquote>
<b>1:</b> After parking your car, exit the car park the way you drove in then take the first track on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/readers.talkers.theory">https://w3w.co/readers.talkers.theory</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAiwrpdSCFp3z5NGQ8t_gQ6uyqJbBPq4YT47VU_PPq7ledjlAxW9hAJkTMm8DkJxSV8srlB5ahVX9k5kjjuwyjQ6pOYHdK53VrHdJuQp8wZth4l-sGZNPnOTEfUMxP04MTSL8dhFR29-SHDfFiTLA5WPn8P74NwI5L7J2j1OP3jj0prlmHqceQAjwI8ir/s4032/trackaftercarpark.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the first track on the right as you leave the car park" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAiwrpdSCFp3z5NGQ8t_gQ6uyqJbBPq4YT47VU_PPq7ledjlAxW9hAJkTMm8DkJxSV8srlB5ahVX9k5kjjuwyjQ6pOYHdK53VrHdJuQp8wZth4l-sGZNPnOTEfUMxP04MTSL8dhFR29-SHDfFiTLA5WPn8P74NwI5L7J2j1OP3jj0prlmHqceQAjwI8ir/w640-h480/trackaftercarpark.jpeg" title="Turn right on the first track on the right as you leave the car park" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the first track on the right as you leave the car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head SW and downhill along the track for 450m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the right just before a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/confetti.hurtles.lifters">https://w3w.co/confetti.hurtles.lifters</a>), see image below.
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<b>2:</b> Turn right on Northchurch footpath 31 then head NW along the <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/ashridge-estate/ashridge-estate-boundary-trail-south" target="_blank">Ashridge Boundary Trail</a> for 745m until the path bends to the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/messing.tinted.foot">https://w3w.co/messing.tinted.foot</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQ4IbXELUaAF5d_AIsPQCbI4pkFU8PPhL90Qtbzh5IcyDuKtYawYlAhCra5nG7MvVn2wCTxCBdn_FYbvZrfFELp-vQJ9N7qyibilUv71dODYzebI41l6tXhxWGOqXCXWxhaFlJg2HmfggQydTcOx3_oBEUIWM-ZtV8HQwNwDEWerSSOd6IYCM2Scsfdef/s4032/PXL_20231212_105943796.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Northchurch footpath 31 as it climbs NNE" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQ4IbXELUaAF5d_AIsPQCbI4pkFU8PPhL90Qtbzh5IcyDuKtYawYlAhCra5nG7MvVn2wCTxCBdn_FYbvZrfFELp-vQJ9N7qyibilUv71dODYzebI41l6tXhxWGOqXCXWxhaFlJg2HmfggQydTcOx3_oBEUIWM-ZtV8HQwNwDEWerSSOd6IYCM2Scsfdef/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_105943796.jpg" title="Follow Northchurch footpath 31 as it climbs NNE" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Northchurch footpath 31 as it climbs NNE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Follow Northchurch footpath 31 as it climbs NNE for 145m to a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grades.tinny.dorms">https://w3w.co/grades.tinny.dorms</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjIQqeNESinN-uWuK_7HqoFHsqsYzTmkHXGPNGcn2ezbg1167gHDeIm37Zj1TZeNLTmALvoTx09-Gq4rmkefG2tTs5DNtw0lwuUPr_zIqU732H5xtkoNet0Qf13n2J1MX_q1Ac2RUcxV2p0KPNkRq6jWZrBxvx1X6HnU1bduqRZ2cSUz6dx9YI_ekzhxf/s4032/PXL_20231212_110738574.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork then continue on Northchurch footpath 31" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjIQqeNESinN-uWuK_7HqoFHsqsYzTmkHXGPNGcn2ezbg1167gHDeIm37Zj1TZeNLTmALvoTx09-Gq4rmkefG2tTs5DNtw0lwuUPr_zIqU732H5xtkoNet0Qf13n2J1MX_q1Ac2RUcxV2p0KPNkRq6jWZrBxvx1X6HnU1bduqRZ2cSUz6dx9YI_ekzhxf/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_110738574.jpeg" title="Take the left fork then continue on Northchurch footpath 31" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork then continue on Northchurch footpath 31</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the left fork then continue, still on Northchurch footpath 31 and now heading N, for 200m until you reach a small car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nicknames.wisely.lizard">https://w3w.co/nicknames.wisely.lizard</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCx24TeCPmE6S7e5vYZiYg8HwE2S97qxPmqb6J83uNiMy3jqy_LyIJ-2iF2v-rzLf8YWeclbjFcA7HnUO217z-0skIYJbSnSsnSmd7vDhpoR_dKYLYoL2E_UU9bN-j5cUoxNNJp7VDYepcgg3Px12eIMJ29L9YRNfa2r_KXDyHIF9a25azcooPhdRzbLv/s4032/PXL_20231212_111209018.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right then head NNE on Northchurch bridleway 32" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCx24TeCPmE6S7e5vYZiYg8HwE2S97qxPmqb6J83uNiMy3jqy_LyIJ-2iF2v-rzLf8YWeclbjFcA7HnUO217z-0skIYJbSnSsnSmd7vDhpoR_dKYLYoL2E_UU9bN-j5cUoxNNJp7VDYepcgg3Px12eIMJ29L9YRNfa2r_KXDyHIF9a25azcooPhdRzbLv/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_111209018.jpeg" title="Turn right then head NNE on Northchurch bridleway 32" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right then head NNE on Northchurch bridleway 32</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Enter the car park then turn right heading NNE on Northchurch <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 32 for 190m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/squirted.logo.chopper">https://w3w.co/squirted.logo.chopper</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o2Qj_sQIwg7arMirfb7Ho4HAJdCRn_SmmVh4PMBtY9F0g3tP0jYcEhyYV2o_LhyASYOMI8mYaBdhBcAZVtyWZ8eIuUgOsg0doEoCirh6aLh28vn6bly6OM0xAX9iD5pI3dO8pOJxm6_NpWgaPzRQMTMRsCDBpA1hURfnPti8ePVcufHBAowtIYdvNtTu/s4032/PXL_20231212_111537225.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction, still on Northchurch bridleway 32" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o2Qj_sQIwg7arMirfb7Ho4HAJdCRn_SmmVh4PMBtY9F0g3tP0jYcEhyYV2o_LhyASYOMI8mYaBdhBcAZVtyWZ8eIuUgOsg0doEoCirh6aLh28vn6bly6OM0xAX9iD5pI3dO8pOJxm6_NpWgaPzRQMTMRsCDBpA1hURfnPti8ePVcufHBAowtIYdvNtTu/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_111537225.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction, still on Northchurch bridleway 32" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction, still on Northchurch bridleway 32</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Keep left at the junction, still on Northchurch bridleway 32, then follow the path NE for 10m before it bends to the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/heightens.head.proves">https://w3w.co/heightens.head.proves</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1gpROE2GEdDGsTlO1W_bebOR4AJyCU0hm-x8XPp-2OqBszP0dOOuDSRju_al3V3kCdpO7KfZTFiUHqvWnaBWS1Gea0qbYgAROrXQ7sy9Mkcn95A3U0VHQRj7uYWYCE07PGtHpy5HCrCIdFncj69zCS8zQwBJj5NHc7TcFjl1yN1rl2dCPzaGcpci5q0N/s4032/PXL_20231212_112549871.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Northchurch bridleway 32, now heading NNE" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu1gpROE2GEdDGsTlO1W_bebOR4AJyCU0hm-x8XPp-2OqBszP0dOOuDSRju_al3V3kCdpO7KfZTFiUHqvWnaBWS1Gea0qbYgAROrXQ7sy9Mkcn95A3U0VHQRj7uYWYCE07PGtHpy5HCrCIdFncj69zCS8zQwBJj5NHc7TcFjl1yN1rl2dCPzaGcpci5q0N/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_112549871.jpeg" title="Continue on Northchurch bridleway 32, now heading NNE" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Northchurch bridleway 32, now heading NNE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Northchurch bridleway 32, now heading NNE for 370m to a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/save.contrived.ballooned">https://w3w.co/save.contrived.ballooned</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewNlNjsLGltrr1Fa4ukpNgwAgctoyBiI1jH2bl6dFAoOChclCJHj8-LBCEgDgWB-Q6b-U0SGqBNlcvEhr4V00NamjciIqnOXb4n7xIEDjsSbGsWm9Q21WZeFF7pf2MxwOLFZRn2KJ7InIcU5swu46fmjSMJOPDk2GwQtXbc3mCiWOqK5OD50yP7Lgjrim/s4032/PXL_20231212_113203248.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork then follow Northchurch bridleway 32 into the woodland" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewNlNjsLGltrr1Fa4ukpNgwAgctoyBiI1jH2bl6dFAoOChclCJHj8-LBCEgDgWB-Q6b-U0SGqBNlcvEhr4V00NamjciIqnOXb4n7xIEDjsSbGsWm9Q21WZeFF7pf2MxwOLFZRn2KJ7InIcU5swu46fmjSMJOPDk2GwQtXbc3mCiWOqK5OD50yP7Lgjrim/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_113203248.jpeg" title="Take the left fork then follow Northchurch bridleway 32 into the woodland" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork then follow Northchurch bridleway 32 into the woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the left fork then follow Northchurch bridleway 32 into the woodland then head N for 225m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/unless.albums.liberated">https://w3w.co/unless.albums.liberated</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8gl0r2z-8ZbxVFHl3hZN6HWwtP96Zy6wu442C0NwCvcFCE6UvmfWrrA8NJi9MBCa5wNrd7yxep1kin0XoFbYwJWv54rLCtl4bftNjLBtF2JDAK4VjE7mgVZfcAqAepR6jKgjwYMjBAbtSa6WvMf_SBC3Q5LbFe6hh3qKho7qdbaU75cCO3aYsRSAcba2/s4032/PXL_20231212_114051887.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Northchurch bridleway 33" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8gl0r2z-8ZbxVFHl3hZN6HWwtP96Zy6wu442C0NwCvcFCE6UvmfWrrA8NJi9MBCa5wNrd7yxep1kin0XoFbYwJWv54rLCtl4bftNjLBtF2JDAK4VjE7mgVZfcAqAepR6jKgjwYMjBAbtSa6WvMf_SBC3Q5LbFe6hh3qKho7qdbaU75cCO3aYsRSAcba2/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_114051887.jpeg" title="Turn right on Northchurch bridleway 33" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Northchurch bridleway 33</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn right on Northchurch bridleway 33 then head NE for 700m until you reach a road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/butlers.beam.baths">https://w3w.co/butlers.beam.baths</a>).
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<b>7:</b> Turn right on the road the head ESE for 105m to a T-junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/september.supply.bats">https://w3w.co/september.supply.bats</a>). Cross the junction then continue heading ESE, still on Northchurch bridleway 33, for 675m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/redefined.tools.ledge">https://w3w.co/redefined.tools.ledge</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1t0a-99asHzihZFOhgiPB_vC4eTDBwofLwEkUq2N6_9TiTpCurCDyAqJnVPSEhFPiLMo2vziXKtJWEwnntplHJIl8uW1Q0B-7SCVcftndL2oo624UlRcJKWERU3xZroL7K7CYTKY0rTfQeAJitWCPKS6vP_bJfaEhDbTmBCaKey6vX3GKMucC5suBUU-/s4032/PXL_20231212_120943536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep to the right at the fork then head SE" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1t0a-99asHzihZFOhgiPB_vC4eTDBwofLwEkUq2N6_9TiTpCurCDyAqJnVPSEhFPiLMo2vziXKtJWEwnntplHJIl8uW1Q0B-7SCVcftndL2oo624UlRcJKWERU3xZroL7K7CYTKY0rTfQeAJitWCPKS6vP_bJfaEhDbTmBCaKey6vX3GKMucC5suBUU-/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_120943536.jpg" title="Keep to the right at the fork then head SE" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Keep to the right at the fork then head SE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Keep to the right at the fork then head SE until you reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intrigued.neck.runner">https://w3w.co/intrigued.neck.runner</a>). Follow the track ESE for 320m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/snow.stated.bins">https://w3w.co/snow.stated.bins</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG9c0VWtMT_ba8OPMvrNa8NrAuFrbRJX8yDzsAddDV8pCNOm_pg366-6o8LQaioSzdkpYPr0q2y3_y-JHn_NhsNMG0TNqeBQKOkVAU9aVVlCbLfxZX3034NfSH8igOqg36EgyEee6WDFQ3ykXYUUjJW9LPpUhMKRk8NJEv4KjzeS9AEK3Kz4kJjfiH4Xe/s4032/PXL_20231212_122129106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Northchurch footpath 64" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG9c0VWtMT_ba8OPMvrNa8NrAuFrbRJX8yDzsAddDV8pCNOm_pg366-6o8LQaioSzdkpYPr0q2y3_y-JHn_NhsNMG0TNqeBQKOkVAU9aVVlCbLfxZX3034NfSH8igOqg36EgyEee6WDFQ3ykXYUUjJW9LPpUhMKRk8NJEv4KjzeS9AEK3Kz4kJjfiH4Xe/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_122129106.jpg" title="Turn right on Northchurch footpath 64" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Northchurch footpath 64</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn right on Northchurch footpath 64 then head SSW through the farmyard of Little Coldharbour Farm (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/baroness.escorting.restore">https://w3w.co/baroness.escorting.restore</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H24kTSqURp0OiTrAVdbOfGg-Nq5HjsZ-qB5Ik4TgIjPIsETDgnzrCMZ8eXQDMlpayTb0ezkWhizWUReDSTFygwdXm5OK3a_tVzJbbR2DYo-_V5AlWvGfV6GY0-yTFSYOagGAyXUHQxTNd6XEsHND94t35kUvWER5TqtKapFkyJwr6YMdffgOe1LM6d6a/s4032/PXL_20231212_122211927.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Northchurch footpath 64 heads through the farmyard" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7H24kTSqURp0OiTrAVdbOfGg-Nq5HjsZ-qB5Ik4TgIjPIsETDgnzrCMZ8eXQDMlpayTb0ezkWhizWUReDSTFygwdXm5OK3a_tVzJbbR2DYo-_V5AlWvGfV6GY0-yTFSYOagGAyXUHQxTNd6XEsHND94t35kUvWER5TqtKapFkyJwr6YMdffgOe1LM6d6a/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_122211927.jpg" title="Northchurch footpath 64 heads through the farmyard" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Northchurch footpath 64 heads through the farmyard</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Once through the farmyard, Northchurch footpath 64 bends to the left then heads SSE for 115m before bending right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/recapture.tidying.snows">https://w3w.co/recapture.tidying.snows</a>) then heading SSW along track for 820m with hedgerow on the left and a field on the right. Continue to a bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rarely.broccoli.litigate">https://w3w.co/rarely.broccoli.litigate</a>).
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<b>10:</b> Follow Northchurch footpath 64 as it bends left then heads SSE and downhill for 60m before bending right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/commented.icon.neckline">https://w3w.co/commented.icon.neckline</a>) then heading SW and uphill for 125m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/distorts.occurs.contracts">https://w3w.co/distorts.occurs.contracts</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq39cHGEFsKLtaS7bCS1S1-5vRA3ervkhUE305DPIzkI0zUUo0ED5TDp6amXuUvc-lvwzf5m1-QCCkamoTFliqjlwpyTd6PGL8NXhjjVhAdkIgPBW9lCr3wHXBoTP0f_rWd-4hRIJc5D_By4zfCKZbl49BqbtxJKHAJWjMXLh2U3dGFYHa6smKe9nBNisg/s4032/PXL_20231212_123740364.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Northchurch footpath 64 continues heading SW through a gate" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq39cHGEFsKLtaS7bCS1S1-5vRA3ervkhUE305DPIzkI0zUUo0ED5TDp6amXuUvc-lvwzf5m1-QCCkamoTFliqjlwpyTd6PGL8NXhjjVhAdkIgPBW9lCr3wHXBoTP0f_rWd-4hRIJc5D_By4zfCKZbl49BqbtxJKHAJWjMXLh2U3dGFYHa6smKe9nBNisg/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_123740364.jpeg" title="Northchurch footpath 64 continues heading SW through a gate" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Northchurch footpath 64 continues heading SW through a gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Northchurch footpath 64 heads left and SW through a gate (see image above) then continues for 155m to a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wimp.stray.insert">https://w3w.co/wimp.stray.insert</a>).
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<b>12:</b> Turn left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/insurance.fats.drama">https://w3w.co/insurance.fats.drama</a>) then immediately right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/culling.dent.flinches">https://w3w.co/culling.dent.flinches</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHLvX3RFh5qfvLUiMXvd37w1LgafnU8X99cM8VxlIOYwU5XDJ-l5wxdLFktksMTVNJt9UkA96DJM3MjOb1ITV7zUUC9ix4rctTklGxdheYPwXF-5ZgbF_Q5a1e6A-vSQRGS4vhIFPHBdpGd722IIe4_o_vx2RWFrRoJ0NnEgBT1d2_C0yYV5DcWGDiEtf/s4032/PXL_20231212_124125876.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Northchurch footpath 64 now heads S and diagonally across a field" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHLvX3RFh5qfvLUiMXvd37w1LgafnU8X99cM8VxlIOYwU5XDJ-l5wxdLFktksMTVNJt9UkA96DJM3MjOb1ITV7zUUC9ix4rctTklGxdheYPwXF-5ZgbF_Q5a1e6A-vSQRGS4vhIFPHBdpGd722IIe4_o_vx2RWFrRoJ0NnEgBT1d2_C0yYV5DcWGDiEtf/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_124125876.jpeg" title="Northchurch footpath 64 now heads S and diagonally across a field" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Northchurch footpath 64 now heads S and diagonally across a field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Northchurch footpath 64 now heads S and diagonally across a field for 275m before reaching a farmyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/crafted.work.insisting">https://w3w.co/crafted.work.insisting</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusAJOfeV2pe1rWr4gIx1raerrftE1My_ggKVvJU0e1Ld6Np10l-21tlcDXOuqJtELzjzjvnABw41NSeSDZ2wlT2GS8FsuOovmAIm6pl8IP3bsyGkoXOwJfT8MrQy0aJ_p-KdxjXjPUS2095bFvilcJuOYfulWJuIUpC11Qbd3G3sbtBslCQ-BPnFKM88q/s4032/PXL_20231212_124248826.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Northchurch footpath 64 diagonally across a field" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusAJOfeV2pe1rWr4gIx1raerrftE1My_ggKVvJU0e1Ld6Np10l-21tlcDXOuqJtELzjzjvnABw41NSeSDZ2wlT2GS8FsuOovmAIm6pl8IP3bsyGkoXOwJfT8MrQy0aJ_p-KdxjXjPUS2095bFvilcJuOYfulWJuIUpC11Qbd3G3sbtBslCQ-BPnFKM88q/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_124248826.jpeg" title="Follow Northchurch footpath 64 diagonally across a field" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Northchurch footpath 64 diagonally across a field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> After crossing the field walk through the farmyard of Northchurch Farm, still on Northchurch footpath 64, for 110m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/truffles.excusing.rankings">https://w3w.co/truffles.excusing.rankings</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL2k9zbWErVHWPbTzS2bqtGSXqMQBv3UExXy4vcR30R9-T_Snrcq3iwbxZ_-76NjgWBEZPidMajhYaCfjLJy9r2Vv0heeAfqwATRwIqQgwxR42hS8K6SZRb6D9cFlmicHVt_xCA2WjWZWuNmEi38WWzh2WKc6yB0FotZicVp-LP45tVAZyCaFurv88drL/s4032/PXL_20231212_124736322.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then continue heading SW on Northchurch footpath 64" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL2k9zbWErVHWPbTzS2bqtGSXqMQBv3UExXy4vcR30R9-T_Snrcq3iwbxZ_-76NjgWBEZPidMajhYaCfjLJy9r2Vv0heeAfqwATRwIqQgwxR42hS8K6SZRb6D9cFlmicHVt_xCA2WjWZWuNmEi38WWzh2WKc6yB0FotZicVp-LP45tVAZyCaFurv88drL/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_124736322.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then continue heading SW on Northchurch footpath 64" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then continue heading SW on Northchurch footpath 64</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate and ignore the first track on the right. Continue heading SW, still on Northchurch footpath 64, for 25m until you reach a Northchurch BOAT 39 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>), (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/redefined.bypasses.irritated">https://w3w.co/redefined.bypasses.irritated</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGBpyOr7vJKuW8EjxPBkZ2RHmP4HAJWjBuuD3sdCnwuko7iSc8fuNfT4aMy5cqFvRy9vLyedV_g5Be8lRIQebPt0xcEX14t34VGHbr1YWkJVHFPcbC53C4bbFN-IGgq2LZ-ZrD4Mcu3W-qgtrP_NLYxdcHDGefUqsTm9uObhrgywWVpwXorWZ5-E2bsRF/s4032/PXL_20231212_124930462.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Northchurch BOAT 39" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGBpyOr7vJKuW8EjxPBkZ2RHmP4HAJWjBuuD3sdCnwuko7iSc8fuNfT4aMy5cqFvRy9vLyedV_g5Be8lRIQebPt0xcEX14t34VGHbr1YWkJVHFPcbC53C4bbFN-IGgq2LZ-ZrD4Mcu3W-qgtrP_NLYxdcHDGefUqsTm9uObhrgywWVpwXorWZ5-E2bsRF/w640-h480/PXL_20231212_124930462.jpeg" title="Turn right on Northchurch BOAT 39" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Northchurch BOAT 39</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Turn right on Northchurch BOAT 39 then follow it NNW for 395m until you reach the B4506 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/alongside.victory.smelter">https://w3w.co/alongside.victory.smelter</a>). Cross the road then turn right and head N for 40m back to the car park and the start/finish point (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/audio.betrayal.prospered">https://w3w.co/audio.betrayal.prospered</a>).
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com3Northchurch Common, Berkhamsted HP4, UK51.781496999999987 -0.589017423.471263163821142 -35.7452674 80.09173083617884 34.5672326tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-47369861402742161112023-11-30T15:48:00.018+00:002024-03-15T13:22:00.503+00:00Walk 249: Stevenage to Welwyn North Linear<h4 style="text-align: center;">8.6 miles (13.8km) with 141m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R5MFjrm3pzq2WnHLSMq2q34eYUeKS_hGyPeJGgKWJiJJiRdyytvmLurCHbgzaSsRXtAq8MzfhbnHI7gyST3PfFq8OokF7WhL-3mTGlEUwbUAOwY_z6hQZ6wkizouedW7-l0AaPU1uhW_pF8BB3rDESmhsprWUdxq8LjfrRuwQ2BbT2qAo7_LN9zwjXCm/s4032/249top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Knebworth footpath 25 approaching point 7" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-R5MFjrm3pzq2WnHLSMq2q34eYUeKS_hGyPeJGgKWJiJJiRdyytvmLurCHbgzaSsRXtAq8MzfhbnHI7gyST3PfFq8OokF7WhL-3mTGlEUwbUAOwY_z6hQZ6wkizouedW7-l0AaPU1uhW_pF8BB3rDESmhsprWUdxq8LjfrRuwQ2BbT2qAo7_LN9zwjXCm/w640-h480/249top.jpeg" title="Knebworth footpath 25 approaching point 7" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Knebworth footpath 25 approaching point 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This linear walk includes stretches of attractive woodland and wide open countryside with excellent views. As with all our station-to-station walks the route starts and finishes in urban areas. You will cross the A1(M) and the East Coast Mainline twice which means you will be aware of traffic and train noise for much of the route. However, despite that, the walk is a really enjoyable route and there are some lovely stretches that are worth the effort.
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When we tested the walk in November 2023 there were several muddy sections but we managed to navigate them wearing walking boots.
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There are opportunities for refreshments at <a href="https://www.thelyttonarms.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Lytton Arms</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trials.exists.beams">https://w3w.co/trials.exists.beams</a>) in Old Knebworth, <a href="https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/robin-hood-lt-john" target="_blank">The Robin Hood & Little John</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wipe.lowest.vest">https://w3w.co/wipe.lowest.vest</a>) at Rabley Heath (<i>which was "closed until further notice" at the time of writing</i>), <a href="https://www.theredlionwoolmergreen.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Red Lion</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/curvy.shape.parts">https://w3w.co/curvy.shape.parts</a>) and <a href="https://chequerswoolmergreen.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Chequers Inn</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/motion.drama.ties">https://w3w.co/motion.drama.ties</a>) both at Woolmer Green, <a href="https://www.cowperarmsdigswell.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cowper Arms</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stones.ever.margin">https://w3w.co/stones.ever.margin</a>) close to Welwyn North Station, and <a href="https://restaurantguru.com/Deli-Stop-Welwyn" target="_blank">The Deli Stop</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/early.salad.dish">https://w3w.co/early.salad.dish</a>) at Welwyn North Station. Please check for opening times to avoid disappointment.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSKDo1TSRbJy-8xsc0TTRtmEa-HlQM6Y4-MfaOApT4BTRsZffENrnUSUzhOMO_uDoEZtWFd4iyoFWIwGUveKcmjKUXX9G0AHp9M5YXbKgXfTfXWXl_vp81LndQLCcF7QWgcj-geOrOoGicpDqs1_Q7NJ3f5F98BdnCvbCOLfqqVnojNlXueZLJ33O_aRI/s3072/249.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 249: Stevenage to Welwyn North Linear" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSKDo1TSRbJy-8xsc0TTRtmEa-HlQM6Y4-MfaOApT4BTRsZffENrnUSUzhOMO_uDoEZtWFd4iyoFWIwGUveKcmjKUXX9G0AHp9M5YXbKgXfTfXWXl_vp81LndQLCcF7QWgcj-geOrOoGicpDqs1_Q7NJ3f5F98BdnCvbCOLfqqVnojNlXueZLJ33O_aRI/w640-h480/249.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 249: Stevenage to Welwyn North Linear" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 249: Stevenage to Welwyn North Linear</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-249-Stevenage-to-Welwyn-North-Linear/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-249-Stevenage-to-Welwyn-North-Linear/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<b>1:</b> Exit <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/SVG/Stevenage" target="_blank">Stevenage Station</a> on the retail park side, which is the west side (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sudden.agenda.swaps">https://w3w.co/sudden.agenda.swaps</a>). Once in the car park make your way diagonally to the left heading SSW for 540m to the main road exit on Six Hills Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/palm.firms.gallons">https://w3w.co/palm.firms.gallons</a>), see map detail below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXwooLEyXzLY7rOyV4BU3ylsTj_xesi0Sf9hZdF7Ozu_uD-GB9E5GgK8Ka6bEGFP1xtx-NjqWtwh1DSVtDnz58QlPCppO7Uc5rMtMCpbox903bC0XITSSsVxR6UfLJfk0FpW2ZTkgo4qjKa_mHlJJN8X1W-aONTQX-iWEe8BsiFiFOGBPDbRsKO-WATf7/s550/detail.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route between the start of the walk and the A1(M) underpass" border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXwooLEyXzLY7rOyV4BU3ylsTj_xesi0Sf9hZdF7Ozu_uD-GB9E5GgK8Ka6bEGFP1xtx-NjqWtwh1DSVtDnz58QlPCppO7Uc5rMtMCpbox903bC0XITSSsVxR6UfLJfk0FpW2ZTkgo4qjKa_mHlJJN8X1W-aONTQX-iWEe8BsiFiFOGBPDbRsKO-WATf7/s16000/detail.jpg" title="The route between the start of the walk and the A1(M) underpass" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route between the start of the walk and the A1(M) underpass</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgDAvYAg06qs0aKcKY-aN5T769_sFS21oR5qLv2Z7Xnf9cKo4xI-v9YugUnT_fJF_Ieo4mnb7R4e0Q2aNp9NKu_T__Ddg0ZQn6IpQ8KcvEyRiMdc7NpK6x8CXnrF1mZQGXvB2TwaWZABaGmm54qKOMYy6MMAxlyD_BoMSHxGLgBK_aNYYaWap8RYxKMrI/s4032/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Six Hills Way then head WSW for 140m" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgDAvYAg06qs0aKcKY-aN5T769_sFS21oR5qLv2Z7Xnf9cKo4xI-v9YugUnT_fJF_Ieo4mnb7R4e0Q2aNp9NKu_T__Ddg0ZQn6IpQ8KcvEyRiMdc7NpK6x8CXnrF1mZQGXvB2TwaWZABaGmm54qKOMYy6MMAxlyD_BoMSHxGLgBK_aNYYaWap8RYxKMrI/w640-h480/1.jpeg" title="Turn right on Six Hills Way then head WSW for 140m" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Six Hills Way then head WSW for 140m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Turn right on Six Hills Way then head WSW for 140m until the path bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/flat.icon.glow">https://w3w.co/flat.icon.glow</a>). Follow the path NNW for 85m until you reach an underpass running beneath Gunnels Wood Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/exit.forum.maybe">https://w3w.co/exit.forum.maybe</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvjifFK2Oj6lqZf-px9S-GTt09PWwRoEfR_1FS038H3sbHcmNTcPzCopeewIKZQADeWygzdaOUuvhUEKd_ScJvd5SnafJxKbbTtDnv84cI-QpmyXNa_OzJ3liHx8ez6sGJ4LqgyyJdfDVP62AShddu3qLu1hhHcGIY5dqGUoyW3n3aPKC4YHEw-leVIE1/s4032/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left then pass through the underpass" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvjifFK2Oj6lqZf-px9S-GTt09PWwRoEfR_1FS038H3sbHcmNTcPzCopeewIKZQADeWygzdaOUuvhUEKd_ScJvd5SnafJxKbbTtDnv84cI-QpmyXNa_OzJ3liHx8ez6sGJ4LqgyyJdfDVP62AShddu3qLu1hhHcGIY5dqGUoyW3n3aPKC4YHEw-leVIE1/w640-h480/2.jpeg" title="Turn left then pass through the underpass" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then pass through the underpass</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left then pass through the underpass. Once on the other side turn left then head S for 105m at which point the path turns right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ritual.tilt.loans">https://w3w.co/ritual.tilt.loans</a>). Follow the path WSW for 250m to an underpass beneath the A1(M) (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/posed.feast.noises">https://w3w.co/posed.feast.noises</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHE4AcUFPh0-khANcW9O4-ovzoEmNGSgd8ATusFUPmu-7KMOMgzkZFJwfOi_SRJmKgTOxxsWDUK0KLbcmbo_zrW3zN2neis7AQgZ_uMeR4nYQNaAK75uEeS7Kux8MoSXwvzPVp55r9CNCOAKLZF0Ddsd7ElZhgGz4SXisT0thJYSbBvp_95qNH50b4VQMq/s4032/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the underpass beneath the A1(M)" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHE4AcUFPh0-khANcW9O4-ovzoEmNGSgd8ATusFUPmu-7KMOMgzkZFJwfOi_SRJmKgTOxxsWDUK0KLbcmbo_zrW3zN2neis7AQgZ_uMeR4nYQNaAK75uEeS7Kux8MoSXwvzPVp55r9CNCOAKLZF0Ddsd7ElZhgGz4SXisT0thJYSbBvp_95qNH50b4VQMq/w640-h480/3.jpeg" title="Take the underpass beneath the A1(M)" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the underpass beneath the A1(M)</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Take the underpass then turn left on the other side following the path uphill for 90m until you reach a lane in the hamlet of Norton Green (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cattle.prompting.fish">https://w3w.co/cattle.prompting.fish</a>), a settlement which dates back to the Romans times.<br />
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Turn right at the lane then head N for 50m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intent.motor.broken">https://w3w.co/intent.motor.broken</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUSkFa-0bTj5iBRSvX7ioGF2X62cfE4v5Ht6Du4bFfyGQWW1cKd0F3ISO5prRdgGWbUluYnDm4IXt5xdVbzN4E-FWE6qwvBmt2G_icSHWOsNLDhUcpiETsVgTSMP5s6Ta2EwtO3H_S3mVhrHCrrPZU7o454bJvL2DiGwLfbkrTZh11n7CYb4SdD83d3MQ/s4032/4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Stevenage footpath 64" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUSkFa-0bTj5iBRSvX7ioGF2X62cfE4v5Ht6Du4bFfyGQWW1cKd0F3ISO5prRdgGWbUluYnDm4IXt5xdVbzN4E-FWE6qwvBmt2G_icSHWOsNLDhUcpiETsVgTSMP5s6Ta2EwtO3H_S3mVhrHCrrPZU7o454bJvL2DiGwLfbkrTZh11n7CYb4SdD83d3MQ/w640-h480/4.jpeg" title="Turn left on Stevenage footpath 64" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Stevenage footpath 64</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Stevenage footpath 64 then head W for 80m before the footpath bends left then heads S (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lawn.create.mile">https://w3w.co/lawn.create.mile</a>). You are now on Knebworth footpath 42, which you follow for 95m, with houses on the left and a field on the right, until you reach bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/meals.sing.crop">https://w3w.co/meals.sing.crop</a>). <br />
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Knebworth footpath 42 now heads SW for 180m until it cuts through the hedgerow on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/they.waving.aspect">https://w3w.co/they.waving.aspect</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OUUrCGkKj53cY8FyMKBrH8FpydWd0udO0qq3sqHFj0J0ZkQhOYsC3RCmNB2fozgs9Bld75qA8Lu78ddcJzpIbnrsL9CAD095nsxB3rLzezhKKW-cNhD6SKTJHiLG_Pu-9QjsHdPD9LiIkYBt7QtYHu7oVSRw1R16sMePGzik8xLkk-FN1hY7ZlYV_R62/s4032/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap still on Knebworth footpath 42" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OUUrCGkKj53cY8FyMKBrH8FpydWd0udO0qq3sqHFj0J0ZkQhOYsC3RCmNB2fozgs9Bld75qA8Lu78ddcJzpIbnrsL9CAD095nsxB3rLzezhKKW-cNhD6SKTJHiLG_Pu-9QjsHdPD9LiIkYBt7QtYHu7oVSRw1R16sMePGzik8xLkk-FN1hY7ZlYV_R62/w640-h480/5.jpeg" title="Go through the gap still on Knebworth footpath 42" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap still on Knebworth footpath 42</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Go through the gap then continue heading SW, still on Knebworth footpath 42, for 330m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/riots.trio.ships">https://w3w.co/riots.trio.ships</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWD3eDjOFMKorES5qjSEoa5K-_92ZOJRnjtaGFqEtABkggapI9WbH9_VobYh4yMtIqPOLjtSzwNpt_MSnb2cf3rHnPtrikKc94Vq2GK69KQlkpcKDXD5dCOxmeNEk3YxsuR5umnqdah0eUw45aCAYOAkbbJcB6B_BLojDGL1gyWQC1anCNhQnKHl8v1cF/s4032/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then continue heading SW" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWD3eDjOFMKorES5qjSEoa5K-_92ZOJRnjtaGFqEtABkggapI9WbH9_VobYh4yMtIqPOLjtSzwNpt_MSnb2cf3rHnPtrikKc94Vq2GK69KQlkpcKDXD5dCOxmeNEk3YxsuR5umnqdah0eUw45aCAYOAkbbJcB6B_BLojDGL1gyWQC1anCNhQnKHl8v1cF/w640-h480/6.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then continue heading SW" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then continue heading SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Cross the junction then continue heading SW, still on Knebworth footpath 42, for 165m until you reach a cottage (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/work.buddy.actual">https://w3w.co/work.buddy.actual</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9coKlV6LDHJg_Z40ppg6DKdwyyxQFcCh20qyezMESOLuYXSnj2E1XPcecnthKLV6Ni6hd-CQRUATg4GskvA0PVk5CWxsIISgwje7cYmAybGqkYpDPpQEbTD6_BOWUI81R1D6xKC2frzPdXT-a_yskQVpjAcoiONRJzyiKnE67RgoKvbMsLO6MzQ8ASmov/s4032/7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keeping the cottage on the left head SSW on Knebworth footpath 25" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9coKlV6LDHJg_Z40ppg6DKdwyyxQFcCh20qyezMESOLuYXSnj2E1XPcecnthKLV6Ni6hd-CQRUATg4GskvA0PVk5CWxsIISgwje7cYmAybGqkYpDPpQEbTD6_BOWUI81R1D6xKC2frzPdXT-a_yskQVpjAcoiONRJzyiKnE67RgoKvbMsLO6MzQ8ASmov/w640-h480/7.jpeg" title="Keeping the cottage on the left head SSW on Knebworth footpath 25" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keeping the cottage on the left head SSW on Knebworth footpath 25</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Keeping the cottage on the left (see orange arrow on the image above) head SSW now on Knebworth footpath 25.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZu85vtvgy-IWiXszpaplADWvUCiAiGFEf_KHgepsPpB0IGBDiFg_cP7iP0Z7Eezf9O1RrmVsiGrctB8Nv6O_17uN8XeZ89PbBGquhDVJ38ceYLixfBfsNkFhWKNvIa7YkdsrgyrqPuu9pU3RQF25ldp9GwPgbgyKz8kFbIXtinTYMH5QL9z3JGLIWz2Z/s4032/woodland.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SSW through the woodland" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZu85vtvgy-IWiXszpaplADWvUCiAiGFEf_KHgepsPpB0IGBDiFg_cP7iP0Z7Eezf9O1RrmVsiGrctB8Nv6O_17uN8XeZ89PbBGquhDVJ38ceYLixfBfsNkFhWKNvIa7YkdsrgyrqPuu9pU3RQF25ldp9GwPgbgyKz8kFbIXtinTYMH5QL9z3JGLIWz2Z/w640-h480/woodland.jpeg" title="Continue heading SSW through the woodland" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SSW through the woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SSW through lovely woodland for 615m until you reach a gate and a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/brands.fault.friend">https://w3w.co/brands.fault.friend</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RWY887_mxfpi3ldOWRaiNJWoOp-DwI6CMnEXJsg2MDiCBKOhfcx8aeTqglhp2GUZcqPV4m_tHbXtSEG562JY9_oqe7AA5qgV5JebEdbeBxIbtUVYTzEtLirNQDpqr-A0eaE2g3JP5KOZIRWvr2TjpbxMmHdYSzlxPdCEdYGTdHD33gYevlricVYbp8xL/s4032/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Leave the woodland then head SSE with the woodland on the left" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RWY887_mxfpi3ldOWRaiNJWoOp-DwI6CMnEXJsg2MDiCBKOhfcx8aeTqglhp2GUZcqPV4m_tHbXtSEG562JY9_oqe7AA5qgV5JebEdbeBxIbtUVYTzEtLirNQDpqr-A0eaE2g3JP5KOZIRWvr2TjpbxMmHdYSzlxPdCEdYGTdHD33gYevlricVYbp8xL/w640-h480/8.jpeg" title="Leave the woodland then head SSE with the woodland on the left" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Leave the woodland then head SSE with the woodland on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Leave the woodland then turn left heading SSE with the woodland on the left and field on the right for 95m to a right-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/healthier.ideal.token">https://w3w.co/healthier.ideal.token</a>), then continue as Knebworth footpath 25 heads SSW for 265m to a gate in the hedgerow on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/inform.purely.poet">https://w3w.co/inform.purely.poet</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2ATC7p973axZI3IVPd4QFvlxs2FKEf3uke_uF0Pl_mfwj0cTK0gTdYcyq8ei3yvxzbUEbZr1-_XHLVtL8GacGwWGbdZdqR1dCmprRIxqFVdes-0x8S0szamx9WMsHYRV7Gl5OdojYLxKeg0VPow9bQ6L4J_ZPokhCc6UuhmsGcZ_SizzriJGYadnu03n/s4032/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head SW still on Knebworth footpath 25" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2ATC7p973axZI3IVPd4QFvlxs2FKEf3uke_uF0Pl_mfwj0cTK0gTdYcyq8ei3yvxzbUEbZr1-_XHLVtL8GacGwWGbdZdqR1dCmprRIxqFVdes-0x8S0szamx9WMsHYRV7Gl5OdojYLxKeg0VPow9bQ6L4J_ZPokhCc6UuhmsGcZ_SizzriJGYadnu03n/w640-h480/9.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head SW still on Knebworth footpath 25" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head SW still on Knebworth footpath 25</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Go through the gate then head SW for 230m, still on Knebworth footpath 25, until you reach a gate leading to a farmyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rental.yappy.cook">https://w3w.co/rental.yappy.cook</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1IO9T0yG84UHO3KgBlPJ12nb_FJEFrqoZ8I9OhPXXkLD07dF1lNOuYSfLcfCggcU2NF0_tRZOReeJmDMXatMltJ57Gq4uAIfsLE3UhT2RXdy4nG3TBk6VrtCsAvlt8EIq-LXlTG1atshpjT3TcsHgO7l3qNvu3aCQXhH0UDGFxxrGPpdDtnuchvaVsTu/s4032/farm.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head SE through Burleigh Farm" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1IO9T0yG84UHO3KgBlPJ12nb_FJEFrqoZ8I9OhPXXkLD07dF1lNOuYSfLcfCggcU2NF0_tRZOReeJmDMXatMltJ57Gq4uAIfsLE3UhT2RXdy4nG3TBk6VrtCsAvlt8EIq-LXlTG1atshpjT3TcsHgO7l3qNvu3aCQXhH0UDGFxxrGPpdDtnuchvaVsTu/w640-h480/farm.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head SE through Burleigh Farm" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head SE through Burleigh Farm</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Go through the gate then head SE through Burleigh Farm on Knebworth footpath 24. It's worth stopping to read the information board on the first building on the right as you enter the farmyard. Burleigh farm shares some fascinating information about what the crops it is growing and the flora and wildlife you might see as you follow the public rights of way across its land.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4n-r3c8MA18Q7crV0bxj2Bu7hzFmxMsLQ1pbWF8oXtw-1rQHbQxdqzBbLuFJ-dCPG_nKRrwE7hlxV5ytaM_qUw3ijdtaT16dnwP1BmPOuuE0vqLka021eoW5WQLMaewspNJ0dmrni2I9WWc5XDeCBEHgGC4ipmAgaW6vNv4eMOIlOasESulXSAkXiKUt/s4032/bf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information board at Burleigh Farm" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4n-r3c8MA18Q7crV0bxj2Bu7hzFmxMsLQ1pbWF8oXtw-1rQHbQxdqzBbLuFJ-dCPG_nKRrwE7hlxV5ytaM_qUw3ijdtaT16dnwP1BmPOuuE0vqLka021eoW5WQLMaewspNJ0dmrni2I9WWc5XDeCBEHgGC4ipmAgaW6vNv4eMOIlOasESulXSAkXiKUt/w640-h480/bf.jpeg" title="The information board at Burleigh Farm" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information board at Burleigh Farm</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SE on Knebworth footpath 24 for 365m until you reach woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/chef.manual.rental">https://w3w.co/chef.manual.rental</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP6DHBrQip2hpaHK9641Dmhuj_FQ7ES8eG2dp6CzkiDrufBV4kNTvEYHHMRdgOybYSFO3CQ8t-wEDJgZrbHXHO5mGC0vCCjDAxA3KpOTmPWBAdTlwJnIdK3erLX7GAhSIpKAG89K5qddrGUYR2S4rZMdrb-6yWiIqHmAC-uD6wNFsPUz4ZPRukqammc2D/s4032/woodland24.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Enter the woodland, still on Knebworth footpath 24" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP6DHBrQip2hpaHK9641Dmhuj_FQ7ES8eG2dp6CzkiDrufBV4kNTvEYHHMRdgOybYSFO3CQ8t-wEDJgZrbHXHO5mGC0vCCjDAxA3KpOTmPWBAdTlwJnIdK3erLX7GAhSIpKAG89K5qddrGUYR2S4rZMdrb-6yWiIqHmAC-uD6wNFsPUz4ZPRukqammc2D/w640-h480/woodland24.jpeg" title="Enter the woodland, still on Knebworth footpath 24" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Enter the woodland, still on Knebworth footpath 24</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Enter the woodland, still on Knebworth footpath 24, then continue heading in a south-easterly direction for 195m until you reach a gate leading to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knebworth_House" target="_blank">Knebworth House Estate</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/using.liability.soak">https://w3w.co/using.liability.soak</a>). Please read the noticeboard about deer as you enter the gate.
<blockquote><i>You are permitted to cross the Knebworth House Estate without an entry ticket if you keep to the public rights of way and do not use or visit any of the estate's facilities. If you are approached by a staff member explain to them that you are passing through on public footpaths. But it is important that you do not stray from the route described below.</i>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSXwmiugRumswj-mEteWpqxQ48BrsnWFd6OweUiphkx4cHyCfCtZ0Ms3PUtKv5G5l3ZJc0uiBF0faK_peAwA6dpYDVc3HOsiDISO3qwkdtatMNS3qwBw74wQR1iDwy0NVFQonny6TFkt__6S6EZcweinSObRG4JGG9BnrPyltcwV4W4REx-rVZdfXtrm9/s4032/estate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Once through the gate keep left still on Knebworth footpath 24" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYSXwmiugRumswj-mEteWpqxQ48BrsnWFd6OweUiphkx4cHyCfCtZ0Ms3PUtKv5G5l3ZJc0uiBF0faK_peAwA6dpYDVc3HOsiDISO3qwkdtatMNS3qwBw74wQR1iDwy0NVFQonny6TFkt__6S6EZcweinSObRG4JGG9BnrPyltcwV4W4REx-rVZdfXtrm9/w640-h480/estate.jpeg" title="Once through the gate keep left still on Knebworth footpath 24" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Once through the gate keep left still on Knebworth footpath 24</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Once through the gate keep left then follow Knebworth footpath 24 SE for 100m until you reach a clearing (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pure.trap.estate">https://w3w.co/pure.trap.estate</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt-qaLtSRxvZayfAh_MhLcNoTc-NL1C7m6hTwCF4tDp49hkhVpPlMKcfsBmFez42ysB3JMcR77uQpZ-HbjA5MMTInvlmcXtHgd3A-S1jGzHNapS2N23YjsIEK3bfbl53K5sOY91zMFaqyOcnfrap9CN79N3SR0TSN6jNT1wAKl2KVDIrqKaYyueJCyRcG/s4032/10.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the clearing on Knebworth footpath 22 then head ENE" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYt-qaLtSRxvZayfAh_MhLcNoTc-NL1C7m6hTwCF4tDp49hkhVpPlMKcfsBmFez42ysB3JMcR77uQpZ-HbjA5MMTInvlmcXtHgd3A-S1jGzHNapS2N23YjsIEK3bfbl53K5sOY91zMFaqyOcnfrap9CN79N3SR0TSN6jNT1wAKl2KVDIrqKaYyueJCyRcG/w640-h480/10.jpeg" title="Turn left at the clearing on Knebworth footpath 22 then head ENE" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the clearing on Knebworth footpath 22 then head ENE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn left at the cleaning on Knebworth footpath 22 then head ENE for 125m until you reach an avenue of trees (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/prep.bulb.bigger">https://w3w.co/prep.bulb.bigger</a>), see orange arrow on the image above.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhjournjDh9iGEZ058AnGbPD2gl1oBIcFHqB0geO5lhXg05tAtZxddLCoaqdhBYq-2eO0s1h2dLPBd3Cvl6GtkAE3sOMofVODhvaAKceqksQsTRqnLs1ZPBZoeYcLMsTPn0YLD3upqxdDqOugoP71Auhoo6HdDxvTGdloZTCim4nSaXChDwpehIkfEwSr/s2048/deer5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photograph of deer at Knebworth courtesy of Sarah Hurst-Cox" border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2048" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhjournjDh9iGEZ058AnGbPD2gl1oBIcFHqB0geO5lhXg05tAtZxddLCoaqdhBYq-2eO0s1h2dLPBd3Cvl6GtkAE3sOMofVODhvaAKceqksQsTRqnLs1ZPBZoeYcLMsTPn0YLD3upqxdDqOugoP71Auhoo6HdDxvTGdloZTCim4nSaXChDwpehIkfEwSr/w640-h436/deer5.jpg" title="Photograph of deer at Knebworth courtesy of Sarah Hurst-Cox" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Photograph of deer at Knebworth courtesy of Sarah Hurst-Cox</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
There is a good chance you will come across herds of deer. Keep your eyes peeled as you walk the public rights of way.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCo_4a6IAJMwNiYJPCrSercHKOuwtGuX2Ew894KvGm-oyW1ICV93mVhPKSwqyJXtWBW8G4wn0qkVGOlaDlt-Wf0FDiAZE6EuMHogWl5lhMP2Wvnb4AYt3tUxjvAkU1KJGBe6Sm6bKaKBPnitAGuphzUvRvZD6O13UNdRIrrM-9aQWkOz5dLL1hTDp7Lwi/s4032/11.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the avenue of trees then head SSE" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinCo_4a6IAJMwNiYJPCrSercHKOuwtGuX2Ew894KvGm-oyW1ICV93mVhPKSwqyJXtWBW8G4wn0qkVGOlaDlt-Wf0FDiAZE6EuMHogWl5lhMP2Wvnb4AYt3tUxjvAkU1KJGBe6Sm6bKaKBPnitAGuphzUvRvZD6O13UNdRIrrM-9aQWkOz5dLL1hTDp7Lwi/w640-h480/11.jpeg" title="Turn right at the avenue of trees then head SSE" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the avenue of trees then head SSE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn right at the avenue of trees then head SSE for 340m along a metalled track which is also Knebworth footpath 21. Continue until you reach a junction, with Knebworth House straight ahead.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmeY96A1d44f2hdayAKszz5JyUDXOk5RAWrsC2mA-wU8j7RN0pOJ5WpiPvofqiSTePfIeEdX9dMNPvUdmcTp1Z9yL3akyErNNxUG-Et8fJ35L7_ZJix6wlLAX41IAmA0GViTMEs6BwH7uqd6htoyXiGiGKuXhku26RlrgFqvRRP0LXzXDw6rKT9sodEcI/s4032/church.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then turn left" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmeY96A1d44f2hdayAKszz5JyUDXOk5RAWrsC2mA-wU8j7RN0pOJ5WpiPvofqiSTePfIeEdX9dMNPvUdmcTp1Z9yL3akyErNNxUG-Et8fJ35L7_ZJix6wlLAX41IAmA0GViTMEs6BwH7uqd6htoyXiGiGKuXhku26RlrgFqvRRP0LXzXDw6rKT9sodEcI/w640-h480/church.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then turn left" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then turn left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Cross the junction then turn left and walk across the grass heading E on Knebworth footpath 19 for 105m until you reach a gate leading into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_and_St_Thomas,_Knebworth" target="_blank">Church of St Mary and St Thomas</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gets.ends.choice">https://w3w.co/gets.ends.choice</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLO_k7Z2K1zZpMwn1ZnCFy9vfKqqHwx2j2ezZt1L-QxKXXNd_zzno50aMABu1-QePSyEDIjfCGbTKWjU9t9WGXF1JYw4EtZs50ze72Rw1cAIQIHGd8tORCDPpaSrOx8lLHXm6htDnvW6dZ-uPMzkLMMIK2sQrF4wWTJkIHxPOVBkpTpxGAWrUs1e4um7z/s4032/gate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the path to the right and right again exiting the churchyard at a covered gate" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLO_k7Z2K1zZpMwn1ZnCFy9vfKqqHwx2j2ezZt1L-QxKXXNd_zzno50aMABu1-QePSyEDIjfCGbTKWjU9t9WGXF1JYw4EtZs50ze72Rw1cAIQIHGd8tORCDPpaSrOx8lLHXm6htDnvW6dZ-uPMzkLMMIK2sQrF4wWTJkIHxPOVBkpTpxGAWrUs1e4um7z/w640-h480/gate.jpeg" title="Follow the path to the right and right again exiting the churchyard at a covered gate" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the path through the churchyard exiting at a covered gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
The church is a Grade 1 listed building dating back to the 12c. Follow the path to the right and right again exiting the churchyard at a covered gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grand.keys.employ">https://w3w.co/grand.keys.employ</a>).
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<b>14:</b> After exiting the churchyard head SE for 150m along a metalled track, which is also Knebworth footpath 18, continuing until the metalled track bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/uses.salt.speech">https://w3w.co/uses.salt.speech</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWgEp-GE6da0uMfhNZoalgOhldP5QnZlY-fx2-TSkGFiPiy_mLFZ2v4TNO2EtU5iNJqLTtwtwC1G_FFCLpyAKaRc40hDijcc1sIgapyUKL_Wmnl5dE43oc8yrx11N3LkMb35x1WGY7uRlQr0LWB7014F-h5qBZv_tEHcDSmA-qLbpHz7kCSYy1RQprKWh/s4032/12.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SE still on Knebworth footpath 18" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWgEp-GE6da0uMfhNZoalgOhldP5QnZlY-fx2-TSkGFiPiy_mLFZ2v4TNO2EtU5iNJqLTtwtwC1G_FFCLpyAKaRc40hDijcc1sIgapyUKL_Wmnl5dE43oc8yrx11N3LkMb35x1WGY7uRlQr0LWB7014F-h5qBZv_tEHcDSmA-qLbpHz7kCSYy1RQprKWh/w640-h480/12.jpeg" title="Continue heading SE still on Knebworth footpath 18" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SE still on Knebworth footpath 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Leave the metalled track at this point then continue heading SE, still on Knebworth footpath 18, until you reach an exit gate where you leave the Knebworth House Estate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/soon.skirt.album">https://w3w.co/soon.skirt.album</a>).
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After leaving the estate you will come to a road. Cross the road diagonally to your left to reach a footpath (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gums.gives.bravo">https://w3w.co/gums.gives.bravo</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yORuIkIxU675dDG4UtVTpir7tLd8OUt-3HlBiiqhB5NRQDRQAp3BlFoyRhZHHyIjni8VAOlk3U4DbYB5oYD9UL6axMuxu4dsRmDPku5ZtagQq5MTyWSBnZZ-rYb-MhkK5gTcuSgiAESyl47Nq25e7wp0OvRh0tSu0w_Eyd3Knpa4vxCCq20pN-4ZIntZ/s4032/14.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Knebworth footpath 16 SE and downhill" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yORuIkIxU675dDG4UtVTpir7tLd8OUt-3HlBiiqhB5NRQDRQAp3BlFoyRhZHHyIjni8VAOlk3U4DbYB5oYD9UL6axMuxu4dsRmDPku5ZtagQq5MTyWSBnZZ-rYb-MhkK5gTcuSgiAESyl47Nq25e7wp0OvRh0tSu0w_Eyd3Knpa4vxCCq20pN-4ZIntZ/w640-h480/14.jpeg" title="Follow Knebworth footpath 16 SE and downhill" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Knebworth footpath 16 SE and downhill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Follow Knebworth footpath 16 SE and downhill, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, for 140m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/noble.surely.small">https://w3w.co/noble.surely.small</a>). This stretch and the next can be muddy and slippy in wet weather. Continue heading SE, still on Knebworth footpath 16 but now heading uphill with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, for 140m until you reach a gate in the hedgerow on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/chose.fats.form">https://w3w.co/chose.fats.form</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqZ7DBKWKT7MA7iD67-wzzOy_LSBX5KQrFyU-6xe8izayzG9NdtKYDaf1q9X6F6DfReFag0yH5igHLTk_cUP0hlkVP7lIYxpOEGI24bXVRqDxX5Lmoa7F9EuznnHAHqGtO0vxHl7iqJDrvl0TpFxAOx20UNKJIRjXj3zPHvhGJ-8hnW2YzylXFSMx0Anx/s4032/15.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right through the gate, still on Knebworth footpath 16" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnqZ7DBKWKT7MA7iD67-wzzOy_LSBX5KQrFyU-6xe8izayzG9NdtKYDaf1q9X6F6DfReFag0yH5igHLTk_cUP0hlkVP7lIYxpOEGI24bXVRqDxX5Lmoa7F9EuznnHAHqGtO0vxHl7iqJDrvl0TpFxAOx20UNKJIRjXj3zPHvhGJ-8hnW2YzylXFSMx0Anx/w640-h480/15.jpeg" title="Turn right through the gate, still on Knebworth footpath 16" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right through the gate, still on Knebworth footpath 16</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn right through the gate, still on Knebworth footpath 16, then head SSW for 275m, passing a play area on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/drew.bolt.neat">https://w3w.co/drew.bolt.neat</a>) and continuing until you reach Park Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/mild.music.fans">https://w3w.co/mild.music.fans</a>).
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<b>17:</b> Turn right on Park Lane then head WNW for 160m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/deeper.waters.scam">https://w3w.co/deeper.waters.scam</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFl8LNa4JJurc1EOMTPDcOpS0WGAfoYiWHfNEghAiBhdJNjwp4NHYp58umtVTyppBRcglzQiiGGepkwmtB8jxbO3PmjkDPI2iMs9H3edoLk47B3KEMsFrK0MauvwZOFP4LMMm6gxj-zpQ4l8a9DncN27SyKhQLPLQThFDt1-RPtSP_K7J5FvhSD3_pZHM/s4032/16.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Knebworth footpath 13" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFl8LNa4JJurc1EOMTPDcOpS0WGAfoYiWHfNEghAiBhdJNjwp4NHYp58umtVTyppBRcglzQiiGGepkwmtB8jxbO3PmjkDPI2iMs9H3edoLk47B3KEMsFrK0MauvwZOFP4LMMm6gxj-zpQ4l8a9DncN27SyKhQLPLQThFDt1-RPtSP_K7J5FvhSD3_pZHM/w640-h480/16.jpeg" title="Turn left on Knebworth footpath 13" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Knebworth footpath 13</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<blockquote>At this point, if you need refreshments, and if <a href="https://www.thelyttonarms.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Lytton Arms</a> is open, you could continue along the road and follow it as it bends left for 405m until you reach the pub (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cafe.villa.later">https://w3w.co/cafe.villa.later</a>). After your visit you can take Knebworth footpath 14 to rejoin the route at a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/carbon.vibrate.device">https://w3w.co/carbon.vibrate.device</a>), see mini-map below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R66_wqHvWvPE5Z-pirYwtiikmVPcYlfGPxH9eZsfCB2209sMabOitJsQptSaFegqJ5IMzK4yQVq1sFvOJhUvsmrK1P70ysDXorcDSLxSwM0ruEJ2rKFlh2-BRAxzVCwqBE-D2VCa8Ja0hKKoGz9Vrm7eNmWCIbdsoFlhC4N4IKexXlCxAn71lzTON78P/s550/detour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The optional detour to The Lytton Arms" border="0" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R66_wqHvWvPE5Z-pirYwtiikmVPcYlfGPxH9eZsfCB2209sMabOitJsQptSaFegqJ5IMzK4yQVq1sFvOJhUvsmrK1P70ysDXorcDSLxSwM0ruEJ2rKFlh2-BRAxzVCwqBE-D2VCa8Ja0hKKoGz9Vrm7eNmWCIbdsoFlhC4N4IKexXlCxAn71lzTON78P/s16000/detour.jpg" title="The optional detour to The Lytton Arms" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The optional detour to The Lytton Arms</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> If you don't want to take the detour, turn left on Knebworth footpath 13 then head S between arable fields for 765m until you reach woodland. This section can be muddy after rain, but we were fine walking it in November in boots.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKA9rgLewtydQrO4KS37R0NAEUGXU4fq6olRe5IDEF0QU4vAH9Y-b_j_H4K38ii8ki5L0BsOWWhQOu174vgOVHW7tKW3r6PwS7e89fsh33K4gjLwktViyrdOXLoQH5rtRLz_s5Mp3Jvmm8IFk7qzZp5iA6v6PaFGKHyEM-mOMD9x7zb58K26DXEJJVjTV/s4032/17.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Enter the woodlands, still on Knebworth footpath 13" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKA9rgLewtydQrO4KS37R0NAEUGXU4fq6olRe5IDEF0QU4vAH9Y-b_j_H4K38ii8ki5L0BsOWWhQOu174vgOVHW7tKW3r6PwS7e89fsh33K4gjLwktViyrdOXLoQH5rtRLz_s5Mp3Jvmm8IFk7qzZp5iA6v6PaFGKHyEM-mOMD9x7zb58K26DXEJJVjTV/w640-h480/17.jpeg" title="Enter the woodlands, still on Knebworth footpath 13" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Enter the woodlands, still on Knebworth footpath 13</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Enter the woodlands, still on Knebworth footpath 13, then head SE for 295m until you reach Slip Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/else.comical.sunk">https://w3w.co/else.comical.sunk</a>). This section can also be extremely muddy and there is evidence that walkers have created parallel paths alongside the muddy sections.
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<b>20:</b> When you reach Slip Lane turn left then head SE for 385m until you reach a footpath on the left at a point where the lane bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/taxi.broad.pizza">https://w3w.co/taxi.broad.pizza</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqixjxhuuHt-lMW9P2B3Aae6Dz-wZ8jGHfh86JRBnWnT7e6hMivgecGwpIDnLKZCADBHYZbC-_2de_h_IiVrDJNSPW6aOR9T8zsofQ8N1w-3hF0qHe_oZLY_Dy-1WwoU0qOPqJSU2X4bClnj7lN0NyOjM9D_-f5cssRDsZmo7FpKGX_8MXVuXiDHQ6kjnT/s4032/18.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Codicote footpath 29" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqixjxhuuHt-lMW9P2B3Aae6Dz-wZ8jGHfh86JRBnWnT7e6hMivgecGwpIDnLKZCADBHYZbC-_2de_h_IiVrDJNSPW6aOR9T8zsofQ8N1w-3hF0qHe_oZLY_Dy-1WwoU0qOPqJSU2X4bClnj7lN0NyOjM9D_-f5cssRDsZmo7FpKGX_8MXVuXiDHQ6kjnT/w640-h480/18.jpeg" title="Turn left on Codicote footpath 29" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Codicote footpath 29</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<blockquote>At this point, if you need refreshments, and if <a href="https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/robin-hood-lt-john" target="_blank">The Robin Hood & Little John</a> is open (it was "closed until further notice" at the time we mapped this walk) The pub is 50m further along Slip Lane (location - <a href="" target="_blank">https://w3w.co/clots.ranged.hands</a>). </blockquote>
<b>21:</b> Turn left on Codicote footpath 29 then head NE for 155m to a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lamp.polite.else">https://w3w.co/lamp.polite.else</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBkVJ5q90e7K3011QnfyIuuCsXngJ1fiGifhRwDzlebWWVK_25daKwPCnPRokeQ5EFWZ6ARKuvRYbtEl6ZfehRdVBFmd7WgpV0xJG22WOfMbtzp1WyJRg53yDqatOKfH5sMzDZK1sq06fzPt8GzNupWvehf_eeZRmFC60BGudifrneMnIJalc4d2wxfEJ/s4032/19.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through a metal gate then turn right to reach Knebworth footpath 10" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBkVJ5q90e7K3011QnfyIuuCsXngJ1fiGifhRwDzlebWWVK_25daKwPCnPRokeQ5EFWZ6ARKuvRYbtEl6ZfehRdVBFmd7WgpV0xJG22WOfMbtzp1WyJRg53yDqatOKfH5sMzDZK1sq06fzPt8GzNupWvehf_eeZRmFC60BGudifrneMnIJalc4d2wxfEJ/w640-h480/19.jpeg" title="Go through a metal gate then turn right to reach Knebworth footpath 10" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through a metal gate then turn right to reach Knebworth footpath 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>22:</b> Go through a metal gate then turn right to reach Knebworth footpath 10 which you follow ENE for 535m, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right, until you reach Spinney Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/excuse.quest.crisp">https://w3w.co/excuse.quest.crisp</a>).
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<b>23:</b> Turn right on Spinney Lane then head SW for 285m until you reach a lane on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/aura.drift.edge">https://w3w.co/aura.drift.edge</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVRa4rJSBjtBGAr50yZWqZjvqCA_ORvS3odJL2ekM39B1yaJQLA8z1lizivRnDoDDUdBgyaA34RV7X-bvy2sk93CJX8kLGBWSAQwXELS0AhpZjQDqwu3vRizMFJLP4gIiPlxornROJg09KqrWsFYQU-f0nB87VDgniczktWzq2flyyoPo80wzeaC6YvbM/s4032/nn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Ninnings Lane" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVRa4rJSBjtBGAr50yZWqZjvqCA_ORvS3odJL2ekM39B1yaJQLA8z1lizivRnDoDDUdBgyaA34RV7X-bvy2sk93CJX8kLGBWSAQwXELS0AhpZjQDqwu3vRizMFJLP4gIiPlxornROJg09KqrWsFYQU-f0nB87VDgniczktWzq2flyyoPo80wzeaC6YvbM/w640-h480/nn.jpeg" title="Turn left on Ninnings Lane" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Ninnings Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>24:</b> Turn left on Ninnings Lane then head SE for 70m where Ninnings Lane goes off to the right and you continue heading SE now along Normans Lane, which is also Welwyn BOAT 12 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>).
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Continue heading SE on Welwyn BOAT 12 for 435m until you reach a tunnel under the A1(M) (location - https://w3w.co/slate.gates.having), see image below. As you walk this stretch don't worry if you hear <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf-whistling" target="_blank">wolf whistles</a> on the right of the path. It's harmless; the route passes an aviary which is home to a couple of parrots who have developed interesting vocabularies.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_54EGXPfElGd_snNFqIfbAl5XbvEAOwjjiu5RtZPhyXc6D7fldtLXzAh1whrj4gRkzAp6qLSU9hkOqvMpERQwV07egfdgnSzTAbynjQPvO1ouiA-gapmCj9VJeM5iMYx0ohA5v6P6rOa-CtIJ6oE1yDBr56XM6PQQ4EIPjGi5V8KNny2ct1I-vUFcFxEA/s4032/20.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the tunnel then follow Welwyn bridleway 12" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_54EGXPfElGd_snNFqIfbAl5XbvEAOwjjiu5RtZPhyXc6D7fldtLXzAh1whrj4gRkzAp6qLSU9hkOqvMpERQwV07egfdgnSzTAbynjQPvO1ouiA-gapmCj9VJeM5iMYx0ohA5v6P6rOa-CtIJ6oE1yDBr56XM6PQQ4EIPjGi5V8KNny2ct1I-vUFcFxEA/w640-h480/20.jpeg" title="Go through the tunnel then follow Welwyn bridleway 12" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the tunnel then follow Welwyn bridleway 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>25:</b> Go through the tunnel then follow Welwyn <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 12 as it bends right then enters the <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/mardley-heath/" target="_blank">Mardley Heath Nature Reserve</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lifts.puns.monday">https://w3w.co/lifts.puns.monday</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSIHCyC_cgDAtGGp07PgkNSwq4G077YrEaC0yTQf2xQfVngG2z9LZYe59fnmMHAvGOqo9cyDC6W7dS3xSTBFBPihq6mf9Jz3eoZTuxbg3mYqO2EhBCyHJ-N5bUHon-QVNmKeOcxbAAz-2y7v244wmbEsrDaVGH4ZkGaqI4c1TcDwip1CLZTqDLk90tW9Q/s4032/PXL_20231128_122647554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Welwyn bridleway 12 SE through the nature reserve" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkSIHCyC_cgDAtGGp07PgkNSwq4G077YrEaC0yTQf2xQfVngG2z9LZYe59fnmMHAvGOqo9cyDC6W7dS3xSTBFBPihq6mf9Jz3eoZTuxbg3mYqO2EhBCyHJ-N5bUHon-QVNmKeOcxbAAz-2y7v244wmbEsrDaVGH4ZkGaqI4c1TcDwip1CLZTqDLk90tW9Q/w640-h480/PXL_20231128_122647554.jpg" title="Follow Welwyn bridleway 12 SE through the nature reserve" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Welwyn bridleway 12 SE through the nature reserve</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Welwyn bridleway 12 SE for 325m until you reach a junction in the tracks (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/event.they.stir">https://w3w.co/event.they.stir</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoP6bjMDXLtJr7VNj9Ha6y8NPey5voZRxPTSHiVKLfCcjiYZsnyIVkrVrBxOo3jDLQxu1UrET5xkF4g5i1FMrG0yUMdAbpsxbuYgWY_jYIPDlNyUjxnLAWtsjOftSz28AFiliZAZK41uoA3Ks9A4HyDUwl3-RqADdDdDQDD5yD3G5hIylMQiNiQt1L6H0/s4032/21.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Welwyn bridleway 12, now heading in an easterly direction" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoP6bjMDXLtJr7VNj9Ha6y8NPey5voZRxPTSHiVKLfCcjiYZsnyIVkrVrBxOo3jDLQxu1UrET5xkF4g5i1FMrG0yUMdAbpsxbuYgWY_jYIPDlNyUjxnLAWtsjOftSz28AFiliZAZK41uoA3Ks9A4HyDUwl3-RqADdDdDQDD5yD3G5hIylMQiNiQt1L6H0/w640-h480/21.jpeg" title="Continue on Welwyn bridleway 12, now heading in an easterly direction" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Welwyn bridleway 12, now heading in an easterly direction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>26:</b> Continue along Welwyn bridleway 12, now heading in an easterly direction, for 275m until you reach the Mardley Heath car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/heats.wounds.healers">https://w3w.co/heats.wounds.healers</a>).
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<b>27:</b> Exit the car park then turn left on Heath Road which you follow in an easterly direction for 455m until you reach Mardley Hill (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/splash.hiking.water">https://w3w.co/splash.hiking.water</a>). <i>There is an unofficial track which runs parallel to the road inside the reserve and then alongside a field if you want to avoid walking on the road.</i>
<blockquote>There is the option of turning left when you reach Mardley Hill to visit either The Chequers Inn (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/liability.office.grit">https://w3w.co/liability.office.grit</a>) or The Red Lion (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/decent.noise.lonely">https://w3w.co/decent.noise.lonely</a>) both a short detour to the north.</blockquote>
<b>28:</b> When you reach Mardley Hill turn right then head SW for 70m until you reach a track on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/desire.doors.faced">https://w3w.co/desire.doors.faced</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4hylABwF-8o-QmncoZbpFD4i1ByMp3OM7TtMVBrkzOT4-HX7yxx7V9bDiwrvBRbX7PsA4HovO2jdleacc796QVQKx3qApdoOZBg0Is7WPzjULclaoowyjiiTSELy_3KFdoPdmjz1xePVfegqzGp5GPW6UMCW6hCGBc8aU6rLxP5oNF5oXn5q8CIeHLdf/s4032/22.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 10" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4hylABwF-8o-QmncoZbpFD4i1ByMp3OM7TtMVBrkzOT4-HX7yxx7V9bDiwrvBRbX7PsA4HovO2jdleacc796QVQKx3qApdoOZBg0Is7WPzjULclaoowyjiiTSELy_3KFdoPdmjz1xePVfegqzGp5GPW6UMCW6hCGBc8aU6rLxP5oNF5oXn5q8CIeHLdf/w640-h480/22.jpeg" title="Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 10" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>29:</b> Turn left on this track, Woolmer Green bridleway 10, then head SE for 545m until you reach Robbery Bottom Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/usage.gained.scars">https://w3w.co/usage.gained.scars</a>).
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<b>30:</b> Turn right then head S along Robbery Bottom Lane until you reach a bridleway on the left at the point where the lane bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/puzzle.chop.rating">https://w3w.co/puzzle.chop.rating</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm16rJEYoRVg-cLPSo3aBRCeZ77XgBz2CJC2saPKx8PUjpxvLpptXfGJbx3flhb7_5MlW-6sa0VbpjeH6fPf1ybrwb9OfYfU2jUBFLU8gTXCn_arPg0iQC68jlN9ZohznL6Urr3LBgr6acSxQBr28svMnGoaJ5qf1OtFtGHhbh2WJoGdytmqLYmeh1bZB/s4032/23.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 24" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUm16rJEYoRVg-cLPSo3aBRCeZ77XgBz2CJC2saPKx8PUjpxvLpptXfGJbx3flhb7_5MlW-6sa0VbpjeH6fPf1ybrwb9OfYfU2jUBFLU8gTXCn_arPg0iQC68jlN9ZohznL6Urr3LBgr6acSxQBr28svMnGoaJ5qf1OtFtGHhbh2WJoGdytmqLYmeh1bZB/w640-h480/23.jpeg" title="Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 24" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 24</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>31:</b> Turn left on Woolmer Green bridleway 24 then follow it S for 410m to a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/vital.until.marked">https://w3w.co/vital.until.marked</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLWmPnME9FaYnYQjmw3cUv25pnXOWcDcSZp0ki4ylYGeXyWmXkChyqSe2TDrWcfeuIBHKUQkzKCgjZ1z5xQWKX3TZq3EnlQC_Yc2Xc82qXRQNbtaVrZmPvaFiDF8e_vt_ki-14OMG0XHe2XJiIIV-XZ0zFXW6cjytBQqsMkunjlkXQ1CL4_-jYP7oVZI5/s4032/24.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork Woolmer Green bridleway 26" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBLWmPnME9FaYnYQjmw3cUv25pnXOWcDcSZp0ki4ylYGeXyWmXkChyqSe2TDrWcfeuIBHKUQkzKCgjZ1z5xQWKX3TZq3EnlQC_Yc2Xc82qXRQNbtaVrZmPvaFiDF8e_vt_ki-14OMG0XHe2XJiIIV-XZ0zFXW6cjytBQqsMkunjlkXQ1CL4_-jYP7oVZI5/w640-h480/24.jpeg" title="Take the right fork Woolmer Green bridleway 26" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork Woolmer Green bridleway 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>32:</b> Take the right fork then continue heading S, now on Woolmer Green bridleway 26. After 385m you cross a parish boundary (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/timing.lock.pack">https://w3w.co/timing.lock.pack</a>) and the track you are on becomes Welwyn bridleway 26.
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Continue heading S for 210m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/towers.feeds.cones">https://w3w.co/towers.feeds.cones</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65SrGNQUMzR0XGnVB1aLlQ4vbkeh-4uTum4UzgCH5vG4QyyzRw-UdM67fgLuzTkg3KXfWQhWjQ3J2LC5-1WDein6U6XYrdiRG8QBG8QAbhcpkq7LxXYsHJVrhhvI5TKPvVIfmPrX_HucjHSZEm17nK67NyEhQ-KOj99LwRQntY5MJsPypdKAwqmMVgXaN/s4032/25.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left, still on Welwyn bridleway 26" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65SrGNQUMzR0XGnVB1aLlQ4vbkeh-4uTum4UzgCH5vG4QyyzRw-UdM67fgLuzTkg3KXfWQhWjQ3J2LC5-1WDein6U6XYrdiRG8QBG8QAbhcpkq7LxXYsHJVrhhvI5TKPvVIfmPrX_HucjHSZEm17nK67NyEhQ-KOj99LwRQntY5MJsPypdKAwqmMVgXaN/w640-h480/25.jpeg" title="Keep left, still on Welwyn bridleway 26" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left, still on Welwyn bridleway 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>33:</b> Keep left, still on Welwyn bridleway 26, then head S for 315m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/deal.speeds.fear">https://w3w.co/deal.speeds.fear</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnseJARYMc6c7YNGaruoLT1iKD_k-eKVbVyT_fZ0q03QGmWcG-b63QqvT6obbsociJwS7zCzWK7rFfMyCE1Ydbyp4zBRZ5emOuYliWFUORff40MllzRXgR8M125F01FpzICX86BYHy17dfhGSJ0ocggY5xC7LdWnmBq7iK4HTrhfQbNgvS1_YM-LfGNyeW/s4032/26.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnseJARYMc6c7YNGaruoLT1iKD_k-eKVbVyT_fZ0q03QGmWcG-b63QqvT6obbsociJwS7zCzWK7rFfMyCE1Ydbyp4zBRZ5emOuYliWFUORff40MllzRXgR8M125F01FpzICX86BYHy17dfhGSJ0ocggY5xC7LdWnmBq7iK4HTrhfQbNgvS1_YM-LfGNyeW/w640-h480/26.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>34:</b> Keep left at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26, then head SE for 90m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/chats.cried.plates">https://w3w.co/chats.cried.plates</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrVAQQ_jxn5A7PS8lYD_jkCxBlgcHfd4qCfQ8kmKbhmr07a9ZqK2b0QoPS7G8foqWNcQVfbYZa7W9oVkld0S9RGkP1R0aq3iS3Vd7frRJ7WImXQ_atsaBj3pbtbUev7zYUaaq7Q3I7IzISsbFTPldQ3k7V1dVHxF2AOEFqsm0fcAdqF_vfEPDX9xbOCbu/s4032/27.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrVAQQ_jxn5A7PS8lYD_jkCxBlgcHfd4qCfQ8kmKbhmr07a9ZqK2b0QoPS7G8foqWNcQVfbYZa7W9oVkld0S9RGkP1R0aq3iS3Vd7frRJ7WImXQ_atsaBj3pbtbUev7zYUaaq7Q3I7IzISsbFTPldQ3k7V1dVHxF2AOEFqsm0fcAdqF_vfEPDX9xbOCbu/w640-h480/27.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep right at the junction, still on Welwyn bridleway 26, then head SW for 150m until you reach Harmer Green Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/battle.mining.live">https://w3w.co/battle.mining.live</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAP1Fkoy-Zs5ugOt-E9aEw0QTiNneAOmE0PuKkRDy5zoTFjemrMx6LesFQMyGSSi5jKUXOogiLGxbnU2MsACUoYwnEW1WkdqtfeoKyofUMcCspE5AQxYJaXPgDBcnG5apWzbUgX6cpw2RWeUIyrygfoh9zmW4nrkx2oyQrZS0arlO8HKUquBGU0s114Nw/s4032/28.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAP1Fkoy-Zs5ugOt-E9aEw0QTiNneAOmE0PuKkRDy5zoTFjemrMx6LesFQMyGSSi5jKUXOogiLGxbnU2MsACUoYwnEW1WkdqtfeoKyofUMcCspE5AQxYJaXPgDBcnG5apWzbUgX6cpw2RWeUIyrygfoh9zmW4nrkx2oyQrZS0arlO8HKUquBGU0s114Nw/w640-h480/28.jpeg" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Harmer Green Lane then follow the track on the other side</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>35:</b> Cross Harmer Green Lane, turn right, then follow the track on the other side SW for 290m until the path meets and crosses the road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hotel.enhancement.packet">https://w3w.co/hotel.enhancement.packet</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2Mhqze9nyXx76U1cXJMQhNF3Bpnb9_yU3360Z2hLglxDxOfMkTV_ghCbB_vWawcn0yyhPiR543jW7fVsEqE4moj1wX7seVV5hXwNpy4QqWt_eV-yEQM0PY2C-f0fUNZsFPpdfPFuXCnjNJnTuAU-1DJ4RQvfBb9xtJAo4_bdBtDEpUqSgJ8jr_3ITvjM/s4032/29.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the road then continue heading SW across a green" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2Mhqze9nyXx76U1cXJMQhNF3Bpnb9_yU3360Z2hLglxDxOfMkTV_ghCbB_vWawcn0yyhPiR543jW7fVsEqE4moj1wX7seVV5hXwNpy4QqWt_eV-yEQM0PY2C-f0fUNZsFPpdfPFuXCnjNJnTuAU-1DJ4RQvfBb9xtJAo4_bdBtDEpUqSgJ8jr_3ITvjM/w640-h480/29.jpeg" title="Cross the road then continue heading SW across a green" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the road then continue heading SW across a green</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>36:</b> Cross the road then continue heading SW across a green for 60m until you reach Harmer Green Lane again (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/middle.last.dark">https://w3w.co/middle.last.dark</a>).
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Turn right on Harmer Green Lane then head WNW for 165m until you reach a track on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/doctor.royal.jeeps">https://w3w.co/doctor.royal.jeeps</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMICs9wlLtRwFwWCKSHrEimBTfoJ6-3C8O56ARxFtvFku_H-T48VBgc3YPe29Jql3JvG3EsIbPt2mT-V1alaHWFN4pisTxKi0T6QAv_0D8zhxcVZGxLMUeNMuH7OFKXyTHbSECEdI9_Lrujq52UyVtUCDPcLNYLd-hhzCp57X6lpmIjQUFC5TFGQKKkIno/s4032/30.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the track, which is also Welwyn footpath 38" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMICs9wlLtRwFwWCKSHrEimBTfoJ6-3C8O56ARxFtvFku_H-T48VBgc3YPe29Jql3JvG3EsIbPt2mT-V1alaHWFN4pisTxKi0T6QAv_0D8zhxcVZGxLMUeNMuH7OFKXyTHbSECEdI9_Lrujq52UyVtUCDPcLNYLd-hhzCp57X6lpmIjQUFC5TFGQKKkIno/w640-h480/30.jpeg" title="Turn right on the track, which is also Welwyn footpath 38" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the track, which is also Welwyn footpath 38</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>37:</b> Turn right on the track, which is also Welwyn footpath 38, then head W for 90m where the footpath leaves the track to the left of a private drive (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/varieties.scout.letter">https://w3w.co/varieties.scout.letter</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBeh8PUC5eMd_BsCL_ovZpcj5pEWtmtwazGIMSyDUFtFwn3GF-r7kpv_i6Pl5Em3HJ5DpiLISGhuzY0Zk8yeJ4q_twCM1WvKbsxiayjYuB8eomXwQKO6G5VdqXM1BGNJyZy86wa_PBs37yEsnHXHzBLtwc6081Ev18KmyaDJzNgbQw8CAHBJRbrJ9xHTO/s4032/31.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Welwyn footpath 38" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBeh8PUC5eMd_BsCL_ovZpcj5pEWtmtwazGIMSyDUFtFwn3GF-r7kpv_i6Pl5Em3HJ5DpiLISGhuzY0Zk8yeJ4q_twCM1WvKbsxiayjYuB8eomXwQKO6G5VdqXM1BGNJyZy86wa_PBs37yEsnHXHzBLtwc6081Ev18KmyaDJzNgbQw8CAHBJRbrJ9xHTO/w640-h480/31.jpeg" title="Continue on Welwyn footpath 38" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Welwyn footpath 38</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading W on Welwyn footpath 38 for 275m until you come to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lives.lock.island">https://w3w.co/lives.lock.island</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRWP9CTXwWdqZq8HOko8aObN3nSL57rxAR3L71CG0y5T5447TaAu7yO2XyKf5UrCDemSPld2QcCh7JfdPt3-ixjBOHFHP-CWKnpxLIpeJF697TZsk5J-_vULtVjFFidCIRXXuBmYdfqUq1WAhMS6y8h2nSlHNic1_obux7S3ZX9ojXFXLSJuNdl-fNHwg/s4032/32.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRWP9CTXwWdqZq8HOko8aObN3nSL57rxAR3L71CG0y5T5447TaAu7yO2XyKf5UrCDemSPld2QcCh7JfdPt3-ixjBOHFHP-CWKnpxLIpeJF697TZsk5J-_vULtVjFFidCIRXXuBmYdfqUq1WAhMS6y8h2nSlHNic1_obux7S3ZX9ojXFXLSJuNdl-fNHwg/w640-h480/32.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>38:</b> Keep left at the junction then immediately take the right fork, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcBM3zlnn4AQRBbU2eiSi9Pkta9kOTP6yFTAOYiMPwVN-rpl2Ke7mg0MlrXJNbd5MOw8jlASNx4PUl3x1QBb8qkVbbGt4FC7D-FE0MEedScyt4Tgikyr9xrYROj_fjgoPxSCTc7ZTWq9Em4Fpej8rqkABUUNEJK0E7XxUCA8sDzp5EIIYS8ZpyJ_gtAvH/s4032/33.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the right fork, Welwyn footpath 53" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcBM3zlnn4AQRBbU2eiSi9Pkta9kOTP6yFTAOYiMPwVN-rpl2Ke7mg0MlrXJNbd5MOw8jlASNx4PUl3x1QBb8qkVbbGt4FC7D-FE0MEedScyt4Tgikyr9xrYROj_fjgoPxSCTc7ZTWq9Em4Fpej8rqkABUUNEJK0E7XxUCA8sDzp5EIIYS8ZpyJ_gtAvH/w640-h480/33.jpeg" title="Follow the right fork, Welwyn footpath 53" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the right fork, Welwyn footpath 53</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow the right fork, Welwyn footpath 53, then head SW for 325m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/star.crowd.pools">https://w3w.co/star.crowd.pools</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5mneLZg5-ZWaYxADf4uU8rH7zbUR8vXdYjSenKRgDvzVbYqlUtLo2uMwNJwMP-cID2db2KSUVu00nj1Hwr7gz1ZOO8iA_qLR6gWQosWvrfW9VUfD2to3_unfZ0sIzop9JCqkSNGSpEzRblJZ_XnlKZ8711WHRiP3-zGKccB8U5YrOU_XYA_HlwPQVOkX/s4032/34.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction, still on Welwyn footpath 53" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5mneLZg5-ZWaYxADf4uU8rH7zbUR8vXdYjSenKRgDvzVbYqlUtLo2uMwNJwMP-cID2db2KSUVu00nj1Hwr7gz1ZOO8iA_qLR6gWQosWvrfW9VUfD2to3_unfZ0sIzop9JCqkSNGSpEzRblJZ_XnlKZ8711WHRiP3-zGKccB8U5YrOU_XYA_HlwPQVOkX/w640-h480/34.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction, still on Welwyn footpath 53" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction, still on Welwyn footpath 53</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>39:</b> Turn left at the junction, still on Welwyn footpath 53, then head ESE for 80m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rank.kite.decreased">https://w3w.co/rank.kite.decreased</a>), see image below.
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Turn right at the junction on Welwyn footpath 54 then follow it S then SW for 90m to Warren Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/safe.royal.chip">https://w3w.co/safe.royal.chip</a>).
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Turn left on Warren Way then head S then SW then S again for 230m until you reach a track on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fingernails.planet.shall">https://w3w.co/fingernails.planet.shall</a>), see image below.
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Turn left on the track and follow it SE for 135m to Welwyn North Station car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/moral.equal.dining">https://w3w.co/moral.equal.dining</a>).
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If you need refreshments The Cowper Arms (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bend.kinks.museum">https://w3w.co/bend.kinks.museum</a>) and The Deli Stop (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/manliness.spray.atomic">https://w3w.co/manliness.spray.atomic</a>) are nearby.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-53446090570686985232023-11-12T17:43:00.011+00:002024-03-15T13:22:48.908+00:00Walk 248: Redbourn South-East Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">5.2 miles (8.4km) with 93m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0rJSGmUaZVZpqjnEB4hFgxqMzxWc6A5V3SreezPyDN8NVHDjrElKjqalGAM57_T8Gfw81kwipS42jp6qreD1jxhAsijkjD95L4kCwJGIMjBp3KCMkHiFVatM9rBiZuDkbSbaw2MiFChCWz6e8wBvRoM_DnI4hyphenhyphenlnCQMcUoKYRe5mwNRAZhySY2dSQdit/s4032/footpathpond.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue across the footbridge to reach a junction" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0rJSGmUaZVZpqjnEB4hFgxqMzxWc6A5V3SreezPyDN8NVHDjrElKjqalGAM57_T8Gfw81kwipS42jp6qreD1jxhAsijkjD95L4kCwJGIMjBp3KCMkHiFVatM9rBiZuDkbSbaw2MiFChCWz6e8wBvRoM_DnI4hyphenhyphenlnCQMcUoKYRe5mwNRAZhySY2dSQdit/w640-h480/footpathpond.jpeg" title="Continue across the footbridge to reach a junction" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The footbridge at point 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This walk starts and finishes on <a href="https://www.redbourn-pc.gov.uk/redbourn-common" target="_blank">Redbourn Common</a> then heads SW to join the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickey_line" target="_blank">Nickey Line</a> before climbing to merge with part of the Ver Valley Trail. You will pass <a href="https://www.redbournburymill.co.uk/" target="_blank">Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery</a> and, if you time your visit for Saturday morning between 9am and 1pm you might be able to pick up some freshly baked bread or cakes. The route then crosses the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Ver" target="_blank">River Ver</a> before climbing again to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hammondsendfarm/" target="_blank">Hammonds End Farm</a> with its fascinating information boards about organic farming.
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You will cross three busy roads along the way, the B487 twice at points 4 and 19, and the A5183 once at point 8. We had no problem crossing, but if you have nervous dogs, or are walking with a large group or small children you might want to choose another route.
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There is currently free parking (at the time of writing in November 2023) in a car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/robot.deeply.grew">https://w3w.co/robot.deeply.grew</a>) on Redbourn Common just off Lybury Lane and close to Redbourn Cricket Club.
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There are opportunities for refreshments at <a href="https://thecricketersofredbourn.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cricketers</a> at the start and finish point, <a href="https://hollybushredbourn.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Holly Bush</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/risen.cute.yours">https://w3w.co/risen.cute.yours</a>) soon after point 2, <a href="https://www.chefandbrewer.com/pubs/hertfordshire/chequers-inn" target="_blank">The Chequers Inn</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lamps.spots.played">https://w3w.co/lamps.spots.played</a>), a 630m detour from point 8. At point 20 there is the option of a short detour along High Street, Redbourn where you will find <a href="https://www.facebook.com/p/The-George-Inn-Redbourn-100057333923218/" target="_blank">The George</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shovels.will.keep">https://w3w.co/shovels.will.keep</a>), and a couple of cafes including <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g1096771-d25238764-Reviews-The_Queen_Of_Herts-Redbourn_Hertfordshire_England.html" target="_blank">The Queen of Herts</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/name.flag.insect">https://w3w.co/name.flag.insect</a>) and <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186306-d4479859-Reviews-The_Hub_Coffee_Bar-St_Albans_Hertfordshire_England.html" target="_blank">The Hub</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nasal.shop.cowboy">https://w3w.co/nasal.shop.cowboy</a>).
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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To navigate to the start of the walk on Google Maps <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/u1rqETWD8mHitHf7A" target="_blank">click here</a>.
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Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/walk-248-redbourn-south-east-loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/walk-248-redbourn-south-east-loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotmV81BpXC8dkTlCfR45rlwtswyCnCFJDQh1TSRHLAF0dO75jp6GnLq-Hg0YebrmCeqdY5bTeX6AN1A_QqnbXRkmLcv6TpL-l6kwx80lpBZfnK_20KBrM-14KQRWJPaa0-7SNK_Fi6ztZkc4RabXwwgHjJyXVWyklQPjIKecQJAYMhw8OH2DkqhX7BZH5/s4032/Cricketers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Cricketers on Redbourn Common" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotmV81BpXC8dkTlCfR45rlwtswyCnCFJDQh1TSRHLAF0dO75jp6GnLq-Hg0YebrmCeqdY5bTeX6AN1A_QqnbXRkmLcv6TpL-l6kwx80lpBZfnK_20KBrM-14KQRWJPaa0-7SNK_Fi6ztZkc4RabXwwgHjJyXVWyklQPjIKecQJAYMhw8OH2DkqhX7BZH5/w640-h480/Cricketers.jpg" title="The Cricketers on Redbourn Common" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Cricketers on Redbourn Common</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to The Cricketers (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/valve.serves.chest">https://w3w.co/valve.serves.chest</a>), cross the road then head W across the grass for 35m until you reach a tree-lined metalled path. This is Redbourn footpath 17 which, along this stretch, is also The Chiltern Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/served.adopt.pure">https://w3w.co/served.adopt.pure</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82VOg1SoJLLHK1DOg2NF464GT0xVEkWm6FKz-7Z65_g7iL90TAPh2r7TsGDGgzL7EK1IESF_W1yThKFYTTbP9LLMioZqm_uS9Ne3Ly8rljSisQN7Q0RxHsWij-M_PszZIRx9rkVrdieJx5ElzIO6fStxrBgTCejCerLSu7kYxKgEJ_ZKG1UuTsnAT1fRS/s4032/treelilnedpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on the metalled path then head SW across the common" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82VOg1SoJLLHK1DOg2NF464GT0xVEkWm6FKz-7Z65_g7iL90TAPh2r7TsGDGgzL7EK1IESF_W1yThKFYTTbP9LLMioZqm_uS9Ne3Ly8rljSisQN7Q0RxHsWij-M_PszZIRx9rkVrdieJx5ElzIO6fStxrBgTCejCerLSu7kYxKgEJ_ZKG1UuTsnAT1fRS/w640-h480/treelilnedpath.jpeg" title="Turn left on the metalled path then head SW across the common" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on the metalled path between the trees</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on the metalled path between the trees then head SW across the common for 335m, with the cricket club on your right. Continue until you cross Flamsteadbury Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ducks.reform.advice">https://w3w.co/ducks.reform.advice</a>). Cross the lane then continue heading SW, still on Redbourn footpath 17, The Chiltern Way, for 80m until you reach a road called Church End (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tune.trace.pure">https://w3w.co/tune.trace.pure</a>).
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<b>2:</b> Turn right on Church End then pass The Holly Bush on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/moods.souk.healers">https://w3w.co/moods.souk.healers</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzFdEFxLBLxxqIQi34aLoceYVxGyJJMqL4gBEIHbX1Kg62eFtjoWh78FiM65VtKiczV242plLYDGbFlSyH4eKqeHgkR7qOBD-TMa5K22XQZeP9199bBOQ18czQmO1pdTurEe3pfd-rIYKmZ_W4TG8bx25n7oEEc2B49J_Z5VHyc9p24YkH-LHp2On9pJL/s4032/hollytbush.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue past The Holly Bush for 40m until you reach a churchyard" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXzFdEFxLBLxxqIQi34aLoceYVxGyJJMqL4gBEIHbX1Kg62eFtjoWh78FiM65VtKiczV242plLYDGbFlSyH4eKqeHgkR7qOBD-TMa5K22XQZeP9199bBOQ18czQmO1pdTurEe3pfd-rIYKmZ_W4TG8bx25n7oEEc2B49J_Z5VHyc9p24YkH-LHp2On9pJL/w640-h480/hollytbush.jpeg" title="Continue past The Holly Bush for 40m until you reach a churchyard" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue past The Holly Bush for 40m until you reach a churchyard</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading WSW for another 40m until you reach a gate leading into the St Mary's churchyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/large.could.gather">https://w3w.co/large.could.gather</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Xe2J242iea_ZQI3KWUT0vQDidyXT3Ur3UwskPhis1S548SpoL9BE_O31pMzUlYA3UIt8TqC9_ORVBzr3WEkpZoSrPn1g-0fFQu5EXLrFAn8KaXmb6aboUYWLCpPFY9RwGVlqNuSOP7vbK6XzT76H3IIO9nsQfZxxpJLa7Yu3W_VCMLEEpzVfyfwW3gx/s4032/churchyard.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head straight on Redbourn footpath 39" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52Xe2J242iea_ZQI3KWUT0vQDidyXT3Ur3UwskPhis1S548SpoL9BE_O31pMzUlYA3UIt8TqC9_ORVBzr3WEkpZoSrPn1g-0fFQu5EXLrFAn8KaXmb6aboUYWLCpPFY9RwGVlqNuSOP7vbK6XzT76H3IIO9nsQfZxxpJLa7Yu3W_VCMLEEpzVfyfwW3gx/w640-h480/churchyard.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head straight on Redbourn footpath 39" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head straight on Redbourn footpath 39</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then head straight on Redbourn footpath 39, with the church on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/inch.sake.hands">https://w3w.co/inch.sake.hands</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAcVHf6IWt_fCKR6TR1LUE7c0BnDaVeQbCavyy8_o26hyphenhyphentjblz3eCl83uJURr6gUU3bX7LM1VBM43tSJWCG1e9B-P05XUQTZ4OWmK8I96HQfN08uBR98K3U6Hz5ZM6OCeiqSzUzOKbUQCnYWqyoF_SOB6o3l6w6bBjg3rwfzpMN8tqrf-XpTAZ66L5-TG/s4032/church.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="You will pass St Mary's Church on the right" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAcVHf6IWt_fCKR6TR1LUE7c0BnDaVeQbCavyy8_o26hyphenhyphentjblz3eCl83uJURr6gUU3bX7LM1VBM43tSJWCG1e9B-P05XUQTZ4OWmK8I96HQfN08uBR98K3U6Hz5ZM6OCeiqSzUzOKbUQCnYWqyoF_SOB6o3l6w6bBjg3rwfzpMN8tqrf-XpTAZ66L5-TG/w640-h480/church.jpeg" title="You will pass St Mary's Church on the right" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>You will pass St Mary's Church on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow the path as it bends to the left to exit the churchyard at the gate on Hemel Hempstead Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sentences.beside.camp">https://w3w.co/sentences.beside.camp</a>). Turn right on Hemel Hempstead Road then head WSW for 45m until you reach a footpath on the left between the houses (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fails.label.many">https://w3w.co/fails.label.many</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-6TpWWXIm2gK9O0WmFMFcV1BchsL2grrBodQC0CZ1hidOlm7X1wKbGifxyLpxIXyhtCAnyc4Vs9pFoX4vU__u8XTAw2Q0E0FcxAmRWzTTm5JxtnVM1ebcllmwI99hDTLMSk6PGo9uHcqaWjeYx9E0cISDQsZ6Mq8eZnTzwP1oFlg0kLG9stiOn6H0IEO/s4032/footpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Redbourn footpath 34" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-6TpWWXIm2gK9O0WmFMFcV1BchsL2grrBodQC0CZ1hidOlm7X1wKbGifxyLpxIXyhtCAnyc4Vs9pFoX4vU__u8XTAw2Q0E0FcxAmRWzTTm5JxtnVM1ebcllmwI99hDTLMSk6PGo9uHcqaWjeYx9E0cISDQsZ6Mq8eZnTzwP1oFlg0kLG9stiOn6H0IEO/w640-h480/footpath.jpeg" title="Turn left on Redbourn footpath 34" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Redbourn footpath 34</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>3:</b> Turn left on Redbourn footpath 34 then follow it SSE for 65m until you meet the Nickey Line (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/truck.diner.price">https://w3w.co/truck.diner.price</a>). This is the route of the former railway line between Hemel Hempstead, Redbourn and Harpenden.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMIX59wjzrHhrwUhg1YDVERXwrpmv8SdeMBbQTljBLOgpgu3gEAb0ejsZBguHqPG-dgmxtZxiF1gxcH8oMo5hPGghNHYBlBbD6liC9OPsXOmuhUudrCbObOEh4WWfyu9JB5bcHceJyip0LN20XRnCWmxFHwu5EKS5-GOld26Nx2RoEoTTVjq8I1HqlHZx/s4032/NickeyLine.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on the Nickey Line" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMIX59wjzrHhrwUhg1YDVERXwrpmv8SdeMBbQTljBLOgpgu3gEAb0ejsZBguHqPG-dgmxtZxiF1gxcH8oMo5hPGghNHYBlBbD6liC9OPsXOmuhUudrCbObOEh4WWfyu9JB5bcHceJyip0LN20XRnCWmxFHwu5EKS5-GOld26Nx2RoEoTTVjq8I1HqlHZx/w640-h480/NickeyLine.jpeg" title="Turn left on the Nickey Line" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on the Nickey Line </b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on the Nickey Line then follow it ENE for 440m until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trader.money.rides">https://w3w.co/trader.money.rides</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6icMTZ8gQGCTdR6GM6kpfOpzPrOnmLHHQ1QhCUapQ6VVm0MnBXbUR2FwBHwSIVO8n_PjcZHY2EXhPaC-vU6hmjsmYeSLi3WJM5TKrdysZamz_ygzt5rsvaT4MYkeGa-25AaZUU6Ku2_Ij0rbTIfAMXAtJyAqbrQUvgc4V4JJbAB2iuO_kCmDDrI6V0Xg/s4032/NLR.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Redbourn footpath 38" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6icMTZ8gQGCTdR6GM6kpfOpzPrOnmLHHQ1QhCUapQ6VVm0MnBXbUR2FwBHwSIVO8n_PjcZHY2EXhPaC-vU6hmjsmYeSLi3WJM5TKrdysZamz_ygzt5rsvaT4MYkeGa-25AaZUU6Ku2_Ij0rbTIfAMXAtJyAqbrQUvgc4V4JJbAB2iuO_kCmDDrI6V0Xg/w640-h480/NLR.jpeg" title="Turn right on Redbourn footpath 38" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Redbourn footpath 38</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn right on Redbourn footpath 38 then follow it up and down stairs as it crosses the B487 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/abode.curvy.spoon">https://w3w.co/abode.curvy.spoon</a>). This is a busy stretch of road and care needs to be taken when crossing. Once across, climb another set of stairs to reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/small.these.tribe">https://w3w.co/small.these.tribe</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR9tMxa3VzPUgzoIuyMV57J2znz5_7EdcOCZeQOMRDwC9oXPMw_imtkgdqU6UiBPU5VluQqef67gvx-MwD5wAQQGTNV-GbFYPISglUCFbGS9fODDAVsxjBc10FOFTVToM7UlHVTNRFGgssWKWddjrdB5nc1GUapf2u8ozXxhwZulS0Km8zl82NthacTDY/s4032/field.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head SSE across an arable field" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR9tMxa3VzPUgzoIuyMV57J2znz5_7EdcOCZeQOMRDwC9oXPMw_imtkgdqU6UiBPU5VluQqef67gvx-MwD5wAQQGTNV-GbFYPISglUCFbGS9fODDAVsxjBc10FOFTVToM7UlHVTNRFGgssWKWddjrdB5nc1GUapf2u8ozXxhwZulS0Km8zl82NthacTDY/w640-h480/field.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head SSE across an arable field" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head SSE across an arable field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then head SSE across an arable field for 265m, keeping to the right of the telegraph pole, until you reach a gap in the hedge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/class.danger.stream">https://w3w.co/class.danger.stream</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp-8EpW7Feen1rpo7yvvpLNO8AuIZgJY7qUqQCrrneOwxmoFTSxO93TfH5q_zG3C3ayZ41ZuiOa_PxyZw0tMHoKFodzWIwoFqoK_n3iE71mNc_YKNDeTDgsGBrYT26AGk_wbSAIWV5wdcl4JaVU_ppBSHsA1Y6jTxrVwL6JGz7xfHa0I8eNdUQ60XCCma/s4032/gap2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then continue with the hedgerow on the left" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvp-8EpW7Feen1rpo7yvvpLNO8AuIZgJY7qUqQCrrneOwxmoFTSxO93TfH5q_zG3C3ayZ41ZuiOa_PxyZw0tMHoKFodzWIwoFqoK_n3iE71mNc_YKNDeTDgsGBrYT26AGk_wbSAIWV5wdcl4JaVU_ppBSHsA1Y6jTxrVwL6JGz7xfHa0I8eNdUQ60XCCma/w640-h480/gap2.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then continue with the hedgerow on the left" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap then continue with the hedgerow on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Go through the gap then continue heading SSE and SE, still on Redbourn footpath 38, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right. Continue until you come the corner of the field and a gap in the hedgerow (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/maple.twins.poetic">https://w3w.co/maple.twins.poetic</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUzGQr-gJPGJYTgMVYmtqfFzyvMxqTTPcBTzI1Scf5j_GLyo0tjJiWCCG2qbT8AnlXsE9cwm0G12OWLELNO3PrGAQ4AtKOq72kBu4tFSDAkQ8XQU5X1Grd0i09SEM4lZNSrQNhXcMkkA5SO_pD6ZzVjHIW5qX44t_k9hMZOuTDSFWeKHtckP-vaf4INKJ/s4032/gapfield.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then continue on Redbourn footpath 38" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUzGQr-gJPGJYTgMVYmtqfFzyvMxqTTPcBTzI1Scf5j_GLyo0tjJiWCCG2qbT8AnlXsE9cwm0G12OWLELNO3PrGAQ4AtKOq72kBu4tFSDAkQ8XQU5X1Grd0i09SEM4lZNSrQNhXcMkkA5SO_pD6ZzVjHIW5qX44t_k9hMZOuTDSFWeKHtckP-vaf4INKJ/w640-h480/gapfield.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then continue on Redbourn footpath 38" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap then continue on Redbourn footpath 38</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gap then continue on Redbourn footpath 38 now heading SSE and uphill across an arable field for 350m until you reach Beaumont Hall Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rabble.loved.agents">https://w3w.co/rabble.loved.agents</a>).
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<b>6:</b> Turn left on Beaumont Hall Lane then head ENE for 480m until you pass a farm on the right then reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/socket.most.pram">https://w3w.co/socket.most.pram</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ufOyY_wTnLdhzlF5S1S1sxBafPSMbUPN96Nssj2IoFYvz7EwMNrMt-b4_VtCQ9O-bMEhsXprmc8VVFVMD_JcpBMrwUIprA7eDJf5Xbni30l0fdgQtV0u0W9C5tiLxjpAI9uf01CBRKl7yKRq5cdpGg7dfFxbkgU3knF0irjeJqDvhMKEFld2ajvACWBr/s4032/blfp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Redbourn footpath 25" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ufOyY_wTnLdhzlF5S1S1sxBafPSMbUPN96Nssj2IoFYvz7EwMNrMt-b4_VtCQ9O-bMEhsXprmc8VVFVMD_JcpBMrwUIprA7eDJf5Xbni30l0fdgQtV0u0W9C5tiLxjpAI9uf01CBRKl7yKRq5cdpGg7dfFxbkgU3knF0irjeJqDvhMKEFld2ajvACWBr/w640-h480/blfp.jpeg" title="Turn left on Redbourn footpath 25" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Redbourn footpath 25</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn left on Redbourn footpath 25 then follow it NNE across an arable field for 205m until you pass through the hedgerow and reach a yard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/coffee.waters.craft">https://w3w.co/coffee.waters.craft</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wmAaxCpehbOrURQcxOqUL9qCJyHu3yi7G_FPIiN4ppxkCYL9y-BWinJzFP3DwFmBCIEtVXDa6OCRUEZux7yvvD7V3v4cDParl3cNR7kMkoHA4Pir-CjrkdZJjUtF6-okYd5hoHo82JpJI1j9SZX5Z9M851hvboDwR5lHZIxX0LzG8m5M1xrtla_rvYIS/s4032/yard.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the yard then head ENE to St Albans Road" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-wmAaxCpehbOrURQcxOqUL9qCJyHu3yi7G_FPIiN4ppxkCYL9y-BWinJzFP3DwFmBCIEtVXDa6OCRUEZux7yvvD7V3v4cDParl3cNR7kMkoHA4Pir-CjrkdZJjUtF6-okYd5hoHo82JpJI1j9SZX5Z9M851hvboDwR5lHZIxX0LzG8m5M1xrtla_rvYIS/w640-h480/yard.jpeg" title="Keep right at the yard then head ENE to St Albans Road" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the yard then head ENE to St Albans Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep right at the yard then head ENE for 50m until you reach St Albans Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/total.bottle.laser">https://w3w.co/total.bottle.laser</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HXoAe57BRhio8oeWhe_DO28rYwutCfs36LbMtJd_eK1Ln_QqqTb8SFuNcRRVcdTfTBuyEPo_sC_KJgZnZLD4SQCmNj9kHqKbW1vjkH9hc5QTStL_Rh6e1cstVdbYparMfeIup_03U4_JIV_gyr8HRquG4VZAk5Iij3-a12ijRl80RbryJJuNpyWa45MX/s4032/sar.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross St Albans Road then take Redbourn footpath 29" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HXoAe57BRhio8oeWhe_DO28rYwutCfs36LbMtJd_eK1Ln_QqqTb8SFuNcRRVcdTfTBuyEPo_sC_KJgZnZLD4SQCmNj9kHqKbW1vjkH9hc5QTStL_Rh6e1cstVdbYparMfeIup_03U4_JIV_gyr8HRquG4VZAk5Iij3-a12ijRl80RbryJJuNpyWa45MX/w640-h480/sar.jpeg" title="Cross St Albans Road then take Redbourn footpath 29" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross St Albans Road then take Redbourn footpath 29</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Cross St Albans Road. This is a busy stretch and extra care is needed. Once across take Redbourn footpath 29. This is a lovely stretch of footpath as you head ESE for 300m with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right to a bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/files.dusty.radio">https://w3w.co/files.dusty.radio</a>) where Redbourn footpath 29 continues, now heading SSE for 460m, with the hedgerow and River Ver on the left and field on the right until you reach Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/duty.sample.folds">https://w3w.co/duty.sample.folds</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwffgjA3lr8IeBorqv5xGM0IHVTiK50JPMMYk2E_NjoTZ1-yQq8iHLB4Pz3jjlQj5K18C8-EZob5EWJuOfLdX4Chs13lwem59eartGdD8pbF7nBClYQtML3EMUA_6Dijo9UNYgitPVSCkHoRVB3lU-R0aC-IsaDoO47Y_s_G3L4udahpTn_ySUgp-4d9MA/s4032/Millhouse.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Redbournbury Watermill" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwffgjA3lr8IeBorqv5xGM0IHVTiK50JPMMYk2E_NjoTZ1-yQq8iHLB4Pz3jjlQj5K18C8-EZob5EWJuOfLdX4Chs13lwem59eartGdD8pbF7nBClYQtML3EMUA_6Dijo9UNYgitPVSCkHoRVB3lU-R0aC-IsaDoO47Y_s_G3L4udahpTn_ySUgp-4d9MA/w640-h480/Millhouse.jpeg" title="Redbournbury Watermill" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Redbournbury Watermill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_ayMXK1Lske39RsHy7jY90Go5d7D3vlF_RghGQ3aV5LHWHtGNnWL0dMtXbcxMsM95prOWr9BBQPdLcF1v7I1RDt1SnIhoeIqW-rhyphenhyphenL3A1z9wJ6ZGEXlPt-fpNaDQ7Zgp3bFgZNGM-lIwacWKLhBXtWI3UB7P3CNS-ozMpd_Tu6ljI1rmNfi7NNM5VsTH/s4032/bakery.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Redbournbury Bakery" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_ayMXK1Lske39RsHy7jY90Go5d7D3vlF_RghGQ3aV5LHWHtGNnWL0dMtXbcxMsM95prOWr9BBQPdLcF1v7I1RDt1SnIhoeIqW-rhyphenhyphenL3A1z9wJ6ZGEXlPt-fpNaDQ7Zgp3bFgZNGM-lIwacWKLhBXtWI3UB7P3CNS-ozMpd_Tu6ljI1rmNfi7NNM5VsTH/w640-h480/bakery.jpeg" title="Redbournbury Bakery" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Redbournbury Bakery</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
There are picnic tables outside the watermill where you can eat any buns or cakes you have bought from the bakery and wash them down with cold drinks bought at the watermill.
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<b>9:</b> After leaving Redbournbury Watermill and Bakery turn left then head ENE for 50m to a ford with an elevated footpath to the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/share.flows.hardly">https://w3w.co/share.flows.hardly</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFBsL1Ja35ZNkFP7FBwiFM_aRgZhVdie36ql1ZVlhVWtXUVKfL9FSzVZP78iYFUulXxPbmWGBZf3U9nVbzf073tKETrk71Jx8HuvyGv9WhEdNrft3WvkvilZO-sKV46MnP8XQ9Aaa-B8Tv76V18BJob_CvuC0PRETVPlpovMbzk1Wr2dj1oAjhKL3XAt5/s4032/ford.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Redbourn footpath 30 with the farm buildings on the right" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFBsL1Ja35ZNkFP7FBwiFM_aRgZhVdie36ql1ZVlhVWtXUVKfL9FSzVZP78iYFUulXxPbmWGBZf3U9nVbzf073tKETrk71Jx8HuvyGv9WhEdNrft3WvkvilZO-sKV46MnP8XQ9Aaa-B8Tv76V18BJob_CvuC0PRETVPlpovMbzk1Wr2dj1oAjhKL3XAt5/w640-h480/ford.jpeg" title="Follow Redbourn footpath 30 with the farm buildings on the right" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Redbourn footpath 30 with the farm buildings on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Redbourn footpath 30 in an northeasterly direction for 185m, with the farm buildings on the right, until you reach a pond on the right and a footbridge straight ahead (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/long.buns.comb">https://w3w.co/long.buns.comb</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9T9lZDaBIEsdqj6o4Vxs4wSmP4a8273JS1tGIInM7rfp5RZPNlA1-ebURje8vp8yerhOfy1WC5FZEgb6NWJUrr7Lqn3J58j_ugJuYZR4wYcEnCzb4toescepMNcwJqKjC7ystGVUAOQh89ZFTVbjcicQ43qn0JvO0oG0zappx85G6eETrTo9T9vbNxmX/s4032/10.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The footbridge at point 10 in the walk" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9T9lZDaBIEsdqj6o4Vxs4wSmP4a8273JS1tGIInM7rfp5RZPNlA1-ebURje8vp8yerhOfy1WC5FZEgb6NWJUrr7Lqn3J58j_ugJuYZR4wYcEnCzb4toescepMNcwJqKjC7ystGVUAOQh89ZFTVbjcicQ43qn0JvO0oG0zappx85G6eETrTo9T9vbNxmX/w640-h480/10.jpeg" title="The footbridge at point 10 in the walk" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue across the footbridge to a junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue across the footbridge heading E for 20m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rice.name.issued">https://w3w.co/rice.name.issued</a>).
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<b>10:</b> Turn left at the junction on Redbourn footpath 27 then head NNW for 390m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/origin.escape.dreams">https://w3w.co/origin.escape.dreams</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQssd3WkoZuxZwBOtTHeeE4QvkWCOZsP0cjXv3_heqczJHr28xfa55VkzNtqBo0likecxQqFijkx-xg2NtQRVJMKd-bcDEV4Of2ua7wYqVt0R3VYAWXgvIucG8PGyrSnoNt2O0jCbO_7ZHbKg6A2dV1iqQDfE2B_EQu9V4YGCPkFurwKQGu33SFFcrJoDV/s4032/rightturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Redbourn footpath 28" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQssd3WkoZuxZwBOtTHeeE4QvkWCOZsP0cjXv3_heqczJHr28xfa55VkzNtqBo0likecxQqFijkx-xg2NtQRVJMKd-bcDEV4Of2ua7wYqVt0R3VYAWXgvIucG8PGyrSnoNt2O0jCbO_7ZHbKg6A2dV1iqQDfE2B_EQu9V4YGCPkFurwKQGu33SFFcrJoDV/w640-h480/rightturn.jpeg" title="Turn right on Redbourn footpath 28" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Redbourn footpath 28</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right on Redbourn footpath 28 then head NE, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right, for 310m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tilt.damp.alone">https://w3w.co/tilt.damp.alone</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6sjqGEtQno-Gr5jS9yGa2OnEz19vo2IE-m9EXg-z7nemx5oCFL0d0oPZ2CC6FtNH9oCtpwE6TtzWf3KjnH_yRpH1DPiB8M8vRNid6kVMYTPmZZMlw8aPO-dVisZeo5LlOX1AqJ4fsp5bMmxfyv1TB2gcTxcLYumU6HL-GiWWtFe3IXVlXj00i55_XBlb/s4032/turnleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left then head NW with hedgerow on the right and field on the left" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6sjqGEtQno-Gr5jS9yGa2OnEz19vo2IE-m9EXg-z7nemx5oCFL0d0oPZ2CC6FtNH9oCtpwE6TtzWf3KjnH_yRpH1DPiB8M8vRNid6kVMYTPmZZMlw8aPO-dVisZeo5LlOX1AqJ4fsp5bMmxfyv1TB2gcTxcLYumU6HL-GiWWtFe3IXVlXj00i55_XBlb/w640-h480/turnleft.jpeg" title="Turn left then head NW with hedgerow on the right and field on the left" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then head NW with hedgerow on the right and field on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn left then on a footpath that straddles the parish boundary and is both Harpenden Rural footpath 5 and Redbourn footpath 26. Follow this footpath NW for 160m with hedgerow on the right and field on the left until you come to a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/frock.secret.boot">https://w3w.co/frock.secret.boot</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM5s1F8BG3TE4egAIurdnr4o_ETRgI632CIqWorlvWY0M3-hZ1gpfY5Tp3utQO2-eITU7zgfR9uRv1WCrlGXXuQvP0S08dOSyLayte4ELqq45dHlF-GSRtkZzLyd9L5LSd9uQkJLDLpSReoyDXz2Wq1yToIoWigzvCK2aIYkSb0_s3EbDvWcr8lpHn6YR/s4032/ritturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Harpenden Rural footpath 6" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAM5s1F8BG3TE4egAIurdnr4o_ETRgI632CIqWorlvWY0M3-hZ1gpfY5Tp3utQO2-eITU7zgfR9uRv1WCrlGXXuQvP0S08dOSyLayte4ELqq45dHlF-GSRtkZzLyd9L5LSd9uQkJLDLpSReoyDXz2Wq1yToIoWigzvCK2aIYkSb0_s3EbDvWcr8lpHn6YR/w640-h480/ritturn.jpeg" title="Turn right on Harpenden Rural footpath 6" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Harpenden Rural footpath 6</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Turn right on Harpenden Rural footpath 6 then head NE for 355m, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/later.shape.habit">https://w3w.co/later.shape.habit</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv7VYTVrSk5V30xUjFiDXu3Flv_L0uEM-zbcUtkQsprh-EGvRZlEXfy9_Elz4FvDX-_H7Z4Lds86Aox6n2Tyl5APL_-PGtsgyZMVkq3saGf_u-5wcUZhwqJl0hGwcOizbRnsJsxYjTZ4HpwoHiiijNg-BtTsiiNy8VdgS51VdvLDZ-faFowYFy_KGTeaR/s4032/bench.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading NE still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZv7VYTVrSk5V30xUjFiDXu3Flv_L0uEM-zbcUtkQsprh-EGvRZlEXfy9_Elz4FvDX-_H7Z4Lds86Aox6n2Tyl5APL_-PGtsgyZMVkq3saGf_u-5wcUZhwqJl0hGwcOizbRnsJsxYjTZ4HpwoHiiijNg-BtTsiiNy8VdgS51VdvLDZ-faFowYFy_KGTeaR/w640-h480/bench.jpeg" title="Continue heading NE still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading NE still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Continue heading NE at the junction, still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6, for 260m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/kicked.lance.rang">https://w3w.co/kicked.lance.rang</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOro1euO0FTyps4Aflranu-BTNyH7f85eR4V8xzR1lqnavOY9TjVSYsdXYZlEK7pIpsiejjlg6NuKrl_bnqWXDYPlCdZRqfiQjXr2mI_0zYJiCSqwCuxy2HZwy-V99IEBZFHaxlmXxJV62uhxfb1TlYCQvom5PF-mY1TmVBWGoKAJjypZtTcDrpEM6JE0y/s4032/fence.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction, still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOro1euO0FTyps4Aflranu-BTNyH7f85eR4V8xzR1lqnavOY9TjVSYsdXYZlEK7pIpsiejjlg6NuKrl_bnqWXDYPlCdZRqfiQjXr2mI_0zYJiCSqwCuxy2HZwy-V99IEBZFHaxlmXxJV62uhxfb1TlYCQvom5PF-mY1TmVBWGoKAJjypZtTcDrpEM6JE0y/w640-h480/fence.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction, still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction, still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn right at the junction, still on Harpenden Rural footpath 6, then head ESE for 60m until the footpath bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/oath.seated.sentences">https://w3w.co/oath.seated.sentences</a>). Follow the footpath around to the left then head NE and NNW for 345m passing through Hammonds End Farm and a noticeboard on the left explaining how the farm is run. It's worth reading. The farm leaves four hectares, about the size of 10 football pitches, to provide food for wildlife during the winter months. You will keep passing posts with lilac <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code" target="_blank">QR codes</a> (a type of barcode that can be read easily by a digital device) which those with scanners on their phones can use to find out more about the farm.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmnMxUoH_csYe8HRzRP4vI_GHxYzU2x1IYlOPJurDHHQYDP20JC994Cip95xzEO17GUjHgqMX9De1Brn-1Xl46HWy0h-kyMVxFovdjgLXjbaGl8sGIjd0oF9SnIziuRZZzB3eypShbIlgaFa1MyjHNkz98QzZ67G7fb7fz6dHDO9gpb_kEMNDYawA2TY4/s4032/PXL_20231111_132416961.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="An information board at Hammonds End Farm" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGmnMxUoH_csYe8HRzRP4vI_GHxYzU2x1IYlOPJurDHHQYDP20JC994Cip95xzEO17GUjHgqMX9De1Brn-1Xl46HWy0h-kyMVxFovdjgLXjbaGl8sGIjd0oF9SnIziuRZZzB3eypShbIlgaFa1MyjHNkz98QzZ67G7fb7fz6dHDO9gpb_kEMNDYawA2TY4/w640-h480/PXL_20231111_132416961.jpg" title="An information board at Hammonds End Farm" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>An information board at Hammonds End Farm</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue past the farm until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/behave.slave.vibes">https://w3w.co/behave.slave.vibes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTNfl5g3AXPlHZ2H6hQDFWZ6F-ZFzL7JxO_0In9kbKxtfpcZA-bgktKr-eB_khDiKaGwL2bvNSIT_hmSlsIiBA-wWCOMyMmpq0b8g18qdr5Wo_NHdUtD-zsOm8_n844ZGtCwdCZW54gX-yIbEQMtGi_lXLZon4thRuua65XbiQ3kTrtC-H-naFPusgVt8/s4032/gc.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Harpenden Rural footpath 4" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTNfl5g3AXPlHZ2H6hQDFWZ6F-ZFzL7JxO_0In9kbKxtfpcZA-bgktKr-eB_khDiKaGwL2bvNSIT_hmSlsIiBA-wWCOMyMmpq0b8g18qdr5Wo_NHdUtD-zsOm8_n844ZGtCwdCZW54gX-yIbEQMtGi_lXLZon4thRuua65XbiQ3kTrtC-H-naFPusgVt8/w640-h480/gc.jpeg" title="Turn left on Harpenden Rural footpath 4" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Harpenden Rural footpath 4</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn left on Harpenden Rural footpath 4 then head NW along the edge of Harpenden golf course for 100m until you reach a junction and a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/aims.vague.sounds">https://w3w.co/aims.vague.sounds</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQnhP6-mntfIRfEnCYFZaDa_s4aX6JCsoVp1iekR8AxYK1Atrrs_pfVfWZ1xZvwlXrmtFnicYyyithyphenhyphendsbNatMHvMu9JBHFrhIR_BFCJ21ahTsseeyL-e2x8jQjG_YR_H7fwILw8VgdwI39dD7vsufGJMrIG3xSSdkv9nJHGcPHpyY0S1NCJeX1d360KJ/s4032/pp1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQnhP6-mntfIRfEnCYFZaDa_s4aX6JCsoVp1iekR8AxYK1Atrrs_pfVfWZ1xZvwlXrmtFnicYyyithyphenhyphendsbNatMHvMu9JBHFrhIR_BFCJ21ahTsseeyL-e2x8jQjG_YR_H7fwILw8VgdwI39dD7vsufGJMrIG3xSSdkv9nJHGcPHpyY0S1NCJeX1d360KJ/w640-h480/pp1.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Turn left at the junction. You will now follow a mix of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#permissive" target="_blank">permissive paths</a> and Harpenden Rural footpath 4 to skirt the golf course and avoid walking over a fairway. With the boundary fence on your left head SE for 250m then SW for 415m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dishes.rival.lively">https://w3w.co/dishes.rival.lively</a>), see image below.
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<b>18:</b> Head diagonally to the left heading WSW still on Harpenden Rural footpath 4. You need to be walking to the right of a line of trees, see image below.
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Continue heading WSW on Harpenden Rural footpath 4 with the hedgerow on the left for 185m until you reach a gap in the hedge and a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/economies.chefs.lists">https://w3w.co/economies.chefs.lists</a>), see image below.
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Go through the gap then cross an arable field heading WSW downhill for 340m now on Redbourn footpath 20 keeping the telegraph poles on your right, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc09O87i7adqqq9aZjoW4vY7X8-8Hil0VxzYIcRbbn0zHN4kMp4vgwtYCxQ2eJgrEJOrDWPT6ah2scwT9pPDQ7MhRiRfEItLpiOp9LI_hmuvsEPZiL6VkCHuhhrtu_aWKtrQqFWYo_1S60Z2_uF1DkCBDlaEA8joZLBYTOampWj-gbkRttY7zcujbuwoC/s4032/downhill.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the field then go through a gate" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGc09O87i7adqqq9aZjoW4vY7X8-8Hil0VxzYIcRbbn0zHN4kMp4vgwtYCxQ2eJgrEJOrDWPT6ah2scwT9pPDQ7MhRiRfEItLpiOp9LI_hmuvsEPZiL6VkCHuhhrtu_aWKtrQqFWYo_1S60Z2_uF1DkCBDlaEA8joZLBYTOampWj-gbkRttY7zcujbuwoC/w640-h480/downhill.jpeg" title="Cross the field then go through a gate" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the field then go through a gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the field then go through a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fish.flat.toast">https://w3w.co/fish.flat.toast</a>) leading to the A 5184 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/void.plant.song">https://w3w.co/void.plant.song</a>). This is a busy road, so cross with care.
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<b>19:</b> Once across the A 518 continue on Redbourn footpath 20 to reach the Nickey Line again (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/themes.corner.admire">https://w3w.co/themes.corner.admire</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw8YciAmJf3BKfeGbUqYmSgb8AA56Z9G3kAP08TNRNpf8p46Sv8L5gNJMpS_Z7SSeTD-pPLPzqUuTFo24joVRPFf88qsCk7vgkAhVD8oBnjvzPbP6cEZadxsOm9XaXgg9P9AwRCuk9FS7niK3vMWQpdV4Xoh482BrA0G_okHGgYGT138GE6cwb_-Q6BNS/s4032/nlagain.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the Nickey Line then climb a set of wooden steps" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw8YciAmJf3BKfeGbUqYmSgb8AA56Z9G3kAP08TNRNpf8p46Sv8L5gNJMpS_Z7SSeTD-pPLPzqUuTFo24joVRPFf88qsCk7vgkAhVD8oBnjvzPbP6cEZadxsOm9XaXgg9P9AwRCuk9FS7niK3vMWQpdV4Xoh482BrA0G_okHGgYGT138GE6cwb_-Q6BNS/w640-h480/nlagain.jpeg" title="Cross the Nickey Line then climb a set of wooden steps" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the Nickey Line then climb a set of wooden steps</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the Nickey Line then climb a set of wooden steps, still on Redbourn footpath 20, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF737ErhjTJqKJ7So5qnF0Td0jgOHn-10MTAPvc1DWyyLxsIakb3k7WtRYz8G-DwoBvKqVtEypyolvCbFrESyHNjfXNzG-Bl3VNh6fbmGUSdWcl-Sl9B2wpoVDSRhaUKH9xWRtO3uPO2gMIUT8QvPwYtGCaq6RCEXNyS-cUjgk8vTqdnjOMUROu_FxA0RO/s4032/nickeylineanother.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Redbourn footpath 20 footpath as it weaves its way westerly" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF737ErhjTJqKJ7So5qnF0Td0jgOHn-10MTAPvc1DWyyLxsIakb3k7WtRYz8G-DwoBvKqVtEypyolvCbFrESyHNjfXNzG-Bl3VNh6fbmGUSdWcl-Sl9B2wpoVDSRhaUKH9xWRtO3uPO2gMIUT8QvPwYtGCaq6RCEXNyS-cUjgk8vTqdnjOMUROu_FxA0RO/w640-h480/nickeylineanother.jpeg" title="Continue on Redbourn footpath 20 footpath as it weaves its way westerly" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Redbourn footpath 20 footpath as it weaves its way westerly</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Redbourn footpath 20 footpath as it weaves its way westerly and becomes a track and then a lane before reaching High Street, Redbourn (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/woven.fork.risk">https://w3w.co/woven.fork.risk</a>).
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<b>20:</b> Cross High Street then take the footpath between the buildings, Redbourn footpath 17, following it WSW for 190m until you reach Redbourn Common (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/drip.book.down">https://w3w.co/drip.book.down</a>), see image below.
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Head WSW along the tree-lined Redbourn footpath 17 following it as it crosses the common for 300m back to the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr /><br />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com5East Common, Redbourn, St Albans AL3 7ND, UK51.7958499 -0.400450723.485616063821155 -35.5567007 80.106083736178846 34.7557993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-88125768459758121752023-11-04T20:42:00.002+00:002023-11-21T09:11:19.969+00:00Walk 247: Nast Hyde Halt Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">3.8 miles (6.2km) with 5m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM1fN856yimCUpjMMMxXPCiRLeyLN0KE2_Gvt-kgY9EjaorAerzZexoH8A1v80l6JQoB8rZJekPF5SQoclx4Kw9sn2nAXcLBGFoPx5Vl3HjOHpup8t9yoo5V1eeCvLf39sOhDLvUKAmrABSH5YG2mq0vv-rzxVgQNe8Hj1DJTdO5bSO1LoDs1wf0tOrE4/s4032/247top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Nast Hyde Halt on The Alban Way" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM1fN856yimCUpjMMMxXPCiRLeyLN0KE2_Gvt-kgY9EjaorAerzZexoH8A1v80l6JQoB8rZJekPF5SQoclx4Kw9sn2nAXcLBGFoPx5Vl3HjOHpup8t9yoo5V1eeCvLf39sOhDLvUKAmrABSH5YG2mq0vv-rzxVgQNe8Hj1DJTdO5bSO1LoDs1wf0tOrE4/w640-h480/247top.jpeg" title="Nast Hyde Halt on The Alban Way" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Nast Hyde Halt on The Alban Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
We have created this short loop to enable walkers to explore the lovingly restored <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nast_Hyde_Halt_railway_station" target="_blank">Nast Hyde Halt</a> along <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alban_Way" target="_blank">The Alban Way</a>, the route of the former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_and_St_Albans_Railway" target="_blank">Hatfield to St Albans railway line</a>. You will start at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallford_railway_station" target="_blank">Smallford Station</a>, pass Nast Hyde Halt, then loop around <a href="https://www.enjoystalbans.com/listing/ellenbrook-fields/" target="_blank">Ellenbrook Fields</a>, which is the site of the former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_Aerodrome" target="_blank">Hatfield Aerodrome</a>. There is one short stretch along the western edge of Hatfield and past the university, but you are soon into open fields with excellent views.
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There is currently free parking (at the time of writing in November 2023) in the former LNER car park at Smallford Station and alongside the approach road to the car park from Station Road. Please check this has not changed before leaving your car.
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There are refreshment opportunities at the <a href="https://www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/east/thethreehorseshoesstalbans#/" target="_blank">Three Horshoes</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/really.rinse.hush">https://w3w.co/really.rinse.hush</a>), the <a href="https://www.notcutts.co.uk/restaurants/" target="_blank">Notcutts Garden Centre Cafe</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/custom.fell.rank">https://w3w.co/custom.fell.rank</a>), and the <a href="https://www.smallfordfarmshop.com/italian-kitchen-cafe/" target="_blank">Smallford Farm Shop Cafe</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/glaze.reef.making">https://w3w.co/glaze.reef.making</a>). All three are close to the start/finish point. There is another pub, <a href="https://www.ploughstalbans.com/" target="_blank">The Plough</a> at Sleapshyde (location - <a href="https://www.ploughstalbans.com">https://www.ploughstalbans.com</a>), which is 440m SE of the start/finish point via a footpath.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/247-nast-hyde-halt-loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/247-nast-hyde-halt-loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgq05cuS6QcRuYqJ4_FxgOfUv1ZLQMtycMhSqeazVdx_z90T0Vg4J7DAPpGuoTmFvExqC3sFYBfxBvTPe6ifJhKCbrRkpX3j1n7b7AF8VNphyphenhyphenI3un-ggAY3_dVg-8vrF-Ym3V6SxbxZFV0U_0i-mkrJDmtdyWFHL2uoJocFM7KhmN6ySJvx046mT9WeaY/s4032/LNER%20car%20park.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The LNER car park at Smallford Station" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgq05cuS6QcRuYqJ4_FxgOfUv1ZLQMtycMhSqeazVdx_z90T0Vg4J7DAPpGuoTmFvExqC3sFYBfxBvTPe6ifJhKCbrRkpX3j1n7b7AF8VNphyphenhyphenI3un-ggAY3_dVg-8vrF-Ym3V6SxbxZFV0U_0i-mkrJDmtdyWFHL2uoJocFM7KhmN6ySJvx046mT9WeaY/w640-h480/LNER%20car%20park.jpeg" title="The LNER car park at Smallford Station" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The LNER car park at Smallford Station</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> From the LNER car park at Smallford Station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/solve.heats.scouts">https://w3w.co/solve.heats.scouts</a>), exit through the white railway gates with the large red circles (see image below), join The Alban Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/waddled.aura.palm">https://w3w.co/waddled.aura.palm</a>), turn left, then head ENE under the railway bridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/puff.stiff.above">https://w3w.co/puff.stiff.above</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhg1uuys2GD0ZFjAaSJjrpSp6it9eS9DinWkt1k5ZkY_9_7JCZ5iliaY8APVzrs-5clbIkorgchId2peJ8nvryvK_ZtkxfSTMEYPPKOwODStXWowmzwLK2B4tQ_yldsv2THvfEadXXONUa6sv3oKi1xfdvbXR_MMoXjPYyle7Kz76KcA0NHwc_aXxnao6/s4032/PXL_20231103_125151069.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Exit Smallford Station car park through the railway gates" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhg1uuys2GD0ZFjAaSJjrpSp6it9eS9DinWkt1k5ZkY_9_7JCZ5iliaY8APVzrs-5clbIkorgchId2peJ8nvryvK_ZtkxfSTMEYPPKOwODStXWowmzwLK2B4tQ_yldsv2THvfEadXXONUa6sv3oKi1xfdvbXR_MMoXjPYyle7Kz76KcA0NHwc_aXxnao6/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_125151069.jpg" title="Exit Smallford Station car park through the railway gates" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Exit Smallford Station car park through the railway gates</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTHo7-gB8tNNJTwPZBhop4ZShN8ZOJzPDfa2GTDxTYD14sXb-tRogw9zXbCQuLp0O5kx6LBC2amVUqCdtMgL8ZTQJrAZQqJprBVHnxgtUOIIlN0EsKE3m0jvE1Z1Sm9eS0WIR4er_sy62iZvng8p07hIurKMkQkns5nXZCtMA9f7X4OZ7R56QDsITXZZU/s4032/PXL_20231103_141006264.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head E under the railway bridge following The Alban Way" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTHo7-gB8tNNJTwPZBhop4ZShN8ZOJzPDfa2GTDxTYD14sXb-tRogw9zXbCQuLp0O5kx6LBC2amVUqCdtMgL8ZTQJrAZQqJprBVHnxgtUOIIlN0EsKE3m0jvE1Z1Sm9eS0WIR4er_sy62iZvng8p07hIurKMkQkns5nXZCtMA9f7X4OZ7R56QDsITXZZU/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_141006264.jpg" title="Head E under the railway bridge following The Alban Way" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head ENE under the railway bridge following The Alban Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeA_brBqjkZi4Uw_3tg3XHcPACrkRSNhrxoxcXtqvfxjABrcqk-X1aN-IJ5IIsAT3ORMnBwb8-i3Tx4GP7WcKtCDYyyEQdb36bPrs4SIM-SdyttipyFwRSkqpthTf60UXY-RPvrm7MlgVpcj5_Ob92JWuCUMegttMm0rHpdUBjZoymnzQZflFoeN1T1kh/s4032/PXL_20231103_125224874.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information board at Smallford Station on The Alban Way" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeA_brBqjkZi4Uw_3tg3XHcPACrkRSNhrxoxcXtqvfxjABrcqk-X1aN-IJ5IIsAT3ORMnBwb8-i3Tx4GP7WcKtCDYyyEQdb36bPrs4SIM-SdyttipyFwRSkqpthTf60UXY-RPvrm7MlgVpcj5_Ob92JWuCUMegttMm0rHpdUBjZoymnzQZflFoeN1T1kh/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_125224874.jpg" title="The information board at Smallford Station on The Alban Way" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information board at Smallford Station on The Alban Way</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head ENE along The Alban Way for 605m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/formed.never.year">https://w3w.co/formed.never.year</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkrry6jaYTD_VzkcEqOLrsUTszzQswGjDi-DBS7HpZQFC7rcVaykW_y36gUGmJ8sHv-srEdoURrYlVKqsQPu_WTxjiYG1XJ5RuOLITYq45lv4VnEQ7L8hTduWIc4Mkwb2abz1QorLajEzpmkBrnAaKcAyBxpLxPRsZ8avLS4p6L8IYmixhHWy27gyH3Hv/s4032/PXL_20231103_125931138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue along The Alban Way ignoring paths on the left and right" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkrry6jaYTD_VzkcEqOLrsUTszzQswGjDi-DBS7HpZQFC7rcVaykW_y36gUGmJ8sHv-srEdoURrYlVKqsQPu_WTxjiYG1XJ5RuOLITYq45lv4VnEQ7L8hTduWIc4Mkwb2abz1QorLajEzpmkBrnAaKcAyBxpLxPRsZ8avLS4p6L8IYmixhHWy27gyH3Hv/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_125931138.jpg" title="Continue along The Alban Way ignoring paths on the left and right" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue along The Alban Way ignoring paths on the left and right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along The Alban Way for 670m, ignoring paths on the left and right, until you reach Nast Hyde Halt (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/laser.bets.chain">https://w3w.co/laser.bets.chain</a>).
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Rail enthusiasts will enjoy pausing here and taking time to study the restoration work carried out by postman Mike Izzard, or Nast Hyde Mike as he is known locally.
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Apart from the amazing work Mike has carried out on Nast Hyde Halt, he has also been responsible for raising more than £30,000 for good causes and for the ongoing restoration for Smallford Station at the start and finish of the walk.
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Those interested in knowing more about Nast Hyde Mike's work can read <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/nast-hyde-halt-labour-of-love.html" target="_blank">an interview I carried out with him in November 2023</a> (It was too long to include in the walk).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIIdg7HAZ9PYpzqIQdn-jMClmTdZ7MJHawHnybySzf5waM7f962IGDv-y5sjd0sHnrV9PuSuCD0Wnyj8zmfCZp2QSSSABrDheaRULFqSXVivgORjGb_W3r1RVbW6M_7vzNw7I7W4zRaB8LO39O3f3VLjjyh43Q_Fm6wynxtOj1Nxr4hC7hPjViyIiAkE5/s4032/PXL_20231101_102826805.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Level crossing gate at Nast Hyde Halt" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihIIdg7HAZ9PYpzqIQdn-jMClmTdZ7MJHawHnybySzf5waM7f962IGDv-y5sjd0sHnrV9PuSuCD0Wnyj8zmfCZp2QSSSABrDheaRULFqSXVivgORjGb_W3r1RVbW6M_7vzNw7I7W4zRaB8LO39O3f3VLjjyh43Q_Fm6wynxtOj1Nxr4hC7hPjViyIiAkE5/w640-h480/PXL_20231101_102826805.jpg" title="Level crossing gate at Nast Hyde Halt" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Level crossing gate at Nast Hyde Halt</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsZYoozGNfWsI_g_iIDuw3O-9zAo6kqS2egq3T6Yq5QYOGPJPgFveTL39cScZfNruTv_w6ABAAtZYwPoA2z22kDom7SAhDDw2Q_9bUCn_9v894u-XhOmyEaXC26cA8E1mdXCdzEuCUJVJavEVp-LnBaiLAK2NrBdjcw5DnTjDt3_6azPjff1Mq5cB02O8/s4032/PXL_20231101_103034493.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Luggage at Nast Hyde Halt" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsZYoozGNfWsI_g_iIDuw3O-9zAo6kqS2egq3T6Yq5QYOGPJPgFveTL39cScZfNruTv_w6ABAAtZYwPoA2z22kDom7SAhDDw2Q_9bUCn_9v894u-XhOmyEaXC26cA8E1mdXCdzEuCUJVJavEVp-LnBaiLAK2NrBdjcw5DnTjDt3_6azPjff1Mq5cB02O8/w640-h480/PXL_20231101_103034493.jpg" title="Luggage at Nast Hyde Halt" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Luggage at Nast Hyde Halt<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR-2lSspT53dOGVl1_5a4NiMb1iQQ4-NB6rgigp16_-JsJVODCOyitJG37fhX2SEqj54YBXvcaNCPoqMeSJLR_RJoV1a1kdZlHfMeRsPggXygvOPPJdf8mntsuJ2nyfJ_FvVP9-EwFrklzN9xZuW2MAQ8nGEnMXOlYwjYX_WkBBcmhKWRfRrlwolie8-o/s4032/PXL_20231101_103015933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Station sign at Nast Hyde Halt" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiR-2lSspT53dOGVl1_5a4NiMb1iQQ4-NB6rgigp16_-JsJVODCOyitJG37fhX2SEqj54YBXvcaNCPoqMeSJLR_RJoV1a1kdZlHfMeRsPggXygvOPPJdf8mntsuJ2nyfJ_FvVP9-EwFrklzN9xZuW2MAQ8nGEnMXOlYwjYX_WkBBcmhKWRfRrlwolie8-o/w640-h480/PXL_20231101_103015933.jpg" title="Station sign at Nast Hyde Halt" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Station sign at Nast Hyde Halt</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vZVDNmhlz0moO8LJP4oAHHyK6SxjRJwsXp4sGJMHlno_JqR5oAO1eDJj7OBH1c3yPzvhth9OwIcCj8dtbe9ZWqMNDlqAbaK4UNs9lsGVbZFT3tUO0v1AYJwHfel6_4TBW0NvUG-VP484mktZ10Onqf6qe-gHhL2HLM_lndti8TepC60Vu8LzcNT21aOc/s4032/PXL_20231101_102952441.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The platform at Nast Hyde Halt" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vZVDNmhlz0moO8LJP4oAHHyK6SxjRJwsXp4sGJMHlno_JqR5oAO1eDJj7OBH1c3yPzvhth9OwIcCj8dtbe9ZWqMNDlqAbaK4UNs9lsGVbZFT3tUO0v1AYJwHfel6_4TBW0NvUG-VP484mktZ10Onqf6qe-gHhL2HLM_lndti8TepC60Vu8LzcNT21aOc/w640-h480/PXL_20231101_102952441.jpg" title="The platform at Nast Hyde Halt" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The platform at Nast Hyde Halt</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQDysxO0XdqXbn9r2lGyQ0fJUpBMgz3ZLuEwlpL4U1tXjBxBtRtN7siXckNgzXEO30_DTe_EP4AIEO_zlgsZ-iJJ4Onifmf42pg7RUsiMMyiBTkdkVviT49xt1UR2XoXurhQo7Ea91DLiWbV5ER_D2qpMoHn64geU7bl9W1HZEUay2SK2cShFti_HoxaB/s4032/PXL_20231101_102928844.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Milk churns at Nast Hyde Halt" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQDysxO0XdqXbn9r2lGyQ0fJUpBMgz3ZLuEwlpL4U1tXjBxBtRtN7siXckNgzXEO30_DTe_EP4AIEO_zlgsZ-iJJ4Onifmf42pg7RUsiMMyiBTkdkVviT49xt1UR2XoXurhQo7Ea91DLiWbV5ER_D2qpMoHn64geU7bl9W1HZEUay2SK2cShFti_HoxaB/w640-h480/PXL_20231101_102928844.jpg" title="Milk churns at Nast Hyde Halt" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Milk churns at Nast Hyde Halt</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Exit Nast Hyde Halt at the level crossing gate at the far end of the platform, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMNswIsbda-HVWmlgQ_l9_YqkEVwdW6DOO617YRaIls6ZazmG15HHOXCDEWXqPzcay7m0ufenCuIuIR2zUiKY2lPg4UM2T_zDxtrC1ZvQAotWUx5nnABRI939Aus9rhGb07fYRKIjPGn7umeDV1CbKeqlQzidILsXyjvHO-dWb3duyDbeBki2kuJ7r7rf/s4032/PXL_20231103_130733690.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left after the level crossing gate then head NW on Ellenbrook Lane" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMNswIsbda-HVWmlgQ_l9_YqkEVwdW6DOO617YRaIls6ZazmG15HHOXCDEWXqPzcay7m0ufenCuIuIR2zUiKY2lPg4UM2T_zDxtrC1ZvQAotWUx5nnABRI939Aus9rhGb07fYRKIjPGn7umeDV1CbKeqlQzidILsXyjvHO-dWb3duyDbeBki2kuJ7r7rf/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_130733690.jpg" title="Turn left after the level crossing gate then head NW on Ellenbrook Lane" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left after the level crossing gate then head NW on Ellenbrook Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left after the level crossing gate then head NW on Ellenbrook Lane for 110m until you reach the junction with Wilkin's Green Lane on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/limit.logic.vest">https://w3w.co/limit.logic.vest</a>).
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Continue heading NNW along Ellenbrook Lane for 310m until you reach a roundabout (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fish.weeks.stud">https://w3w.co/fish.weeks.stud</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CfdF057fT2hQbvmplLX95HRV0ZdZzA0cVrBQZThgPlGJCPVG_16teGDCJyKYYk61hkgGusuIblrJnkC9FcdylBpjNOCdxN02jveUSs5scFDAxLIRnMd7bfjrRfbZbm2GaPes6gnzG8p13qawAzavWYTuf0kEU7meM1T38jyrPBm69qNxUdHmm8oaBi21/s4032/PXL_20231103_131246950.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the roundabout then head N along Albatross Way" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CfdF057fT2hQbvmplLX95HRV0ZdZzA0cVrBQZThgPlGJCPVG_16teGDCJyKYYk61hkgGusuIblrJnkC9FcdylBpjNOCdxN02jveUSs5scFDAxLIRnMd7bfjrRfbZbm2GaPes6gnzG8p13qawAzavWYTuf0kEU7meM1T38jyrPBm69qNxUdHmm8oaBi21/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_131246950.jpg" title="Cross the roundabout then head N along Albatross Way" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the roundabout then head N along Albatross Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Cross the roundabout then head N along Albatross Way, with the university on the right and playing fields on the left, for 290m until the road bends to the right and you reach a gate on the left (location -<a href="https://w3w.co/depend.cool.rings">https://w3w.co/depend.cool.rings</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWHdatHd9CqrGQfT00WV7SP_nlxkWG1fo-Zs7i5sl36p2BufBy1rbPr-cAcuv3rhvLEkgCvvHgSerWLcfCKsATDtQjJrGNC-7rUNjvkDhRwhHqbD8tKSei11KQWtJeaRnzBMuNdmRMzTU-WzVteDoNY05MnmiasEoFI_wWE8CzIaK3whk8M8EeI4Dc2TE/s4032/PXL_20231103_131641159.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left through the gate then turn right" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCWHdatHd9CqrGQfT00WV7SP_nlxkWG1fo-Zs7i5sl36p2BufBy1rbPr-cAcuv3rhvLEkgCvvHgSerWLcfCKsATDtQjJrGNC-7rUNjvkDhRwhHqbD8tKSei11KQWtJeaRnzBMuNdmRMzTU-WzVteDoNY05MnmiasEoFI_wWE8CzIaK3whk8M8EeI4Dc2TE/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_131641159.jpeg" title="Turn left through the gate then turn right" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left through the gate then turn right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn left through the gate then turn right (see orange line on the image above). You are now on the Hatfield Aerodrome Heritage Trail. Look out for the fascinating information board along the way, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetCWINiEeijRHhTZFMbwNQvSny1ksu2rhSbheXRD3YAMECu04kFlSC94jLB5r7rFFGAvaaapDs6Tfns4ugoe_yL2fnoIECsTRMAcQd7Pe-SKSNXW42gXggv_XYIyelIB2shUFebTwBiEnaBSd77rYLN78QYG_bPaaArJInGNveW8WQkD1qcw_StzYCv2h/s4032/PXL_20231103_132345933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Information board for the Hatfield Aerodrome Heritage Trail" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetCWINiEeijRHhTZFMbwNQvSny1ksu2rhSbheXRD3YAMECu04kFlSC94jLB5r7rFFGAvaaapDs6Tfns4ugoe_yL2fnoIECsTRMAcQd7Pe-SKSNXW42gXggv_XYIyelIB2shUFebTwBiEnaBSd77rYLN78QYG_bPaaArJInGNveW8WQkD1qcw_StzYCv2h/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_132345933.jpg" title="Information board for the Hatfield Aerodrome Heritage Trail" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Information board for the Hatfield Aerodrome Heritage Trail</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
The information board above charts the history of the Hatfield Aerodrome including its association with Hollywood glamour.
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<i>"Stephen Spielberg shot several scenes for his feature film Saving Private Ryan (1998) at the site just as it was scheduled for demolition. He returned to conduct even more extensive filming for his epic World War II television series Band of Brothers (2001). A set representing twelve different European towns, and a major river, was constructed on the open grassland around the runway."</i>
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Continue following this surfaced track in a northerly direction, with lakes and waterways on the left and houses behind the shrubs on the right, until the track bends left leading to a footbridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/coast.advice.asleep">https://w3w.co/coast.advice.asleep</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RNJIifXN9muorJXYGMMYLqFTznC1Jb2V_2bg-AKzJ420_YBC9rutsj-M_fyWGTAMhqPTrUyhAElJkor7S_k8Nct462dPZjlf4JY0yRvw_fI9Mqhv8OzMCqBcAzJkja4zcWlQJkNmjShj9mw21RP8QUkt6mGj1DRDaggTMKpb7e70Hy0IQAlYivBoRDci/s4032/PXL_20231103_132438103.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the footbridge then turn right leaving the gravelled track" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RNJIifXN9muorJXYGMMYLqFTznC1Jb2V_2bg-AKzJ420_YBC9rutsj-M_fyWGTAMhqPTrUyhAElJkor7S_k8Nct462dPZjlf4JY0yRvw_fI9Mqhv8OzMCqBcAzJkja4zcWlQJkNmjShj9mw21RP8QUkt6mGj1DRDaggTMKpb7e70Hy0IQAlYivBoRDci/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_132438103.jpg" title="Cross the footbridge then turn right leaving the gravelled track" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the footbridge then turn right leaving the gravelled track</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Cross the footbridge then turn right, leaving the gravelled track. You are now in Ellenbrook Fields.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gDM60gMHc7Tv3LxvdedVYUnlaHAJQwIYXe7D3fS1dPRd_zYZVU16dMZR8LMRmeP-yyvDHbagdX3AGSeGPTKYnh_Mcb1OwkQgDO63P_OSBeB610l9J_6GjMpLO_uhcgt-YfXaF_JoQ-bfR23wOs7bdOyUG8hxlyxjlDclppE45UBNeu1rKtm2O_vOTie7/s4032/PXL_20231103_132523236.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Information board at Ellenbrook Fields" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gDM60gMHc7Tv3LxvdedVYUnlaHAJQwIYXe7D3fS1dPRd_zYZVU16dMZR8LMRmeP-yyvDHbagdX3AGSeGPTKYnh_Mcb1OwkQgDO63P_OSBeB610l9J_6GjMpLO_uhcgt-YfXaF_JoQ-bfR23wOs7bdOyUG8hxlyxjlDclppE45UBNeu1rKtm2O_vOTie7/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_132523236.jpg" title="Information board at Ellenbrook Fields" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Information board at Ellenbrook Fields</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head N along a grassy track, with open fields on the left and hedgerow with houses behind on the right. Continue heading N for 270m until you reach a T-junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/limes.misty.blur">https://w3w.co/limes.misty.blur</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4n8Fj86lKfAJqKDBoaIWmqdXS0zO613HIGDgWaIyFFZjydpLUYNNkNY-tpwlgo_VBsvtgzdaDH6PCZ5TxTJ_FfgDfrCekOkbOaRGVwkraW33ZoXrXoDqdpyObhpwORZt0d1Qk_KVxB7S4ljUaMswqjBCk7IdWu4pJyrsmXWi4bR3p7kJDVRDjdPODFsz/s4032/PXL_20231103_132904930.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the T-junction then head W along a metalled track" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4n8Fj86lKfAJqKDBoaIWmqdXS0zO613HIGDgWaIyFFZjydpLUYNNkNY-tpwlgo_VBsvtgzdaDH6PCZ5TxTJ_FfgDfrCekOkbOaRGVwkraW33ZoXrXoDqdpyObhpwORZt0d1Qk_KVxB7S4ljUaMswqjBCk7IdWu4pJyrsmXWi4bR3p7kJDVRDjdPODFsz/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_132904930.jpeg" title="Turn left at the T-junction then head W along a metalled track" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the T-junction then head W along a surfaced track</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn left at the T-junction then head W along a surfaced track for 400m until you reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bother.admits.notice">https://w3w.co/bother.admits.notice</a>). Go through the gate then continue along the track, now heading SW for 210m to another gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/claim.prices.trail">https://w3w.co/claim.prices.trail</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvHi8vMhNnMVamzIR9aETAgjLsBVszgV_AHWjwy_aN3rMYP-o9WTVVk9GDwx1i0FoCT8VjzlsgyAvQ7YNv2E4ByS5AY2G2dzo2H_Z5uvgq6vu796ZULUpfqa1wfgryJqNcEbIijw4tnIj9AFixovDDoj16_XrO_M4IDGbT664wr3qS4ggd5tfrolu2urC/s4032/PXL_20231103_133647957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then continue heading SW" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvHi8vMhNnMVamzIR9aETAgjLsBVszgV_AHWjwy_aN3rMYP-o9WTVVk9GDwx1i0FoCT8VjzlsgyAvQ7YNv2E4ByS5AY2G2dzo2H_Z5uvgq6vu796ZULUpfqa1wfgryJqNcEbIijw4tnIj9AFixovDDoj16_XrO_M4IDGbT664wr3qS4ggd5tfrolu2urC/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_133647957.jpg" title="Go through the gate then continue heading SW" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then continue heading SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then continue heading SW, now with woodland on the right and fields on the left, for 215m until the path bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sheep.soap.grand">https://w3w.co/sheep.soap.grand</a>). Continue, now heading SE, for 155m until the path reaches a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/oval.economies.noon">https://w3w.co/oval.economies.noon</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kal1W5_A_VzhtaR0eIKO1LJ83BQP47tWE-rfnZIpZxsDJhxUki1a3F3dWc-dbIxQvA0P2kSHx5kSZu6AtF8P9YeUVYUCdlnVxZhSGOrROH-zWLijEb-6G2DyF71P9M14jCdbJ8BD0P_VsL4VH_WPUowePuLrfImxqlg9vr8temc1KseoxSqCemtePrg1/s4032/PXL_20231103_134207483.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction then head SW" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3kal1W5_A_VzhtaR0eIKO1LJ83BQP47tWE-rfnZIpZxsDJhxUki1a3F3dWc-dbIxQvA0P2kSHx5kSZu6AtF8P9YeUVYUCdlnVxZhSGOrROH-zWLijEb-6G2DyF71P9M14jCdbJ8BD0P_VsL4VH_WPUowePuLrfImxqlg9vr8temc1KseoxSqCemtePrg1/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_134207483.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction then head SW" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction then head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Keep right at the junction then continue along the track now heading SW, for 436m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/eating.choice.memo">https://w3w.co/eating.choice.memo</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnmwcqnLOC77aqdHIwCCARA0ZgrJ-M1EXyVdN3g1orN4JoFhgaIaQ6fX3mvOltyI5rS9oM862oK7ul2H7xkMcWGzRALmv5fgmxW6yE0lva187SmgbYKGuUxWXukBkIc59UolxJPBIVk7BbYVYhJh4K4pp4MKuifeb-z7YmASe22EoneIP09MZF_DjarJ3/s4032/PXL_20231103_134710295.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head SW with the hedgerow on the right and fields on the left" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNnmwcqnLOC77aqdHIwCCARA0ZgrJ-M1EXyVdN3g1orN4JoFhgaIaQ6fX3mvOltyI5rS9oM862oK7ul2H7xkMcWGzRALmv5fgmxW6yE0lva187SmgbYKGuUxWXukBkIc59UolxJPBIVk7BbYVYhJh4K4pp4MKuifeb-z7YmASe22EoneIP09MZF_DjarJ3/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_134710295.jpeg" title="Head SW with the hedgerow on the right and fields on the left" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head SW with the hedgerow on the right and fields on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Leave the surfaced track at this point then continue heading SW on a grassy track (see line of orange arrow on the image above). Continue, with the hedgerow on the right and fields on the left, for 510m until you reach the corner of the field where the path bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cloth.expect.sank">https://w3w.co/cloth.expect.sank</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeg6tR_2h0phN7msj62d_yBrTEc2lkufbd6o10MsPEflkT49EH2Se9V-IEt6mz2YU9UyqQxiUJE5fiqM2Lvc2Uj0w1aSAkoq_l1aew8bMgz6J2NBfyg3STRZeY3XPnzCb38n6qLzXWh8unOjqkdte-JJVNrVO97U2NyQ3jHbNAb_TjOhFLGw7N14rBIsg/s4032/PXL_20231103_135347036.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the corner of the field then head SSE" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGeg6tR_2h0phN7msj62d_yBrTEc2lkufbd6o10MsPEflkT49EH2Se9V-IEt6mz2YU9UyqQxiUJE5fiqM2Lvc2Uj0w1aSAkoq_l1aew8bMgz6J2NBfyg3STRZeY3XPnzCb38n6qLzXWh8unOjqkdte-JJVNrVO97U2NyQ3jHbNAb_TjOhFLGw7N14rBIsg/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_135347036.jpeg" title="Turn left at the corner of the field then head SSE" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the corner of the field then head SSE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn left at the corner of the field then head SSE for 395m, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, until you reach the SW corner of the field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/placed.motor.kite">https://w3w.co/placed.motor.kite</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspck_3qLn-TF9V7QfbkZIBbkDzOdeuYskW47pmFDqHnnEvMsZ9nHOJ8KTAkKWBTFMRptut98uuE32UiNVajHXRdFXOJr2OZO68nXoGVDiwAmuFuE5I3wdxtsNXuFVZF9orcY-QX1ZH2uMpoeAjphDzdsCBs5iVX7RmAfmX_BO4qnEyNRDrPMN7NsEN3M-/s4032/PXL_20231103_135950325.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the corner of the field then turn left on Colney Heath footpath 15" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspck_3qLn-TF9V7QfbkZIBbkDzOdeuYskW47pmFDqHnnEvMsZ9nHOJ8KTAkKWBTFMRptut98uuE32UiNVajHXRdFXOJr2OZO68nXoGVDiwAmuFuE5I3wdxtsNXuFVZF9orcY-QX1ZH2uMpoeAjphDzdsCBs5iVX7RmAfmX_BO4qnEyNRDrPMN7NsEN3M-/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_135950325.jpeg" title="Turn right at the corner of the field then turn left on Colney Heath footpath 15" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the corner of the field then turn left on Colney Heath footpath 15</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn right at the corner of the field then turn left on Colney Heath footpath 15 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wheels.last.lifted">https://w3w.co/wheels.last.lifted</a>). Head SSE on Colney Heath footpath 15 for 65m until you reach Hatfield Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/flips.prices.tamed">https://w3w.co/flips.prices.tamed</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NWSi80ZO1CgejuORryVxsp4g9lqSFfKRm8diFbiN_22XHhzXaGJz7BYYGej8qHdu8a6-0j3ic8w2UYY5uL5FN0lHgRj7bdQpSIVny3g8OZQ1vOgsZxGFzjXmN7bPZL5qa6driSdXrn2w4ceyBirCLKLE4QYKAWj3kN2BLvFZl2T-We8UlVRDScyS5GBs/s4032/PXL_20231103_140108261.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Hatfield Road then head SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NWSi80ZO1CgejuORryVxsp4g9lqSFfKRm8diFbiN_22XHhzXaGJz7BYYGej8qHdu8a6-0j3ic8w2UYY5uL5FN0lHgRj7bdQpSIVny3g8OZQ1vOgsZxGFzjXmN7bPZL5qa6driSdXrn2w4ceyBirCLKLE4QYKAWj3kN2BLvFZl2T-We8UlVRDScyS5GBs/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_140108261.jpg" title="Cross Hatfield Road then head SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Hatfield Road then head SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross Hatfield Road then head SSE, now on Colney Heath footpath 12, for 335m until the footpath runs down the side of housing (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/head.ruins.squad">https://w3w.co/head.ruins.squad</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JXeI7WI_Q69wzrblDLNdsWZ8kWsWOi1ejiM8YrwITVcYXkcz-WoVYvUlAUe0eUciSM0493M2__ziIhCsqwuL7Y9ZEIa3GrvSraS2fQ6NBIEN9Pw4UjuVIEmijHARpJ5wbeBz69WksvLB6f8HCzdoiYXE7x-CrTPJjwa8DH7c0wFGvB5ZZsoZZtMsKluO/s4032/PXL_20231103_140522338.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JXeI7WI_Q69wzrblDLNdsWZ8kWsWOi1ejiM8YrwITVcYXkcz-WoVYvUlAUe0eUciSM0493M2__ziIhCsqwuL7Y9ZEIa3GrvSraS2fQ6NBIEN9Pw4UjuVIEmijHARpJ5wbeBz69WksvLB6f8HCzdoiYXE7x-CrTPJjwa8DH7c0wFGvB5ZZsoZZtMsKluO/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_140522338.jpeg" title="Continue heading SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SSE on Colney Heath footpath 12 for 115m until you reach Wilkin's Green Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/first.clock.lace">https://w3w.co/first.clock.lace</a>).
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<b>11:</b> Turn right on Wilkin's Green Lane then head WSW for 85m until just before you reach Smallford Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bench.rich.ended">https://w3w.co/bench.rich.ended</a>). Look to your left to find a footpath called Peggy's Way, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoo83ZZyOj5JvPZfwYmSQ_NmwsSozKLW1yPwIKfADEFIkYGPmm-x5GeeKZ3SEWOKBA6OJtH_5rkMRp_9sB1zHLCN77kRC6WNtBZ6P95ji5RjXPAmYHfnSs3YIjzVilXBZw5d3RHDMhX8eMSbo-tGkELvK66QTN6zXJzH_KOorG9zU8aYy7NHSobQojzo4/s4032/PXL_20231103_140831677.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Peggy's Way" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoo83ZZyOj5JvPZfwYmSQ_NmwsSozKLW1yPwIKfADEFIkYGPmm-x5GeeKZ3SEWOKBA6OJtH_5rkMRp_9sB1zHLCN77kRC6WNtBZ6P95ji5RjXPAmYHfnSs3YIjzVilXBZw5d3RHDMhX8eMSbo-tGkELvK66QTN6zXJzH_KOorG9zU8aYy7NHSobQojzo4/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_140831677.jpeg" title="Turn left on Peggy's Way" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Peggy's Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Peggy's Way then follow the path SSE for 85m down to The Alban Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/healthier.study.gender">https://w3w.co/healthier.study.gender</a>), where you turn right and retrace your steps under the railway bridge and back to Smallford Station and the starting point.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfNd9vLdPSBGHfLm0L705m5ToI9RYdNhuby1V_XrO5E1NjIoS4oQrIbFYAh9Do05gVkzdUl9zoWzt1yaVBdcOSKKKrxoPwuEUKUpCM3ZEkE6CUymDzvSQEc4CbQXEbw4zfDMz-bqJ1gr_GY1cmcKVYCr-ghRkObw3Ol5TgOKgODpk9ipB8q_wePniJk3l/s4032/PXL_20231103_141044420.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Smallford Station looking west" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfNd9vLdPSBGHfLm0L705m5ToI9RYdNhuby1V_XrO5E1NjIoS4oQrIbFYAh9Do05gVkzdUl9zoWzt1yaVBdcOSKKKrxoPwuEUKUpCM3ZEkE6CUymDzvSQEc4CbQXEbw4zfDMz-bqJ1gr_GY1cmcKVYCr-ghRkObw3Ol5TgOKgODpk9ipB8q_wePniJk3l/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_141044420.jpg" title="Smallford Station looking west" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Smallford Station looking west</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu9hmbB5bdaKeFvWuDeBrE2Q24HOizqmbdh6yWpaHv8yBpKy1gH-zjzu1uSdsKNbcIshelgAaNGXdDri2mSp2wkufqz2JVCnD8RV7W7tH4zwtvNIY2iVb7Iw1fqLgIdmmZQLgRxC2OGXfk9XiBpKDn8ZMufzooljmZHduXopystuAxpHNjxaoy1wfuiVY/s4032/PXL_20231103_141140245.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Smallford Station looking east" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFu9hmbB5bdaKeFvWuDeBrE2Q24HOizqmbdh6yWpaHv8yBpKy1gH-zjzu1uSdsKNbcIshelgAaNGXdDri2mSp2wkufqz2JVCnD8RV7W7tH4zwtvNIY2iVb7Iw1fqLgIdmmZQLgRxC2OGXfk9XiBpKDn8ZMufzooljmZHduXopystuAxpHNjxaoy1wfuiVY/w640-h480/PXL_20231103_141140245.jpg" title="Smallford Station looking east" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Smallford Station looking east</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com9Smallford, St Albans AL4, UK51.7556138 -0.27140723.445379963821154 -35.427657 80.065847636178844 34.884843tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-46366675941989915742023-10-08T18:18:00.001+01:002023-10-08T20:48:29.121+01:00Walk 246: Lemsford West Long Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">4.9 miles (7.9 km) with 98m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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This is a lovely walk over rolling countryside. You will cross the River Lea four times, pass a Grade II listed chimney that is said to have been part of a house where John Bunyan lived, and you will cross a golf course with excellent views of the Brocket Hall estate from a Grade II* listed bridge.
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The walk starts in the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemsford" target="_blank">Lemsford</a> then heads west to Coleman Green before looping back via Cromer Hyde. There are alternative starting points at pubs at point 10 and point 18 in the directions.<br />
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We had wanted to explore this loop for some time and were able to add it to the collection after finding a track that links two public rights of way and avoids having to walk alongside a busy road. However you will have to cross the B653 Hatfield to Wheathampstead Road twice, so please take care if you are walking with small children or in a large group.
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This walk includes some of the same rights of way as <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2022/07/walk-193-lemsford-west-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 193: Lemsford West Loop</a>, but those that are repeated are walked in reverse, and this new route branches out further to the west to reach Coleman Green.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Parking</h3>
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Parking is difficult in Lemsford, but the management at <a href="https://www.suninnlemsford.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Sun</a> pub/restaurant at the start/finish point told me that walkers are welcome to park in the pub's car park if they are buying refreshments before or after the walk. Please check with The Sun by calling <b>01707-322247</b>.
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You can also park at <a href="https://johnbunyanpub.co.uk/wp/walking" target="_blank">The John Bunyan</a> pub/restaurant at point 10 in the walk and start the route from there. Management there told me that walkers are welcome to park in their car park if they are buying refreshments before or after the walk. Please check with The John Bunyan by calling <b>01582-832037</b>. The John Bunyan asks walking groups who intend to eat at the pub to let them know in advance so they can meet your catering requirements.
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<a href="https://www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/east/thecrookedchimneywelwyngarden#/" target="_blank">The Crooked Chimney</a> pub/restaurant at point 18 in the walk told me that it also allows walkers to use their car park if they are buying refreshments before or after the walk. Please check with the pub on <b>01707-397021</b> to make sure this has not changed.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>. <br />
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimi58psrMNJb4JhkX-0XfZ3L_nl7rdBueWw0kYvMQYwnghqCDuPXAbireCeLFRgO9hB9huWmfqnVetZ6HvzzrvJhpS1UrrcrVEy4fT0VTyI-loFoi34qQxHvfsDzyTqy4dRaZX7A2pMsXvIvDLq9E3nW2h8YSlS1eu_VpnezweaykSueAnkc7Z6zXeD5ho/s3072/246b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 246: Lemsford West Long Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RlBogJ-v-HLJCKkrIstUmqGZ6noLDwKv8BXOBxqLN6VQjFOYJj6bJMd8dw9xBTU5dCXIn2oxYU40QkDeLJFRZut5s2wW5jwyKPY2vbyg6GV8t832CbPZHU_krMG2nZwmzXBkJ35xppSgiIf1Wrs7s8nCYJrQ3hMUXkpEKS2EfBDuaidafv0T4Q51BEwZ/s16000/246s.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 246: Lemsford West Long Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 246: Lemsford West Long Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-246-Lemsford-West-Long-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-246-Lemsford-West-Long-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmh7fhFkBGGapAtOMO4xjiNrWH2PnxxCnyZmE5ngwT52caPjLJaspf-zL7M3haA1TFZPcN_BKs0KRGiNDuVdWpfubRsm0RdnP2CtpGTjgpmgpBDATlK_w8e1XVgVunvPmD7UWTe8GO8nZY-l0ypi0omMkGL7x41NcbG08RYwEiZESFzMPIUNWw7oTuZfS/s550/Sun.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="As you face The Sun turn right then head SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmh7fhFkBGGapAtOMO4xjiNrWH2PnxxCnyZmE5ngwT52caPjLJaspf-zL7M3haA1TFZPcN_BKs0KRGiNDuVdWpfubRsm0RdnP2CtpGTjgpmgpBDATlK_w8e1XVgVunvPmD7UWTe8GO8nZY-l0ypi0omMkGL7x41NcbG08RYwEiZESFzMPIUNWw7oTuZfS/s16000/Sun.jpeg" title="As you face The Sun turn right then head SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>As you face The Sun turn right then head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> As you face The Sun pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/retire.daisy.shell">https://w3w.co/retire.daisy.shell</a>), with your back to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Lea" target="_blank">River Lea</a>, turn right then head SW for 65m until you reach a road leading to a bridge and a footbridge on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/reform.rang.bands">https://w3w.co/reform.rang.bands</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4LQV9MPCLmb4Z8unj5OiNsdffmnjw4hCd_5qtldDTbMMyjSVd4NE5LMIJgNTuUtdupYbTmzTEJWzmaUrdbVXNfby8LzkcOfvqEuS1BHNhDCok8kibuZMi2vMP5mETvS6PgafkF5B-f8QV2R-qfCZk6nVx1rIvhkR7tE19H_MB9OIzFJ5PUZZwvSSbQah/s550/2461.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right, then cross a footbridge over the River Lea" border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4LQV9MPCLmb4Z8unj5OiNsdffmnjw4hCd_5qtldDTbMMyjSVd4NE5LMIJgNTuUtdupYbTmzTEJWzmaUrdbVXNfby8LzkcOfvqEuS1BHNhDCok8kibuZMi2vMP5mETvS6PgafkF5B-f8QV2R-qfCZk6nVx1rIvhkR7tE19H_MB9OIzFJ5PUZZwvSSbQah/s16000/2461.jpeg" title="Turn right, then cross a footbridge over the River Lea" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right, then cross a footbridge over the River Lea</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right, then head NW for 75m crossing a footbridge over the River Lea and continuing to a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/backed.cycle.funded">https://w3w.co/backed.cycle.funded</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4Eu3MIy5Zz6LQ4z-8eX6tI3LMnbjBUjOjHhwrEU2RHYzps6BkGCSXVeguseypDBSoSNQO-qhXI8v-1WKKt2zCfnaDWPZIwii4-6RA5zXxiJmhZNnVi4Jo3JY32gMe0hqqOjKkZNFXFAnvxosc372RzDmO55-aVukxSV8-UmAeUH3HR2sf_Bl-KX3hhB4/s550/1b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork at the footpath junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4Eu3MIy5Zz6LQ4z-8eX6tI3LMnbjBUjOjHhwrEU2RHYzps6BkGCSXVeguseypDBSoSNQO-qhXI8v-1WKKt2zCfnaDWPZIwii4-6RA5zXxiJmhZNnVi4Jo3JY32gMe0hqqOjKkZNFXFAnvxosc372RzDmO55-aVukxSV8-UmAeUH3HR2sf_Bl-KX3hhB4/s16000/1b.jpeg" title="Take the right fork at the footpath junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork at the footpath junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Take the right fork at the footpath junction then follow Hatfield footpath 57 NW across the Brocket Hall golf course for 550m. You will cross several fairways so take care to look both ways. Continue until you reach a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/scarcely.rocky.film">https://w3w.co/scarcely.rocky.film</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnwABWCy77JejLgB7IEPxGP-i0n9UW7XWxfpvVP9DoCC5WO8F16m-poiV_pG1FyvA-6pM1MdSnQEtc34_KTziXBxJPiA7pL7Fv7CNsaOE-nd0VKkPFrZRLaqbesmPkq-dNjiGMG4Zn4OIFJ7BpN4a74qM93wItWyBMJXGb6ciTVSzygGXIIqApjjWGV11/s550/57j.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep heading NW, and still on Hatfield footpath 57" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnwABWCy77JejLgB7IEPxGP-i0n9UW7XWxfpvVP9DoCC5WO8F16m-poiV_pG1FyvA-6pM1MdSnQEtc34_KTziXBxJPiA7pL7Fv7CNsaOE-nd0VKkPFrZRLaqbesmPkq-dNjiGMG4Zn4OIFJ7BpN4a74qM93wItWyBMJXGb6ciTVSzygGXIIqApjjWGV11/s16000/57j.jpeg" title="Keep heading NW, and still on Hatfield footpath 57" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep heading NW, and still on Hatfield footpath 57</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Keep heading NW, and still on Hatfield footpath 57, with fir trees on the left and the golf course on the right. Continue for 280m until you reach a metalled track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sleepy.shades.crate">https://w3w.co/sleepy.shades.crate</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QU9BPvYcdJCk0VtAq_nRhRBY-ZOdK0dAhi9XgictlPdI4tk0gtG_oCtj5LqqY93m3YuKQaXlGJ1W2e2JKdRo_HGmVcjUCuStIYYV3qS958ByiXLuI8r5hsuKYAwLQJl9RKKHNR7Mz3kI_Yj6TB97nCtwMzrVg4D9ah1Xa0U04-lSkJlkH8U-9WSkk70K/s550/roadcr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the metalled track then continue heading NW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QU9BPvYcdJCk0VtAq_nRhRBY-ZOdK0dAhi9XgictlPdI4tk0gtG_oCtj5LqqY93m3YuKQaXlGJ1W2e2JKdRo_HGmVcjUCuStIYYV3qS958ByiXLuI8r5hsuKYAwLQJl9RKKHNR7Mz3kI_Yj6TB97nCtwMzrVg4D9ah1Xa0U04-lSkJlkH8U-9WSkk70K/s16000/roadcr.jpeg" title="Cross the metalled track then continue heading NW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the metalled track then continue heading NW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Cross the metalled track then continue heading NW, still on Hatfield footpath 57, (see the orange arrow on the photograph above).<br />
<br />Follow Hatfield footpath 57 as it heads NW for 520m until you leave the golf course and enter woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lace.throw.case">https://w3w.co/lace.throw.case</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS_TVxtsJ-d-sekNs8jqgDWN4-HII2-CU5pKQ1c-Ywo1p8FQdQFg80QZxQesPeQlQPLUP2EPlhTuZrZPs6i_ftOsOipj_TavEPCdj0N14Ca_mw7U6w_BUZRkgSo5afZVNQBcr0q36Ag_RZfsLLhQZo0vnZSXdk2q17RRcjCHrYk-FzG9Bd_ujAZXvW1-2/s550/woodland.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Enter the woodland, still on Hatfield footpath 57" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS_TVxtsJ-d-sekNs8jqgDWN4-HII2-CU5pKQ1c-Ywo1p8FQdQFg80QZxQesPeQlQPLUP2EPlhTuZrZPs6i_ftOsOipj_TavEPCdj0N14Ca_mw7U6w_BUZRkgSo5afZVNQBcr0q36Ag_RZfsLLhQZo0vnZSXdk2q17RRcjCHrYk-FzG9Bd_ujAZXvW1-2/s16000/woodland.jpeg" title="Enter the woodland, still on Hatfield footpath 57" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Enter the woodland, still on Hatfield footpath 57</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Enter the woodland and continue heading NW, still on Hatfield footpath 57, for 245m until the footpath drops down to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cases.enable.whips">https://w3w.co/cases.enable.whips</a>), see image below. Just before this junction the footpath you are on crosses a parish boundary and becomes Wheathampstead footpath 13.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o9d5Q619Syo1gdoPORxX_1OgXpvDjvF_vylpde1KZhwho0D2bis7IMEBmQwa42rYjGAF13jzE59Mh3T3pMxrAlSozJZyFLDnUM0OEyt88gs3oKBfO37bx5SDfOlqKhU5vhuwsyqOQAFTXfzVJA_ocLIxfBjUGK_dIU1KAJnkBI2Ybyi8K8LMK-ggWNCZ/s550/lv.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead footpath 15" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1o9d5Q619Syo1gdoPORxX_1OgXpvDjvF_vylpde1KZhwho0D2bis7IMEBmQwa42rYjGAF13jzE59Mh3T3pMxrAlSozJZyFLDnUM0OEyt88gs3oKBfO37bx5SDfOlqKhU5vhuwsyqOQAFTXfzVJA_ocLIxfBjUGK_dIU1KAJnkBI2Ybyi8K8LMK-ggWNCZ/s16000/lv.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead footpath 15" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead footpath 15</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn left at the junction then head SW on Wheathampstead footpath 15. After 70m you will cross the River Lea and will pass an interesting flint and brick structure on the right, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2dsjiSiOjv05npIrB5D4jxzWyrEFzVHgfv-EuwAv9cBuITxU2W_Xd0EfEh-zuRQoBcWumzl0VyxvPX7iWXliVEn5R6qM2yamfOUvfjWdo1u4uig58xQ4DE7gOuhlw2anO-cuBghbh4QXyXyBpa_7bC9WVRXVZBKK7TIZRRH7w8vZoxzsjzVwq0jv82-8/s550/flintbrick.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue as the footpath climbs a hill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2dsjiSiOjv05npIrB5D4jxzWyrEFzVHgfv-EuwAv9cBuITxU2W_Xd0EfEh-zuRQoBcWumzl0VyxvPX7iWXliVEn5R6qM2yamfOUvfjWdo1u4uig58xQ4DE7gOuhlw2anO-cuBghbh4QXyXyBpa_7bC9WVRXVZBKK7TIZRRH7w8vZoxzsjzVwq0jv82-8/s16000/flintbrick.jpeg" title="Continue as the footpath climbs a hill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue as the footpath climbs a hill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue, as the footpath climbs a hill and crosses another parish boundary (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shark.being.cloth">https://w3w.co/shark.being.cloth</a>) where it becomes Hatfield footpath 97. Follow this footpath for 395m until you reach a disused lay-by off the B653 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/races.clues.glitz">https://w3w.co/races.clues.glitz</a>). Turn right in the lay-by then head NW until you reach a path on the right just before the road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/assure.vital.pipes">https://w3w.co/assure.vital.pipes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5SqxqC-JYS_dd9iVJN7benv8ppGfX_PJOeHLaJr9YROjzkmGzKUnLguS0ynuQ-gEAQBPHwQqBg3DDvfBT2Kc-gwCeTccAfO-rtcAilvr6odzR6wwjwuoPyoJ76aOy0rMtyPxZw7t7tN7PnJxjkO-xiw7hN11tNRTfiYkSHpV30Nz9NqmMTe8KLoZd4d1/s550/lby.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow this path NW for 60m until you reach a fork" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5SqxqC-JYS_dd9iVJN7benv8ppGfX_PJOeHLaJr9YROjzkmGzKUnLguS0ynuQ-gEAQBPHwQqBg3DDvfBT2Kc-gwCeTccAfO-rtcAilvr6odzR6wwjwuoPyoJ76aOy0rMtyPxZw7t7tN7PnJxjkO-xiw7hN11tNRTfiYkSHpV30Nz9NqmMTe8KLoZd4d1/s16000/lby.jpeg" title="Follow this path NW for 60m until you reach a fork" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow this path NW for 60m until you reach a fork</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Follow this path NW for 60m until you reach a fork with a path leading off to the left leading to the B653. Take this left-hand fork to reach the road just to the left of a yellow crash barrier (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/twist.avoid.lawn">https://w3w.co/twist.avoid.lawn</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCXp00MxpOXVBoywTot_P51t16Nek1OVvQ3XBzYWs4i9usCaH6bt0kfbeHeeN9snxivBCcJtbySlKsbB8VPqOLTgEOdBG0758wEYlqiKmeaFxo0xMuFm1sfck4N5HhH_GTjiesO8pHuKfF45JdUSCiUo5QEP2-V3BE_rV2228WfMYZhRlkNiMeJJ0Fw8q/s550/barrier.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the B653 with care - traffic travels at speed along this stretch" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQCXp00MxpOXVBoywTot_P51t16Nek1OVvQ3XBzYWs4i9usCaH6bt0kfbeHeeN9snxivBCcJtbySlKsbB8VPqOLTgEOdBG0758wEYlqiKmeaFxo0xMuFm1sfck4N5HhH_GTjiesO8pHuKfF45JdUSCiUo5QEP2-V3BE_rV2228WfMYZhRlkNiMeJJ0Fw8q/s16000/barrier.jpeg" title="Cross the B653 with care - traffic travels at speed along this stretch" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the B653 with care - traffic travels at speed along this stretch</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Cross the road with care. Traffic travels at speed along this stretch. Once across the road turn right then follow the path behind the crash barrier (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/kicked.skips.became">https://w3w.co/kicked.skips.became</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zq228J9oimWO70HGXrZwdXz3Fu9iOFhuaZ-RtdxP57n_KZ26ohxOV5nc7_qboAENRTutg5bXTGvicuAUkQaYtTpuuuf49oW-VaUHe2gIRw6Ij55Ll259xfDac-WQYYSTf3rJ3DDM_QBwm-Ouq7CL0-yrTIIB9kEMEFfkD17DpcHOe1fommPuFuUNkwXw/s550/yellowb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue following the path downhill to a junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zq228J9oimWO70HGXrZwdXz3Fu9iOFhuaZ-RtdxP57n_KZ26ohxOV5nc7_qboAENRTutg5bXTGvicuAUkQaYtTpuuuf49oW-VaUHe2gIRw6Ij55Ll259xfDac-WQYYSTf3rJ3DDM_QBwm-Ouq7CL0-yrTIIB9kEMEFfkD17DpcHOe1fommPuFuUNkwXw/s16000/yellowb.jpeg" title="Continue following the path downhill to a junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue following the path downhill to a junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue following the path downhill to a junction. I have created a closeup of the route map showing this section of the walk, see below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpjAWawY_34pAvzyJiEx50-CVZdYhdWrl7THF3i3c4fL_ftkk2HdDcGH-09N-m8EAFNDBvmvbSOSLZECAFIqseJuO8m3F5thQSWKj36uQLy0hc4z_2zT_VKx9QZNkHm8a3j84BVJX7DIDfOt1-WjXKZ09ogAqwjRccE9kDMZPN_V19g74_TpV-k68kUkd/s550/crossingmap.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route between points 7 & 9" border="0" data-original-height="397" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpjAWawY_34pAvzyJiEx50-CVZdYhdWrl7THF3i3c4fL_ftkk2HdDcGH-09N-m8EAFNDBvmvbSOSLZECAFIqseJuO8m3F5thQSWKj36uQLy0hc4z_2zT_VKx9QZNkHm8a3j84BVJX7DIDfOt1-WjXKZ09ogAqwjRccE9kDMZPN_V19g74_TpV-k68kUkd/s16000/crossingmap.jpg" title="The route between points 7 & 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route between points 7 & 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
When you reach the junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/drop.crops.exit">https://w3w.co/drop.crops.exit</a>) turn left, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqelqeQYBx4tlDVZgigz7zDwwDnthq8vDDxUsRSwZx2V8SHDXfHcqYJzgF1h5oMs1IwKJDqyFB1A1UvjuaQuzCaGormdPfdBHSwt4Q8hA3pJqkHShWeAykXBxFZihvOHF5pa0iY2tHWjhj5Xj1hI7gSHi36svQC3uGNTZntYtqmLmGwHCj0Uo_oG3QYYq1/s550/boatleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="At the junction turn left on a byway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqelqeQYBx4tlDVZgigz7zDwwDnthq8vDDxUsRSwZx2V8SHDXfHcqYJzgF1h5oMs1IwKJDqyFB1A1UvjuaQuzCaGormdPfdBHSwt4Q8hA3pJqkHShWeAykXBxFZihvOHF5pa0iY2tHWjhj5Xj1hI7gSHi36svQC3uGNTZntYtqmLmGwHCj0Uo_oG3QYYq1/s16000/boatleft.jpeg" title="At the junction turn left on a byway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>At the junction turn left on a byway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
You will now head SW on a BOAT (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>). This is an interesting byway because it follows a parish boundary for its entire 1.5km length and therefore has two names; it is both Wheathampstead BOAT 3 and Hatfield BOAT 56. It is also an enchanting <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/holloway" target="_blank">holloway</a> where you can just sense the history of bygone ages and you walk between the twisted trees. It's easy to imagine bumping into a character from a Hardy or Dickens novel along this stretch.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv8y_mPo-kX5_k5wUoOODNKxwp_I7cqzy0UGvWGzPidGcuFIIQ88b50tlQboPjdHHfYh5Y85bCYAwdBkyZEVsvOFDHm8l7CWM5IuMSJi6ofnGR1ze_ba6d9Smcig6YHBbMiuWNPGePqrpF4udVtCZuaPuUyB-6Jd4eAmH9BjE_DRPHlSSWhRk1ZiAICvW/s550/holloway.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The byway that is both Wheathampstead BOAT 3 and Hatfield BOAT 56" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmv8y_mPo-kX5_k5wUoOODNKxwp_I7cqzy0UGvWGzPidGcuFIIQ88b50tlQboPjdHHfYh5Y85bCYAwdBkyZEVsvOFDHm8l7CWM5IuMSJi6ofnGR1ze_ba6d9Smcig6YHBbMiuWNPGePqrpF4udVtCZuaPuUyB-6Jd4eAmH9BjE_DRPHlSSWhRk1ZiAICvW/s16000/holloway.jpeg" title="The byway that is both Wheathampstead BOAT 3 and Hatfield BOAT 56" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The byway that is both Wheathampstead BOAT 3 and Hatfield BOAT 56</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
When you reach the end of the BOAT look to your right and you will see the <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IOE01/01983/01" target="_blank">Grade II listed site that is John Bunyan's Chimney</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/filled.tigers.album">https://w3w.co/filled.tigers.album</a>). It's worth stopping here for a while to take a look.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnwNsaVxM-J9KUWfMxVJbJjV6pJ2wn-dgbI9cfDDDe3str1H49lMF7Ao6wasWmPZL_BBmBDEBil3PP6PdaCqmwJZgbL8R8xG3U-i08jpnZ6Uw7hgWhQIOVjXThlhWA2lfoW25y_SjvhZpoGObpPt_PgwmaU2q92QX1SsU_FfYv5EhoWG7fqk1GA4WUICl/s550/jbc1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John Bunyan's Chimney from the front" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmnwNsaVxM-J9KUWfMxVJbJjV6pJ2wn-dgbI9cfDDDe3str1H49lMF7Ao6wasWmPZL_BBmBDEBil3PP6PdaCqmwJZgbL8R8xG3U-i08jpnZ6Uw7hgWhQIOVjXThlhWA2lfoW25y_SjvhZpoGObpPt_PgwmaU2q92QX1SsU_FfYv5EhoWG7fqk1GA4WUICl/s16000/jbc1.jpeg" title="John Bunyan's Chimney from the front" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Bunyan's Chimney from the front</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVBcGEpyvl7A9ON_pzZ3pkudjAlTkJrKXjcwMk2AlM4ewscPbR1_NkVdAcv-wUCnVC9oRpKeb05M8jkYfdnXbgcKMlcigDwT4_4h7RTaZnl6RY33uyauWdOfw9qQo-xQ8-pjzZ8V2jwZVUTDa6TJwWDsM8kaD9GSw8bnPj5GpUibmx14aYGmhDHfcnKAV/s550/jbc2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John Bunyan's Chimney from the side" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVBcGEpyvl7A9ON_pzZ3pkudjAlTkJrKXjcwMk2AlM4ewscPbR1_NkVdAcv-wUCnVC9oRpKeb05M8jkYfdnXbgcKMlcigDwT4_4h7RTaZnl6RY33uyauWdOfw9qQo-xQ8-pjzZ8V2jwZVUTDa6TJwWDsM8kaD9GSw8bnPj5GpUibmx14aYGmhDHfcnKAV/s16000/jbc2.jpeg" title="John Bunyan's Chimney from the side" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>John Bunyan's Chimney from the side<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qZSCVijkmnJgyRcPOCAIH7KQ_BHKMFi8g384h8eAa9O52Z0s3JPQcqIesaxQRUgj9Lqr-zDJzkFR5Q7WkUCIEc0wiheH5DR-hKo-ZcnV9xFB7ZN-t21erzVQ5y1hriJhBTNMRxZxL-J-7Q_NHZxcnveRJB1X1NHuvl9whmf9v9M7ukY-uL8G58jSlrDv/s4032/jbcsb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information board at John Bunyan's Chimney" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki-jQ-RRxgYiztMZ6GtziMc3HicX1ouo52WL6DtbgYyipySvjwhbwl55pFf1BqKQwsn63T1wMkZC__atQB5R-TQHvvo74WAHFWalxnWhBVV8g-Qa6E2Cychh2pnZa3z45OevzYeGuMx0YmMjFi6WBsLgQOrdr54fSaF0RFn3AXGf7SV58SvKcxzFMHvO-/s16000/jbcss.jpeg" title="The information board at John Bunyan's Chimney" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information board at John Bunyan's Chimney</b><br />Click on the image for a larger version</td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> After visiting the monument turn left on Coleman Green Lane then head SW passing The John Bunyan pub on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shut.slide.bucks">https://w3w.co/shut.slide.bucks</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb-_7ZOWFf56jFc02h4DxtxCGh8q20UzB2mtcowyooBCoBshVuMKl3QvIo3s2LJVeSGUktTPRRVHnf_8Ddtt_k8NT7-cj3hXQR-P-MAlUz748IVeLuj3iYc6vjQdb0oUihBnGSlhumFjQwoeXF7ozAsz6Qs-J4c9S8Iuh60-DopOaah4mdwtea3TXmifQ/s550/Johnbpub.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The John Bunyan pub" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLb-_7ZOWFf56jFc02h4DxtxCGh8q20UzB2mtcowyooBCoBshVuMKl3QvIo3s2LJVeSGUktTPRRVHnf_8Ddtt_k8NT7-cj3hXQR-P-MAlUz748IVeLuj3iYc6vjQdb0oUihBnGSlhumFjQwoeXF7ozAsz6Qs-J4c9S8Iuh60-DopOaah4mdwtea3TXmifQ/s16000/Johnbpub.jpeg" title="The John Bunyan pub" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The John Bunyan pub</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continuing heading SW along Coleman Green Lane for 160m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/feels.divisions.line">https://w3w.co/feels.divisions.line</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct3oX4HSJzFnFHDlUxNqU2eu-KmJ-EViubczdcgyL6M11UBTfkgQOw6MAhr5oE1kqKttH00c34Y46vdZyPVXb5TucPctjmeXxHRf3g18GMxypf08P7-fa4848ZOCHpMfqRhv3NmDDgum1Y8CgklHECoFyNI2zgO7iAo4Cyi4IIbMKyQo0mYrVgVYNouHz/s550/fol.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Sandridge footpath 39" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjct3oX4HSJzFnFHDlUxNqU2eu-KmJ-EViubczdcgyL6M11UBTfkgQOw6MAhr5oE1kqKttH00c34Y46vdZyPVXb5TucPctjmeXxHRf3g18GMxypf08P7-fa4848ZOCHpMfqRhv3NmDDgum1Y8CgklHECoFyNI2zgO7iAo4Cyi4IIbMKyQo0mYrVgVYNouHz/s16000/fol.jpeg" title="Turn left on Sandridge footpath 39" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Sandridge footpath 39</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn left on Sandridge footpath 39 then follow it SE for 35m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/latest.each.being">https://w3w.co/latest.each.being</a>) where you continue to head SE, now on Hatfield footpath 48, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wJSYRN_xFpybGxXdpBjoE6AomloSyBmE7h9rLls3ju3oRa07L8Ou1boGQkJXPNTxzazIZW_brnmhvFKT9s0eFO_2Q2IvaF-x9PTtVJ_BQIFCbY1lydEC0bPlLWhbEZ5MPA9Ae8I8-jrCDct800O0CkHwcHX3g4UoiRlvF788bB9BAiRyoWVIVPJsx9fA/s550/fieldpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SE, still on Hatfield footpath 48" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wJSYRN_xFpybGxXdpBjoE6AomloSyBmE7h9rLls3ju3oRa07L8Ou1boGQkJXPNTxzazIZW_brnmhvFKT9s0eFO_2Q2IvaF-x9PTtVJ_BQIFCbY1lydEC0bPlLWhbEZ5MPA9Ae8I8-jrCDct800O0CkHwcHX3g4UoiRlvF788bB9BAiRyoWVIVPJsx9fA/s16000/fieldpath.jpeg" title="Continue heading SE, still on Hatfield footpath 48" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SE on Hatfield footpath 48</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SE on Hatfield footpath 48 until you reach gap in the hedgerow at the corner of a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/glory.slang.trips">https://w3w.co/glory.slang.trips</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u8TKLx-JnDRwuN-vjAFgx7P2LfAzkT9Y8sVGC1gj-v_c-TG8a6L0NFewSEqRmQenzDCQr37MZOt1VQeUhhJiu8Nril5A54WvlDY0D0EPopggOafdLze3NK2g5-A65fpL4Ycf_q3KUzZVUi391JjQ1TecPC-G8MeAyFeiaADOsTOgC2XXzUYoTBwG1l13/s550/gap.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then head SSE still on Hatfield footpath 48" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0u8TKLx-JnDRwuN-vjAFgx7P2LfAzkT9Y8sVGC1gj-v_c-TG8a6L0NFewSEqRmQenzDCQr37MZOt1VQeUhhJiu8Nril5A54WvlDY0D0EPopggOafdLze3NK2g5-A65fpL4Ycf_q3KUzZVUi391JjQ1TecPC-G8MeAyFeiaADOsTOgC2XXzUYoTBwG1l13/s16000/gap.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then head SSE still on Hatfield footpath 48" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap then head SSE still on Hatfield footpath 48</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Go through the gap then head SSE, still on Hatfield footpath 48, for 80m until the path crosses an arable field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/festivity.basket.study">https://w3w.co/festivity.basket.study</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyWay9Dh6ORLQcw9Cxh8vPDkvrwBVv5VbGX7PugiIgItcb1pTIaDKDBVv-JilZ6wca9PpC06dwIGuALCe3-Z-auCzJ5YKtMwkPG5INEusPSFdKSRP10F7oP1_jLOGrF0aoyF_bWO4lDQoL2ZlD1ozEJxd0ZDFuXBeb90ApPKjfR8qo7zmDTwjNyGa9MrJ/s550/arable.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the arable field, still on Hatfield footpath 48" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyWay9Dh6ORLQcw9Cxh8vPDkvrwBVv5VbGX7PugiIgItcb1pTIaDKDBVv-JilZ6wca9PpC06dwIGuALCe3-Z-auCzJ5YKtMwkPG5INEusPSFdKSRP10F7oP1_jLOGrF0aoyF_bWO4lDQoL2ZlD1ozEJxd0ZDFuXBeb90ApPKjfR8qo7zmDTwjNyGa9MrJ/s16000/arable.jpeg" title="Cross the arable field, still on Hatfield footpath 48" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the arable field, still on Hatfield footpath 48</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
When we tested this walk on 6 October 2023 the path had not been reinstated after being cultivated, but walkers had trodden a route across the field.
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<b>13:</b> Cross the arable field, still on Hatfield footpath 48, heading SSE for 330m until you reach woodland and a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fields.reward.prefer">https://w3w.co/fields.reward.prefer</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9SvNNc86ch7nCsoUmlGXOIFic76gSOkMsa5Y8WNqDI8eyYu0zferj2HJSAU0Z9sfwUM61PQBBAqBhsg5XEUxlG3O9o5LjqdwAR7Y_GWIdjVBxv__rReyGIStXDKoCeOVzdDPYrl7XcK5ENSuPawL4KuWAmFDc3IAoRTbGziXFsWIN-hJEdME5rhL0Sea/s550/nowood.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Don't enter the woodland but turn left and walk NE along the edge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9SvNNc86ch7nCsoUmlGXOIFic76gSOkMsa5Y8WNqDI8eyYu0zferj2HJSAU0Z9sfwUM61PQBBAqBhsg5XEUxlG3O9o5LjqdwAR7Y_GWIdjVBxv__rReyGIStXDKoCeOVzdDPYrl7XcK5ENSuPawL4KuWAmFDc3IAoRTbGziXFsWIN-hJEdME5rhL0Sea/s16000/nowood.jpeg" title="Don't enter the woodland but turn left and walk NE along the edge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Don't enter the woodland but turn left and walk NE along the edge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Don't enter the woodland but turn left and walk NNE along the edge on Hatfield footpath 52 for 160m until the path crosses a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pardon.party.cycle">https://w3w.co/pardon.party.cycle</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8smD3iedY6gsoUs4LxmBcant1G-mHbxs38QV9iHrTfXiazIfhnMxMK-hS38yCyfuSqxeRKM-clR7Btsbwcvmx-5m3YRfSgFc6owbNWR4aBSlJBiSKphybnUsZ8Wq3TVdyESy4a52DSHDMETTRFKM4MupOTIJigZGJVOgzSsZhecv9uZwOvC3hJuDSwAS3/s550/crossfield.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the field, still on Hatfield footpath 52" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8smD3iedY6gsoUs4LxmBcant1G-mHbxs38QV9iHrTfXiazIfhnMxMK-hS38yCyfuSqxeRKM-clR7Btsbwcvmx-5m3YRfSgFc6owbNWR4aBSlJBiSKphybnUsZ8Wq3TVdyESy4a52DSHDMETTRFKM4MupOTIJigZGJVOgzSsZhecv9uZwOvC3hJuDSwAS3/s16000/crossfield.jpeg" title="Cross the field, still on Hatfield footpath 52" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the field, still on Hatfield footpath 52</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Cross the field, still on Hatfield footpath 52 and now heading NE, for 295m until you reach a gap in the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/eating.worth.leave">https://w3w.co/eating.worth.leave</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZh9EmCQWkM5bn3naAM4aNN4T8vrfpxSogJb01iT0bn91p226RzmNYQ2p87rdTShwYqtcZHdRnOmEpyT4xHZT7jw5hrhm8NzeECIFvhoqTuP64pT4B_1o9dVhpViIpgyLM6b2wIs6-ZgdR4Z8N4ZuA7KAHRWB3Em9vGM1ZtVTd_4M5q7R3bM4U1HhyyaI/s550/secondfield.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then continue across an arable field" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZh9EmCQWkM5bn3naAM4aNN4T8vrfpxSogJb01iT0bn91p226RzmNYQ2p87rdTShwYqtcZHdRnOmEpyT4xHZT7jw5hrhm8NzeECIFvhoqTuP64pT4B_1o9dVhpViIpgyLM6b2wIs6-ZgdR4Z8N4ZuA7KAHRWB3Em9vGM1ZtVTd_4M5q7R3bM4U1HhyyaI/s16000/secondfield.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then continue across an arable field" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap then continue across an arable field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Go through the gap then continue across an arable field, still on Hatfield footpath 52 and still heading NE, for 355m until you reach Cromer Hyde Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stores.mimic.scrap">https://w3w.co/stores.mimic.scrap</a>). This field had not been reinstated following recent cultivation (03/10/2023) but walkers had trodden a route. See the orange arrow on the photograph above.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4bx6f0InHP8gz9nYvEtcDn52BAONNafd2xNGqUcjFocZ_HPTE_tL6i7G6fLvkiXDALhHEkeacLHsrIONxzPJkqOhdsKFuYahKaBZLLRuc6dQjv4j7QaKJ8i-dxpQiG4tFF7cFkXOcefQ6ZlQZvV0WlKTAcVI8FgwSyebb8eqCw1kImzFussKJ1lPoyyR/s550/chl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Cromer Hyde Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4bx6f0InHP8gz9nYvEtcDn52BAONNafd2xNGqUcjFocZ_HPTE_tL6i7G6fLvkiXDALhHEkeacLHsrIONxzPJkqOhdsKFuYahKaBZLLRuc6dQjv4j7QaKJ8i-dxpQiG4tFF7cFkXOcefQ6ZlQZvV0WlKTAcVI8FgwSyebb8eqCw1kImzFussKJ1lPoyyR/s16000/chl.jpeg" title="Turn right on Cromer Hyde Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Cromer Hyde Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Turn right on Cromer Hyde Lane then follow it in an easterly direction for 855m until you reach the B653 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/scale.herb.chips">https://w3w.co/scale.herb.chips</a>). It was along this stretch that we met a young deer and gently ushered it into the undergrowth.<br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lqjTzm9r4u5X4aMovUZPMwxHJQ3qcWyWaZ42ZSIGfb43s39cko0w6sGDHifha9B8Si3fFYatkn5XiKXm40zkluRoYx4KvHGhbrTYWBe3TDaFyU0GF8ivnWkceEMuN1R7so3aMy1llxM6eh74DUYPqbtgMIY-z-za21Rt7sUTGfXxvXDpEjDz9RMRUyuB/s550/deer.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Young deer on Cromer Hyde Lane" border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lqjTzm9r4u5X4aMovUZPMwxHJQ3qcWyWaZ42ZSIGfb43s39cko0w6sGDHifha9B8Si3fFYatkn5XiKXm40zkluRoYx4KvHGhbrTYWBe3TDaFyU0GF8ivnWkceEMuN1R7so3aMy1llxM6eh74DUYPqbtgMIY-z-za21Rt7sUTGfXxvXDpEjDz9RMRUyuB/s16000/deer.jpeg" title="Young deer on Cromer Hyde Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Young deer on Cromer Hyde Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> When you reach the B653 you could turn right for refreshments at <a href="https://www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/east/thecrookedchimneywelwyngarden#/" target="_blank">The Crooked Chimney</a> pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/leader.frost.bend">https://w3w.co/leader.frost.bend</a>). If not, cross the road then take the footpath on the other side (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/reject.stand.moons">https://w3w.co/reject.stand.moons</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6XRgT63JhOcBfccwgu1LJ1mga1nVsRgdKd6bD1JKg7flqPuopFaMxNVQdzVZHE3gnQaKWCPRc3jnSdkZ1lCZkqBKh46kzkm9hKOtSGGSVxUEwQFb-H-Zc9U7olPXSVNGKeLnziCDY9sheklndhKBl-GIBSfao5V88vKDmTzhOYLTDnZ__FxNl5QZfvlR/s550/CHL2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Hatfield footpath 59 ENE until you reach an ornate bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6XRgT63JhOcBfccwgu1LJ1mga1nVsRgdKd6bD1JKg7flqPuopFaMxNVQdzVZHE3gnQaKWCPRc3jnSdkZ1lCZkqBKh46kzkm9hKOtSGGSVxUEwQFb-H-Zc9U7olPXSVNGKeLnziCDY9sheklndhKBl-GIBSfao5V88vKDmTzhOYLTDnZ__FxNl5QZfvlR/s16000/CHL2.jpeg" title="Follow Hatfield footpath 59 ENE until you reach an ornate bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Hatfield footpath 59 ENE until you reach an ornate bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Hatfield footpath 59 ENE for 505m until you reach an ornate bridge over the River Lea (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/amused.pouch.liability">https://w3w.co/amused.pouch.liability</a>), see image below. This is <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/49448" target="_blank">Paine Bridge, a Grade II* listed structure</a>.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIYHNyVeiLMsXdkLYq6_XEYzSBTr0nQ2QmY68KPjZU0zE9kSl94DRoCAFlhTisutFe_gLboqOQMZrK3tgr1YyNNCuPI2wNWMd0msptCxx9ESuZErO5a_hSQCo8oo7XWS2IyMpv7o0EJnkWUBYRxhXaXXM4-x9hD1PA25LL3cJNfJbUgTc0ytNweCHhELc/s550/borl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Brocket Hall viewed from the bridge over the River Lea" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIYHNyVeiLMsXdkLYq6_XEYzSBTr0nQ2QmY68KPjZU0zE9kSl94DRoCAFlhTisutFe_gLboqOQMZrK3tgr1YyNNCuPI2wNWMd0msptCxx9ESuZErO5a_hSQCo8oo7XWS2IyMpv7o0EJnkWUBYRxhXaXXM4-x9hD1PA25LL3cJNfJbUgTc0ytNweCHhELc/s16000/borl.jpeg" title="Brocket Hall viewed from the bridge over the River Lea" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Brocket Hall viewed from the bridge over the River Lea</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19: </b>Cross the bridge then head ENE for 25m until you reach a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/level.index.fool">https://w3w.co/level.index.fool</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3Y1goey71gHFXLKrQ0bmqz1Qi3MouB-xHHrMtRBVeMdfWD6wD7iJk9VnN8XxzdRrlRe3_ESzbHuCm-zB1UJk9nzWdDod6omZ7qQtZmAI4pud8ISDcKuO1in_wg7qWVIJAks80v5wP5OI3JKstT_ngnRSjH5oMeuAyy6Lo8kMwH-0kvO0zdFUvJEu6KnM/s550/aferbridg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork, Hatfield footpath 65" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3Y1goey71gHFXLKrQ0bmqz1Qi3MouB-xHHrMtRBVeMdfWD6wD7iJk9VnN8XxzdRrlRe3_ESzbHuCm-zB1UJk9nzWdDod6omZ7qQtZmAI4pud8ISDcKuO1in_wg7qWVIJAks80v5wP5OI3JKstT_ngnRSjH5oMeuAyy6Lo8kMwH-0kvO0zdFUvJEu6KnM/s16000/aferbridg.jpeg" title="Take the right fork, Hatfield footpath 65" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork, Hatfield footpath 65</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the right fork, which is Hatfield footpath 65, then head SE for 70m, ignoring a golf track on the right, before keeping right at a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/deep.chest.loops">https://w3w.co/deep.chest.loops</a>) still on Hatfield footpath 65, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFcdIQx12sfcSEvCHJfXgcg-ijnWPWElGIJ6RzSPdtzR0kVF8kuaLB-XD4FqgfeYIQPdq3RodGBtEV0z7uN-qw-Y5tNMDPtcgJBZ-klq4l32NzSC0qkyJuxtOSYTmlI2I3sXrMoH1Zv5l41pducPX4GrypGQKEZQsxmKEdZn01zpsRVdziXUt4XAvvtt/s550/65.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork and follow Hatfield footpath 65" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFcdIQx12sfcSEvCHJfXgcg-ijnWPWElGIJ6RzSPdtzR0kVF8kuaLB-XD4FqgfeYIQPdq3RodGBtEV0z7uN-qw-Y5tNMDPtcgJBZ-klq4l32NzSC0qkyJuxtOSYTmlI2I3sXrMoH1Zv5l41pducPX4GrypGQKEZQsxmKEdZn01zpsRVdziXUt4XAvvtt/s16000/65.jpeg" title="Take the right fork and follow Hatfield footpath 65" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork and follow Hatfield footpath 65</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along Hatfield footpath 65, and still heading SE, for 330m until you reach a large tree (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/reject.shunts.across">https://w3w.co/reject.shunts.across</a>) and a golf green on the right, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa6wQ9PDqMFJLL-l3i8e6fCPwZcg1nCcoyk8RD8yZD3U7OCIdfsHTjzsSNVDOkW1RYgPC3Ucs8x5_tOPTLMH0bu6JNgXFViMid3nOM9slnYrKVxObQ4i8F6qJ-k864oouIFkc3rIxrNCG3v7-Q0oWf_b9TWUIGh1SzILKwP_qJVHwi5nFux6Sz5ovveCD/s550/largetree.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left of the tree and continue heading SE on Hatfield footpath 65" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLa6wQ9PDqMFJLL-l3i8e6fCPwZcg1nCcoyk8RD8yZD3U7OCIdfsHTjzsSNVDOkW1RYgPC3Ucs8x5_tOPTLMH0bu6JNgXFViMid3nOM9slnYrKVxObQ4i8F6qJ-k864oouIFkc3rIxrNCG3v7-Q0oWf_b9TWUIGh1SzILKwP_qJVHwi5nFux6Sz5ovveCD/s16000/largetree.jpeg" title="Keep left of the tree and continue heading SE on Hatfield footpath 65" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left of the tree then continue heading SE on Hatfield footpath 65</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep left of the tree then continue heading SE, still on Hatfield footpath 65, for 135m until you reach the junction you passed at point 2 in the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/move.book.sung">https://w3w.co/move.book.sung</a>). From there retrace your steps over the River Lea and back to Lemsford.<br />
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com431 Lemsford Village, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TN, UK51.797115 -0.231523.486881163821153 -35.38775 80.107348836178843 34.92475tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-2716915095334738312023-10-04T13:13:00.009+01:002024-03-15T13:23:44.987+00:00Walk 245: Nomansland South Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">6 miles (9.7 km) with 64m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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This is a great walk if you like wide open views and stretches of woodland. It starts on Nomansland Common then heads west before looping south then returning through Langley Wood in Heartwood Forest. It includes sections of The Ver Valley Walk and The Hertfordshire Way.
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There are two opportunities for parking which were both free-of-charge when we wrote these directions (4/10/2023). The first is the Nomansland car park at the start and finish of the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/beam.goat.bleak">https://w3w.co/beam.goat.bleak</a>). The second is the Heartwood Forest car park at point 18 in the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/worry.fence.demand">https://w3w.co/worry.fence.demand</a>).
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There are two pubs close to the Nomansland car park, <a href="https://www.theelephantandcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Elephant & Castle</a> at Amwell (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/decks.notes.recall">https://w3w.co/decks.notes.recall</a>), and <a href="https://www.thewickedladypub.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Wicked Lady</a> at Nomansland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rail.drips.rooms">https://w3w.co/rail.drips.rooms</a>). There is also a cafe, <a href="https://westendbarns.com/" target="_blank">West End Barns</a> at point 3 in the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cute.robe.news">https://w3w.co/cute.robe.news</a>).
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There is the option to take a short detour at point 17 to visit Sandridge where you will find <a href="http://www.greenmansandridge.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Green Man</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/truly.stuff.handed">https://w3w.co/truly.stuff.handed</a>), <a href="https://www.stonegatepubpartners.co.uk/find-a-pub/rose-&-crown_025197" target="_blank">The Rose and Crown</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/goes.income.thick">https://w3w.co/goes.income.thick</a>), and <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186306-d2332559-Reviews-The_Queen_s_Head-St_Albans_Hertfordshire_England.html" target="_blank">The Queens Head</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/result.winks.relay">https://w3w.co/result.winks.relay</a>). There is also a cafe attached to the village store in Sandridge.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>. Please be aware that the satellite image used by Relieve was taken some years ago and doesn't show the full extent of the forest growth at Heartwood.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsXYxUJvXcKg1P0HPi6N_e3PzOB4BufcEUB5VdC3f9VVupRarPI-bARuuS5vVgah-DeQFDhCuc8pjtGpGHqHDAG9MAlez4VfJJuWLgJgm5EZkwBt3edzQ0O2DYkQCB8w0RqiFKqEysoUGNG3zdADhKhpHBk9O5WiA6dR2SC1EAsKviIdlW_CA76bMHhUI/s3072/245big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 245: Nomansland South Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCK5ZwELwqZ3-_7RXSryknM194gVRnb55iJK9Q_YcyPlmXgF0_a4GtiRqPpZwRchctq6H_SApgIyWRM49Lp2lRRMlfT3Rj5g4Z7205QWQ7M7mAiOiBL7SPWPlYvWZHTHFE3oPcLjQ0n1klRxUwZcHpvRZ093WSijlIAkps_Fz86kdBjBQVT3jqF6vE3hRL/s16000/245small.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 245: Nomansland South Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 245: Nomansland South Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/walk-245-nomansland-south-west-loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/walk-245-nomansland-south-west-loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG_aa3vTHDKZGVH3boPEIxIvP4B7SUIhBNA-rR8wqJqtxr-FC9KAOg3Ohk9wuxchkjQQTpsZAjriVkHt3cUy1kS_NFi63obLvF27kA2DlTpJ7SJYnMzcgxSwhRXEgjE68Y1AoTdNY85aJHcnhTZQNOGjYfgSrkuKIHv-8Bb6N_K5GyzoEHB52pvIQv3FO/s550/flcp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head W from the car park with Ferrers Lane on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCG_aa3vTHDKZGVH3boPEIxIvP4B7SUIhBNA-rR8wqJqtxr-FC9KAOg3Ohk9wuxchkjQQTpsZAjriVkHt3cUy1kS_NFi63obLvF27kA2DlTpJ7SJYnMzcgxSwhRXEgjE68Y1AoTdNY85aJHcnhTZQNOGjYfgSrkuKIHv-8Bb6N_K5GyzoEHB52pvIQv3FO/s16000/flcp.jpeg" title="Head W from the car park with Ferrers Lane on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head W from the car park with Ferrers Lane on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> From the Nomansland car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dust.moss.banks">https://w3w.co/dust.moss.banks</a>) head W, with Ferrers Lane on the right, for 670m until the path bends to the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/snow.ending.towns">https://w3w.co/snow.ending.towns</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Vt4bjuqhN79rsxxvO7yvY-c6Zaso_8gdL9YiuuL8JXt8yTD55Wo0P_-ohcmnRVyvGIrKuqj34C3xggQARyRy94oh1EzZDV-tyQSBLZnSF_Av0HrD_yDMrtCmD8p-ESvyPadJeteIvB3z1IB8vjEzTeleKEnzgu-U8K_E4W6e581pSu_afPlsK9ICdBEv/s550/db.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left, with the woodland on your right, then head SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Vt4bjuqhN79rsxxvO7yvY-c6Zaso_8gdL9YiuuL8JXt8yTD55Wo0P_-ohcmnRVyvGIrKuqj34C3xggQARyRy94oh1EzZDV-tyQSBLZnSF_Av0HrD_yDMrtCmD8p-ESvyPadJeteIvB3z1IB8vjEzTeleKEnzgu-U8K_E4W6e581pSu_afPlsK9ICdBEv/s16000/db.jpeg" title="Keep left, with the woodland on your right, then head SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left, with the woodland on your right, then head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Keep left, with the woodland on your right, then head SW for 80m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/angle.kicked.twice">https://w3w.co/angle.kicked.twice</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5jjRPjy7lGuxX8E_Vd1SNZBju_6REYoLKbWtp3GELMoG3KQJbuFv7hB3Vh8ZRRlH21jvdNdFYU-FL6gx2OvgJWbu4doe_WwMtvP_1Wua_4wpDm0BPEmv5COzE2g4ouZDxWljcDDAeBVXpMSlKtsAhWWNf53jeVRVwc8WYJ4n_3iufsZDlHk6FNux6NTQ/s550/rtintowood.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right then head W through the woodland" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5jjRPjy7lGuxX8E_Vd1SNZBju_6REYoLKbWtp3GELMoG3KQJbuFv7hB3Vh8ZRRlH21jvdNdFYU-FL6gx2OvgJWbu4doe_WwMtvP_1Wua_4wpDm0BPEmv5COzE2g4ouZDxWljcDDAeBVXpMSlKtsAhWWNf53jeVRVwc8WYJ4n_3iufsZDlHk6FNux6NTQ/s16000/rtintowood.jpeg" title="Turn right then head W through the woodland" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right then head W through the woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right then head W through the woodland for 310m until you reach a metal gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pasta.region.spice">https://w3w.co/pasta.region.spice</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFg16Ef68LKU7zYg2Oo4l9DyrVsnURYIPpEWMpePlVKke7J5MOgYZuRNXrWaXwt128pujKlmccSKBGLjibhHsWEN7wafN0tQ1TjcDuikWe_-PafGY2LVpZ5Fm_xF18N0SKmqgBhG3Wv0KmNcWEsEooV_nJgQogtU5VvptYKwFYLKcd-fI_cvCXMBly_QOJ/s550/gate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Walk to the left of the gate then continue heading W" border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFg16Ef68LKU7zYg2Oo4l9DyrVsnURYIPpEWMpePlVKke7J5MOgYZuRNXrWaXwt128pujKlmccSKBGLjibhHsWEN7wafN0tQ1TjcDuikWe_-PafGY2LVpZ5Fm_xF18N0SKmqgBhG3Wv0KmNcWEsEooV_nJgQogtU5VvptYKwFYLKcd-fI_cvCXMBly_QOJ/s16000/gate.jpeg" title="Walk to the left of the gate then continue heading W" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk to the left of the gate then continue heading W</b> </td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Walk to the left of the gate then continue heading W for 120m. You will cross a wooden elevated walkway, see image below, before reaching Ferrers Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/above.steps.merit">https://w3w.co/above.steps.merit</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnLKlrDd6ef2n_uzy-b69J98ZKDCZetm4EGhJnXfv3uO02XUYZCryrBhl8csJ0TOhv_0kQBOveI_LfMcF2YpfawsEkLY6IgYfaU6spSHcT9MM3YAEqYo4VJqR98yVWFGENXEuWgDtkyQJ_cMk4D43eiRbPm04gxZTBU0K9s1cRZjP0bJpSCAuZ16EQbUx/s550/wooden.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The wooden elevated walkway before reaching Ferrers Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFnLKlrDd6ef2n_uzy-b69J98ZKDCZetm4EGhJnXfv3uO02XUYZCryrBhl8csJ0TOhv_0kQBOveI_LfMcF2YpfawsEkLY6IgYfaU6spSHcT9MM3YAEqYo4VJqR98yVWFGENXEuWgDtkyQJ_cMk4D43eiRbPm04gxZTBU0K9s1cRZjP0bJpSCAuZ16EQbUx/s16000/wooden.jpeg" title="The wooden elevated walkway before reaching Ferrers Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The wooden elevated walkway prior to reaching Ferrers Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn left on Ferrers Lane then head WSW for 10m before reaching a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> in the hedgerow on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/text.live.level">https://w3w.co/text.live.level</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdXSnIKa8DIkUPfw1qG53P1AXay7yNQNziYWdlgHCgT9ldKVhOkXAcXJddNrqwvNqecUnnitMWqTCJMUsqOETK7U-bEOB4nBzDMq6-pHryO0lz2H2KtCtRD4Oivy_da6G1OU9tTQZBPU9hyphenhyphenN7FrqUD1uC8xkVmzCDPWYW0IGI65hvHwILZdB1EhBqLLao/s550/flr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 14" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdXSnIKa8DIkUPfw1qG53P1AXay7yNQNziYWdlgHCgT9ldKVhOkXAcXJddNrqwvNqecUnnitMWqTCJMUsqOETK7U-bEOB4nBzDMq6-pHryO0lz2H2KtCtRD4Oivy_da6G1OU9tTQZBPU9hyphenhyphenN7FrqUD1uC8xkVmzCDPWYW0IGI65hvHwILZdB1EhBqLLao/s16000/flr.jpeg" title="Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 14" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 14</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 14 then follow it NW for 945m until you reach Pipers Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/spots.flames.votes">https://w3w.co/spots.flames.votes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeomvhUVJJrOLLy74kM39ZqiaqQZby-JKva1ZwUG3OS2vQOIouXVyyVoKXWycpBHnRn863tqIyT9uI5C8B9yScf_WkKCVy6MC55eFHgUcbW28F0sRSTcgjxyFdqU4efhgm7TW1fzeBWOWv8hd3ZtQcXfl7fD0fyiNMm-cwVOkKQelAGxQmP-FAYeuttLr/s550/PL.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Pipers Lane then head WSW along the pedestrian pavement" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPeomvhUVJJrOLLy74kM39ZqiaqQZby-JKva1ZwUG3OS2vQOIouXVyyVoKXWycpBHnRn863tqIyT9uI5C8B9yScf_WkKCVy6MC55eFHgUcbW28F0sRSTcgjxyFdqU4efhgm7TW1fzeBWOWv8hd3ZtQcXfl7fD0fyiNMm-cwVOkKQelAGxQmP-FAYeuttLr/s16000/PL.jpeg" title="Cross Pipers Lane then head WSW along the pedestrian pavement" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Pipers Lane then head WSW along the pedestrian pavement</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Cross Pipers Lane then turn left and head WSW along the pedestrian pavement for 220m until you reach a traffic roundabout (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/waddle.avoid.point">https://w3w.co/waddle.avoid.point</a>),
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU1-5hhdlF3zG9X34ol4gwAIlHDExiIEtFEAAwAY-zki_6ju4D4xzgZdCLjgiSzNNTnr9cUBI2SnrWWXzobb1OLkpiU1GGdHp75AcJgXwnDrR6ry2zPtsnxHggOIojFvevkVBTXUbHg5KhOoLxEVVxVir32X9s2_1tjyI__WFNB4gkQHZ0HzEMmnMaKwo/s550/cl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the traffic roundabout then head SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSU1-5hhdlF3zG9X34ol4gwAIlHDExiIEtFEAAwAY-zki_6ju4D4xzgZdCLjgiSzNNTnr9cUBI2SnrWWXzobb1OLkpiU1GGdHp75AcJgXwnDrR6ry2zPtsnxHggOIojFvevkVBTXUbHg5KhOoLxEVVxVir32X9s2_1tjyI__WFNB4gkQHZ0HzEMmnMaKwo/s16000/cl.jpeg" title="Turn left at the traffic roundabout then head SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the traffic roundabout then head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn left at the traffic roundabout then head SW along Welbeck Rise for 55m until you reach Cross Lane on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/caring.mixer.taped">https://w3w.co/caring.mixer.taped</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdwwVS-xHFlACs_e8GnTgvC48prDVVjVnMtmdFM_R72BlF0NIRC-pEDgQK4YLIwgOHCm5_xIf25wBcdRHDwU2Z1eg5jxwWt7iUzrj6u0ZPNKiq_Od4G46DP569rzmMrmzfuW88B58RR1JmvAyAZuI4LKaQ8sFJT0_BXjcL0WlIAj_fpPhK8LMcYsl71qd/s550/crosslane.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Cross Lane then head SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwdwwVS-xHFlACs_e8GnTgvC48prDVVjVnMtmdFM_R72BlF0NIRC-pEDgQK4YLIwgOHCm5_xIf25wBcdRHDwU2Z1eg5jxwWt7iUzrj6u0ZPNKiq_Od4G46DP569rzmMrmzfuW88B58RR1JmvAyAZuI4LKaQ8sFJT0_BXjcL0WlIAj_fpPhK8LMcYsl71qd/s16000/crosslane.jpeg" title="Turn left on Cross Lane then head SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Cross Lane then head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Cross Lane then head SW for 750m until you reach a bridge over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Main_Line" target="_blank">Midland Main Line</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/under.bronze.later">https://w3w.co/under.bronze.later</a>). Immediately after crossing the bridge take a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#permissive" target="_blank">permissive path</a> on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trio.club.cheeks">https://w3w.co/trio.club.cheeks</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKuAz7i0tQIatxsMxCJjPmvda36cx7tarljvIIsIVN29tQUCdMN-pCVxJ9BsnGQ4kcQLjfrHXi853D-LUVsmGl-hRlpoCJNHZLXYQJvY59jE6XtnME1oqT8d9Xycj9V-CmnzCBeAp-UIm6H2gRqWaGaXsynsv5erqejZwU8UBA1CEAczUnsIdo5vEgBeu/s550/perpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head SSE on the permissive path" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKuAz7i0tQIatxsMxCJjPmvda36cx7tarljvIIsIVN29tQUCdMN-pCVxJ9BsnGQ4kcQLjfrHXi853D-LUVsmGl-hRlpoCJNHZLXYQJvY59jE6XtnME1oqT8d9Xycj9V-CmnzCBeAp-UIm6H2gRqWaGaXsynsv5erqejZwU8UBA1CEAczUnsIdo5vEgBeu/s16000/perpath.jpeg" title="Head SSE on the permissive path" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head SSE on the permissive path</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Head SSE on the permissive path, with the railway and hedgerow on the left, for 240m until you reach a byway called Mud Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dots.economies.gentle">https://w3w.co/dots.economies.gentle</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYR0JibgepaCQwbtk7dhAGkepAFO-g5KbSJ39iwu6uqpgheKbTKn1aqZB1haqNBbYPAki_nPyCN8zgo_wyKmT-K0G_3l3CeoLcwq8SNmi0FX2Kts_SyN2hUDXqDhTEkQQic5GuE-VSdL_cweE3gLGgho1oxbuXxSWmh3YH6yXomnGG_7is-X3ZIHl9oted/s550/byway.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Mud Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYR0JibgepaCQwbtk7dhAGkepAFO-g5KbSJ39iwu6uqpgheKbTKn1aqZB1haqNBbYPAki_nPyCN8zgo_wyKmT-K0G_3l3CeoLcwq8SNmi0FX2Kts_SyN2hUDXqDhTEkQQic5GuE-VSdL_cweE3gLGgho1oxbuXxSWmh3YH6yXomnGG_7is-X3ZIHl9oted/s16000/byway.jpeg" title="Turn right on Mud Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Mud Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn right on Mud Lane, which is also Harpenden BOAT 1 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>), then head SW for 490m until you reach a junction and a road called East Common (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/speaks.saying.rope">https://w3w.co/speaks.saying.rope</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVE2kPg0l-IIG-kdBFL1ohEC4AUwDE1Cgf0ZkUO0hfU-A3CGz8qcoBdr-kogYQytFDhKnuhzzIu57ydy_fNKtTXwCG-8RsgE-pUqnblcpoXbOiBzbVrsGB-Sx3s_gqVXblmFYHOTrguS45quLWFicPaQyNMT0c8aIJ9pSyPv-SRbPDofzTIjbPBdJxbEz/s550/junction.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then head SSE along East Common" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVE2kPg0l-IIG-kdBFL1ohEC4AUwDE1Cgf0ZkUO0hfU-A3CGz8qcoBdr-kogYQytFDhKnuhzzIu57ydy_fNKtTXwCG-8RsgE-pUqnblcpoXbOiBzbVrsGB-Sx3s_gqVXblmFYHOTrguS45quLWFicPaQyNMT0c8aIJ9pSyPv-SRbPDofzTIjbPBdJxbEz/s16000/junction.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then head SSE along East Common" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction then head SSE along East Common</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn left at the junction then head SSE along East Common for 400m until you reach Ayres End Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/events.crass.voice">https://w3w.co/events.crass.voice</a>).
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Turn left on Ayres End Lane then head ENE for 80m until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/socket.bricks.bets">https://w3w.co/socket.bricks.bets</a>). see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVcENz33ioo_IQim6aF43U9TPhKVCb85ohBLD4sVq0kUWHYQn4RpjR8-hlvC_aGwafDXl-VcNosrBwY9E3oPGxY16bToWWGZn3LUt8MMZ_wsnjoHYBpBYQnTxuZ_xruknkVursQ5rySugn4vHzKd5E-ahvfCP-kaplW3oVTUSKMckSZKA5GY-VYfb-ZBl/s550/ael.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 47" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVcENz33ioo_IQim6aF43U9TPhKVCb85ohBLD4sVq0kUWHYQn4RpjR8-hlvC_aGwafDXl-VcNosrBwY9E3oPGxY16bToWWGZn3LUt8MMZ_wsnjoHYBpBYQnTxuZ_xruknkVursQ5rySugn4vHzKd5E-ahvfCP-kaplW3oVTUSKMckSZKA5GY-VYfb-ZBl/s16000/ael.jpeg" title="Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 47" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 47</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn right on Wheathampstead footpath 47 then head S, with the hedgerow on the right, for 250m until the path bends to the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/damage.cases.bared">https://w3w.co/damage.cases.bared</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BLjlektiiZNwII9ZhBCZcAGtwanFZCqRc2sqBP3ybGlLn75xA3c1zo_wd1RvrBS1yG1_eMZu9UTG-jDhZ2sJHrT5zaG8aecjfQta5wwliOMHA-N7pq43jrN5Wvvo5pitXoaiNyD2xWs-GU_c69IRE5v_EScsKDQgz0FxHniMjZAyJZin9zdtdYHmSQMY/s550/bending.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Wheathampstead footpath 47 with the hedgerow on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BLjlektiiZNwII9ZhBCZcAGtwanFZCqRc2sqBP3ybGlLn75xA3c1zo_wd1RvrBS1yG1_eMZu9UTG-jDhZ2sJHrT5zaG8aecjfQta5wwliOMHA-N7pq43jrN5Wvvo5pitXoaiNyD2xWs-GU_c69IRE5v_EScsKDQgz0FxHniMjZAyJZin9zdtdYHmSQMY/s16000/bending.jpeg" title="Continue on Wheathampstead footpath 47 with the hedgerow on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Wheathampstead footpath 47 with the hedgerow on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Wheathampstead footpath 47 as it heads E for 55m then heads SSE for 250m until it reaches a gap in the hedgerow in the corner of the field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/atoms.silks.arch">https://w3w.co/atoms.silks.arch</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRquAAQ874P5U-cE9VtD1ALqdHbAmGe5Z2oZsC0FUa_2RromYZgRs7ibmuQP3uQC0widBWWYpUeH2C0R7qQTjkPafwiJhwaNd0u1RnHjfC-tM9hXTvj5A2V7YGS3VFA9vWVJPMgxddOiEjVnCU_3apY8wUjbiu9fF9F5WiYaubT6uSCQzy5_v6msHUcob/s550/corner.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then turn right and head SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRquAAQ874P5U-cE9VtD1ALqdHbAmGe5Z2oZsC0FUa_2RromYZgRs7ibmuQP3uQC0widBWWYpUeH2C0R7qQTjkPafwiJhwaNd0u1RnHjfC-tM9hXTvj5A2V7YGS3VFA9vWVJPMgxddOiEjVnCU_3apY8wUjbiu9fF9F5WiYaubT6uSCQzy5_v6msHUcob/s16000/corner.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then turn right and head SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap then turn right and head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11</b>: Go through the gap then turn right and head SW, with the hedgerow on the right and still on Wheathampstead footpath 47, for 50m until you reach a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/circle.quit.grades">https://w3w.co/circle.quit.grades</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGI6nf4H2U8WHHkSZIgYEI4trxr41AUGvDr638bpas3lUMLfjnivSRgBdoUltH6hdLMT4opiW1Bbd-iOov2NI4DqnQc_IYWmURfPxLdxygn3BklnmfSsSPM7AwAqNjR47uOHHEHDH2cob6r1o_jNeWIuD0NL8t4Gs8mkMzRlrr7V0MTUWtQZKKXeSroMi/s550/leftbend.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the bend then head SSW with the hedgerow on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGI6nf4H2U8WHHkSZIgYEI4trxr41AUGvDr638bpas3lUMLfjnivSRgBdoUltH6hdLMT4opiW1Bbd-iOov2NI4DqnQc_IYWmURfPxLdxygn3BklnmfSsSPM7AwAqNjR47uOHHEHDH2cob6r1o_jNeWIuD0NL8t4Gs8mkMzRlrr7V0MTUWtQZKKXeSroMi/s16000/leftbend.jpeg" title="Turn left at the bend then head SSW with the hedgerow on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the bend then head SSW with the hedgerow on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left at the bend then head SSW, now on St Michael's Rural footpath 15 and with the hedgerow on the left, for 130m until you reach woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pits.rocket.global">https://w3w.co/pits.rocket.global</a>).
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<br />Continue, now heading SSE and still on St Michael's Rural footpath 15, for 430m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hints.adjust.stick">https://w3w.co/hints.adjust.stick</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoKZ1FuOS92lXxAiXOMiKdK7k9Ts10zBQ87p2bL8LsIxwJ9aXuMG44PYHXUv83k6qpZrn8uWsJTttN_BMsrwbHpieWD81YSZJ0hfw_psAWH098LR6C2ik4dX8poOy_yD1g2EjtX5Ux_3BhL8TkgLjnLQ9IYl10OWRjRbYwvKhfd29f7IqQ03sjXm4y7OQ/s550/bigleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoKZ1FuOS92lXxAiXOMiKdK7k9Ts10zBQ87p2bL8LsIxwJ9aXuMG44PYHXUv83k6qpZrn8uWsJTttN_BMsrwbHpieWD81YSZJ0hfw_psAWH098LR6C2ik4dX8poOy_yD1g2EjtX5Ux_3BhL8TkgLjnLQ9IYl10OWRjRbYwvKhfd29f7IqQ03sjXm4y7OQ/s16000/bigleft.jpeg" title="Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 9 then head E for 360m until you reach a farmyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/coins.trip.stones">https://w3w.co/coins.trip.stones</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_UX5bWQ_N3MIA4_n8MWrIQ4B-r-GDv_RU3l0gqiUEFnQTBzxuSWcKlnpVKvysWDViyLD4vUvnlMuHsMocpzQrSTs93G-9Xr1kce7jaXFjDmu26Ha_C8jvhfdqKqlhVW2kJUz9_EhuA6Q5kiTvUcE8GrOtfyjJ2w1Up3UHD9U3G8HE_gUobWuLYSBuclZ/s550/farmyard.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Sandridge bridleway 9 through the farmyard" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_UX5bWQ_N3MIA4_n8MWrIQ4B-r-GDv_RU3l0gqiUEFnQTBzxuSWcKlnpVKvysWDViyLD4vUvnlMuHsMocpzQrSTs93G-9Xr1kce7jaXFjDmu26Ha_C8jvhfdqKqlhVW2kJUz9_EhuA6Q5kiTvUcE8GrOtfyjJ2w1Up3UHD9U3G8HE_gUobWuLYSBuclZ/s16000/farmyard.jpeg" title="Follow Sandridge bridleway 9 through the farmyard" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Sandridge bridleway 9 through the farmyard</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Follow Sandridge bridleway 9 through the farmyard by turning left in front of the barn (see orange arrow on the image above), then continuing between farm buildings before going through a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stroke.cracks.play">https://w3w.co/stroke.cracks.play</a>), then cross a field before reaching a bridge over the Midland Main Line (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/elite.happy.brief">https://w3w.co/elite.happy.brief</a>), see map of the route through the farmyard below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pLiQOulVJ6qbl9gptLngHQe2Z4oCXBQnY1xLYJgZsUNs6DnwrPrJPzoli-oXs8sG6EQfxgIH-jgyVHHqYHX52SwI1k-kgfMfZSceNpkQWAXmRWFH-KvNzHa5Y92njm7c7YtwAFT-0_38Xeo4uBSoHRAmxGOqH5Yq_7uUKuXTblDBVgOva6uikJt48uhs/s550/farmyard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Satellite image source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community" border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pLiQOulVJ6qbl9gptLngHQe2Z4oCXBQnY1xLYJgZsUNs6DnwrPrJPzoli-oXs8sG6EQfxgIH-jgyVHHqYHX52SwI1k-kgfMfZSceNpkQWAXmRWFH-KvNzHa5Y92njm7c7YtwAFT-0_38Xeo4uBSoHRAmxGOqH5Yq_7uUKuXTblDBVgOva6uikJt48uhs/s16000/farmyard.jpg" title="Satellite image source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Public right of way through farmyard in green</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Cross the bridge then head E, ESE, then NE, still on Sandridge bridleway 9, for 800m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fantastic.invest.legs">https://w3w.co/fantastic.invest.legs</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB5jPI6-cYONhRsq47ZHaixREadjMe4ygI2ct8Bwz9hi-2Nt-12jIhmen1t6-oe9z6df5ttqxHL5i2l49QIutYYgu8eaW3flOsUDvJmaq3GmPaYrECSfX_gYlxAwI3fFt522CGL-wOGWU1_PU5-OGh6uFdx8EFQn4bUvB3pblojd-Sweh6ez7tEcXym6D/s550/gatelangley.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left, go through a gate, then follow a footpath NNW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZB5jPI6-cYONhRsq47ZHaixREadjMe4ygI2ct8Bwz9hi-2Nt-12jIhmen1t6-oe9z6df5ttqxHL5i2l49QIutYYgu8eaW3flOsUDvJmaq3GmPaYrECSfX_gYlxAwI3fFt522CGL-wOGWU1_PU5-OGh6uFdx8EFQn4bUvB3pblojd-Sweh6ez7tEcXym6D/s16000/gatelangley.jpeg" title="Turn left, go through a gate, then follow a footpath NNW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left, go through a gate, then follow a footpath NNW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn left, go through a gate, then follow a footpath NNW for 80m until you reach the entrance to Langley Wood on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/reach.blank.modes">https://w3w.co/reach.blank.modes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJ3zeaazY1c7N97UFaYcY9rGbusbvXyn4IYZ7N5v_HTLHUPh2-hJSY-WI5JJXm9iyhg6-SIEA0RFbNgzU8lQmCB4T7iCxtd0QIpi3ISv5pj7STE4ZfQJbmoVJwCrB_UR-byCF811cTAdip_fQTZVJJhINi6VpixcdbAHniSwZ0nraK5I4bYUSECmdlRXc/s550/LangleyWoodEntrance.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right then enter Langley Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJ3zeaazY1c7N97UFaYcY9rGbusbvXyn4IYZ7N5v_HTLHUPh2-hJSY-WI5JJXm9iyhg6-SIEA0RFbNgzU8lQmCB4T7iCxtd0QIpi3ISv5pj7STE4ZfQJbmoVJwCrB_UR-byCF811cTAdip_fQTZVJJhINi6VpixcdbAHniSwZ0nraK5I4bYUSECmdlRXc/s16000/LangleyWoodEntrance.jpeg" title="Turn right then enter Langley Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right then enter Langley Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0CSo2Dja1UwE3SK06x9wiYejty4RP-AKZrVxhsXPrvkuo3LisEpmqEmPXnFp_FsUkN5n5uNOkt1c-_x5ZW52ot8ijfAu9T99oeDBEXbcuuaQa-vzugIwlqK1UcGkmmWL8CTkBvworYECYi_qj5Ge5rGyq65N8cqjoB0Df3sj7NsUYMEmBpPGimhHemnpO/s4032/signl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A sign at the entrance to Langley Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoGL65UnS6RYcD5Py4Xfz_voFJ85iYkVW1msOJvDBdHZ2xAxmZ6PQeLSsRuqbNaBFi7396KyfREghI0OU3LFIfdHl-aDeV85MGMW2WZpJAieJBFLdXI5b7DyjiFdHJydvJFFVFS3_-8xiLnPE_5CibXGAPckYBh9I-TmcuqMa0PiCeSSUOPQz_fCl2NBH/s16000/signs.jpeg" title="A sign at the entrance to Langley Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>A sign at the entrance to Langley Wood</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right, enter Langley Wood, then follow the official path NE for 180m until you leave the wood and reach a bridleway (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/crowd.club.hoping">https://w3w.co/crowd.club.hoping</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzRDpsLDd3uvgfeV01l6p7EwF-En3WnbtP8ZqdXRR3cu-bmDHcRF7VdUTC8hgSReV_aMUB9C3QL10gxQPvJ8XX2yaBIrMdNdl84krRJHaOnbpbenHKKFgmTxknYvrhkC-h77Aw-kKj0uI7mZf5I8xhrKJbjP5EyAt6-X5_69_mueUw168_WtVs7sNnoXM/s550/br8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzRDpsLDd3uvgfeV01l6p7EwF-En3WnbtP8ZqdXRR3cu-bmDHcRF7VdUTC8hgSReV_aMUB9C3QL10gxQPvJ8XX2yaBIrMdNdl84krRJHaOnbpbenHKKFgmTxknYvrhkC-h77Aw-kKj0uI7mZf5I8xhrKJbjP5EyAt6-X5_69_mueUw168_WtVs7sNnoXM/s16000/br8.jpeg" title="Turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8 then head ESE for 280m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cliff.rips.tides">https://w3w.co/cliff.rips.tides</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpT2JR_j7s64RvmVrvd7JxHxyrpnD8hDVNuHft_P31AOQkYkBuzMMFk1Wnf3J4VYg45E4rvWiuBMZMOAq3Zlt93_bIdf4N8uuWM9YduBLHI5JxIX0A91Uf4lWUNVOLxrox578RWMMIcbHYjswCT0kczOEQmO5j90lg5hY-wmp0FPNem6atvNnnXNBn4_D/s550/lefturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left, go through the gate, then turn right and head E" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpT2JR_j7s64RvmVrvd7JxHxyrpnD8hDVNuHft_P31AOQkYkBuzMMFk1Wnf3J4VYg45E4rvWiuBMZMOAq3Zlt93_bIdf4N8uuWM9YduBLHI5JxIX0A91Uf4lWUNVOLxrox578RWMMIcbHYjswCT0kczOEQmO5j90lg5hY-wmp0FPNem6atvNnnXNBn4_D/s16000/lefturn.jpeg" title="Turn left, go through the gate, then turn right and head E" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left, go through the gate, then turn right and head E</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Turn left, go through the gate, then turn right and head E and downhill for 180m until you reach a footpath crossing just before the main Heartwood Forest car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/legal.moves.caring">https://w3w.co/legal.moves.caring</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs5pxokSe11C_ACPYSjkXeo6U5apuNHK6Wo8PMv46bjz_wXWNLRbVgycKAzdqW8e4RisOvSF7mve9RrNnUlw5PtWB_AynkvC2IcHFqH9sEZJOa0iFZvfZf4bJx16r92RuzNS7RnGPAxzdF3r9q4Vu1GJJ97R6XK_ap9FuKUkaE1ZVANyHmCqfPenRc0Lj/s550/infocircule.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left and walk just to the right of the information circle" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOs5pxokSe11C_ACPYSjkXeo6U5apuNHK6Wo8PMv46bjz_wXWNLRbVgycKAzdqW8e4RisOvSF7mve9RrNnUlw5PtWB_AynkvC2IcHFqH9sEZJOa0iFZvfZf4bJx16r92RuzNS7RnGPAxzdF3r9q4Vu1GJJ97R6XK_ap9FuKUkaE1ZVANyHmCqfPenRc0Lj/s16000/infocircule.jpeg" title="Turn left and walk just to the right of the information circle" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then walk just to the right of the information circle</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Turn left, leave the gravelled path, then head NE, walking just to the right of the information circle (pictured on the left on the photograph above). I have shown the route in orange on the map below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG21gxSjIPTkNzvU6qQWAx2BjNaNUCPUw-j3jM1u7XHeFJF8WiT5BCKSb0y0ygOlVrzyu28MG3gPdoC7502nAwVCbkM27k8HidUEXQCzKyIJAt2u1dU-KdApnQHCokOUvinDGtdDThAeICMUnMtPfaf0tRSAm_eRqN4pmgJiGeGNgXbYPnqqnRN_c3mYV/s550/orange.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route past the main car park shown in orange" border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRG21gxSjIPTkNzvU6qQWAx2BjNaNUCPUw-j3jM1u7XHeFJF8WiT5BCKSb0y0ygOlVrzyu28MG3gPdoC7502nAwVCbkM27k8HidUEXQCzKyIJAt2u1dU-KdApnQHCokOUvinDGtdDThAeICMUnMtPfaf0tRSAm_eRqN4pmgJiGeGNgXbYPnqqnRN_c3mYV/s16000/orange.jpg" title="The route past the main car park shown in orange" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route past the main car park shown in orange</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue with the information circle on your left until you reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/idea.cost.cable">https://w3w.co/idea.cost.cable</a>) leading to the overspill carpark (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/happen.leave.driven">https://w3w.co/happen.leave.driven</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LIS1U7YUOfNLQkHXmXrLTSoed6QxicJ0IJhm6QToPqPe_H1fUshP5LW3gJhYGSfL2zrcHaO4N6nC-XhYylonFsxpYdUWyYsJ7pQvIH5mx550YwxlLiR_NGp7J1U48d5tq08Rr3mlWgZoO5Hc7-ZVnNDQEOIAidgJtpRRlIeSLke-C7g5bgcZiAB2cvP1/s550/overspill.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the track leading to the overspill car park" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LIS1U7YUOfNLQkHXmXrLTSoed6QxicJ0IJhm6QToPqPe_H1fUshP5LW3gJhYGSfL2zrcHaO4N6nC-XhYylonFsxpYdUWyYsJ7pQvIH5mx550YwxlLiR_NGp7J1U48d5tq08Rr3mlWgZoO5Hc7-ZVnNDQEOIAidgJtpRRlIeSLke-C7g5bgcZiAB2cvP1/s16000/overspill.jpeg" title="Follow the track leading to the overspill car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the track leading to the overspill car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
When you reach the overspill car park continue heading NE, now along a gravelled track, for 180m until you reach a junction and footpath in the hedgerow straight ahead (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/deny.powers.luxury">https://w3w.co/deny.powers.luxury</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLgu728ixbyUOTXv5z9eD9cShJuH01fGSq_kP6lauW0JJev28IthHVgDn5xwD8P3pFJEX42Yqs5fyJyUEYI5LPy0PkcKAHg1vxWEuF9ojSjD14NurUx264s6eGfqK0irST7A6hH7XH5jg5641Is7RjSPaQPdp7isXtDDnkvkxS4XSZmIVTA0NmRGgRHeM/s550/U.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the footpath as it weaves its way NE through young woodland" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLgu728ixbyUOTXv5z9eD9cShJuH01fGSq_kP6lauW0JJev28IthHVgDn5xwD8P3pFJEX42Yqs5fyJyUEYI5LPy0PkcKAHg1vxWEuF9ojSjD14NurUx264s6eGfqK0irST7A6hH7XH5jg5641Is7RjSPaQPdp7isXtDDnkvkxS4XSZmIVTA0NmRGgRHeM/s16000/U.jpeg" title="Follow the footpath as it weaves its way NE through young woodland" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the footpath as it weaves its way NE through young woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Leave the overspill car park, cross the junction, then follow a pretty footpath as it weaves its way NE through young woodland for 270m before reaching a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/squad.skirt.scope">https://w3w.co/squad.skirt.scope</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ12jwvrKf_PQKlgxQSHA5hTs-hy0o9oNzj9S2_-_RJPeW2xoYI8sJsGjLGTM7sLsXto4WvoytyG_Dr9fH35dDaVzPlVQlKUskddgrdHIH0B_N_mhOrD4rvnhcOb_pkouA115KjLIOIa6P6sCdi3Spn7Ymg0UPdU8K98Yb1NdkvRwVqkJBZ2cx4soikrbk/s550/dw1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then head E along a grassy track" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ12jwvrKf_PQKlgxQSHA5hTs-hy0o9oNzj9S2_-_RJPeW2xoYI8sJsGjLGTM7sLsXto4WvoytyG_Dr9fH35dDaVzPlVQlKUskddgrdHIH0B_N_mhOrD4rvnhcOb_pkouA115KjLIOIa6P6sCdi3Spn7Ymg0UPdU8K98Yb1NdkvRwVqkJBZ2cx4soikrbk/s16000/dw1.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then head E along a grassy track" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head E along a grassy track</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>20:</b> Turn right at the junction then head E along a grassy track.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiHgQBkdxDgvVOfTth-RmwdRTNpkwY_IUe-7l9WHdEms7ILsfQ2FrfZ01SqkLmK4lE9Pf5uS1mDBc7MbaWl3Sb6iaB3UCpbgwWzb6uPJ_mKbLYkH5V6r4jHJeEXJgPQfEne0YzIYfwJZx4XPrj0jb6m8VNNJMz5F7cVnp2txw2Nvho8ix6tuzw-70gD8p/s550/dw2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading E along the grassy track until you reach a gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWiHgQBkdxDgvVOfTth-RmwdRTNpkwY_IUe-7l9WHdEms7ILsfQ2FrfZ01SqkLmK4lE9Pf5uS1mDBc7MbaWl3Sb6iaB3UCpbgwWzb6uPJ_mKbLYkH5V6r4jHJeEXJgPQfEne0YzIYfwJZx4XPrj0jb6m8VNNJMz5F7cVnp2txw2Nvho8ix6tuzw-70gD8p/s16000/dw2.jpeg" title="Continue heading E along the grassy track until you reach a gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading E along the grassy track until you reach a gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 260m until you reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/loses.spent.buns">https://w3w.co/loses.spent.buns</a>), see image below.
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<b>21:</b> Go through the gate then turn left on Sandridge footpath 32. Don't be surprised if you come across cyclists and horse riders along this stretch of footpath. According to Hertfordshire County Council:
<blockquote><i>"Sandridge footpath 32 is recorded as a definitive footpath. The Woodland Trust owns the subsoil of approximately 95% of its length and allows bridleway use including cycle access. The remaining short middle section across Heartwood Manor’s drive is also a definitive footpath, but bridleway use is by permissive agreement with the land owner.</i></blockquote>
Follow Sandridge footpath 32 N for 870m until you reach the entrance to Nomansland Common (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fully.strut.jukebox">https://w3w.co/fully.strut.jukebox</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvh5eD5z2aXcS8kixEoagBAganRe6w_fvCRViZyH48afAtZx0oFrdKCHnE5_XoNohpJUfpMRVp39VIPRflURL01bojwx3EoQ4BjN4AHYJ6D_d1UbrqRnMnKW92j5Cmn-BvQeEBJhMgd90kxWIabRur2HWkO9SEPkAr8ZeVMJVspVEF1fj1e2fEb5Tbh7y/s550/ncl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left off Sandridge footpath 32" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvh5eD5z2aXcS8kixEoagBAganRe6w_fvCRViZyH48afAtZx0oFrdKCHnE5_XoNohpJUfpMRVp39VIPRflURL01bojwx3EoQ4BjN4AHYJ6D_d1UbrqRnMnKW92j5Cmn-BvQeEBJhMgd90kxWIabRur2HWkO9SEPkAr8ZeVMJVspVEF1fj1e2fEb5Tbh7y/s16000/ncl.jpeg" title="Turn left off Sandridge footpath 32" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left off Sandridge footpath 32</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>22:</b> Turn left off Sandridge footpath 32 then head NW for 275m until you reach two silver birch trees and a bench (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pine.matter.blaze">https://w3w.co/pine.matter.blaze</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOLdjp1hxM9L_UzCkqcYnhlPSvT7g7UhFi2Cb91bstnB_an-HFeNhDcLSC5KJLN1XjFFlzsy0Q8aQWHifvfOv-6n78UWlraqNQz-ijsiZwVNbe7bs4TnQxSczZ8IGaJq6VoYueYrmvkkFPE4WNfkm-gwoc8acKQFgfWtemA9tn1eIbQ-SHyCQPA5y_Iyx/s550/birch.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Walk between the two silver birch then follow the path downhill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOLdjp1hxM9L_UzCkqcYnhlPSvT7g7UhFi2Cb91bstnB_an-HFeNhDcLSC5KJLN1XjFFlzsy0Q8aQWHifvfOv-6n78UWlraqNQz-ijsiZwVNbe7bs4TnQxSczZ8IGaJq6VoYueYrmvkkFPE4WNfkm-gwoc8acKQFgfWtemA9tn1eIbQ-SHyCQPA5y_Iyx/s16000/birch.jpeg" title="Walk between the two silver birch then follow the path downhill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk between the two silver birch then follow the path downhill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>23:</b> Walk between the two silver birch then follow the path downhill and NW for 150m back to the car park and the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com6Nomansland Common, Ferrers Ln, St Albans AL4 8EB, UK51.7988966 -0.305917329.813832456446423 -35.4621673 73.783960743553578 34.8503327tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-16790767751593580842023-09-28T10:13:00.008+01:002024-01-18T07:08:59.309+00:00Walk 244: Stanstead Abbotts South-East Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">6.3 miles (10.1 km) with 72m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3SSeaMfJX8xvsSkrLUJgima4yNLwFX2yDyGfLHOTNwPw4f4RungN0vCuFebvFxQzE3iyxLOD2GdZZEzgFhxDXQTcPBibX5n4eotbYcodmVJDxg6J8YfMmYbEpeX0qnsMRspeExFZSU4QKQiIuSAZoQ_K1qPMMiUmYSHpUo8A1i1dylCUpo84zhN9xmAT/s550/244top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3SSeaMfJX8xvsSkrLUJgima4yNLwFX2yDyGfLHOTNwPw4f4RungN0vCuFebvFxQzE3iyxLOD2GdZZEzgFhxDXQTcPBibX5n4eotbYcodmVJDxg6J8YfMmYbEpeX0qnsMRspeExFZSU4QKQiIuSAZoQ_K1qPMMiUmYSHpUo8A1i1dylCUpo84zhN9xmAT/s16000/244top.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The lake at point 15 in the walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This walk climbs out of the village of Stanstead Abbotts then crosses a high plateau of land before dropping down to the Stort Valley then returning through the picturesque lake area near Roydon Mill, and later cutting through a nature reserve alongside Abbotts Lake before returning to Stanstead Abbotts.
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We have had several reports that the tunnel under the A414 at point 22 in the walk floods after heavy rain. This has been reported to the Hertfordshire County Council's Rights of Way team and they say they have drained the area. Several regular users of Hertfordshire Walker have suggested a detour, marked in orange on the map below if you need to avoid the flooded section.
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Those wanting to travel by train for this walk could head for <a href="https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/station-information/smt" target="_blank">St Margarets Station</a> in Stanstead Abbotts then walk 700m to the starting point, or travel to <a href="https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/station-information/ryn" target="_blank">Roydon Station</a> and join the walk at point 18.
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There is a 130m section of this walk along the B181 north of Roydon Station where there is no pavement and very little verge to step onto to avoid oncoming traffic, although it was quiet when we walked it on a midweek morning. I would advise those walking with small children, dogs, or large walking groups to consider a different free walk from our growing collection.
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There are a number of livestock fields along the way where there are signs asking dog owners to keep their pets on a lead.
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Some footpaths are little used and you might have to push through nettles, so long trousers and a stick will come in handy.
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Between points 11 & 12 your will pass the <a href="http://hamg.co.uk/raf-hunsdon/mosquito-crew-memorial-at-olives-farm-hunsdon/" target="_blank">Mosquito crew memorial</a> at Olives Farm, Hunsdon.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoBMxDmLFkQbTg8ub_hu_yWMYR-aRgu3YsvapqzPgFdSnblSlXTqyFIkzFng68RKIv4PQKNlMK9WAZshHKhmX4a2oS9zR0AEswGif4d-Pa8-dIV2JU2jCpaNSUqP7sZJvfZm_ZmjCiVvBedmLVe0V5wqg_nL-lMTIrESE4qTGrpdFKHg8ke-P8-vvI5fT/s3072/244big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 244: Stanstead Abbotts South-East Loop" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoBMxDmLFkQbTg8ub_hu_yWMYR-aRgu3YsvapqzPgFdSnblSlXTqyFIkzFng68RKIv4PQKNlMK9WAZshHKhmX4a2oS9zR0AEswGif4d-Pa8-dIV2JU2jCpaNSUqP7sZJvfZm_ZmjCiVvBedmLVe0V5wqg_nL-lMTIrESE4qTGrpdFKHg8ke-P8-vvI5fT/w640-h480/244big.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 244: Stanstead Abbotts South-East Loop" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 244: Stanstead Abbotts South-East Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-244-Stanstead-Abbotts-South-East-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-244-Stanstead-Abbotts-South-East-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4_YkQ9q595oUDJp4UKie_DsjKKZFCmXRd23QxcA3BrjKVzTP0XQTxA0ye336kMKwc6PCRTR-Cd4y8gHxaXv6N0f3BQxKBgWllfNihLob6brfcFQ6MKsIElm_XvqrAGijA57IXWZ8hq82gAzPTnGzTtuZVUBDtf-UmWJ9rWNavbY191tH1SLYl7CfQmGw/s550/redlion.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Red Lion, High Street, Stanstead Abbotts" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4_YkQ9q595oUDJp4UKie_DsjKKZFCmXRd23QxcA3BrjKVzTP0XQTxA0ye336kMKwc6PCRTR-Cd4y8gHxaXv6N0f3BQxKBgWllfNihLob6brfcFQ6MKsIElm_XvqrAGijA57IXWZ8hq82gAzPTnGzTtuZVUBDtf-UmWJ9rWNavbY191tH1SLYl7CfQmGw/s16000/redlion.jpeg" title="The Red Lion, High Street, Stanstead Abbotts" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Red Lion, High Street, Stanstead Abbotts</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to <a href="https://theredlion.net/" target="_blank">The Red Lion</a>, High Street, Stanstead Abbotts (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/float.handed.doors">https://w3w.co/float.handed.doors</a>), turn left then head E for 10m to a roundabout (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sunk.crops.images">https://w3w.co/sunk.crops.images</a>) where you turn left on Cappell Lane then head NE for 85m until you reach Abbotts Way on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bought.option.torn">https://w3w.co/bought.option.torn</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgyTqTQHyz-EoY_X5uoR-rzJMB37mh74mqjOoQdkYQj6eK-V1MJga1f0LJhArCjHifWP6ldSw58PLo4dsAcE2bnEl0mzn6P3wyy-SMu5ZJ0IXtSuH1YicYh0G5sYFrnnLkKSR9alnCf1JbbRxLjx4qS68VrL2OM9u-PudDU4G7ieBd687J-jtSDNov-zG/s550/AW.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Abbotts Way" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgyTqTQHyz-EoY_X5uoR-rzJMB37mh74mqjOoQdkYQj6eK-V1MJga1f0LJhArCjHifWP6ldSw58PLo4dsAcE2bnEl0mzn6P3wyy-SMu5ZJ0IXtSuH1YicYh0G5sYFrnnLkKSR9alnCf1JbbRxLjx4qS68VrL2OM9u-PudDU4G7ieBd687J-jtSDNov-zG/s16000/AW.jpeg" title="Turn right on Abbotts Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Abbotts Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Abbotts Way then climb the hill heading ESE for 125m until you reach Chapelfields (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nobody.packet.flap">https://w3w.co/nobody.packet.flap</a>).
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Turn left on Chapelfields then head NNW for 15m looking out for a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> sign on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/thigh.shaped.bowls">https://w3w.co/thigh.shaped.bowls</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLKLV74V-VQaVDkzNpgFId99564GJKEQXxpNLNSI8ngDmpzbMIdTgNsKhVhFUAfyCcf4wX56rA-y9j0RPPcOoDHFh1lxmy7qGIaBCB2L5HkeugKayDN60obZsC2hooub1VENMHjad6wXUy7B0CheCMJI0i8dto_rvARImLT3XJRAHZuGyWAkRo38Jckm7/s550/fpsteps.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 up steps" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLKLV74V-VQaVDkzNpgFId99564GJKEQXxpNLNSI8ngDmpzbMIdTgNsKhVhFUAfyCcf4wX56rA-y9j0RPPcOoDHFh1lxmy7qGIaBCB2L5HkeugKayDN60obZsC2hooub1VENMHjad6wXUy7B0CheCMJI0i8dto_rvARImLT3XJRAHZuGyWAkRo38Jckm7/s16000/fpsteps.jpeg" title="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 up steps" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 up steps</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 up steps towards a row of houses. At the top of the steps (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/voting.remind.noting">https://w3w.co/voting.remind.noting</a>) turn left then follow the path N then NE for 20m until you reach a footpath on the right cutting between the houses (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/warns.splice.switch">https://w3w.co/warns.splice.switch</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFtJE_C8zIr0S91qjgyMSug7FbZOu6T61XffzX6p-n2XZ85wiHKjEFJfvSB8PiXUq1tGZG0NNar0qSX5VK_aak32DsEPqq-_4T-WM7bXQmyOLOA66SWoPo6fo8_ZxE5DqIlFtWwG49u0vyVeUana6YDHSwVyBmoqKC-0K_ALGkFSoJtPfvyxAHjtHMoIT/s550/rowofh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 between the houses" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFtJE_C8zIr0S91qjgyMSug7FbZOu6T61XffzX6p-n2XZ85wiHKjEFJfvSB8PiXUq1tGZG0NNar0qSX5VK_aak32DsEPqq-_4T-WM7bXQmyOLOA66SWoPo6fo8_ZxE5DqIlFtWwG49u0vyVeUana6YDHSwVyBmoqKC-0K_ALGkFSoJtPfvyxAHjtHMoIT/s16000/rowofh.jpeg" title="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 between the houses" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 between the houses</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right between the houses, still on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6, then head ENE for 50m until you reach a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tests.torn.arena">https://w3w.co/tests.torn.arena</a>).
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Follow the footpath round to the left, with the hedgerow on your left, until the footpath leaves the hedgerow then crosses a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/name.passes.outfit">https://w3w.co/name.passes.outfit</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf59q30fEZP4Bdm-ye8Ew8WNodwqZ_c2Mlef00DVf5Vl5vqbqx6RXB_v2sFvRwGd6bambpmrQtVLs0ImSGsaxIFq_rmqxob6oQvN6Nff_Qxg3Y3bRlYO1FjFLTCbvmTF9Z9QffeyP069QggKMuOfOPBSPFcU3C8lT1QNHiUUO-GxCVa7NzSKMAl8nAqWo/s550/fields.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 NE between the fields" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf59q30fEZP4Bdm-ye8Ew8WNodwqZ_c2Mlef00DVf5Vl5vqbqx6RXB_v2sFvRwGd6bambpmrQtVLs0ImSGsaxIFq_rmqxob6oQvN6Nff_Qxg3Y3bRlYO1FjFLTCbvmTF9Z9QffeyP069QggKMuOfOPBSPFcU3C8lT1QNHiUUO-GxCVa7NzSKMAl8nAqWo/s16000/fields.jpeg" title="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 NE between the fields" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 NE between the fields</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6 NE between the fields for 475m until you reach a junction by a telegraph pole (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pound.nods.giant">https://w3w.co/pound.nods.giant</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpBxLbUoR2gCi0xH0DHtJRVaMEqzROzY3mHQgk9wJ1YChiCzgbCOukVS4JV_mZqBc5V6-P-8UKTBPAZykeBIIiwxCgC1xJIJTDEnZhil65dnzVlGSaulHgQiNrm714-exAXrxYQLWbSAC7VfjPFLxGCwYi-g9n4CxD-oMY_qE796jNWvxnipjFEEJMNXj/s550/junction.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep heading straight at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpBxLbUoR2gCi0xH0DHtJRVaMEqzROzY3mHQgk9wJ1YChiCzgbCOukVS4JV_mZqBc5V6-P-8UKTBPAZykeBIIiwxCgC1xJIJTDEnZhil65dnzVlGSaulHgQiNrm714-exAXrxYQLWbSAC7VfjPFLxGCwYi-g9n4CxD-oMY_qE796jNWvxnipjFEEJMNXj/s16000/junction.jpeg" title="Keep heading straight at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep heading straight at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Keep heading straight and NE at the junction for 185m, still on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6, until you reach a gate leading to a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dating.dust.clues">https://w3w.co/dating.dust.clues</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrl8askycwy3CuAtSaCZqPcdyWGq1WavAhJIjeMbZgolkWRBkrJZMy-OKZdhRIs_P3XOwfrWqYp1Bowx1W0iX-7XEehCUxRz3-UdhDjTuZ4TMpl1W9hhL4LAuoiLtmyb_Bc5GWTNRV7PfPJFkW_5xv1faMc9Ea3ANdXU74VXB09Z8P0FYx9u_mnqz0q43/s550/bw.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 18" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrl8askycwy3CuAtSaCZqPcdyWGq1WavAhJIjeMbZgolkWRBkrJZMy-OKZdhRIs_P3XOwfrWqYp1Bowx1W0iX-7XEehCUxRz3-UdhDjTuZ4TMpl1W9hhL4LAuoiLtmyb_Bc5GWTNRV7PfPJFkW_5xv1faMc9Ea3ANdXU74VXB09Z8P0FYx9u_mnqz0q43/s16000/bw.jpeg" title="Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 18" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn right after the gate on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 18 then head SSE for 90m looking for a footpath in the hedgerow on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/attend.escape.moss">https://w3w.co/attend.escape.moss</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZusXuP3qaebtM9ESL5GcS07Z8R0bLAMTx2Hdl2d5hKnrrAEKkBN0DcUM_245yfJsIvf43aDYGCcHTY1qhVhPt5nnY49fNEy5cJ5jZcrNgNN3SIwQmqLoYzmwnSfrJgeVrMVMMTJyAUV4VoEFq9Vey_RvWUK2zKZyxGapWbwj3tv4vL2YgFh6upM4qqzy/s550/gjhghjg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZusXuP3qaebtM9ESL5GcS07Z8R0bLAMTx2Hdl2d5hKnrrAEKkBN0DcUM_245yfJsIvf43aDYGCcHTY1qhVhPt5nnY49fNEy5cJ5jZcrNgNN3SIwQmqLoYzmwnSfrJgeVrMVMMTJyAUV4VoEFq9Vey_RvWUK2zKZyxGapWbwj3tv4vL2YgFh6upM4qqzy/s16000/gjhghjg.jpeg" title="Turn left on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn left on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A then head E for 900m until you reach woodland called Thirsty Spring on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/prefer.engage.ranked">https://w3w.co/prefer.engage.ranked</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHzq-WLwb4Chl-wVc3rVybDs7fxhPO6Cgge923vlF2gooHHCIczeonTJpTinfnvpf3tNixOc3DXN0Ll9DSPmwW5inaUrKSe2JizdNH50i3fNuXf95VYD9JjRFu6tZz5mKyZF0od3MQuWnmKpnPuYpQu2xDa0LaqBm8TyXQh-dz3BJHR-m0wAJLDi5IWvM/s550/zig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A as it turns right then left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpHzq-WLwb4Chl-wVc3rVybDs7fxhPO6Cgge923vlF2gooHHCIczeonTJpTinfnvpf3tNixOc3DXN0Ll9DSPmwW5inaUrKSe2JizdNH50i3fNuXf95VYD9JjRFu6tZz5mKyZF0od3MQuWnmKpnPuYpQu2xDa0LaqBm8TyXQh-dz3BJHR-m0wAJLDi5IWvM/s16000/zig.jpeg" title="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A as it turns right then left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A as it turns right then left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Continue with the woodland on your left. When you reach the end of the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/proof.traded.lungs">https://w3w.co/proof.traded.lungs</a>) follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A as it bends right then left before running along the left hand side of another stretch of woodland.
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Continue on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 6A, with the woodland on your right, for 215m until you reach a junction at the end of the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wisdom.cube.case">https://w3w.co/wisdom.cube.case</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4eUXCgzoAhKIaF9iLHJksmCfUPmRTdv60fCGbfQssCUOY5wcUbsfgnrQmVQ92fUFOL0h2t76Eh3usWIHlqefEzsh36NevVAI6QyrTF0iz2BwphmjXWiduHhKaoFzK9lrzMwxhJmL0k5zI3DJ2TvBrzAylLvymalE0m_u7IoHaNNoI06fYhUxCk9sYlHw/s550/6a28.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="At the end of the woodland turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 28" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4eUXCgzoAhKIaF9iLHJksmCfUPmRTdv60fCGbfQssCUOY5wcUbsfgnrQmVQ92fUFOL0h2t76Eh3usWIHlqefEzsh36NevVAI6QyrTF0iz2BwphmjXWiduHhKaoFzK9lrzMwxhJmL0k5zI3DJ2TvBrzAylLvymalE0m_u7IoHaNNoI06fYhUxCk9sYlHw/s16000/6a28.jpeg" title="At the end of the woodland turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 28" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>At the end of the woodland turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 28</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> At the end of the woodland turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 28 then head SE for 200m with the woodland on your right until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sleeps.cliff.line">https://w3w.co/sleeps.cliff.line</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiI5GfHqm_E8sKeCt9k3LJqrk0hdDRNt_Q6pMMnGgSL64oN21n9UqWZbmYWTi8MrZbQQBU3gL3DVw-ZZKl1BSbK3dIr-aJQU7zsNLePvZ5qwA_bZXbMloVpl99mV7MR9aG6QDdYJoSlQzNiou6GzAm1g6sz0xo4pTxLsPNV7yqd_dvBbnhSzijn7c-GDl/s550/2825.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 22" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqiI5GfHqm_E8sKeCt9k3LJqrk0hdDRNt_Q6pMMnGgSL64oN21n9UqWZbmYWTi8MrZbQQBU3gL3DVw-ZZKl1BSbK3dIr-aJQU7zsNLePvZ5qwA_bZXbMloVpl99mV7MR9aG6QDdYJoSlQzNiou6GzAm1g6sz0xo4pTxLsPNV7yqd_dvBbnhSzijn7c-GDl/s16000/2825.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 22" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 22</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 22 then head SW, SSE, SW, then S, with woodland and farm buildings on the right.
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Along this stretch the footpath name changes from Stanstead Abbotts footpath 22 to Hunsdon footpath 25 as it crosses a parish boundary.
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Continue for 390m until you reach Hunsdon Road, the B180 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/staple.cook.back">https://w3w.co/staple.cook.back</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZNocA7ZYZXy_fqwMDXmwIuPIdMcoJO3PW9-AVvGQfRe-s84U5IwnMxGWUAHHcJpPlnp0JkWrXzHi5cp0H6zDQNBB7szdbK3utsU8T9XIYKv8ovADC5j2n0-VFncRyN6uJClCEupgLR0Asi8NYApwgUP_BDXGL6Bz2p8XQYXaoWMweQPAW_o1jLss5eCG/s550/hr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Hunsdon Road then take Hunsdon bridleway 23" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZNocA7ZYZXy_fqwMDXmwIuPIdMcoJO3PW9-AVvGQfRe-s84U5IwnMxGWUAHHcJpPlnp0JkWrXzHi5cp0H6zDQNBB7szdbK3utsU8T9XIYKv8ovADC5j2n0-VFncRyN6uJClCEupgLR0Asi8NYApwgUP_BDXGL6Bz2p8XQYXaoWMweQPAW_o1jLss5eCG/s16000/hr.jpeg" title="Cross Hunsdon Road then take Hunsdon bridleway 23" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Hunsdon Road then take Hunsdon bridleway 23</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Cross Hunsdon Road then take Hunsdon bridleway 23 and head S, with the hedgerow on your left, for 180m until you reach the end of the hedgerow (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nation.guitar.piles">https://w3w.co/nation.guitar.piles</a>).
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Continue heading S, still on Hunsdon bridleway 23, for 280m until you reach a stretch of woodland on your left called Square Spring (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/surely.acting.amuse">https://w3w.co/surely.acting.amuse</a>).
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Keep heading S, with the woodland on your left, until you reach a junction at the end of the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hints.until.poetic">https://w3w.co/hints.until.poetic</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u_WfoOZ-areq7MmwITEWENe9y8ugOl-bIW5XImC1upAUM4rvAtHnyjGS6iXWxE-PC91nIYOFCERjNkt2CZ2cjoHpuFBNJzCNvooMZuF8_sQVhaAieA-qfcWKIlGEQ_6nv5kLGsLL3TKKuvKtVYVj3LIsuEj2nVItuEVXwfdZ2T8EmgPJJE9DPboH2e5G/s550/2321.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the end of the woodland" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0u_WfoOZ-areq7MmwITEWENe9y8ugOl-bIW5XImC1upAUM4rvAtHnyjGS6iXWxE-PC91nIYOFCERjNkt2CZ2cjoHpuFBNJzCNvooMZuF8_sQVhaAieA-qfcWKIlGEQ_6nv5kLGsLL3TKKuvKtVYVj3LIsuEj2nVItuEVXwfdZ2T8EmgPJJE9DPboH2e5G/s16000/2321.jpeg" title="Turn left at the end of the woodland" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the end of the woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn left at the end of the woodland then head E with the woodland on your left.
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You are now on a bridleway which runs along a parish boundary and is both Hunsdon bridleway 23 and Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 21.
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Continue heading E for 345m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fingernails.posed.globe">https://w3w.co/fingernails.posed.globe</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFQFe3q2hMXEZAMPlu5DVNpfip2XfYMz8f0nLiR8OqRPzpE3JpYkZL8fogjYE3RLX6NIb6-Q8OTxnMkc6xRKsnpTmP3nYexvSBcMRAx85Je6tKFxvYrjzxRByqbqK3YzUUrUnSo0My-WP_fHRXB6VdyW1-4emTGBcfiaAInIZ9fGRzTnPqFjxj8BhyQxe/s550/21232.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="When you reach the junction turn right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFQFe3q2hMXEZAMPlu5DVNpfip2XfYMz8f0nLiR8OqRPzpE3JpYkZL8fogjYE3RLX6NIb6-Q8OTxnMkc6xRKsnpTmP3nYexvSBcMRAx85Je6tKFxvYrjzxRByqbqK3YzUUrUnSo0My-WP_fHRXB6VdyW1-4emTGBcfiaAInIZ9fGRzTnPqFjxj8BhyQxe/s16000/21232.jpeg" title="When you reach the junction turn right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>When you reach the junction turn right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> When you reach the junction turn right on Hunsdon bridleway 2, then head SSW with the hedgerow on the right.
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After 80m you will come across the <a href="http://hamg.co.uk/raf-hunsdon/mosquito-crew-memorial-at-olives-farm-hunsdon/" target="_blank">Mosquito crew memorial</a> on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tiles.admire.dozen">https://w3w.co/tiles.admire.dozen</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X7z1xLNX2TrGkSw6NwuPEzogHUaIpveeyY08ZawE_Uuh06kFAgZ_0tUqsWZUr1jg_BsMDgsU9F8NJDYIoNjrszRmzN477QNiExfRhekDIainxHmg_G0jSODEvFCkgBNjfFQcdutseZbfFMshAIKo7-zZ9dVeWt7-zDSaQEgPp74e4i8o-7zuSIFBrCuZ/s550/mem1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The memorial along Hunsdon bridleway 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8X7z1xLNX2TrGkSw6NwuPEzogHUaIpveeyY08ZawE_Uuh06kFAgZ_0tUqsWZUr1jg_BsMDgsU9F8NJDYIoNjrszRmzN477QNiExfRhekDIainxHmg_G0jSODEvFCkgBNjfFQcdutseZbfFMshAIKo7-zZ9dVeWt7-zDSaQEgPp74e4i8o-7zuSIFBrCuZ/s16000/mem1.jpeg" title="The memorial along Hunsdon bridleway 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The memorial along Hunsdon bridleway 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcFXesG-A8lgozEuD6eRi9v3wyOWofy6zVpzWQ3pNqnqSzuquySSSKkDNQN7zsdhSWtczzVWDv_U9dk0Z5HIJ0yOJqfEzUuH3PM_W4qbsGiEymglwq-KUKTwQFOXTM3pMDkgKrgTbHhr2n64TFKJSDb1zRfTtwZ_VqGYhkiZz1GoFl6ip9eh48iMVftes/s4032/mem2b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The plaque dedicated to Barney Jobling and Fred Weston" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN03CvGiuJC50TwN-2PmW45FOAZ3VclI1ui9GeqzbS6X_jJ1oYuK27cuV8bHPXfRL62coDGoW2QKcmSL12BE88DkWrIjzARamg8hhw6cKEu7JrLUbmJVjw5SVPhelt8CiFh0O5dzhtX4LWYelfJFm5kAJwPmR85Y9XJRUH7Lj1oh-iC3P7HrCLP1X4BZ9g/s16000/mem2s.jpeg" title="The plaque dedicated to Barney Jobling and Fred Weston" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The plaque dedicated to Barney Jobling and Fred Weston</b><br /><i>Click on image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
The text on the memorial reads:
<blockquote>ON THE AFTERNOON OF 31ST AUGUST 1943 DH MOSQUITO NE MK2 DZ739 OF 157 SQUADRON BASED AT RAF HUNSDON CRASHED NEAR TO THIS SPOT DURING A SHORT NIGHT FLYING TEST PRIOR TO OPERATIONS THAT EVENING. BOTH CREW MEMBERS LOST THEIR LIVES. THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO PILOT P/OB.W. 'BARNEY' JOBLING AND NAVIGATOR P/O F.W. 'FRED' WESTON. REMEMBERED WITH PRIDE BY THEIR SONS AND FAMILIES. 'LEST WE FORGET'
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Continue heading SSW then S on Hunsdon bridleway 2, with the hedgerow on the right, for 255m until the bridleway reaches a bend at the point where it crosses a parish boundary (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/moves.play.super">https://w3w.co/moves.play.super</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cxG-50bMUO3HibDgfAC9G6cHxPTQG5jKKqVF39nPjV4BwbITFGhq_rGD0U4Xwj-G1FQKAnrCkis2P9yoAaSoUUcMdvgPMH0N7mZigo7ghpCv6oPhcFiqEvG2js_dof6IIRg-Na_2CKbyVBQIhy_pE_qMiTAuxjOwfYjB_Cn3WwHy3oVR5jB2tlwwA_LG/s550/220.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head SSE on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cxG-50bMUO3HibDgfAC9G6cHxPTQG5jKKqVF39nPjV4BwbITFGhq_rGD0U4Xwj-G1FQKAnrCkis2P9yoAaSoUUcMdvgPMH0N7mZigo7ghpCv6oPhcFiqEvG2js_dof6IIRg-Na_2CKbyVBQIhy_pE_qMiTAuxjOwfYjB_Cn3WwHy3oVR5jB2tlwwA_LG/s16000/220.jpeg" title="Head SSE on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head SSE on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Ignore the bend to the right then continue straight, now heading SSE on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 20, with the hedgerow on the right, for 470m until you reach a tunnel under the A414 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/jumped.achieving.today">https://w3w.co/jumped.achieving.today</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_XPcdPfVe3kud60xTvGe4Yc-Iu-R9kzWXT7YXtTKJUOl8CA-Lrr1GJN3YkdLm9Qjm5Xc9nZkJgq2iinU9lMf5kmfwLQBJ3rF0-pSy8nyAPe71MelQLV986gDVV-KGU9JN6-HxepI9EgPCiHfw6H_9tNhT7Y7rpIVvwPgNENNhk-KR6QDADNr7yKKA_sb/s550/414tunnel.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the tunnel under the A414" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_XPcdPfVe3kud60xTvGe4Yc-Iu-R9kzWXT7YXtTKJUOl8CA-Lrr1GJN3YkdLm9Qjm5Xc9nZkJgq2iinU9lMf5kmfwLQBJ3rF0-pSy8nyAPe71MelQLV986gDVV-KGU9JN6-HxepI9EgPCiHfw6H_9tNhT7Y7rpIVvwPgNENNhk-KR6QDADNr7yKKA_sb/s16000/414tunnel.jpeg" title="Go through the tunnel under the A414" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the tunnel under the A414</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Pass under the A414, still on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 20, then continue as the bridleway bends first left then right, with the hedgerow on the left, for 370m until it reaches a old metalled road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/filled.direct.pizza">https://w3w.co/filled.direct.pizza</a>).
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<b>14:</b> Turn left on the road then head E for 80m until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stored.cable.each">https://w3w.co/stored.cable.each</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yvq2po-K-1uXXWFTDlEBBZ3T1ziU-B2fuggH7RKJymEnvnmu9aXNhi_FpxZ3FyNGND-qKorBYKxQjnU6fhaTzJd42QVg3y8qdPzeGcdPfd0CyQUzDpjVOn_xlTVwWt32lujF0CXbAgKgBYs6NaZ8UyyB2qvC1AaIG0lusHu35qbh4-MAJYSFs7aKLuW7/s550/41413.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yvq2po-K-1uXXWFTDlEBBZ3T1ziU-B2fuggH7RKJymEnvnmu9aXNhi_FpxZ3FyNGND-qKorBYKxQjnU6fhaTzJd42QVg3y8qdPzeGcdPfd0CyQUzDpjVOn_xlTVwWt32lujF0CXbAgKgBYs6NaZ8UyyB2qvC1AaIG0lusHu35qbh4-MAJYSFs7aKLuW7/s16000/41413.jpeg" title="Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 then head in SSE then S for 215m until you reach a lawned area with a sign which reads "KEEP CLOSE TO LAKE" (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/drips.logic.oils">https://w3w.co/drips.logic.oils</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MPcHFvAIPJsI7u5I6oscb-KCbOnxCXMvlXgtChIzeOhLqwr7XwXeKPwW_CMoUwO6dxewKek1GeZLvWe1bltwas71hncmeE17hf2nvFT2KE9wYcoI6vFZW7E3gKj4cLlcIuovCUy1D7csWaR-fcuRvZDF3LjnIa6mpCfxHhwK3iiBQuyD2TJDB-lOsW0y/s550/lake.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 with the lake on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7MPcHFvAIPJsI7u5I6oscb-KCbOnxCXMvlXgtChIzeOhLqwr7XwXeKPwW_CMoUwO6dxewKek1GeZLvWe1bltwas71hncmeE17hf2nvFT2KE9wYcoI6vFZW7E3gKj4cLlcIuovCUy1D7csWaR-fcuRvZDF3LjnIa6mpCfxHhwK3iiBQuyD2TJDB-lOsW0y/s16000/lake.jpeg" title="Continue on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 with the lake on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 with the lake on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Continue on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13, with the lake on the left and passing a willow tree on the right, (see orange arrow on the photograph above). After 80m you will reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/kept.extra.sunk">https://w3w.co/kept.extra.sunk</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c4lQiRvGUCm40jVrbk3cws1eGVqGY9Goa2VrCFQECdRsOfAStg47wtT7zsk0UXPQO3ixF6XL9AD1Tq5y688qLuJMTSRCoU6RxaQ3bSYy06uulo1o3Sh7SAnYlM1UmQOSKvF8T6bCQQVrfP1FVZpfJVsbxxfEQeV5acVCec972mHqMnvf7wfjUPsV6T9S/s550/lakepath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the fork on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-c4lQiRvGUCm40jVrbk3cws1eGVqGY9Goa2VrCFQECdRsOfAStg47wtT7zsk0UXPQO3ixF6XL9AD1Tq5y688qLuJMTSRCoU6RxaQ3bSYy06uulo1o3Sh7SAnYlM1UmQOSKvF8T6bCQQVrfP1FVZpfJVsbxxfEQeV5acVCec972mHqMnvf7wfjUPsV6T9S/s16000/lakepath.jpeg" title="Take the fork on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the fork on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Take the fork on the right (see orange arrow on the photograph above) as Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 leaves the lake and heads SSW for 310m until it reaches a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/filled.heave.finest">https://w3w.co/filled.heave.finest</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycIbPIltxM8ook5va12wV1Xp9dBR6ZKSOI9NS9bvMlFuuSU-nP52y1uEBkuKuWV0Rb1mjQFp58en9fYP45soIRCz6dxu1O1Tf8AOsUoZbOaABbn_rlOE9638Cc-MS1bTQCffLh7kQ7Gx55bUzrlAMJVjDHI3isSN1QMTHmxe7O28kZDdM6cWEpXqvA0Aj/s550/13bend.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the field then follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgycIbPIltxM8ook5va12wV1Xp9dBR6ZKSOI9NS9bvMlFuuSU-nP52y1uEBkuKuWV0Rb1mjQFp58en9fYP45soIRCz6dxu1O1Tf8AOsUoZbOaABbn_rlOE9638Cc-MS1bTQCffLh7kQ7Gx55bUzrlAMJVjDHI3isSN1QMTHmxe7O28kZDdM6cWEpXqvA0Aj/s16000/13bend.jpeg" title="Keep left at the field then follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the field then follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Keep left at the field then follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 13 SW for 465m until you reach the B181 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/career.verge.shout">https://w3w.co/career.verge.shout</a>).
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<b>18:</b> Turn right on the B181. <i>Unfortunately there isn't a pedestrian pavement along this short stretch, and nor is there a verge to step onto in case of traffic, so please take care and walk close to the hedge.</i> Head NW for 130m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pets.feast.bunch">https://w3w.co/pets.feast.bunch</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJwQlu33P4NHijXcwQygHAFWthlL0TNYVbPhIQhcedQI3D-GyaMfwjeYh6wd5eMy4-HSyOrzaYu9SIX5w6Nom6WrmOyopeB8wFK-I0YrKmjV3nDK8SyOU2c0bbpx_diRHCgwP39hCwEsvvjRtB11N9Vgxgfc6r3ifPywuw66tgtHSdzdxrJrpz5Zy-Jxk/s550/fp181.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left off the B181 at a sign with two footpaths marked" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJwQlu33P4NHijXcwQygHAFWthlL0TNYVbPhIQhcedQI3D-GyaMfwjeYh6wd5eMy4-HSyOrzaYu9SIX5w6Nom6WrmOyopeB8wFK-I0YrKmjV3nDK8SyOU2c0bbpx_diRHCgwP39hCwEsvvjRtB11N9Vgxgfc6r3ifPywuw66tgtHSdzdxrJrpz5Zy-Jxk/s16000/fp181.jpeg" title="Turn left off the B181 at a sign with two footpaths marked" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left off the B181 at a sign with two footpaths marked</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Turn left off the B181 at a post with two footpath signs, one heading to the right and the other heading straight ahead. You take the footpath heading straight ahead, see image below.
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Head WSW on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10 for 315m, with the River Stort on the left and telegraph poles on your right, until you reach a bend in the river and a gate on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/start.spider.less">https://w3w.co/start.spider.less</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYfn-8cCb8Zoj5LSpIW_5EcrKCTrqHKFgJ_76HgyP3hIYNr7vvTsK_H5NF9KdN_b-2KkDGpwVmVj0Vg0Q4yRNIrpOZnBotpVzkrMB6aHeNH63fyv4bmoWbk41l8l-uajCG7a-N5hFVZzP2HdbbOU-FG3dkyWG9ocqYE3mMTLtZyLFhPfDJD8nFt-jXNl_/s550/stortgate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left through the gate still on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYfn-8cCb8Zoj5LSpIW_5EcrKCTrqHKFgJ_76HgyP3hIYNr7vvTsK_H5NF9KdN_b-2KkDGpwVmVj0Vg0Q4yRNIrpOZnBotpVzkrMB6aHeNH63fyv4bmoWbk41l8l-uajCG7a-N5hFVZzP2HdbbOU-FG3dkyWG9ocqYE3mMTLtZyLFhPfDJD8nFt-jXNl_/s16000/stortgate.jpeg" title="Turn left through the gate still on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left through the gate still on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>20:</b> Turn left through the gate then continue heading ESE on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10.
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The first part of this stretch was a little overgrown with nettles when we tested this walk (27/09/2023) so it's worth taking a stick or picking up a branch to push the nettles to one side.
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After 140m you will reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/years.likely.shades">https://w3w.co/years.likely.shades</a>) and, after that will walk along a lovely open stretch with lakes and waterways on either side.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXQYFDnu331J9mllj_akX9fdiefimpzuXjK9jN8-TZFCQVaORLn4t7FKx706GYev0KtELHjFYzs-xGeHckNYUNt2fLqUnrOZN6vmuVxPbU523iykV4hQq3FIG33hjwMOsBXe1kNidIaUgSoK_BUBYQu9o9ckjkGQ0YT_OrZ6dTd60m4F1FOaZB0ppEaw2/s550/lakeright.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The lake to the right of Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXQYFDnu331J9mllj_akX9fdiefimpzuXjK9jN8-TZFCQVaORLn4t7FKx706GYev0KtELHjFYzs-xGeHckNYUNt2fLqUnrOZN6vmuVxPbU523iykV4hQq3FIG33hjwMOsBXe1kNidIaUgSoK_BUBYQu9o9ckjkGQ0YT_OrZ6dTd60m4F1FOaZB0ppEaw2/s16000/lakeright.jpeg" title="The lake to the right of Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The lake to the right of Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading ESE on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 10 for 515m beyond the gate until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pirate.speak.unless">https://w3w.co/pirate.speak.unless</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDpUgKpEz2cV-tZezHKSdFJPTSIkWeTA_Jj05blngOYMBbEfUeHiNZ7UK8HHIK8UIH4BuyYtiirzyyw78yZP7gTXdzhtnRqG5kzsKdIwdiHI82LaFD6cOGVFgkdUywJObUOu7_Sq2YglveY5Dy1V29nCfJ8TKxdaK8oHWgaa1zEqRy7SPLRRVcFC6hBfN/s550/24rt.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDpUgKpEz2cV-tZezHKSdFJPTSIkWeTA_Jj05blngOYMBbEfUeHiNZ7UK8HHIK8UIH4BuyYtiirzyyw78yZP7gTXdzhtnRqG5kzsKdIwdiHI82LaFD6cOGVFgkdUywJObUOu7_Sq2YglveY5Dy1V29nCfJ8TKxdaK8oHWgaa1zEqRy7SPLRRVcFC6hBfN/s16000/24rt.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>21:</b> Turn right at the junction on Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 then head N.
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After 40m you will reach a fork where Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 cuts through thicket (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pencil.kinds.master">https://w3w.co/pencil.kinds.master</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiy3rDjSRSfvzLYV69-OhUYSi9CPW9Y82DM8v2FWSfZi58LTJjsnaMu6WkrpjOtZh0b36JOWZUMStvBXfm9WwOyzwjpThSznlsGvcuwstcBMnKrsPbsZJ1O0ygNmJy74m7GRw83L1lkAieVCFFGvIGtvFYQ48yaIEoaDToIWMBXMih8xSYgyLDMRqvRyW/s550/thicket.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 through the thicket" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPiy3rDjSRSfvzLYV69-OhUYSi9CPW9Y82DM8v2FWSfZi58LTJjsnaMu6WkrpjOtZh0b36JOWZUMStvBXfm9WwOyzwjpThSznlsGvcuwstcBMnKrsPbsZJ1O0ygNmJy74m7GRw83L1lkAieVCFFGvIGtvFYQ48yaIEoaDToIWMBXMih8xSYgyLDMRqvRyW/s16000/thicket.jpeg" title="Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 through the thicket" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 through the thicket</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 through the thicket and then across an open stretch for 185m until you reach Rye Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/yappy.lots.frock">https://w3w.co/yappy.lots.frock</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMySwu_ore_0-XK4WijUMFVFbnRZJ6DhVkkMw4d1NvIolTjySWtVbCn5phQg0fpW5DWtoqnmY8dceD4HOKLS_MTIk9y5mddR5h6qache7sRd0RV-Dq8jYHcxr3siUzpR51YrJGFp_YmIoaOSTnZfltke8iHL0T27k_NPok8eeHmZ6xAdkuCtWYzNfARBY5/s550/24rr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 approaching Rye Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMySwu_ore_0-XK4WijUMFVFbnRZJ6DhVkkMw4d1NvIolTjySWtVbCn5phQg0fpW5DWtoqnmY8dceD4HOKLS_MTIk9y5mddR5h6qache7sRd0RV-Dq8jYHcxr3siUzpR51YrJGFp_YmIoaOSTnZfltke8iHL0T27k_NPok8eeHmZ6xAdkuCtWYzNfARBY5/s16000/24rr.jpeg" title="Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 approaching Rye Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Stanstead Abbotts footpath 24 approaching Rye Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>22:</b> Cross Rye Road then follow Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 19 NW for 200m until you come to an underpass beneath the A414 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rally.tight.vouch">https://w3w.co/rally.tight.vouch</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_iEY1dS4UfWDyNdKQwQEMI1rOi7g73-99cXrsScZR0ubFmGjSTYe0a50YYQfCNq5i3Bt7G6B6Tog8NQtYl6d2DaoNjGl2tEIiiB4GBI2ahUDLjCFDWeFeR3Z2wMO30S6oGfcrE7MkvOR6cUnnBiLs_vwp4tLMezwHFqC9nUr5hWcvO9PPj-jjJ77trP3/s550/up414.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 19 through the underpass" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt_iEY1dS4UfWDyNdKQwQEMI1rOi7g73-99cXrsScZR0ubFmGjSTYe0a50YYQfCNq5i3Bt7G6B6Tog8NQtYl6d2DaoNjGl2tEIiiB4GBI2ahUDLjCFDWeFeR3Z2wMO30S6oGfcrE7MkvOR6cUnnBiLs_vwp4tLMezwHFqC9nUr5hWcvO9PPj-jjJ77trP3/s16000/up414.jpeg" title="Follow Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 19 through the underpass" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 19 through the underpass</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<i>We have had several reports on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/hertfordshirewalker/posts/736494761673984/" target="_blank">Hertfordshire Walker Facebook group</a> that the tunnel under the A414 at this point floods after heavy rain. This has been reported to the <a href="https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/highways-roads-and-pavements/report-a-problem/report-a-highway-fault/public-rights-of-way/public-rights-of-way.aspx" target="_blank">Hertfordshire County Council's Rights of Way team</a>. The council has since carried out drainage repairs. Several regular users of Hertfordshire Walker have suggested a detour which is marked in orange on the map below if the underpass floods again.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyImbdmcOTSQCzhcB58w3UZgtASH7xGj6ykjjPqYBkQ2RS1bYjUqpsUfYz8vyywH53ZZM185bzIOnuVuegsuI5nLvF3B3Kz49_zFfoDVgZdLQT2TDbokLmchSeOQIe1BVUopMlLS5enDKYzead8551TadevwRi2LtydTD9Ug2rzVFzfulRswUjLAa-XodF/s1536/Screenshot%202023-11-29%20at%2006.42.34.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The detour is marked in orange" border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyImbdmcOTSQCzhcB58w3UZgtASH7xGj6ykjjPqYBkQ2RS1bYjUqpsUfYz8vyywH53ZZM185bzIOnuVuegsuI5nLvF3B3Kz49_zFfoDVgZdLQT2TDbokLmchSeOQIe1BVUopMlLS5enDKYzead8551TadevwRi2LtydTD9Ug2rzVFzfulRswUjLAa-XodF/w640-h506/Screenshot%202023-11-29%20at%2006.42.34.png" title="The detour is marked in orange" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The detour is marked in orange</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>23:</b> Continue through the underpass, still on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 19. Head NW for 155m after the underpass, still on Stanstead Abbotts bridleway 19, until you reach a gate on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rested.gets.reply">https://w3w.co/rested.gets.reply</a>), see image below.
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<b>24:</b> Go through the gate then enter a nature reserve. Turn right once through the gate then head NW for 125m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/light.circle.ahead">https://w3w.co/light.circle.ahead</a>, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieGQCHURgpzfij3zIxSaiFmYFUCQvIUcrQXBaUIwQe1jNz2ITw7-LbWFFS0OEwF6HYVZnDi8D3ZYQg-t_lasIO_N_CW7SV9pK43Ve5eNcYE6Uj2nCG7YNNkYG2in2yiIA5k-w3RBZRMya2dq1RgKGJS_p02B6ZjjWkSvf91f_DVd18isMB82iPnmeLtzp/s550/gh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then follow a gravelled track" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieGQCHURgpzfij3zIxSaiFmYFUCQvIUcrQXBaUIwQe1jNz2ITw7-LbWFFS0OEwF6HYVZnDi8D3ZYQg-t_lasIO_N_CW7SV9pK43Ve5eNcYE6Uj2nCG7YNNkYG2in2yiIA5k-w3RBZRMya2dq1RgKGJS_p02B6ZjjWkSvf91f_DVd18isMB82iPnmeLtzp/s16000/gh.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then follow a gravelled track" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction then follow a gravelled track</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>25:</b> Turn left at the junction then follow a gravelled track as it twists and turns with a lake on the left then crosses some elevated wooden walkways and a wooden footbridge. Continue along this gravelled path for 1k until you reach a road junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pool.proven.eaten">https://w3w.co/pool.proven.eaten</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJb1Z6OdxzTnGx6djIteVIt-0R6paPnWhL92MD4sEvowPXKsMiVD9vPTjdnVoNb_yTVGBM14Va1jLN0A_iRiuWxOfzh6e1gE1DAJiK1RxtyJLDBaPm9eoJfWKSbFf5uA5p49DwcWzo5wZAQN8NbIeZohPjyCaEaxSAIXf2ZVT5l5IbRAMTrXVFvD8U41i/s550/aj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then head N" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJb1Z6OdxzTnGx6djIteVIt-0R6paPnWhL92MD4sEvowPXKsMiVD9vPTjdnVoNb_yTVGBM14Va1jLN0A_iRiuWxOfzh6e1gE1DAJiK1RxtyJLDBaPm9eoJfWKSbFf5uA5p49DwcWzo5wZAQN8NbIeZohPjyCaEaxSAIXf2ZVT5l5IbRAMTrXVFvD8U41i/s16000/aj.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then head N" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head N</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>26:</b> Turn right at the junction then head N for 180m to another junction and a parking area on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/activism.slide.client">https://w3w.co/activism.slide.client</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrc62M93QfSbBePk0xvqjljpa-P5l1FLfJ2d7IP3UIPOxfwsA1CtDwq-LDYKCwJ009-eHZ_S5LESvl364p3aueZLIiTqX379L8zZITajbXWltCplmafJu1XyzN-me87yKtL1LDaSvf0u2b_olsgENnhv7aNROj8SAjqw8Kwbkd0iwAILaRY3MVdzPAnaBV/s550/cpj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then head ENE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrc62M93QfSbBePk0xvqjljpa-P5l1FLfJ2d7IP3UIPOxfwsA1CtDwq-LDYKCwJ009-eHZ_S5LESvl364p3aueZLIiTqX379L8zZITajbXWltCplmafJu1XyzN-me87yKtL1LDaSvf0u2b_olsgENnhv7aNROj8SAjqw8Kwbkd0iwAILaRY3MVdzPAnaBV/s16000/cpj.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then head ENE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head ENE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>27:</b> Turn right at the junction then head E for 70m until you reach Marsh Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/flood.book.swim">https://w3w.co/flood.book.swim</a>), see image below.
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<b>28:</b> Turn left on Marsh Lane then follow it ENE for 345m until you reach Roydon Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/heads.gates.parade">https://w3w.co/heads.gates.parade</a>).
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<b>29:</b> Turn left on Roydon Road then head NNW for 365m back to the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com21 High St, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware SG12 8AA, UK51.7888172 0.008484923.478583363821151 -35.1477651 80.099051036178849 35.1647349tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-59393856969181664092023-08-27T22:34:00.006+01:002023-09-28T09:35:19.543+01:00Walk 243: Datchworth South-West Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">3.5 miles (5.7km) with 80m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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This is a lovely walk over the rolling countryside south-west and south of Datchworth Green. It mainly follows footpaths, bridleways and byways, but there are some short stretches along quiet lanes. There are four pubs along the way, two at the start and finish where there is also a cafe. There is one stretch where a footpath crosses a livestock field and dog owners are asked to keep their pets on a short lead.
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The starting point for this walk is 1.8 miles west from Watton-at-Stone Station by road.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-243-Datchworth-South-West-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-243-Datchworth-South-West-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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You start the walk in the village of Datchworth Green which has two pubs, <a href="https://whatpub.com/pubs/HEN/253/plough-datchworth" target="_blank">The Plough</a> and <a href="https://www.thetilbury.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Tilbury</a>, a cafe called <a href="https://www.datchworthcoffee.com/" target="_blank">Datchworth Coffee</a>, and a village store which sells refreshments.
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<b>1:</b> From Datchworth Green, with your back to The Plough pub (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/attend.face.oiled">https://w3w.co/attend.face.oiled</a>), turn left then head WSW, with the green and the cricket pitch on your right. Continue for 260m until you reach the clubhouse on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/parade.gums.daily">https://w3w.co/parade.gums.daily</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzUxGm9FVT09YQVSYKchh8WnXR3qiQWyxIYqDJ1rqJBERjdAgDaVtGVREeY2FAfBP2SS6kmgKP_hwcobAgbC00NR8_m1OgIiiLscCi3Nnme0gZ8iOjrO2ySXeg4-H4MmjplxVKvZT3FmPRFUhxMNZJXvz1IVh_erkpj-1cGlLHPYLCMlC4QX9ZGX3e6wk/s550/ch.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the path to the left of the cricket clubhouse" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzUxGm9FVT09YQVSYKchh8WnXR3qiQWyxIYqDJ1rqJBERjdAgDaVtGVREeY2FAfBP2SS6kmgKP_hwcobAgbC00NR8_m1OgIiiLscCi3Nnme0gZ8iOjrO2ySXeg4-H4MmjplxVKvZT3FmPRFUhxMNZJXvz1IVh_erkpj-1cGlLHPYLCMlC4QX9ZGX3e6wk/s16000/ch.jpeg" title="Take the path to the left of the cricket clubhouse" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the path to the left of the cricket clubhouse</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrImeLD6_fuLJ3bCxFWgmlkvnJLYs8vBJs0yKAvel6XpQxjTWUsW_YH4iEJ5JDqZeJtyBD5PE0RnmZB0Twsyg1R0QZvLn9QKA0bWVwEYN7nyR6orCWi3gMhkA51pCAf9RnEuUNQwyvpivbv2h1vW1OwOXtgK85UaGpaCGgZRmIdD6aGe5KnGmkT0ImYR7/s550/path.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head WSW along Datchworth restricted byway 11" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmrImeLD6_fuLJ3bCxFWgmlkvnJLYs8vBJs0yKAvel6XpQxjTWUsW_YH4iEJ5JDqZeJtyBD5PE0RnmZB0Twsyg1R0QZvLn9QKA0bWVwEYN7nyR6orCWi3gMhkA51pCAf9RnEuUNQwyvpivbv2h1vW1OwOXtgK85UaGpaCGgZRmIdD6aGe5KnGmkT0ImYR7/s16000/path.jpeg" title="Head WSW along Datchworth restricted byway 11" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head WSW along Datchworth restricted byway 11</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> With the cricket clubhouse on your right continue heading WSW along Datchworth <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#restricted" target="_blank">restricted byway</a> 11 for 400m until the track you are on crosses the parish boundary and becomes Woolmer Green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 9 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fetch.hers.behind">https://w3w.co/fetch.hers.behind</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_U_WTkPIi00q_tmmXgJkUpmARKoldsGRVKc-087ntxWROlyjH4h0xIKTt8nNgxW4xzvbquvDZP_buyeCvCpTxZ5vnRXhU5uwcsef4xxqTrqkiUv2TDuQJNSzZyn8-MNgkawMAEDCIYbhCqKm00hqEgvYOfxA-jBcH5xW51bFNes9ScdsxKmgIGigsCuP/s550/split.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WSW on Woolmer Green bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_U_WTkPIi00q_tmmXgJkUpmARKoldsGRVKc-087ntxWROlyjH4h0xIKTt8nNgxW4xzvbquvDZP_buyeCvCpTxZ5vnRXhU5uwcsef4xxqTrqkiUv2TDuQJNSzZyn8-MNgkawMAEDCIYbhCqKm00hqEgvYOfxA-jBcH5xW51bFNes9ScdsxKmgIGigsCuP/s16000/split.jpeg" title="Continue heading WSW on Woolmer Green bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WSW on Woolmer Green bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading WSW on Woolmer Green bridleway 9 for 210m until you reached White Horse Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/exams.seat.agreed">https://w3w.co/exams.seat.agreed</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJwCb0j7gnnCNSSKUl2IS3-FsQhawzhhJ7ESQpqb0OlqbI9t3RzKBX5m5whUkIohdjbdqY0uL8XoDXhCyZf17hpX1-yTl-XFmRPuYhPudoicKTUddOIIFeCt3_CwGFt1U8dk5PWcRq4xaK-flZEyIeGUztmkarbEaw_8g8QxaEqvt8b_JrgKQ-xhvoD5v/s550/rbl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head WSW along Robbery Bottom Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJwCb0j7gnnCNSSKUl2IS3-FsQhawzhhJ7ESQpqb0OlqbI9t3RzKBX5m5whUkIohdjbdqY0uL8XoDXhCyZf17hpX1-yTl-XFmRPuYhPudoicKTUddOIIFeCt3_CwGFt1U8dk5PWcRq4xaK-flZEyIeGUztmkarbEaw_8g8QxaEqvt8b_JrgKQ-xhvoD5v/s16000/rbl.jpeg" title="Head WSW along Robbery Bottom Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head WSW along Robbery Bottom Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Cross White Horse Lane then continue heading WSW along Robbery Bottom Lane for 510m until the lane bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shaky.buzz.caked">https://w3w.co/shaky.buzz.caked</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2BGkr3_jJixyoZqQvCtxkRtaBGjrTG18Laoksucu1SYlJxziysvHjHo9Ig8gF6DkmdxHenhwF92dlK4mR9qbdvshFEC8fD1WnBLju_eH0S7YY0d95m7CwXZ8hSVubuuESFMJe3sVoLsWoYnEIAOTTqwCcQefATHfL41UlR_yrnDelOno5TfeaKItT7_E/s550/rblbl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left then follow Robbery Bottom Lane SSE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2BGkr3_jJixyoZqQvCtxkRtaBGjrTG18Laoksucu1SYlJxziysvHjHo9Ig8gF6DkmdxHenhwF92dlK4mR9qbdvshFEC8fD1WnBLju_eH0S7YY0d95m7CwXZ8hSVubuuESFMJe3sVoLsWoYnEIAOTTqwCcQefATHfL41UlR_yrnDelOno5TfeaKItT7_E/s16000/rblbl.jpeg" title="Keep left then follow Robbery Bottom Lane SSE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left then follow Robbery Bottom Lane SSE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Keep left then follow Robbery Bottom Lane SSE for 85m until you reach a right-hand bend and a bridleway on your left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/junior.nuns.judges">https://w3w.co/junior.nuns.judges</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6wICNn0ZOKJ84mcYZnDy5-LdcVVMYIDyVGd-7_ptnxzdL5If3FvCaldBc81Xt4X7eXJ4L-yE_VHJLVoJG1tStYx6A5CrElreZyVmGcWzGsSgjhK6yy0iT2m0Gz1tEEMXkKndzaJJ9zb-W8HEobOUYFoy7rnw03EHm3iMqKwkueuwjrtOEXfbYL7mvo81/s550/left.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Woolmer Green bridleway 24 S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6wICNn0ZOKJ84mcYZnDy5-LdcVVMYIDyVGd-7_ptnxzdL5If3FvCaldBc81Xt4X7eXJ4L-yE_VHJLVoJG1tStYx6A5CrElreZyVmGcWzGsSgjhK6yy0iT2m0Gz1tEEMXkKndzaJJ9zb-W8HEobOUYFoy7rnw03EHm3iMqKwkueuwjrtOEXfbYL7mvo81/s16000/left.jpeg" title="Follow Woolmer Green bridleway 24 S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Woolmer Green bridleway 24 S</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the bridleway, Woolmer Green bridleway 24, then head S for 415m until you reach a junction in the tracks (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grades.shaky.blitz">https://w3w.co/grades.shaky.blitz</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmTNDMMStZXnxL2BJomT0r7j36AKAVFSbzNSIUXhGN6hNpmqFRcYixwDKTMy7EemgF1Ix92LvKdcsBHWaDgcXF7q4fp4niP1B4t1aU1QjL_aQQ5bj4sCRAq8CIaqz1CB3lxKNjiqJR4Zik3IrJtQH4pcsDsVJGc7XOJqYI-WIOJqPNtrGkFPNb-8Yk4zV/s550/jnc.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork, Woolmer Green footpath 25" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmTNDMMStZXnxL2BJomT0r7j36AKAVFSbzNSIUXhGN6hNpmqFRcYixwDKTMy7EemgF1Ix92LvKdcsBHWaDgcXF7q4fp4niP1B4t1aU1QjL_aQQ5bj4sCRAq8CIaqz1CB3lxKNjiqJR4Zik3IrJtQH4pcsDsVJGc7XOJqYI-WIOJqPNtrGkFPNb-8Yk4zV/s16000/jnc.jpeg" title="Take the left fork, Woolmer Green footpath 25" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork, Woolmer Green footpath 25</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Take the left fork at the junction then follow Woolmer Green footpath 25 SE for 540m until you reach a footpath crossing where the track you are on crosses the parish boundary and becomes Datchworth footpath 16 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cloak.draw.festivity">https://w3w.co/cloak.draw.festivity</a>).
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6:</b> Continue heading SE on Datchworth footpath 16 for 420m until you reach Burnham Green (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/remove.dance.mess">https://w3w.co/remove.dance.mess</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbbARrFJkIhi8WRMDZIEa4A1o4iIVVoSMRAOv73CkrqvOEwULwLTPyHXx20GcedTxGTR8tNX6ijlxBzANdOPIETOCht8-wEBz-sctulZwc-QQDKztCqG7B_petf9RkIOqVTBf_ZWJLzAplimaHoxFMLabAz-XPMqomNdJIpLa2TjzC2iiq4Hbf04nyNre/s550/whbg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Walk past the White Horse on your left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbbARrFJkIhi8WRMDZIEa4A1o4iIVVoSMRAOv73CkrqvOEwULwLTPyHXx20GcedTxGTR8tNX6ijlxBzANdOPIETOCht8-wEBz-sctulZwc-QQDKztCqG7B_petf9RkIOqVTBf_ZWJLzAplimaHoxFMLabAz-XPMqomNdJIpLa2TjzC2iiq4Hbf04nyNre/s16000/whbg.jpeg" title="Walk past the White Horse on your left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk past the White Horse on your left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn left at Burnham Green then head E for 40m, walking past <a href="https://www.whitehorseburnhamgreen.com/" target="_blank">The White Horse</a> on your left, before turning left on White Horse Lane. Head N on White Horse Lane for 65m looking for a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/scenes.input.broken">https://w3w.co/scenes.input.broken</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw25ZsmTsTJF1Rw0_JLhg8uheXoDuwGmelmedPSn3UcsQNKMqBQzRpsa1xieIeXQaDaSt-85ovKGz4h47tf7BNHMWh5xCUf7qKOIcYHvv1y2ahD-SIB5NdMo5kE95rQdEzgMv6O3T2wv2tCGwY1yBZ5sivbdyd0-oV1G4R9dCr-7S7rd4STodVlr8LZDT/s550/whl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Datchworth footpath 17" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw25ZsmTsTJF1Rw0_JLhg8uheXoDuwGmelmedPSn3UcsQNKMqBQzRpsa1xieIeXQaDaSt-85ovKGz4h47tf7BNHMWh5xCUf7qKOIcYHvv1y2ahD-SIB5NdMo5kE95rQdEzgMv6O3T2wv2tCGwY1yBZ5sivbdyd0-oV1G4R9dCr-7S7rd4STodVlr8LZDT/s16000/whl.jpeg" title="Turn right on Datchworth footpath 17" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Datchworth footpath 17</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Datchworth footpath 17 then head NE for 795m until you reach Coltsfoot Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/steps.bolt.cherry">https://w3w.co/steps.bolt.cherry</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMSj8cRNx_STxEVNIn2dVb6v5OBP7WrTMx_TPcxIzDeOonk-rMKu-WlgLK1viePZIoTs6bkFQRbi5AbltCB8ROp3_eYfNV7uKwsta4yAnVHIE48AeV5DbsbFscLJ8VJUVMiUD6ElN-2fnNQh48dtluluMGOFFhDv2Sr0aL0s7mu4qqDqcE0Sz49vg2SoO/s550/cl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Coltsfoot Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMSj8cRNx_STxEVNIn2dVb6v5OBP7WrTMx_TPcxIzDeOonk-rMKu-WlgLK1viePZIoTs6bkFQRbi5AbltCB8ROp3_eYfNV7uKwsta4yAnVHIE48AeV5DbsbFscLJ8VJUVMiUD6ElN-2fnNQh48dtluluMGOFFhDv2Sr0aL0s7mu4qqDqcE0Sz49vg2SoO/s16000/cl.jpeg" title="Turn right on Coltsfoot Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Coltsfoot Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn right on Coltsfoot Lane then head E for 500m until you reach Bramfield Road in Bulls Green (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/invite.rings.taken">https://w3w.co/invite.rings.taken</a>). You will see <a href="https://hornsdatchworth.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Horns</a> pub/restaurant on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/mugs.labels.factories">https://w3w.co/mugs.labels.factories</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_R3IJ4HDQ5eljqXR3DTtSmAmJB_MKhNXnJ57dlQf31_-WvW0bN_jCeLDrmW2IQVr5KzipTKiah_0GYnVvAeZu30-kxf55lljbxrH7SuIDS5hHz1hyAGQI_t46hOh1XPCBR2crMBW5HAogXe6W5CD_ZBTx2xBd7tcJpZIIGw_p18sMk3ujpJGauFXaeQY/s550/h2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Pass The Horns then turn left on Bramfield Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_R3IJ4HDQ5eljqXR3DTtSmAmJB_MKhNXnJ57dlQf31_-WvW0bN_jCeLDrmW2IQVr5KzipTKiah_0GYnVvAeZu30-kxf55lljbxrH7SuIDS5hHz1hyAGQI_t46hOh1XPCBR2crMBW5HAogXe6W5CD_ZBTx2xBd7tcJpZIIGw_p18sMk3ujpJGauFXaeQY/s16000/h2.jpeg" title="Pass The Horns then turn left on Bramfield Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk past The Horns then turn left on Bramfield Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Walk past The Horns then turn left on Bramfield Road and head NW for 10m looking for a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/arrive.scars.penny">https://w3w.co/arrive.scars.penny</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE2S0W2UaBdkjnRn_-42-qsMdjI2GZ6UJUixyzZeNnbzvyk3KmGEEmkkHrLoBxhLCMvjGZgSSnSIVNgAdxq4WDjESIPoi_nD_Ye7I7_qp6Q-hO-y0_MK6nKHJpISf5eJOLdg9UdM1nWt3pEKohmi1PPp8oL_02dbwz9A6yocJaV7r5Gz1yDlcnEOFTXWK/s550/horns3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Datchworth footpath 18" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE2S0W2UaBdkjnRn_-42-qsMdjI2GZ6UJUixyzZeNnbzvyk3KmGEEmkkHrLoBxhLCMvjGZgSSnSIVNgAdxq4WDjESIPoi_nD_Ye7I7_qp6Q-hO-y0_MK6nKHJpISf5eJOLdg9UdM1nWt3pEKohmi1PPp8oL_02dbwz9A6yocJaV7r5Gz1yDlcnEOFTXWK/s16000/horns3.jpeg" title="Turn right on Datchworth footpath 18" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Datchworth footpath 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Datchworth footpath 18 which crosses two livestock fields. There is a sign at the first gate asking dog owners to keep their pets on a lead, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtCW4oT4wfSROdnjAKV-qcaX6CZQBp0TySMQZDwiVO79KcmFJ9fS-QuEqHA-Sr-fikK5-53iAN7sG3li8lmjXW4VK3QGE1gcC3AjLpZ16zxxPSniMIa0mFAnSgpPodk879E41u-M3cDzxqSOxFghDcUF4nO_E45Dn_N_SXmPNXkVmP18O4g29H52C4VCi/s550/sign.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head NE on Datchworth footpath 18" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtCW4oT4wfSROdnjAKV-qcaX6CZQBp0TySMQZDwiVO79KcmFJ9fS-QuEqHA-Sr-fikK5-53iAN7sG3li8lmjXW4VK3QGE1gcC3AjLpZ16zxxPSniMIa0mFAnSgpPodk879E41u-M3cDzxqSOxFghDcUF4nO_E45Dn_N_SXmPNXkVmP18O4g29H52C4VCi/s16000/sign.jpeg" title="Head NE on Datchworth footpath 18" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head NE on Datchworth footpath 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head NE on Datchworth footpath 18 for 160m at which point the footpath crosses a parish boundary and becomes Watton-at-Stone footpath 27. Continue heading NE for 240m on Watton-at-Stone footpath 27 until you reach a footpath on the left which crosses and arable field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/beam.minds.nuns">https://w3w.co/beam.minds.nuns</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7qSdAeHOm5gXwY4SHoMtaRjuBBIrmglRsq7JzDXZf_X_B5IIGzoFO_HgQj415xNI9Lzlz35HkppUGXdu1O60yH2lo-9PqGlAvMqGRE9fotlqtOb3dBFQlRaAIfqgteicpThnCsIkjAF_jHt7ERFnZzScdfX9AC9yFw7n0UqhYPXXYaCRMTWExQ4exy4W/s550/crop.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Watton-at-Stone footpath 28" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7qSdAeHOm5gXwY4SHoMtaRjuBBIrmglRsq7JzDXZf_X_B5IIGzoFO_HgQj415xNI9Lzlz35HkppUGXdu1O60yH2lo-9PqGlAvMqGRE9fotlqtOb3dBFQlRaAIfqgteicpThnCsIkjAF_jHt7ERFnZzScdfX9AC9yFw7n0UqhYPXXYaCRMTWExQ4exy4W/s16000/crop.jpeg" title="Turn left on Watton-at-Stone footpath 28" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Watton-at-Stone footpath 28</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn left on Watton-at-Stone footpath 28. When we tested this walk on Sunday 27 August 2023 the field the footpath crossed had recently been ploughed, see image below for the direction you need to take.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMkwYFPB6p_SEbBA83978g_7NQp4VCuNeERzNeL4LUiGgCX4jW5wW94-bDdcj-fO5gHfEO2c0EjPAp9HVksqyDkbNK-EHF5XkQGdwJQKkR5xJLLshtmGd3NSGrnS1a-F5Ong0cnKatizFGy1SRzjs8k9G4rVutLpcWGk0TK1ZtaFfEAPi6vtAUYoIABBu/s550/directon.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Watton-at-Stone footpath 28 NW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMkwYFPB6p_SEbBA83978g_7NQp4VCuNeERzNeL4LUiGgCX4jW5wW94-bDdcj-fO5gHfEO2c0EjPAp9HVksqyDkbNK-EHF5XkQGdwJQKkR5xJLLshtmGd3NSGrnS1a-F5Ong0cnKatizFGy1SRzjs8k9G4rVutLpcWGk0TK1ZtaFfEAPi6vtAUYoIABBu/s16000/directon.jpeg" title="Follow Watton-at-Stone footpath 28 NW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Watton-at-Stone footpath 28 NW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Watton-at-Stone footpath 28 NW for 290m until you reach the corner of the field and a wire fence on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/steps.hurls.fully">https://w3w.co/steps.hurls.fully</a>) where the footpath meets a private drive, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREe6fISASBzssr05zaHrwyx5goONaHmOHpUk-g1AdHt0N7eNYVKBuwQFxqQ7e5ZzVpn9epqpaO6rwPScH6z-H16ifuPZkvCSfqFr6gwgi1732AR2s9s4OIDjtd81uUoO50IbuHSsQNtg8hah6y-StpFaEDs0vEHcX6KuA7_46dMzux-o5IlaaWpGEvFyB/s550/wf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue now on Datchworth footpath 14" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREe6fISASBzssr05zaHrwyx5goONaHmOHpUk-g1AdHt0N7eNYVKBuwQFxqQ7e5ZzVpn9epqpaO6rwPScH6z-H16ifuPZkvCSfqFr6gwgi1732AR2s9s4OIDjtd81uUoO50IbuHSsQNtg8hah6y-StpFaEDs0vEHcX6KuA7_46dMzux-o5IlaaWpGEvFyB/s16000/wf.jpeg" title="Continue now on Datchworth footpath 14" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue along the drive on Datchworth footpath 14</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along the private drive, which is also Datchworth footpath 14, then head W for 70m until you reach Bramfield Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/accent.burns.orders">https://w3w.co/accent.burns.orders</a>).
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<b>11:</b> Turn left on Bramfield Road then head S for 65m looking for a bridleway on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/print.snack.branded">https://w3w.co/print.snack.branded</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwgwvf3ROCzNMMkKR97_zLgOPz94POo87TlR6_GQzp45c4d8HACzpejtmF_AV6UpeMcovDVzqo-4_4gHOBfUNFZBvW0uGzjkMVrM8IKLxRqv3V1tUMH-0vaPK1EdvJQDgAKahtF_iCP2Z55JjbqlgMIYgMYZSn1WkL-Gc1cFBDtw7oGuuoQZ0eAdlJ0rb/s550/13.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Datchworth bridleway 13" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwgwvf3ROCzNMMkKR97_zLgOPz94POo87TlR6_GQzp45c4d8HACzpejtmF_AV6UpeMcovDVzqo-4_4gHOBfUNFZBvW0uGzjkMVrM8IKLxRqv3V1tUMH-0vaPK1EdvJQDgAKahtF_iCP2Z55JjbqlgMIYgMYZSn1WkL-Gc1cFBDtw7oGuuoQZ0eAdlJ0rb/s16000/13.jpeg" title="Turn right on Datchworth bridleway 13" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Datchworth bridleway 13</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Datchworth bridleway 13 then head NW for 570m until you reach the junction you passed at point 2 in the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/picked.preoccupied.undulation">https://w3w.co/picked.preoccupied.undulation</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nZUPUuIqgCDdh3UC1oBYyferY8hu3iN2ArSdz7dtBsduiSHSS5AReEXNaR4Q-c2IR7knNK5sNNjms7Rib2w_KUUS6Psdn0MdoAGr-yEIKLZgXVNU7jacI18ghwVAu57ctcKEXwlx4LEYqJ1gSm-liPFdB4UNRTsNcUZtUb866eVU3K82JZ5geMbiexdJ/s550/cottage.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then head back to the starting point" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2nZUPUuIqgCDdh3UC1oBYyferY8hu3iN2ArSdz7dtBsduiSHSS5AReEXNaR4Q-c2IR7knNK5sNNjms7Rib2w_KUUS6Psdn0MdoAGr-yEIKLZgXVNU7jacI18ghwVAu57ctcKEXwlx4LEYqJ1gSm-liPFdB4UNRTsNcUZtUb866eVU3K82JZ5geMbiexdJ/s16000/cottage.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then head back to the starting point" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head back to the starting point</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn right then pass a cottage on your left.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBoGQlc0bB1z0hunjiUgkBw1-ShLeINQ2SCENJ8uHuDFOzyd03-gtzdP2-ttwpW3hYgp6WipiZTSN7g1BCPwgZqw9M3nVCkHdNYinQW8ue34YrQLEkq1YsqTYVkEdh3Kd3HzVicMoiqWOfimlnWqqwUMKAxR5L2MT7x0VBjUxMdF89KfQQ1Oh1OReXTIu/s550/cat.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="After passing the cottage keep right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBoGQlc0bB1z0hunjiUgkBw1-ShLeINQ2SCENJ8uHuDFOzyd03-gtzdP2-ttwpW3hYgp6WipiZTSN7g1BCPwgZqw9M3nVCkHdNYinQW8ue34YrQLEkq1YsqTYVkEdh3Kd3HzVicMoiqWOfimlnWqqwUMKAxR5L2MT7x0VBjUxMdF89KfQQ1Oh1OReXTIu/s16000/cat.jpeg" title="After passing the cottage keep right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After passing the cottage keep right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
After passing the cottage keep right then head ENE for 270m back to the starting point along the track you walked earlier between points 1 & 2.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com2The Plough, 5 Datchworth Grn, Datchworth, Knebworth SG3 6TL, UK51.8484233 -0.158620123.538189463821155 -35.3148701 80.158657136178846 34.9976299tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-67820164895817734312023-08-08T12:12:00.017+01:002024-03-15T13:26:28.634+00:00Walk 242: Smallford North Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">4.5 miles (7.3 km) with 24m <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYzNPCEHpG3jn3L_a__nSJrl0YknVz1zeP5LCWbygGb8z_eUnkvPl2fuhbdU_9e5AYI1dbunEGjHPe1_qkMsToKq0K_k7pcdnDyhfYwy4QK2YgECb8KLB-Eo8oJov-Wv3kpImynd3Q5mm-93w6myMtdZIBQevxUUS7K3ymLxtu6ijrWfHjy4yR5VEOKui/s550/242top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Colney Heath footpath 14 between points 6 & 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYzNPCEHpG3jn3L_a__nSJrl0YknVz1zeP5LCWbygGb8z_eUnkvPl2fuhbdU_9e5AYI1dbunEGjHPe1_qkMsToKq0K_k7pcdnDyhfYwy4QK2YgECb8KLB-Eo8oJov-Wv3kpImynd3Q5mm-93w6myMtdZIBQevxUUS7K3ymLxtu6ijrWfHjy4yR5VEOKui/s16000/242top.jpeg" title="Colney Heath footpath 14 between points 6 & 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Colney Heath footpath 14 between points 6 & 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b><span style="color: red;">Please note, Sandridge bridleway 51 on this route was closed on 15/08/2023 for six months for demolition and construction work. Please choose a different route until further notice.</span></b>
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This is a perfect walk if you are getting your car serviced along Hatfield Road and need to kill a few hours while the mechanics are doing their stuff. The route starts and finishes at what was Smallford Station on the former <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield_and_St_Albans_Railway" target="_blank">Hatfield to St Albans railway line</a>, now <a href="https://www.parksherts.co.uk/parks/alban-way/" target="_blank">The Alban Way</a>. There is free car parking at the site (at the time of writing - August 2023). Along the way you will cross livestock fields and a farmyard where there are signs asking dog owners to keep their pets on a lead.
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<a name='more'></a>We tested this route in early August when there were nettles and brambles at several points along the way. So it might be worth wearing long trousers or taking a stick or secateurs to help deal with any overgrown footpaths.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIADzjK74PCc3r4CLPewtsGarnnXXjs2UEmfEEgr4q7oxBPIQC7Nmwll1yEXoKOzvHtmOjAmbmUDPMaD9rAgWofuyBVWSzZHvpAwmcwzstOqQE9bBVeC4py3jvq9yrfdtEYX_1ieZ0E6RhMLbrx3Vvz858FY8PFhmxMRAiUsKRXYbUhhPDJVh8zyLwTSLw/s3072/242bigger.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 242: Smallford North Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQywS9yW4NIoGEjTkzBJk-1ROKC_WfDsc-G9DD7_Eitq88zLd5V_o56DLg-4GU6lSdKzeNhtr4hGYOk5mBz1-eVrDWC9bpSXZoFOxVNW5xf1pzIVEo-_nX7he0jpMI8UJ0YU63Xa21xtOhnKMd2htLAihh7yXFlS80QRn5GzTXlVZtQE7PVsELoVG4FpET/s16000/242smaller.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 242: Smallford North Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 242: Smallford North Loop</b><br /><i>Click on the map above for a larger version<br />Map created on <a href="https://maphub.net/" target="_blank">MapHub</a> - copyright details <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/copyright.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map embedded at the end of these direction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-242-Smallford-North-Loop/download/gpx" target="_blank">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-242-Smallford-North-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H6wVesXK8vT8GQBTKN3NxyTr_u7aZNyalyrgnWYdLK8l6L2mf8h7UvnVosRRcWWvL_oEjZKcYxaRZ3DZ8_KAT-1Tu9dt8Ss_lkXdWWRQqwKVgkA_9GLSBUFOyrXUycJ6hdF_skokl3FoR7W1RewzS1cTPuERQAjcCiKl5F0_J-hZKIa7mQh4UlWzlWQ8/s4032/signbig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information sign close to Smallford Station" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWNCspDA6UyZMzKxj6VfCxNoySIfYNzvKOrDbcEPfctnlezREmxN0dgB0SCarKPB7NBaQ7QHi5asFcJdUtnzIhP7KL043d3OjVukGUvpCOVGpJQoKolbGL0DM4hvbN9HCUjkh57GrevgPToK_AltoLHE6IfUSYNMxlcNar01mytWpYat1WM2gkrmph-kK/s16000/signsmall.jpeg" title="The information sign close to Smallford Station" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information sign close to Smallford Station</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> From the car park off Station Road, Smallford (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/solve.heats.scouts">https://w3w.co/solve.heats.scouts</a>) head S (away from the road) until you reach The Alban Way - where once steam trains would travel between Hatfield and St Albans. On your right will be the platform for Smallford Station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/depend.line.alone">https://w3w.co/depend.line.alone</a>). Turn left on The Alban Way then head E and under the bridge for 30m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/beans.ship.festivity">https://w3w.co/beans.ship.festivity</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc02wVMEKQV3WlML3FiFNJHJ4BE8Pyo-8-dVnm9gkFiPNM_8Ca_OLhjBpF8DwI2LD0wyFn0DFaxX9V8KzQRXb3hhzaOb_bm_70OkUd9i8u9ZoAAyfExVJ3i8rfM7gSVcNfcFd_8tkNTvFAVdHRN7cRxNwEvms1hjvb02utCrjXB9KVRTtL1E3X1wEfhp9/s550/bridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on The Alban Way head E under the bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoc02wVMEKQV3WlML3FiFNJHJ4BE8Pyo-8-dVnm9gkFiPNM_8Ca_OLhjBpF8DwI2LD0wyFn0DFaxX9V8KzQRXb3hhzaOb_bm_70OkUd9i8u9ZoAAyfExVJ3i8rfM7gSVcNfcFd_8tkNTvFAVdHRN7cRxNwEvms1hjvb02utCrjXB9KVRTtL1E3X1wEfhp9/s16000/bridge.jpeg" title="Turn left on The Alban Way head E under the bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on The Alban Way head E under the bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvKieBBSQYmRhbYAn04sicG_6jZBuwn01iLh1mBXiY4Dj1Uih8gC7ONSydXsXeHqHjiaOZx1K26qiTqJT-pwJW2rsEkDHEnBtRsgFd8O3qJbWT3DhgXynm20qshezTEHv2VDuSbzcMmtq1Ou0rixmmjEbQZT-u-sbt7F7XKhFWdy99lVXs188proePIOL/s550/leftafterbridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on the footpath on your left after the bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvKieBBSQYmRhbYAn04sicG_6jZBuwn01iLh1mBXiY4Dj1Uih8gC7ONSydXsXeHqHjiaOZx1K26qiTqJT-pwJW2rsEkDHEnBtRsgFd8O3qJbWT3DhgXynm20qshezTEHv2VDuSbzcMmtq1Ou0rixmmjEbQZT-u-sbt7F7XKhFWdy99lVXs188proePIOL/s16000/leftafterbridge.jpeg" title="Turn left on the footpath on your left after the bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on the footpath on your left after the bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on the footpath then head NNE for 80m until you reach Wilkin's Green Lane on the right. Turn right on Wilkin's Green Lane then head ENE for 85m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hardly.ideal.before">https://w3w.co/hardly.ideal.before</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Kfe1pLgXrABIpofIaf71CRwwY7rM39kMRUSdqaE4hvgjzyz24-jQpIssKJc1hFn9XOIUzjB6csBw3XDJkIh0qji7N2lepdmyz8H2qu6EgszK_ixZqRiccBQSgoySrtnQ7147AZD3k38YK_ROicl2AHUPww9NryJB3F_DN-COQcXgXbEC-1Z75XPdFZAJ/s550/WGL.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 12" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Kfe1pLgXrABIpofIaf71CRwwY7rM39kMRUSdqaE4hvgjzyz24-jQpIssKJc1hFn9XOIUzjB6csBw3XDJkIh0qji7N2lepdmyz8H2qu6EgszK_ixZqRiccBQSgoySrtnQ7147AZD3k38YK_ROicl2AHUPww9NryJB3F_DN-COQcXgXbEC-1Z75XPdFZAJ/s16000/WGL.jpeg" title="Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 12" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 12 then head NNW for 460m until you reach Hatfield Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/global.body.beyond">https://w3w.co/global.body.beyond</a>), see image below.
<blockquote><i><b>*</b> <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g186306-d1954941-Reviews-Three_Horseshoes-St_Albans_Hertfordshire_England.html" target="_blank">The Three Horseshoes</a> pub (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/learns.dips.grass">https://w3w.co/learns.dips.grass</a>), the <a href="https://www.notcutts.co.uk/restaurants/" target="_blank">Notcutts Garden Centre cafe</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cubes.hopes.entry">https://w3w.co/cubes.hopes.entry</a>), and the <a href="https://www.smallfordfarmshop.com/italian-kitchen-cafe/" target="_blank">Smallford Farm Shop Cafe</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lines.editor.dating">https://w3w.co/lines.editor.dating</a>) are a short detour left along Hatfield Road.</i></blockquote>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lgfYiPLWyepUW1VnjlfbuQJlVpKz-pHbESnPAwVsnJgih8NQuGdJsTWHW-HBAwV_Cng-qyfnyfN-qurzSspPWTx_HNuiaJnT956YBgW5dTc15sE-x1WYR9YJm-rbTyfqMAiPQHbJKmABpvYLKaLRHsHiDI6z20cFfZDcbhXiYTrUHbYr0lq3qFCKBXjO/s550/hatfieldroad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Hatfield Road then follow Colney Heath footpath 15" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lgfYiPLWyepUW1VnjlfbuQJlVpKz-pHbESnPAwVsnJgih8NQuGdJsTWHW-HBAwV_Cng-qyfnyfN-qurzSspPWTx_HNuiaJnT956YBgW5dTc15sE-x1WYR9YJm-rbTyfqMAiPQHbJKmABpvYLKaLRHsHiDI6z20cFfZDcbhXiYTrUHbYr0lq3qFCKBXjO/s16000/hatfieldroad.jpeg" title="Cross Hatfield Road then follow Colney Heath footpath 15" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Hatfield Road then follow Colney Heath footpath 15</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Cross Hatfield Road then head NNW on Colney Heath footpath 15 for 240m until the footpath reaches a bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/copies.achieving.pulled">https://w3w.co/copies.achieving.pulled</a>). Here attention is needed because it could be easy to take the wrong path. I have added a satellite image map below with the route in orange to help.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XKkfeoa0gRNlR7RlR6yh3Lqf4UAa1ahW3fjlRrE8IBQ9SMCWxVWqmSnS5V35ziUskO6DYWGp5MMhkLEhGo5Ro5mzfanawCtB6f_ADWxZQ31GMYI2VpVETXQLONbLFoYbevaEEpAIhumAYMst32rEha5Is7wHEoODB1_FdHi-IsSkwrZ52JVEHwsw5k4W/s550/direction.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route described in the directions below" border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XKkfeoa0gRNlR7RlR6yh3Lqf4UAa1ahW3fjlRrE8IBQ9SMCWxVWqmSnS5V35ziUskO6DYWGp5MMhkLEhGo5Ro5mzfanawCtB6f_ADWxZQ31GMYI2VpVETXQLONbLFoYbevaEEpAIhumAYMst32rEha5Is7wHEoODB1_FdHi-IsSkwrZ52JVEHwsw5k4W/s16000/direction.jpg" title="The route described in the directions below" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route (in orange) described in the directions below</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuJWWiIEIvGYZFWpzwxyKa84CTPH9I3GMDp45fNBHiAsArNFMpIOUrRmkU_JMNr7Lu1oiFextiQIVixRfri4gmuIkPm2wJBo3GswaFUlLBOMPxXyohVpnuEAu0ygbiJt2QFszieKHGeq6Kk7eH97XSZZsrsf_24LLx7D8SZlH6rl6VreUW20IXKr7b6hS/s550/crosstrack.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img alt="Cross the track then continue on Colney Heath footpath 15" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPuJWWiIEIvGYZFWpzwxyKa84CTPH9I3GMDp45fNBHiAsArNFMpIOUrRmkU_JMNr7Lu1oiFextiQIVixRfri4gmuIkPm2wJBo3GswaFUlLBOMPxXyohVpnuEAu0ygbiJt2QFszieKHGeq6Kk7eH97XSZZsrsf_24LLx7D8SZlH6rl6VreUW20IXKr7b6hS/s16000/crosstrack.jpeg" title="Cross the track then continue on Colney Heath footpath 15" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the track to continue on Colney Heath footpath 15</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Follow Colney Heath footpath 15 at the bend as it heads to the right, crosses a track, then bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rust.advice.vivid">https://w3w.co/rust.advice.vivid</a>) to continue heading NNW (see orange line on the map of route above). Then follow Colney Heath footpath 15 NNW for 165m, with a playing field and a new housing development on your left, until you reach another bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tune.data.hoot">https://w3w.co/tune.data.hoot</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFPowLJ9TvngYvqvNfa0i0dp0j8hdbvClc7npCGfVKYBSq8UgrzWukPN-s8d0Mm9jx6WG63F0Bpy6cNAjyYDFH94wKMRxImfJXZki1elGUSYJEqpOPx0EptrxIMC76J0wTlgVbZcPHA0E51ok7raQExqStPEOeq9kEHjlfL4l7BQiLVd3p6zF4pahyarA/s550/bend.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head NE with the hedgerow on the left and fields on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFPowLJ9TvngYvqvNfa0i0dp0j8hdbvClc7npCGfVKYBSq8UgrzWukPN-s8d0Mm9jx6WG63F0Bpy6cNAjyYDFH94wKMRxImfJXZki1elGUSYJEqpOPx0EptrxIMC76J0wTlgVbZcPHA0E51ok7raQExqStPEOeq9kEHjlfL4l7BQiLVd3p6zF4pahyarA/s16000/bend.jpeg" title="Head NE with the hedgerow on the left and fields on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head NE with the hedgerow on the left and fields on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Here you leave Colney Heath footpath 15 then head NE for 320m ignoring the first footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rams.loves.clouds">https://w3w.co/rams.loves.clouds</a>) and continuing, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right, until you reach a gap in the hedgerow on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/happen.river.equal">https://w3w.co/happen.river.equal</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov5XXFGIw7Hijl7Ozt2NlqDVzoiZWBJlYgWwXXZztkpxPzEn0Cc3KUA6o-SwqWNvEG-hNHY-vIYuJ8PZAsrOn8PtAL7cOdxlMy-ZkmpxsyiVR3N7oq8S8v7h3WYd4Qoykc_8wVXfwqF9YoyjrDvhe25OA0vYN_4HFpc-nFZha91TLE3uD-RrUHCe0RCC9/s550/14left.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 14" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiov5XXFGIw7Hijl7Ozt2NlqDVzoiZWBJlYgWwXXZztkpxPzEn0Cc3KUA6o-SwqWNvEG-hNHY-vIYuJ8PZAsrOn8PtAL7cOdxlMy-ZkmpxsyiVR3N7oq8S8v7h3WYd4Qoykc_8wVXfwqF9YoyjrDvhe25OA0vYN_4HFpc-nFZha91TLE3uD-RrUHCe0RCC9/s16000/14left.jpeg" title="Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 14" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 14</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn left on Colney Heath footpath 14 then enter <a href="https://www.enjoystalbans.com/listing/ellenbrook-fields/" target="_blank">Ellenbrook Fields</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/head.fend.jets">https://w3w.co/head.fend.jets</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81FQAA8SMHsGofmj0VzvobO3tj-Qhs1ZXMV_erHm-Ub_7x2jMwxuu-LqpzRMAqTLdyWReCVgrjfTHrgCwZhCnX4KYIdHwJdN5p55jpYnH9_WYOnk5L0EN92mxYQGLng-CBsxL0xeJSnZZBKyCvtAQWEddUhS9UReArUP7QU3hbB5nm1GTp6cOAuPIZhzQ/s4032/efb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The sign at Ellenbrook Fields" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyq-ZXjU5vTRqbr9whHlJwGCZkTVP2-O7OM3owuKo3ZrzfSjaZX1uEeYjO00epEQItuQZk1RYS-WhfOaK99XyJkq-iuHHUa-33NvfKjdv0vN0adZdsjE1oIB0BwFjpUvext-49CA-CBaNhWc4EhzzDllR20RFIm-lXy9Xi3X7cGfgpqGtsJRhHuplMQsC/s16000/efs.jpeg" title="The sign at Ellenbrook Fields" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The sign at Ellenbrook Fields</b><br /><i>Click on the image for a larger version</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUjQj_AaA1Q56uuavY73LQ9eA2VFqeX5cVb2qwoMXrpCzUBlrJ0L5qrhL66mT5gt3fEYCcj4BSdEqm8XJ4U7MtZwrrLRuxy0PtNqq7o20tCU3gd82GD83SqSJMJJt1YaKZekpBGYrUM9CMwVRasXumSkcZPQK5amEZFPVFuTvDWrk0ot-Y3c9T39NYibY/s550/ellenbrook.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Walk past the sign and continue on Colney Heath footpath 14" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUjQj_AaA1Q56uuavY73LQ9eA2VFqeX5cVb2qwoMXrpCzUBlrJ0L5qrhL66mT5gt3fEYCcj4BSdEqm8XJ4U7MtZwrrLRuxy0PtNqq7o20tCU3gd82GD83SqSJMJJt1YaKZekpBGYrUM9CMwVRasXumSkcZPQK5amEZFPVFuTvDWrk0ot-Y3c9T39NYibY/s16000/ellenbrook.jpeg" title="Walk past the sign and continue on Colney Heath footpath 14" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk past the sign and continue on Colney Heath footpath 14</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading NW on Colney Heath footpath 14 for 420m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/payer.flags.study">https://w3w.co/payer.flags.study</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9UGg1APGiarZDSX1PNkbKmDYVy7EYRUNvq9Cw-zy339xY_E-jAYorBVl8AkZZ5HHu5vdjgJ-cQ9MbrEOJYsCj1O6-u7O8AkG_rC9MNqRmqGACCyQb-OzGDrWLrWLRPnKtqtsl8qB02gkHA6bi-2yzBJz_9NwI0i5mGfgTnVXR68UVqWPmx7GI9ta8t0c/s550/j12.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Colney Heath footpath 14 as it bends right then left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9UGg1APGiarZDSX1PNkbKmDYVy7EYRUNvq9Cw-zy339xY_E-jAYorBVl8AkZZ5HHu5vdjgJ-cQ9MbrEOJYsCj1O6-u7O8AkG_rC9MNqRmqGACCyQb-OzGDrWLrWLRPnKtqtsl8qB02gkHA6bi-2yzBJz_9NwI0i5mGfgTnVXR68UVqWPmx7GI9ta8t0c/s16000/j12.jpeg" title="Follow Colney Heath footpath 14 as it bends right then left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Colney Heath footpath 14 as it bends right then left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> This is another spot where attention is needed. Follow Colney Heath footpath 14 as it bends right at the first fork then, 5m further on, bends left at the second (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/buddy.gave.tapes">https://w3w.co/buddy.gave.tapes</a>), see orange line on the map below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnsrp_OTzxJvhxcY76iZewqv6I_jWQAJIYPCkuFndQ2VRO-nBq7XOdxcqJhA5jgxy0jm_6n-am2shSTbNBmY9TyNw6oEL7h0O6BdX50pLawUvCkIkdA16-fzK10hlIOxQNatm3KnJt5PygOMZQDPoJZiGBMgS_lERHyvsWo_kxRHzhlcELRN2a568MMZT/s550/junction.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route (in orange) described in the directions above" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnsrp_OTzxJvhxcY76iZewqv6I_jWQAJIYPCkuFndQ2VRO-nBq7XOdxcqJhA5jgxy0jm_6n-am2shSTbNBmY9TyNw6oEL7h0O6BdX50pLawUvCkIkdA16-fzK10hlIOxQNatm3KnJt5PygOMZQDPoJZiGBMgS_lERHyvsWo_kxRHzhlcELRN2a568MMZT/s16000/junction.jpg" title="The route (in orange) described in the directions above" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route (in orange) described in the directions above</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading NW on Colney Heath footpath 14 for 260m until you reach a track and a bridge over a quarry conveyor belt (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/incomes.claim.socket">https://w3w.co/incomes.claim.socket</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlJlpsdtwnB1XPBDPBidrK1P2i3RrIg3B-u6R1HzB2ZLHnktwE95RI9bRtIMK6BBBJRA4xCdT2GmiA2YE5EcvXF2kfSkxHstu5qEWmIFA7wyApAFSVCxt_74t00j1VYFuSkT4DAqt6uHUP2SvtEsihJV6xLVCCfCZWkWWuQ_P18vu8j-8opfiFF4emn93/s550/t1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on the track ..." border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlJlpsdtwnB1XPBDPBidrK1P2i3RrIg3B-u6R1HzB2ZLHnktwE95RI9bRtIMK6BBBJRA4xCdT2GmiA2YE5EcvXF2kfSkxHstu5qEWmIFA7wyApAFSVCxt_74t00j1VYFuSkT4DAqt6uHUP2SvtEsihJV6xLVCCfCZWkWWuQ_P18vu8j-8opfiFF4emn93/s16000/t1.jpeg" title="Turn left on the track ..." /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on the track ...</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBOZpVSgNYRMX1FGerp8Wk3jJDeey9ci04STBkreVqyoGV9plGYaHrC1Yn1lL3Q2AqdwdAVPaC2IJVlcGOOsgRl1xmxHfxN2SrK5Zd5aQIeqYgYLYAPZcBVOtKayDynh91p7iWO25n7v7Pc002lP_VGB1tzZsxxNPKUkBYDchaT28WgNJL4mwwz_jhdly/s550/bridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="... then turn right over the bridge then left after the bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBOZpVSgNYRMX1FGerp8Wk3jJDeey9ci04STBkreVqyoGV9plGYaHrC1Yn1lL3Q2AqdwdAVPaC2IJVlcGOOsgRl1xmxHfxN2SrK5Zd5aQIeqYgYLYAPZcBVOtKayDynh91p7iWO25n7v7Pc002lP_VGB1tzZsxxNPKUkBYDchaT28WgNJL4mwwz_jhdly/s16000/bridge.jpeg" title="... then turn right over the bridge then left after the bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>... then turn right over the bridge then left after the bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn left on the track then turn right to cross the bridge over the conveyor belt. Once over the bridge turn left, still on Colney Heath footpath 14, then head SWS for 120m until the path bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cross.urban.summer">https://w3w.co/cross.urban.summer</a>). At this point the footpath you are on crosses the parish boundary and you continue on Sandridge footpath 52.
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Follow Sandridge footpath 52 NW and W for 250m passing farm buildings on the right and continuing until you reach a farm road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/thin.films.causes">https://w3w.co/thin.films.causes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9KUpAL8IOz9VNKlDWwkEZJyZkIhw5MxKcHRQ_CUpLx1Ziitc66G1sk_CaxloyY2uh2J70H2BGdwGM5Bx92HuzF0QsL5SehjP0A3seRPbJt5YzZS1NsXxBzb1HbFnEcy59ic_52HTtnT7OPjOc5ryU0Pki88ozffNVRzZQ0Ef3medOx2dAm9oSvRamR3U/s550/farmroad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on the farm road, which is still Sandridge footpath 52" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9KUpAL8IOz9VNKlDWwkEZJyZkIhw5MxKcHRQ_CUpLx1Ziitc66G1sk_CaxloyY2uh2J70H2BGdwGM5Bx92HuzF0QsL5SehjP0A3seRPbJt5YzZS1NsXxBzb1HbFnEcy59ic_52HTtnT7OPjOc5ryU0Pki88ozffNVRzZQ0Ef3medOx2dAm9oSvRamR3U/s16000/farmroad.jpeg" title="Turn left on the farm road, which is still Sandridge footpath 52" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on the farm road, which is still Sandridge footpath 52</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn left on the farm road, which is still Sandridge footpath 52, then head W for 160m until you reach a footpath sign on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dress.stops.attend">https://w3w.co/dress.stops.attend</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uH4lO3c0_YnSB2kwCoOYheWb9GusjDncFmYBItJDX__GJkEkQ6JxInHbkCPtrPVl3nbXPf7Kh71eUka47pHudWfepHKi_dl0kZ9vlagNorUaHaxliwIWLdGrjbli1Za4g_2UPczrOlSGzKRYhDTrOfOtQegbbYhmXynhAYakGt3B5Tk4kWLXLR62MQ-0/s550/flfp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left, still on Sandridge footpath 52" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uH4lO3c0_YnSB2kwCoOYheWb9GusjDncFmYBItJDX__GJkEkQ6JxInHbkCPtrPVl3nbXPf7Kh71eUka47pHudWfepHKi_dl0kZ9vlagNorUaHaxliwIWLdGrjbli1Za4g_2UPczrOlSGzKRYhDTrOfOtQegbbYhmXynhAYakGt3B5Tk4kWLXLR62MQ-0/s16000/flfp.jpeg" title="Turn left, still on Sandridge footpath 52" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left, still on Sandridge footpath 52</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn left, still on Sandridge footpath 52 then follow the path WSW first through woodland and then parallel to a lane for 240m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/powder.input.firmly">https://w3w.co/powder.input.firmly</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpMa01Syw8mhw2LjphbtOfRrBKT2jfZKer-N2sLm183G5ZahJ5pp-TNClsyYGWUdZJBC4eFLRv3TEuKWgz0C8qW4t2eSJBdayU5TU9kPu_stIYUxN8PNHH1DIX7nuE-NCHdWB1LvPr_ZkoNFlKGmMH4YVYBne9fPOFAtsb2Ym3KXEwzoTYG4hBpU4qvBv/s550/rttru.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then cross Coopers Green Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwpMa01Syw8mhw2LjphbtOfRrBKT2jfZKer-N2sLm183G5ZahJ5pp-TNClsyYGWUdZJBC4eFLRv3TEuKWgz0C8qW4t2eSJBdayU5TU9kPu_stIYUxN8PNHH1DIX7nuE-NCHdWB1LvPr_ZkoNFlKGmMH4YVYBne9fPOFAtsb2Ym3KXEwzoTYG4hBpU4qvBv/s16000/rttru.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then cross Coopers Green Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then cross Coopers Green Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right at the junction to reach Coopers Green Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/aspect.decreased.strict">https://w3w.co/aspect.decreased.strict</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlERoDXGFRYFoux6lrSHHaQSkBYBs--2w74YihRvRrUFpWTkePEOzZv6GDYsn1MghJGXtXz33_KhSQa_yFO-N5xzH-wtf-HMShVxmfnRGGPaVuFPLJEHbQU_UDdoPOx6Z64TsWBa0F5D_uOrJhfnYbGfMZ6YlfdU7EAEEavlIszIcLr2EEqXAYaZSvlCHp/s550/cgl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Coopers Green Lane then follow Sandridge bridleway 48" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlERoDXGFRYFoux6lrSHHaQSkBYBs--2w74YihRvRrUFpWTkePEOzZv6GDYsn1MghJGXtXz33_KhSQa_yFO-N5xzH-wtf-HMShVxmfnRGGPaVuFPLJEHbQU_UDdoPOx6Z64TsWBa0F5D_uOrJhfnYbGfMZ6YlfdU7EAEEavlIszIcLr2EEqXAYaZSvlCHp/s16000/cgl.jpeg" title="Cross Coopers Green Lane then follow Sandridge bridleway 48" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Coopers Green Lane then follow Sandridge bridleway 48</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross Coopers Green Lane then head NW on Sandridge <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 48 for 190m until you reach a farmyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/loaded.glue.aspect">https://w3w.co/loaded.glue.aspect</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HBxLvpPJwsPpOYhS4iYz5slm_WFgYZXX8vCPR8myF8D8zJd-1irxeIgWLNMwxmATpx7JldtljDq86mQjVIWBTI8uWMKUvHO8357fcIfUrChH1mGZRZrXeyVpJWAb5c4QnUAP2OgtH3qhqCypk5gaUR095kL2w0EsmVbqAV7mjUKD0gVcx8CdxUUvbG_R/s550/farmyard.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left through the farmyard on Sandridge footpath 49" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_HBxLvpPJwsPpOYhS4iYz5slm_WFgYZXX8vCPR8myF8D8zJd-1irxeIgWLNMwxmATpx7JldtljDq86mQjVIWBTI8uWMKUvHO8357fcIfUrChH1mGZRZrXeyVpJWAb5c4QnUAP2OgtH3qhqCypk5gaUR095kL2w0EsmVbqAV7mjUKD0gVcx8CdxUUvbG_R/s16000/farmyard.jpeg" title="Turn left through the farmyard on Sandridge footpath 49" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left through the farmyard on Sandridge footpath 49</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn left through the farmyard on Sandridge footpath 49. If you have dogs you are asked to put them on a lead along this stretch.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEleP_guwidLQILhTnB4ypAk4AKD7f_f9F_ZLJiHeoPSX94cAMJ4d4CXi3rHllOv7JMisrI-ORGwKB5CL7latVMl4B3JleCbLyX6c2um8VwpZlpUCiJW7CIxeJqbL2dSO0S6aDu8HG8tUUcCAwDJr2fXM7gu8qzzwXJvE6Hqyr7SmCr4IvmtyYaxcLy2q/s550/birds.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sign at farm asking for dogs to be put on a lead" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEleP_guwidLQILhTnB4ypAk4AKD7f_f9F_ZLJiHeoPSX94cAMJ4d4CXi3rHllOv7JMisrI-ORGwKB5CL7latVMl4B3JleCbLyX6c2um8VwpZlpUCiJW7CIxeJqbL2dSO0S6aDu8HG8tUUcCAwDJr2fXM7gu8qzzwXJvE6Hqyr7SmCr4IvmtyYaxcLy2q/s16000/birds.jpeg" title="Sign at farm asking for dogs to be put on a lead" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sign at farm asking for dogs to be put on a lead</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head SW through the farmyard for 60m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/basis.study.tanks">https://w3w.co/basis.study.tanks</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3nhOt9sGxPfNqHX3hXf-VSgzRprYmSJ1cShtPWZtsCdqgQgXfFmv1Gey8Cwre-MPLpY27oiR_26K4BTsqm_gfCrCQuQjnmgjZ55HKcHkMpcg_b-15LSXgcMKY188NkDF4SB6zZrniTXKNk5IcGF_rQolfj0VRsOa-gq2ODF6coDtfUTwS165a0f66nUd/s550/eg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate still on on Sandridge footpath 49" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3nhOt9sGxPfNqHX3hXf-VSgzRprYmSJ1cShtPWZtsCdqgQgXfFmv1Gey8Cwre-MPLpY27oiR_26K4BTsqm_gfCrCQuQjnmgjZ55HKcHkMpcg_b-15LSXgcMKY188NkDF4SB6zZrniTXKNk5IcGF_rQolfj0VRsOa-gq2ODF6coDtfUTwS165a0f66nUd/s16000/eg.jpeg" title="Go through the gate still on on Sandridge footpath 49" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate still on Sandridge footpath 49</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then head WSW on Sandridge footpath 49 for 120m until you reach a metal gate leading to an arable field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/task.occurs.wants">https://w3w.co/task.occurs.wants</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSKKmSWa8jjTLwW7L6d_HCZ9ML_m7iIIAL7_Ozx5D4jfjCl5YfKreZFw0QeeZCIhsxtrp68VndEs9TUlN_LLtZr1PC4L1PUnEyP7u6tGpeof2AKSrkDOq5u18MgLsHTAN_8YY7NQqAzMhQW2jd8j8WLa2R5bvo79rmZVn3H280zDrvUJkZp2UGMYjFC1X/s550/aftergate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the metal gate then continue on Sandridge footpath 49" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVSKKmSWa8jjTLwW7L6d_HCZ9ML_m7iIIAL7_Ozx5D4jfjCl5YfKreZFw0QeeZCIhsxtrp68VndEs9TUlN_LLtZr1PC4L1PUnEyP7u6tGpeof2AKSrkDOq5u18MgLsHTAN_8YY7NQqAzMhQW2jd8j8WLa2R5bvo79rmZVn3H280zDrvUJkZp2UGMYjFC1X/s16000/aftergate.jpeg" title="Go through the metal gate then continue on Sandridge footpath 49" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the metal gate then continue on Sandridge footpath 49</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Go through the metal gate then keep left and head SW, still on Sandridge footpath 49, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right for 40m until you reach the end of the hedgerow and cross an open field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/farms.twig.bake">https://w3w.co/farms.twig.bake</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHK7hO-RmR2A9TwnlMvUl-Xn0nOG5rQWr04XD8aUAFsrY944m3d0hSzUCE35Br95E58zbYZWd-Paf31Lcz8n90EJLJ6Z0ZRzEl86R2DpFRxMgBtnedrk9iwVCVOsz_tz7XYJq5eZPzuwvtrJJC5ThXqgXZxmAsuzKxTlOJfET4OTK3ocOa_7GbOasooS2S/s550/field.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the arable field still on Sandridge footpath 49" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHK7hO-RmR2A9TwnlMvUl-Xn0nOG5rQWr04XD8aUAFsrY944m3d0hSzUCE35Br95E58zbYZWd-Paf31Lcz8n90EJLJ6Z0ZRzEl86R2DpFRxMgBtnedrk9iwVCVOsz_tz7XYJq5eZPzuwvtrJJC5ThXqgXZxmAsuzKxTlOJfET4OTK3ocOa_7GbOasooS2S/s16000/field.jpeg" title="Cross the arable field still on Sandridge footpath 49" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the arable field still on Sandridge footpath 49</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the arable field still on Sandridge footpath 49 heading SW for 350m until you reach House Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cared.strain.spins">https://w3w.co/cared.strain.spins</a>).
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<b>14:</b> Cross House Lane then turn left and head S for 90m until you reach Sandpit Lane, with the roundabout on your left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/every.reason.reds">https://w3w.co/every.reason.reds</a>). Cross Sandpit Lane then take Sandridge bridleway 51 opposite (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/remain.couches.volume">https://w3w.co/remain.couches.volume</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EShFXUjd1el9UhssTMA661W68zjjOpnp7laKBsCW8ZwNArqbhTPziugwSAYoiLcpG_l3D66UQbdSJP3DRfPchrGQDjdDA4UO7TGJnugoU8HU1u24jyk1zWYvphm1kOLkeKLuUmFj5SmMz_XPb_yyWb-4MWjYQ-lq1ptU_pgvsyJhajLCiDqnTNt66zLE/s550/turn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head S on Sandridge bridleway 51" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EShFXUjd1el9UhssTMA661W68zjjOpnp7laKBsCW8ZwNArqbhTPziugwSAYoiLcpG_l3D66UQbdSJP3DRfPchrGQDjdDA4UO7TGJnugoU8HU1u24jyk1zWYvphm1kOLkeKLuUmFj5SmMz_XPb_yyWb-4MWjYQ-lq1ptU_pgvsyJhajLCiDqnTNt66zLE/s16000/turn.jpeg" title="Head S on Sandridge bridleway 51" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head S on Sandridge bridleway 51</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Head S on Sandridge bridleway 51 for 474m until the bridleway you are on crosses a parish boundary (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/appear.orange.email">https://w3w.co/appear.orange.email</a>) and becomes Colney Heath bridleway 3, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr3BmpZz6gg9oylal4QQoUlQ3G9WQsQRTdSKD1Zw6b9Z7-TO0AKVJJnBuTry50aKyl8qWzN2uKSKtQTFcB1-gJJ6Gl7KYqzd0m-fhfEqzqZawuT100HfMlhVAcmRpcLuLponeYPC_-ZJEkaKuQVk8uBOmr62l9WjbLyPsQft82EwRQHsh8XievCY3_L7c/s550/jtin.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sandridge bridleway 51 approaching the parish boundary" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSr3BmpZz6gg9oylal4QQoUlQ3G9WQsQRTdSKD1Zw6b9Z7-TO0AKVJJnBuTry50aKyl8qWzN2uKSKtQTFcB1-gJJ6Gl7KYqzd0m-fhfEqzqZawuT100HfMlhVAcmRpcLuLponeYPC_-ZJEkaKuQVk8uBOmr62l9WjbLyPsQft82EwRQHsh8XievCY3_L7c/s16000/jtin.jpeg" title="Sandridge bridleway 51 approaching the parish boundary" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sandridge bridleway 51 approaching the parish boundary</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Colney Heath bridleway 3 for 500m as it passes through the grounds of Oaklands College and reaches a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lunch.fixed.trials">https://w3w.co/lunch.fixed.trials</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lhqUtEufjL2zkgoatg1iq3sHQb1CTQknccf2oREFw3PR0Dt7nTIFDYgMaTvTKAQ_T5RrlSmkVKNPiIVZ70c0IQN6hY0FQgrXE-_Npq9mbZEEP6kU-ROr2u8QYCw-pQisUD8626hiyqwCFhiwMmXp2WoJLZOzkzOM8p3XWXKwF8bQP88znFBiug1O2MoC/s550/oc.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SW, now on South Drive" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lhqUtEufjL2zkgoatg1iq3sHQb1CTQknccf2oREFw3PR0Dt7nTIFDYgMaTvTKAQ_T5RrlSmkVKNPiIVZ70c0IQN6hY0FQgrXE-_Npq9mbZEEP6kU-ROr2u8QYCw-pQisUD8626hiyqwCFhiwMmXp2WoJLZOzkzOM8p3XWXKwF8bQP88znFBiug1O2MoC/s16000/oc.jpeg" title="Continue heading SW, now on South Drive" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SW, now on South Drive</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Continue heading SW, now on South Drive for 405m until you reach Hatfield Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/green.finest.doors">https://w3w.co/green.finest.doors</a>).
<blockquote><i><b>*</b> The Speckled Hen pub (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/oppose.remind.layers">https://w3w.co/oppose.remind.layers</a>) is 300m to your right along Hatfield Road.
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<b>17:</b> Cross Hatfield Road, turn left, then head E for 70m until you reach Colney Heath Lane on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wipes.decay.poem">https://w3w.co/wipes.decay.poem</a>).
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Turn right on Colney Heath Lane then head SSW for 155m to a mini-roundabout (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tables.souk.fall">https://w3w.co/tables.souk.fall</a>). Turn left, still on Colney Heath Lane, then head SE for 145m until you reach a footpath on the left just before a bridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/counts.trains.giant">https://w3w.co/counts.trains.giant</a>), see image below.
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<b>18:</b> Turn left on the footpath just before the bridge then follow it SE 30m until you reach The Alban Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grab.until.spring">https://w3w.co/grab.until.spring</a>). Turn left on The Alban Way then follow it W for 1.8km until you reach Smallford Station on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/clip.invite.vote">https://w3w.co/clip.invite.vote</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtjMweCzmvwuPMf0wXLDCljKNmj0W1v8KslZMgK7dTq_zkPfbYpdIySUCWmYccvGncBKJEwWvXmBaNKXTwHDq-3hpYURPR_TE4JPXlH3f09W1gXyeGchgPm3LNNXEOn2iU8Edmzznt4LeAYhjMm1TIlAUxSHue1EWcsaeur1uOHJlGSvEzNM0CYdYMj_D/s550/ss.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left after Smallford Station and return to the starting point" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtjMweCzmvwuPMf0wXLDCljKNmj0W1v8KslZMgK7dTq_zkPfbYpdIySUCWmYccvGncBKJEwWvXmBaNKXTwHDq-3hpYURPR_TE4JPXlH3f09W1gXyeGchgPm3LNNXEOn2iU8Edmzznt4LeAYhjMm1TIlAUxSHue1EWcsaeur1uOHJlGSvEzNM0CYdYMj_D/s16000/ss.jpeg" title="Turn left after Smallford Station and return to the starting point" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left after Smallford Station and return to the starting point</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left after Smallford Station and return to the starting point.
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brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com2Smallford, St Albans AL4, UK51.7556138 -0.27140723.445379963821154 -35.427657 80.065847636178844 34.884843tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-25704149309157162422023-08-04T15:44:00.006+01:002023-08-24T19:40:24.758+01:00Walk 241: Pirton South-West Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">6.2 miles (10 km) with 143m <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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Another excellent walk over the rolling hills in the north of Hertfordshire and west of Hitchin. This is a lovely route offering some wonderful wide open views along the way. It starts and finishes at Pirton then heads SW before looping back across the <a href="https://www.wildlifebcn.org/nature-reserves/pegsdon-hills-and-hoo-bit" target="_blank">Pegsdon Hills</a> along a section of <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Icknield+Way+Path" target="_blank">The Icknield Way</a>. Soon after the start you will cross an area of land that was once a mediaeval village.
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There are several signs along the way requesting dog owners to keep their pets on a lead. The starting point for this walk is 4.6 miles NW from Hitchin railway station by road.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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.
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Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKCnVHUnf3TfQEOBwrDn_EogM52VLurmg3zQUlsB6rHfSevFmaywXHIwuuTagIgmoVYtOuTsKyUQNGpsQDifjrJPCUnb7xHVLQ7hwrBqO9rBaJSdcL4KHTDG_LvFpgVcUq_yytMSDeDhCDp0SVx-c2VeTdmrFqBBwpxBbPj1DcpAaAwMOV78spN0u43aeI/s3072/241mapb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 241: Pirton South-West Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VtIPrICg8yBHbJFvn6s7n6Vk7_aI6aCQKiwsDAZ9IouIbhBeDSIt2H6II23Bc5sdxGoXyVydqaLeT0YQUgkZ9IeInD4FKz-L32kc7H6a1a1y1zEx4Qu0J-w4Jjsc3ERwHciAoJfHbHxtk77fnx60b2XIj7iGa8U_Ygbs3NH8f8v3w8u7SG0bp1LbCV7R/s16000/241maps.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 241: Pirton South-West Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 241: Pirton South-West Loop</b><br /><i>Click on the map above for a larger version<br />Map created on <a href="https://maphub.net/" target="_blank">MapHub</a> - copyright details <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/copyright.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map embedded at the end of these direction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-241-Pirton-South-West-Loop/download/gpx" target="_blank">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-241-Pirton-South-West-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuA2oaHozsTb__nlqNVk5oLoLRk1J4p-kP9B_pa4M2prJSDqPhQIQKay_kvQEtxnah0EaPvzJmBP437HqnTdbf0Y8jvTq8K7atgmBI0rvWaVSOwBe-Nc69Tsu34vOBFdSWHHpnggNr-8JR4hoCjezGv3kU9Czt_sqb_snItat0KLNG9OYLpoO__g9Xa5p/s550/Fox.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Fox on High Street, Pirton" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuA2oaHozsTb__nlqNVk5oLoLRk1J4p-kP9B_pa4M2prJSDqPhQIQKay_kvQEtxnah0EaPvzJmBP437HqnTdbf0Y8jvTq8K7atgmBI0rvWaVSOwBe-Nc69Tsu34vOBFdSWHHpnggNr-8JR4hoCjezGv3kU9Czt_sqb_snItat0KLNG9OYLpoO__g9Xa5p/s16000/Fox.jpeg" title="The Fox on High Street, Pirton" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Fox on High Street, Pirton</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to <a href="https://www.foxpirton.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Fox</a> pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/revision.otherwise.beside">https://w3w.co/revision.otherwise.beside</a>) on High Street, Pirton, turn left then head E then SE along High Street for 200m passing Blacksmith's Pond on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/yesterday.rainbow.seagulls">https://w3w.co/yesterday.rainbow.seagulls</a>).
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According to an information board at the site, Blacksmith's Pond <i>"... has been part of Pirton for hundreds of years. Cattle and sheep could use it to drink from as they were herded by and horses and ponies would wade into it as part of the shoeing process, carried on from Blacksmith's Cottage across the road"</i>.
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If you want to know more about Pirton, the village has <a href="https://pirtonhistory.org.uk/" target="_blank">an excellent local history site</a>.
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Continue past Blacksmith's Pond until you reach the junction with Walnut Tree Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/acting.corrupted.covenants">https://w3w.co/acting.corrupted.covenants</a>).
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<b>2:</b> Turn right on Walnut Tree Road then head S for 40m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/combos.holidays.rivals">https://w3w.co/combos.holidays.rivals</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0UnDoWuPWBxBtIUmhTt19oF2agmMatydJkEqrfu9V86O6rBjwN5BB--vIQcqYtwBjj_eaQZW0S48mYs6SicgBPhUnIQW3KAmhBOwft30N7KpAmDMAGlWqyTPMF9TabYYnzImnuAge7ydPXDjzn1LaxEZKIeX_48gikN1EJJKI6bG2sRcdce_GxbE481A/s550/a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Pirton footpath 18" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0UnDoWuPWBxBtIUmhTt19oF2agmMatydJkEqrfu9V86O6rBjwN5BB--vIQcqYtwBjj_eaQZW0S48mYs6SicgBPhUnIQW3KAmhBOwft30N7KpAmDMAGlWqyTPMF9TabYYnzImnuAge7ydPXDjzn1LaxEZKIeX_48gikN1EJJKI6bG2sRcdce_GxbE481A/s16000/a.jpeg" title="Turn right on Pirton footpath 18" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Pirton footpath 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Pirton footpath 18, then head SW to a gate leading to <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012325?section=official-list-entry" target="_blank">The Bury and Toot Hill</a>.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBT7ZH4JNLARNT12YEiNwsSaUmDdEcSpdwsqoEgvlWhtqQvMBfZh2mW2W5FgQhZhyr63YSjH36MO_xgu6CLPf6BUOefV_WDSKMA7nCoTDrax6n1qEr3QyBrNgSUT1V-PeJME5m2IBuNwC4MzqpBp5dwplV5XrtjhIUbWBkJY6NwlASyHtWRrCPmpvaeauB/s550/gate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The gate on Pirton footpath 18 leading to The Bury" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBT7ZH4JNLARNT12YEiNwsSaUmDdEcSpdwsqoEgvlWhtqQvMBfZh2mW2W5FgQhZhyr63YSjH36MO_xgu6CLPf6BUOefV_WDSKMA7nCoTDrax6n1qEr3QyBrNgSUT1V-PeJME5m2IBuNwC4MzqpBp5dwplV5XrtjhIUbWBkJY6NwlASyHtWRrCPmpvaeauB/s16000/gate.jpeg" title="The gate on Pirton footpath 18 leading to The Bury" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The gate on Pirton footpath 18 leading to The Bury</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This site is recognised by <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/" target="_blank">Historic England</a> as a '<a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/scheduled-monuments/" target="_blank">Scheduled Monument'</a>. According to Historic England:
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt5J6B4r70tOjC7l3K487gjXJRTd8O9SK_9qS8x8dDkcjIjrSsrdibtbj1zKJCba0tUWwPThDzXer5kkBCT7f3Y47FBhetO6824I9PSi3z5d-lDkOuUMHLa-KLA6ok7hQPx33QHs83fQZM7D-qUHuF9skutwLrHn6Aq-kprkYsYjjeU_U8Os8T3iyJc9B/s550/bury1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head WSW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOt5J6B4r70tOjC7l3K487gjXJRTd8O9SK_9qS8x8dDkcjIjrSsrdibtbj1zKJCba0tUWwPThDzXer5kkBCT7f3Y47FBhetO6824I9PSi3z5d-lDkOuUMHLa-KLA6ok7hQPx33QHs83fQZM7D-qUHuF9skutwLrHn6Aq-kprkYsYjjeU_U8Os8T3iyJc9B/s16000/bury1.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head WSW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head WSW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then head WSW then SW across The Bury (see orange arrow on the image above). Continue for 160m until you reach a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/spending.push.rollover">https://w3w.co/spending.push.rollover</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6e3ntijUazKz-s1yMH6B8zg-xccdBg_qky36-pHFrnQKefeBDtWbRBfzvWARF-wDpiCNQRcGdvTNotQ6BK7Q4UiRzwpKwNACITFT2NlYHQrEnzpnyZaeDqeKLyM__UJDxKTjDbcOYjUZVUdq4HfIvr5nP5riwDmY01MX3b4-QouPZI_bvNrjD7k-dJNG1/s550/bury2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6e3ntijUazKz-s1yMH6B8zg-xccdBg_qky36-pHFrnQKefeBDtWbRBfzvWARF-wDpiCNQRcGdvTNotQ6BK7Q4UiRzwpKwNACITFT2NlYHQrEnzpnyZaeDqeKLyM__UJDxKTjDbcOYjUZVUdq4HfIvr5nP5riwDmY01MX3b4-QouPZI_bvNrjD7k-dJNG1/s16000/bury2.jpeg" title="Take the left fork at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Take the left fork at the junction (see orange arrow on the image above) then head SSW for 220m until you reach a gate leading to Walnut Tree Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/charging.direct.factually">https://w3w.co/charging.direct.factually</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2myWV3hNmVFmEuFwDv9e2eXv-cNKF8kJQ2WUqQOQGYJ1fJ9vSICVfGzOYXBRqa7iBTHye7aX4iSU_aKrvLYoFKwkbWpxREoFnQMUF6DsZ95gy_2C1MaWygjXnB5eBgo20Ov5SogmDzGK2nMq2KKhKOSxla7l4ImoP44v0ib0L3v3d8OBGvoWZYcvR6PZt/s550/gwtr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then turn right on Walnut Tree Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2myWV3hNmVFmEuFwDv9e2eXv-cNKF8kJQ2WUqQOQGYJ1fJ9vSICVfGzOYXBRqa7iBTHye7aX4iSU_aKrvLYoFKwkbWpxREoFnQMUF6DsZ95gy_2C1MaWygjXnB5eBgo20Ov5SogmDzGK2nMq2KKhKOSxla7l4ImoP44v0ib0L3v3d8OBGvoWZYcvR6PZt/s16000/gwtr.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then turn right on Walnut Tree Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then turn right on Walnut Tree Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Go through the gate then turn right on Walnut Tree Road. Head SW for 30m until you reach the junction with Hitchin Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/prelude.nation.encourage">https://w3w.co/prelude.nation.encourage</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFFoBCceuOWHFJ98oBINsTk1SssgZV4XPlDD-QlYokkkzaylV7ZxZi0pFXQmgMuFdNuUUnieWOOj9ca6MPelXAMGrJqx7TQXrT3UQw9wFbRiMiGPaHNAAcDZkUv0wmmHangOCO8ligu0DSb1vmM2a0zAyTPQhkZxGXZQQ5vfUQtUQ9gq5cdZY5KwfUdSF/s550/hr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Hitchin Road then head SW on Pirton footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFFoBCceuOWHFJ98oBINsTk1SssgZV4XPlDD-QlYokkkzaylV7ZxZi0pFXQmgMuFdNuUUnieWOOj9ca6MPelXAMGrJqx7TQXrT3UQw9wFbRiMiGPaHNAAcDZkUv0wmmHangOCO8ligu0DSb1vmM2a0zAyTPQhkZxGXZQQ5vfUQtUQ9gq5cdZY5KwfUdSF/s16000/hr.jpeg" title="Cross Hitchin Road then head SW on Pirton footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Hitchin Road then head SW on Pirton footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross Hitchin Road then head SW on Pirton footpath 7 for 570m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/worlds.sweetened.squeaks">https://w3w.co/worlds.sweetened.squeaks</a>), see image below. <i>The photograph taken at the top of these directions was taken along this stretch.</i><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Xuk2WJDkJNG9HsBIrrHe5iVNL7rIcmKzpxH_KyJAblBYRNVzhQe4eWy3YNI41ltCM23pXw2_2FK85bUPlfzIKBv6hDxTHa4nW9z4F62XEcs8hR4guZDb2N130ElH6i4fKYh5opgmJgBDXfTspyu7BvKQxwiO6ZXoZKrxIYCiyJWperVbf0IUVDFH8HL7/s550/b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Xuk2WJDkJNG9HsBIrrHe5iVNL7rIcmKzpxH_KyJAblBYRNVzhQe4eWy3YNI41ltCM23pXw2_2FK85bUPlfzIKBv6hDxTHa4nW9z4F62XEcs8hR4guZDb2N130ElH6i4fKYh5opgmJgBDXfTspyu7BvKQxwiO6ZXoZKrxIYCiyJWperVbf0IUVDFH8HL7/s16000/b.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn left at the junction then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7, for 215m until you reach a bend and a gate on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/added.basic.everybody">https://w3w.co/added.basic.everybody</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6z1qw1JQSeAxff-Ng-vjPKdtNvjxIaKrxqt69sBOY5HpqspvGfgGaYWCwTsydXdsRx0kVDgLsmXi5ZCNP8smM1SoT8G4h2SmZfREHQ5UJ7gzSk4W_j6GY5pJRUUz3TclFyMTmKBJmYgMjmwWA1-vPiwbGq34snSQI_HhQY9AKrTUUeXQXVu6amuqgkXp/s550/c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the bend then head SW, still on Pirton footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6z1qw1JQSeAxff-Ng-vjPKdtNvjxIaKrxqt69sBOY5HpqspvGfgGaYWCwTsydXdsRx0kVDgLsmXi5ZCNP8smM1SoT8G4h2SmZfREHQ5UJ7gzSk4W_j6GY5pJRUUz3TclFyMTmKBJmYgMjmwWA1-vPiwbGq34snSQI_HhQY9AKrTUUeXQXVu6amuqgkXp/s16000/c.jpeg" title="Turn right at the bend then head SW, still on Pirton footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the bend then head SW, still on Pirton footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn right at the bend, go through the gate, then head SW, still on Pirton footpath 7. Continue across a livestock field for 465m until the path cuts through the hedgerow to reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/reservoir.press.obstruction">https://w3w.co/reservoir.press.obstruction</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8cPQNHATQfXvTXfVElQJ1yvi5CO4WPpkiIlKHvajwPxTCukC4dqBEI0lef-rx1EIHFCIM49nRCrofHLXQEfeSp2EBbHp6oExvkn1HAAeGE3ZRvizjlMbeCg10TJ6i9xLkeYMk-pE5Ic6YmI2Mzmx62S0m-4QhKJDPap3uurTsY8YwBw_C4epEf-Gr0Hi/s550/d.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the track then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf8cPQNHATQfXvTXfVElQJ1yvi5CO4WPpkiIlKHvajwPxTCukC4dqBEI0lef-rx1EIHFCIM49nRCrofHLXQEfeSp2EBbHp6oExvkn1HAAeGE3ZRvizjlMbeCg10TJ6i9xLkeYMk-pE5Ic6YmI2Mzmx62S0m-4QhKJDPap3uurTsY8YwBw_C4epEf-Gr0Hi/s16000/d.jpeg" title="Cross the track then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the track then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Cross the track then head S, still on Pirton footpath 7, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left. Continue for 280m until the footpath reaches the corner of the field then cuts through the hedgerow then turns left in the hedgerow then runs parallel to the B655 before turning right to meet the road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/beam.reckons.workflow">https://w3w.co/beam.reckons.workflow</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCUauCpmDesAMjHIsM5sc5eUgoCxm_HJfo6JHhe3tx81wydeeV5N10aEUb09JJeMP-3YujjR8qRcitpbnuFJSNNs-dxmGwtZfDQMAy3PB1nTACmbhgX1o0uYTrhrxWm4Ldl_oJ7q1OPXOkwL8k6fdC9Zccq4TUZcBmnIDoCcpfdV-PwDGE37nVTBI4YDo/s550/e.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the B655 then head SSW on Offley footpath 37" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCUauCpmDesAMjHIsM5sc5eUgoCxm_HJfo6JHhe3tx81wydeeV5N10aEUb09JJeMP-3YujjR8qRcitpbnuFJSNNs-dxmGwtZfDQMAy3PB1nTACmbhgX1o0uYTrhrxWm4Ldl_oJ7q1OPXOkwL8k6fdC9Zccq4TUZcBmnIDoCcpfdV-PwDGE37nVTBI4YDo/s16000/e.jpeg" title="Cross the B655 then head SSW on Offley footpath 37" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the B655 then head SSW on Offley footpath 37</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Cross the B655 then head SSW on Offley footpath 37. This is a lovely track which climbs steeply along a path which, when we tested this walk in early August, was edged by fields of wildflowers. After 220m you will reach a footpath crossing (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/quicksand.fades.bluffing">https://w3w.co/quicksand.fades.bluffing</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvh5mURSJEPasWwh_J6jgNlTkrQQmgtu-csNcPafuLTcRY4f0XOwBkgOdHARrPxmJ5xdOJk9ADL9eVi3DSmCkAgifZV_uMl91ueBLzXdRcZNkeAOl4W1vnn4EUiq7K9ou3MY1kldogsm-50UjyWFOKpbfsyFRghgZ7ZnrR2_vEjyXbyfloY606GP6F7FC/s550/f.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SSW, still on Offley footpath 37" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvh5mURSJEPasWwh_J6jgNlTkrQQmgtu-csNcPafuLTcRY4f0XOwBkgOdHARrPxmJ5xdOJk9ADL9eVi3DSmCkAgifZV_uMl91ueBLzXdRcZNkeAOl4W1vnn4EUiq7K9ou3MY1kldogsm-50UjyWFOKpbfsyFRghgZ7ZnrR2_vEjyXbyfloY606GP6F7FC/s16000/f.jpeg" title="Continue heading SSW, still on Offley footpath 37" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SSW, still on Offley footpath 37</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SSW, still on Offley footpath 37, for 165m until you reach a gate in the corner of the field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/reclaim.excavated.outreach">https://w3w.co/reclaim.excavated.outreach</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgrhdxbCNAJRsVkR-8T6KuzcDKvCEq9zc_w6IACaBtersIRvquoDhG1vmB2y9Hvz4mZey-oInVK2KHvQ0favkk8nV7yiusKIznWiW6xx-bZlrVYtaKOB5IZXaSFLQj2_5YWFO2cHsDJskFkIxXp-AEo7qvb-gLipvr8mRIydYoWD35RUROrtgiiPN0RqE/s550/g.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then continue heading SSW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgrhdxbCNAJRsVkR-8T6KuzcDKvCEq9zc_w6IACaBtersIRvquoDhG1vmB2y9Hvz4mZey-oInVK2KHvQ0favkk8nV7yiusKIznWiW6xx-bZlrVYtaKOB5IZXaSFLQj2_5YWFO2cHsDJskFkIxXp-AEo7qvb-gLipvr8mRIydYoWD35RUROrtgiiPN0RqE/s16000/g.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then continue heading SSW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then continue heading SSW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Go through the gate then continue heading SSW, still on Offley footpath 37, for 505m until you pass through a farmyard and reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wanting.gilding.token">https://w3w.co/wanting.gilding.token</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH7S-eGNTHccLJm-QkG2kN9fgSB_BKSFXzd1NhIwrorI4dhC9NQGHCGcnBs3-YBIXahLCjOevjm0c-Xix0CyhzcRyvjUngF19jw2Im0P7aBE6sjlmkx-StkvpoQkyqlq1uPM-Vf0QhtB5XwiEr95vTirVkZBZl-eEA7wQ4T7SmQCYDVKtFAhNtiFh0dXl/s550/h.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head SW for 45m until you reach a junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNH7S-eGNTHccLJm-QkG2kN9fgSB_BKSFXzd1NhIwrorI4dhC9NQGHCGcnBs3-YBIXahLCjOevjm0c-Xix0CyhzcRyvjUngF19jw2Im0P7aBE6sjlmkx-StkvpoQkyqlq1uPM-Vf0QhtB5XwiEr95vTirVkZBZl-eEA7wQ4T7SmQCYDVKtFAhNtiFh0dXl/s16000/h.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head SW for 45m until you reach a junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head SW for 45m until you reach a junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Go through the gate then head SW for 45m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/frizz.shunning.shower">https://w3w.co/frizz.shunning.shower</a>). Turn left at the junction on Offley <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 34 then head S for 25m until Offley bridleway 34 swings right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/soon.scar.sunflower">https://w3w.co/soon.scar.sunflower</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFSKapBbHEm72VYUMgYOKHCQBHmxOtnTAt-6-wmKYaXkW7ckAmO3SHvUGZ4Z9qdy0KxwaGJ3X_hTHpECesxyyljxJSBIRhxKWKWvKxkAHSG3nVMogJWsXmODdCJ93BK7O26xeWJlRSSnrKHEmjWa_q815iYMldIlZ5470HVefug-0vPakz2OHfg5r18hg/s550/i.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Offley bridleway 34" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFSKapBbHEm72VYUMgYOKHCQBHmxOtnTAt-6-wmKYaXkW7ckAmO3SHvUGZ4Z9qdy0KxwaGJ3X_hTHpECesxyyljxJSBIRhxKWKWvKxkAHSG3nVMogJWsXmODdCJ93BK7O26xeWJlRSSnrKHEmjWa_q815iYMldIlZ5470HVefug-0vPakz2OHfg5r18hg/s16000/i.jpeg" title="Turn right on Offley bridleway 34" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Offley bridleway 34</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on Offley bridleway 34 then head SW then S for 410m until you reach a bridleway on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/slacker.softest.remaking">https://w3w.co/slacker.softest.remaking</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FVCo1Xs0z0kVJs9KyU9IHnMgOQPKrv8MikTq3JJx1WcYUwrXGjqt0n9owh8uq4WxlJU_WFemZic0SnH9KRu5TdQLwyd488vJ8tK6P-lSSQHCW1vKuuSVEXjujf7Hj_3eeTJK3E0R-kpZJAzpPnqPP_DTu0A-cBIvC_02FEohZ5kbG7oZK_lAlnrDSfzT/s550/j.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Offley 36" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FVCo1Xs0z0kVJs9KyU9IHnMgOQPKrv8MikTq3JJx1WcYUwrXGjqt0n9owh8uq4WxlJU_WFemZic0SnH9KRu5TdQLwyd488vJ8tK6P-lSSQHCW1vKuuSVEXjujf7Hj_3eeTJK3E0R-kpZJAzpPnqPP_DTu0A-cBIvC_02FEohZ5kbG7oZK_lAlnrDSfzT/s16000/j.jpeg" title="Turn right on Offley 36" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Offley 36</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right on Offley bridleway 36 then head WSW for 320m crossing an arable field, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwEnULklIOSYCKD7GX2tNXg-WmbIHPExyeknW6deaBMzqpZi70SS0zqVGqy92wsqG3AJwJrNuDL55gUdNcBy-1zZV0vMGZAjMK-9dwjnVHGh68A5xoBV65XiMy56Ynz8reC5WIzfWhJuBlX30Ckd37Jh5Y_nTQp-BoD8mr1Y9NKa7Q68N5KbLqFae4xnj/s550/k.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Offley bridleway 36 crossing an arable field" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwEnULklIOSYCKD7GX2tNXg-WmbIHPExyeknW6deaBMzqpZi70SS0zqVGqy92wsqG3AJwJrNuDL55gUdNcBy-1zZV0vMGZAjMK-9dwjnVHGh68A5xoBV65XiMy56Ynz8reC5WIzfWhJuBlX30Ckd37Jh5Y_nTQp-BoD8mr1Y9NKa7Q68N5KbLqFae4xnj/s16000/k.jpeg" title="Offley bridleway 36 crossing an arable field" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Offley bridleway 36 crossing an arable field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue, now heading SW and uphill, still on Offley bridleway 36, for 325m until you reach a farmyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/misted.blissful.sundial">https://w3w.co/misted.blissful.sundial</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE00xYA_4NGlojFBh_zEfvj_WcRAeisVr2dsBPytnwUeIegIs9PK74xcoKabXQWna3fLDSUlZOWH-azo-CU44JDmNFbZObT1UVV6UiX3VeI2FwlIeEmwV6FvJpHncj0aLJy2voeEzr80AspxP6is-f1Gio3h0MLIdIj7lim0b5qhF4YnhVfq_83OyIl5Ov/s550/l.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue through the farmyard, still on Offley bridleway 36" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE00xYA_4NGlojFBh_zEfvj_WcRAeisVr2dsBPytnwUeIegIs9PK74xcoKabXQWna3fLDSUlZOWH-azo-CU44JDmNFbZObT1UVV6UiX3VeI2FwlIeEmwV6FvJpHncj0aLJy2voeEzr80AspxP6is-f1Gio3h0MLIdIj7lim0b5qhF4YnhVfq_83OyIl5Ov/s16000/l.jpeg" title="Continue through the farmyard, still on Offley bridleway 36" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue through the farmyard, still on Offley bridleway 36</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Continue through the farmyard, still on Offley bridleway 36 (see the route marked with an orange arrow on the image above) for 285m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/expired.request.finishers">https://w3w.co/expired.request.finishers</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktoDCpQz0xmKRKNVVAqq_PKMBElBLOlJZjul_ILfWDv5ewpwHErGJqkMWBogjHZBKmRRC-hpto2TDixlJ1VBKfILosHRkY0YTwQivWkCTxO7Cvr7DQjMj98otETsI4R1gFROLeW7gqsF-shP0xIHE-f38f46aX_DIaGQ2KkNoqhCmrA2DK_aWIeDege3Y/s550/m.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction then head SW, still on Offley bridleway 36" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktoDCpQz0xmKRKNVVAqq_PKMBElBLOlJZjul_ILfWDv5ewpwHErGJqkMWBogjHZBKmRRC-hpto2TDixlJ1VBKfILosHRkY0YTwQivWkCTxO7Cvr7DQjMj98otETsI4R1gFROLeW7gqsF-shP0xIHE-f38f46aX_DIaGQ2KkNoqhCmrA2DK_aWIeDege3Y/s16000/m.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction then head SW, still on Offley bridleway 36" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction then head SW, still on Offley bridleway 36</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>13:</b> Keep left at the junction then head SW, still on Offley bridleway 36, for 430m until you reach woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gourmet.perfect.tadpole">https://w3w.co/gourmet.perfect.tadpole</a>) where the bridleway you are on crosses the parish boundary and becomes Lilley bridleway 18, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTGJCVUI-TKj9IrngMXvR6aV7TbNs6hZLRfKFpsjD5haqB76RZMGtH4J4d6aCy2PO9HERBQXcyvQ8k0_WoPYKT5pul3IJl2HR3IzexXa1VhQMndI_TQyC3WCTac3gFT4BDfivPS5qlinr_SqOKGqByByNsIpTA4yKFN3JOVaf9aFMuwtYYYaPhYkT_eWN/s550/n.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTGJCVUI-TKj9IrngMXvR6aV7TbNs6hZLRfKFpsjD5haqB76RZMGtH4J4d6aCy2PO9HERBQXcyvQ8k0_WoPYKT5pul3IJl2HR3IzexXa1VhQMndI_TQyC3WCTac3gFT4BDfivPS5qlinr_SqOKGqByByNsIpTA4yKFN3JOVaf9aFMuwtYYYaPhYkT_eWN/s16000/n.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue through the woodland on Lilley bridleway 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Continue through the woodland on Lilley bridleway 18 for 290m until you leave the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/storyline.danger.animals">https://w3w.co/storyline.danger.animals</a>), cross a field, and reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/explains.stretcher.parked">https://w3w.co/explains.stretcher.parked</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy-Cm-eUpcfbqdEj3w7mY8cd1vGY4RfpX1tb9P4VVHMhz2X5Ax95KdZ5C5EO50CnKlUaTFhBtc4QHyq09boG5ukm66hZKuzMxBUFm-43diJEkwHyxO1Nuh0Iki1CWVJd55Wr_GMZyD-AtIRth1ljlcvvK_PKhyvX13TsMOOXLqkSKkVr1yJzy5AWLJya7/s550/0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwy-Cm-eUpcfbqdEj3w7mY8cd1vGY4RfpX1tb9P4VVHMhz2X5Ax95KdZ5C5EO50CnKlUaTFhBtc4QHyq09boG5ukm66hZKuzMxBUFm-43diJEkwHyxO1Nuh0Iki1CWVJd55Wr_GMZyD-AtIRth1ljlcvvK_PKhyvX13TsMOOXLqkSKkVr1yJzy5AWLJya7/s16000/0.jpeg" title="Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9 then head N for 75m to a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/built.ferrets.menu">https://w3w.co/built.ferrets.menu</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IaNBYmPEq_J1TlJ2Fin3YOoGYk2xyZwCOrlyF9EBVAnhl6BwDQaKPYQsdnReh9t8RQIbjYyjAGnZHI6IaBYZSUf5XjnNVvBzM4JCuOh530hgXEV-pRk1pbYZe6NBJy7F3OvxWfSOQT6iqdZxH7EsDhiDMGGzRikodhjWOQwc0Aluniu-a9fHqGzhr_Qy/s550/p.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right-hand fork, then head N on Lilley bridleway 19" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IaNBYmPEq_J1TlJ2Fin3YOoGYk2xyZwCOrlyF9EBVAnhl6BwDQaKPYQsdnReh9t8RQIbjYyjAGnZHI6IaBYZSUf5XjnNVvBzM4JCuOh530hgXEV-pRk1pbYZe6NBJy7F3OvxWfSOQT6iqdZxH7EsDhiDMGGzRikodhjWOQwc0Aluniu-a9fHqGzhr_Qy/s16000/p.jpeg" title="Take the right-hand fork, then head N on Lilley bridleway 19" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right-hand fork, then head N on Lilley bridleway 19</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the right-hand fork then head N for 180m on Lilley bridleway 19 until you reach another fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/homes.skimmers.desktop">https://w3w.co/homes.skimmers.desktop</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXQRO3gKlnuzeJCMrXgmTjPpjOT4qKUsKZPyMuE_GSVr674xpmSpkhsY2gl2nH_Blb-tia3p4mywrI5LgfrM6KoSlFEPXqhY3CB-G4BOjKYVqmBU1UHS5LBb0zpT5mUyslV9OPDsBSuqC4GALSOmSp9iQ6PB-lxdpGurqxTMdiNEjLuLnQz6rLaoNHqhC/s550/q.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep straight, still heading N, now on Lilley bridleway 20" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXQRO3gKlnuzeJCMrXgmTjPpjOT4qKUsKZPyMuE_GSVr674xpmSpkhsY2gl2nH_Blb-tia3p4mywrI5LgfrM6KoSlFEPXqhY3CB-G4BOjKYVqmBU1UHS5LBb0zpT5mUyslV9OPDsBSuqC4GALSOmSp9iQ6PB-lxdpGurqxTMdiNEjLuLnQz6rLaoNHqhC/s16000/q.jpeg" title="Keep straight, still heading N, now on Lilley bridleway 20" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep straight, still heading N, now on Lilley bridleway 20</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep straight, still heading N for 195m, now on Lilley bridleway 20, to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/magazine.flask.honeybees">https://w3w.co/magazine.flask.honeybees</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0Oq_TQU9sVkijWODIy6hW8-pJKlX1WxGPjDoX-gclLtYvt333Ju40M7bgQLfBnIS_amV8UfKyIy6woibOmer2XqdVq7cHr4_Jp0cbrYGZWWv25HG4SnYWLxx4N1jjAWKv3KwuBbozFsWBBXEk5ff3E2OXv4VysHqa2cPmsAQaZqLMDXXjCxfgmaWCVxd/s550/r.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction on Offley BOAT 53" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0Oq_TQU9sVkijWODIy6hW8-pJKlX1WxGPjDoX-gclLtYvt333Ju40M7bgQLfBnIS_amV8UfKyIy6woibOmer2XqdVq7cHr4_Jp0cbrYGZWWv25HG4SnYWLxx4N1jjAWKv3KwuBbozFsWBBXEk5ff3E2OXv4VysHqa2cPmsAQaZqLMDXXjCxfgmaWCVxd/s16000/r.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction on Offley BOAT 53" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction on Offley BOAT 53</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn right at the junction on Offley BOAT 53 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>) then follow it NE for 1.5km, with Pegsdon Hills and Deacon Hill on your left, until you reach the B655 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/torch.pushes.playback">https://w3w.co/torch.pushes.playback</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWP-14y4ix-SLSmHyGKuzSiQCfrpQDqFjpWTeHqnjp3IRVSzrZr5tRjUjWkGV6IP6XcWdjlUAHrYZA2PsZqtKtoRHTtqW1K5tqe1OLocpnUF7aId_6I0HIwPUFu79mi4G9r13SNDg2JnnwCzZkVhyyKCEY3bohnxMbnL_9r7MgdeM8TVo1HygHCKXmWWT/s550/s.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on a track running along the south side of the B655" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWP-14y4ix-SLSmHyGKuzSiQCfrpQDqFjpWTeHqnjp3IRVSzrZr5tRjUjWkGV6IP6XcWdjlUAHrYZA2PsZqtKtoRHTtqW1K5tqe1OLocpnUF7aId_6I0HIwPUFu79mi4G9r13SNDg2JnnwCzZkVhyyKCEY3bohnxMbnL_9r7MgdeM8TVo1HygHCKXmWWT/s16000/s.jpeg" title="Turn right on a track running along the south side of the B655" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on a track running along the south side of the B655</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Turn right on a track running along the south side of the B655 then head ENE for 255m until you reach a bridleway on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rental.timer.fallen">https://w3w.co/rental.timer.fallen</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0DzELim1LoeY3bKLNpMb4VAamVElJe0qlOJp2ouSvwlL6Egx0Q_5DrEmFKeuU14l3tmiKKpbAJ33hr1_1JyEsJ1ysiL7bh0fDHyHg-IV_0F9PrrkE_kLif9fbmVB1qlDBlaGoOGOMYoQS0JwAhu4t6xBDdGPzHW03Kltn4twNO3F4unLTiWIjFntI0TM/s550/t.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Pirton bridleway 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0DzELim1LoeY3bKLNpMb4VAamVElJe0qlOJp2ouSvwlL6Egx0Q_5DrEmFKeuU14l3tmiKKpbAJ33hr1_1JyEsJ1ysiL7bh0fDHyHg-IV_0F9PrrkE_kLif9fbmVB1qlDBlaGoOGOMYoQS0JwAhu4t6xBDdGPzHW03Kltn4twNO3F4unLTiWIjFntI0TM/s16000/t.jpeg" title="Turn left on Pirton bridleway 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Pirton bridleway 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Turn left on Pirton bridleway 8 then head N for 515m until you reach a right-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/upward.strutted.rents">https://w3w.co/upward.strutted.rents</a>), see image below.<br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2Z6Vey1nz_HE7K4rXdQBJTxDTrRPBXXwjd1loMvqDdf_xom5hm2jJP5ECheKo_veOySsozjBTNZWeBDk04EtDk6fG2nZ5nL6AJHI0Ap-mmlHNpzV1JxCV3z0F66EZek0eixJDWY4PceDjEyWZF-v_A1sLRFxaYY5F_bayP_8zk5_kxY8ZFVRgo3z-rb-/s550/u.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Pirton bridleway 8 as it now heads NE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2Z6Vey1nz_HE7K4rXdQBJTxDTrRPBXXwjd1loMvqDdf_xom5hm2jJP5ECheKo_veOySsozjBTNZWeBDk04EtDk6fG2nZ5nL6AJHI0Ap-mmlHNpzV1JxCV3z0F66EZek0eixJDWY4PceDjEyWZF-v_A1sLRFxaYY5F_bayP_8zk5_kxY8ZFVRgo3z-rb-/s16000/u.jpeg" title="Continue on Pirton bridleway 8 as it now heads NE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Pirton bridleway 8 as it now heads NE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Continue on Pirton bridleway 8 as it now heads NE. After 655m look out for a lovely bench-with-a-view on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/with.width.relaxing">https://w3w.co/with.width.relaxing</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXMdTfCyRwlnWUNewlCLekmAzVOBcsI8ppgXlZiq0y-dYOySyjIop4BiDa-C3yVVSZuBOyNj9df2pAPsFW0FNCKDTKGcQbaIi6YM6bYmNVl0xwZZrMF2RdFmsY4cu8z0PKjcGtoHWSDgdqhig7-hU1d05RHw-FA3Exp_yoa_dex7MAC2I9PYWY6Wb7q1Q/s550/v.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The bench-with-a-view along the Icknield Way" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXMdTfCyRwlnWUNewlCLekmAzVOBcsI8ppgXlZiq0y-dYOySyjIop4BiDa-C3yVVSZuBOyNj9df2pAPsFW0FNCKDTKGcQbaIi6YM6bYmNVl0xwZZrMF2RdFmsY4cu8z0PKjcGtoHWSDgdqhig7-hU1d05RHw-FA3Exp_yoa_dex7MAC2I9PYWY6Wb7q1Q/s16000/v.jpeg" title="The bench-with-a-view along the Icknield Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The bench-with-a-view along the Icknield Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Pirton bridleway 8 for 785m until you reach Priors Hill (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/slumped.pinging.guard">https://w3w.co/slumped.pinging.guard</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaR_MhoaprYdBT7f2N4556EIN0yvW5HmgkmqdDMSjp7VktnC36NWnVWXoSwwp54Cv6_ZaO9mdnecgAxL4qEdrO-KVHF2DcWAefsBIcrk_WKZJteg0J_-bwxoQlLTY70IzdJTJKvDGGb_PGYIC8S_VVslCxuZNG9kivFsAAvN9P_SSckNVNqXxK33VQKhf/s550/w.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Priors Hill then head NE on Great Green" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaR_MhoaprYdBT7f2N4556EIN0yvW5HmgkmqdDMSjp7VktnC36NWnVWXoSwwp54Cv6_ZaO9mdnecgAxL4qEdrO-KVHF2DcWAefsBIcrk_WKZJteg0J_-bwxoQlLTY70IzdJTJKvDGGb_PGYIC8S_VVslCxuZNG9kivFsAAvN9P_SSckNVNqXxK33VQKhf/s16000/w.jpeg" title="Cross Priors Hill then head NE on Great Green" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Priors Hill then head NE on Great Green</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>20:</b> Cross Priors Hill then head NE then N on Great Green for 165m until you reach the <a href="https://themotteandbaileypirton.com/" target="_blank">Motte & Bailey</a> pub/restaurant on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/objective.overheard.shed">https://w3w.co/objective.overheard.shed</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoNVztcgKVlnrntfpQZgDaPL8e09iwWlBdyZoAuMQj-mD1EdKlyRTRaoB7DZnWoz4qtS8seNGol0H19ENEf7uUTy4qMJxZdmdotJiMJ57ZaiKcq-JuNlw-BCY4tVa9KaNnUetpM-xzoUkKfuXKxjtgf08azjHzaJlNgRmS96-Twh7CN8tQET5-Th_djce/s550/x.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right after the Motte & Bailey" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoNVztcgKVlnrntfpQZgDaPL8e09iwWlBdyZoAuMQj-mD1EdKlyRTRaoB7DZnWoz4qtS8seNGol0H19ENEf7uUTy4qMJxZdmdotJiMJ57ZaiKcq-JuNlw-BCY4tVa9KaNnUetpM-xzoUkKfuXKxjtgf08azjHzaJlNgRmS96-Twh7CN8tQET5-Th_djce/s16000/x.jpeg" title="Turn right after the Motte & Bailey" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right after the Motte & Bailey</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>21:</b> Turn right after the Motte & Bailey then head NE on Crab Tree Lane for 250m back to the starting point.
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com5Pirton, Hitchin SG5, UK51.971917 -0.32899123.661683163821152 -35.485241 80.282150836178843 34.827259tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-58232888182386973902023-07-30T13:13:00.010+01:002024-03-14T09:16:27.148+00:00Walk 240: Hexton South-West Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">6.6 miles (10.7km) with 138m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3H6Kwphh1Lz75n8kIHAo4kQZ_nqyvdgONm8zuaT1P8fQAAmgUOGLvcVuUwg4O4BPsW58S9Cht9aXCP5Yok-rHbIqs_tv4ueL7XMly54CXhNrs34-AoevwQ0McuUpSUEd251-XhpPA0OuOJ8iiVDOkj3cq1WQvgFmsj_njvp0qIT2lIha1gLDLh3Oub4l/s550/240newtop.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Barton Hills Nature Reserve from the bridleway at point 12" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3H6Kwphh1Lz75n8kIHAo4kQZ_nqyvdgONm8zuaT1P8fQAAmgUOGLvcVuUwg4O4BPsW58S9Cht9aXCP5Yok-rHbIqs_tv4ueL7XMly54CXhNrs34-AoevwQ0McuUpSUEd251-XhpPA0OuOJ8iiVDOkj3cq1WQvgFmsj_njvp0qIT2lIha1gLDLh3Oub4l/s16000/240newtop.jpeg" title="Barton Hills Nature Reserve from the bridleway at point 12" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Barton Hills Nature Reserve from the bridleway at point 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is a lovely walk in late July when the hedgerows are ablaze with wildflowers, and butterflies flutter around as you walk. The majority of the route is like walking through a natural garden, particularly between points 4-6, 9-10, and 12-14.
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This is our second walk from the village of Hexton, and, as with the other walk, <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2023/07/walk-237-hexton-south-east-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 237: Hexton South-East Loop</a>, it involves a fair amount of up and down.
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The walk starts from <a href="https://www.emeryinns.com/" target="_blank">The Raven</a> pub in Hexton then heads south before turning west and crossing the border into Bedfordshire. It then turns north to explore the Barton Hills then looping back via Barton-le-Clay. A little more than half the walk is in Bedfordshire.
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The starting point for this walk is 6.5 miles west from Hitchin Station by road.
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There are three short sections where you will be walking along roads without pedestrian pavements. Please be prepared to step on the verge in the case of oncoming traffic.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUqtkVNLjKeeMi52a2mJjQ5MxIeYgy_xEdEdI4hC28DwqN_fMRQ4BhF9bYZFFApWccuySbLyD95YtN2HCBuyeHKgha5_OTHotX4vymt3f09O3asYvzBA94RBqIkB3qRhPPaJx5IIcqogXsLoAuhef7a6kTWPKW7TzK025ig3y17SYSZwp7RjdJ3alWWzR/s3072/240big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 240: Hexton South-West Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8u7P3j6xT69NbbiWVMZ7UlXDRi8YWS5_HMe6Yr6UV49HJludt7OW7uT6wsUUjWdkZ4y9peDtBgn-KfhY83OhqlA0ztMauXxMDivqI_eJMI1sH4eYBxq_6ynUIJ_z33ktFQDmARMtIgClT_YBPOaem5qQdzD1AVZfNRN-VvffyRpM_bAcGM3yK7-gBjT6/s16000/240small.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 240: Hexton South-West Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 240: Hexton South-West Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-240-Hexton-South-West-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-240-Hexton-South-West-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iAiVDNnX1ZFumBqvBxfi8NAOlmKQGtbxtTPGboNtMMK7Fe8iGtJmjxMq_-o57B1EDinaz7Mwq0f982vQYY42rySP_526BSFffTG5iPdg905SQyyWJQgkn1rsXlk7fsvuiH53EaagtN_tJF5nh7zXu9lEwJXTghhmdSDaaup4sYwE7xC-h_EMN1E_wdBA/s550/ravenhexton.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Raven pub/restaurant at the start and finish of the walk" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iAiVDNnX1ZFumBqvBxfi8NAOlmKQGtbxtTPGboNtMMK7Fe8iGtJmjxMq_-o57B1EDinaz7Mwq0f982vQYY42rySP_526BSFffTG5iPdg905SQyyWJQgkn1rsXlk7fsvuiH53EaagtN_tJF5nh7zXu9lEwJXTghhmdSDaaup4sYwE7xC-h_EMN1E_wdBA/s16000/ravenhexton.jpeg" title="The Raven pub/restaurant at the start and finish of the walk" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Raven pub/restaurant at the start and finish of the walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to The Raven pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/panther.incoming.escalates">https://w3w.co/panther.incoming.escalates</a>), turn right then head S for 460m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wolves.sang.lentil">https://w3w.co/wolves.sang.lentil</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHo8MLUwC0oZ3YK60aUo5cAsJ2_7wDD32k8-8BIhL2bS0Ohxoz2RDopxK2CuQA3j7sLnZ4mtxFqSb9Qs6pWaUOSOLbeFEq0JZEFgyl2ZqVOPl_ZxH7AqhHNEpJTkeoPk5Z54xy4jEstGOvhzgeeAsTILwc9gf3qVeos4tqc4kummgYIb2-VVZTlA4pBN9/s550/1x.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Barton Road then continue heading S, now on Hexton Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHo8MLUwC0oZ3YK60aUo5cAsJ2_7wDD32k8-8BIhL2bS0Ohxoz2RDopxK2CuQA3j7sLnZ4mtxFqSb9Qs6pWaUOSOLbeFEq0JZEFgyl2ZqVOPl_ZxH7AqhHNEpJTkeoPk5Z54xy4jEstGOvhzgeeAsTILwc9gf3qVeos4tqc4kummgYIb2-VVZTlA4pBN9/s16000/1x.jpeg" title="Cross Barton Road then continue heading S, now on Hexton Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Barton Road then continue heading S, now on Hexton Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2: </b>Cross Barton Road then continue heading S, now on Hexton Road. <i>There isn't a pedestrian pavement along this stretch so be prepared to step on the verge if traffic approaches.</i> Continue for 170m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shoelaces.tolls.legal">https://w3w.co/shoelaces.tolls.legal</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAKcxOqEeSLtvxU_aCSbCxOXTebUYLq0_4FqHkKZED49hOlusAbldHY_FIbV14_PEkIHeL28v36x82VMGVq8k_IAn_Unclh9VqkrA9z1bQGF1r83YQ5JwD-ZUsuZeA0wcs3YUHe6tVsNbr1RH_G0SFXe3muOwkMg52SzFq4uqj6rKpsMadE5uWlj96KOH/s550/rt1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Hexton footpath 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAKcxOqEeSLtvxU_aCSbCxOXTebUYLq0_4FqHkKZED49hOlusAbldHY_FIbV14_PEkIHeL28v36x82VMGVq8k_IAn_Unclh9VqkrA9z1bQGF1r83YQ5JwD-ZUsuZeA0wcs3YUHe6tVsNbr1RH_G0SFXe3muOwkMg52SzFq4uqj6rKpsMadE5uWlj96KOH/s16000/rt1.jpeg" title="Turn right on Hexton footpath 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Hexton footpath 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Turn right on Hexton footpath 2 then head SSW for 390m until the track you are on bends right and Hexton footpath 2 bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stow.candle.crowds">https://w3w.co/stow.candle.crowds</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7WSna8lmNq7cwdsNKoLRH4zwsquV5G7smlWg3TqeeW0x1sf88BMSfFam7VaT6fjUrOOayoxdK_pIG3bWxvGwsBKG-WLDs_UL4MSwnTiH-_NhD2xrmxO3jwng7PKvzsbPB12vdqh3D8IKRXzD4GXOiZ_j1uXRMYrSgj-1MxsuVAfxFMJhebxQugnFKFUT/s550/lt1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left, still on Hexton footpath 2" border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7WSna8lmNq7cwdsNKoLRH4zwsquV5G7smlWg3TqeeW0x1sf88BMSfFam7VaT6fjUrOOayoxdK_pIG3bWxvGwsBKG-WLDs_UL4MSwnTiH-_NhD2xrmxO3jwng7PKvzsbPB12vdqh3D8IKRXzD4GXOiZ_j1uXRMYrSgj-1MxsuVAfxFMJhebxQugnFKFUT/s16000/lt1.jpeg" title="Turn left, still on Hexton footpath 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left, still on Hexton footpath 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn left, still on Hexton footpath 2, then climb uphill heading SSE, with woodland on either side, for 450m until you leave the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/banana.fortunate.butter">https://w3w.co/banana.fortunate.butter</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkmzAxwcVe9wjpbuYz3yZpXCKlgX8KKqkxq6rIyLtyswCmBbEYwMhOoBJ5EaKObMLuHchqsFIHv8tt0rX9Igb4VppcFIC8y3Yg7p74WUjtV28HchKoXHpgndKcPEcl8QLbUQCR79NLfuVtmpordtmQEPo2U7kWZNZSbwoQz6KEiPBBjlLtMHxMXI6Omaa/s550/rt2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Hexton footpath 2 with the hedgerow on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkmzAxwcVe9wjpbuYz3yZpXCKlgX8KKqkxq6rIyLtyswCmBbEYwMhOoBJ5EaKObMLuHchqsFIHv8tt0rX9Igb4VppcFIC8y3Yg7p74WUjtV28HchKoXHpgndKcPEcl8QLbUQCR79NLfuVtmpordtmQEPo2U7kWZNZSbwoQz6KEiPBBjlLtMHxMXI6Omaa/s16000/rt2.jpeg" title="Continue on Hexton footpath 2 with the hedgerow on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Hexton footpath 2 with the hedgerow on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Continue on Hexton footpath 2, now heading SSW, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left for 455m until the footpath cuts through the hedgerow (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/valley.slower.vines">https://w3w.co/valley.slower.vines</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDCEch2Yt59vMLEoas0I61V2rJelX0-RztYmhAeNLhwej_am1EKmmlaSkUAlamcVGdbbIJIjpBhJ5nUSrCneSzVsg8r7v_YsPoLSP9Px6rzuHVT7KAArHrRTAjAyueLRWfav8kd1xX1GJ8U6Fqy--rU6U2Rvh3fptjXeiT4yJ1NVzbGfoOGbLVzGYNNc5/s550/zz1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then turn right then left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDCEch2Yt59vMLEoas0I61V2rJelX0-RztYmhAeNLhwej_am1EKmmlaSkUAlamcVGdbbIJIjpBhJ5nUSrCneSzVsg8r7v_YsPoLSP9Px6rzuHVT7KAArHrRTAjAyueLRWfav8kd1xX1GJ8U6Fqy--rU6U2Rvh3fptjXeiT4yJ1NVzbGfoOGbLVzGYNNc5/s16000/zz1.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then turn right then left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the path as it turns right then left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> After cutting through the hedgerow follow the path as it turns right then head W for 65m, with the woodland on the right and field on the left, until you reach the corner of the field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/mount.reply.cube">https://w3w.co/mount.reply.cube</a>), where you turn left, still on Hexton footpath 2, then head SSW for 535m, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, until you reach a road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/opera.jumpy.vase">https://w3w.co/opera.jumpy.vase</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbL142RO8sWEuPL5Gqk_zj8JZrWnaBZWxV4AVkwyvV6_rMjiIq-rz_ZMgSoA7mPZis52QlojNjCi8htweLcYzLRodBgn3p5j9CL67AP6dFFgb95I1S7OmzoTpFnVLJQJuwozsdem4uROplQTWYxAqHYdFQh_B6xQv8ym_zOJ6vPSpdBlIasQlggMUyBnp/s550/road.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the road then head W" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWbL142RO8sWEuPL5Gqk_zj8JZrWnaBZWxV4AVkwyvV6_rMjiIq-rz_ZMgSoA7mPZis52QlojNjCi8htweLcYzLRodBgn3p5j9CL67AP6dFFgb95I1S7OmzoTpFnVLJQJuwozsdem4uROplQTWYxAqHYdFQh_B6xQv8ym_zOJ6vPSpdBlIasQlggMUyBnp/s16000/road.jpeg" title="Turn right on the road then head W" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the road then head W</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn right on the road. <i>There isn't a pedestrian pavement along this stretch, so be prepared to step on the verge if traffic approaches.</i> Head W for 175m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sides.breath.edit">https://w3w.co/sides.breath.edit</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUgJhgKFDtmItIWxG-MdFN6a6x7s6NBETorTgIztAstc3kFpv-nF3xNY7mpFgKFcE764oUmdNeNwGN99XWRv4b9juwNJq2aR2NtSBwSR7mtXzPh3V6SMSc9ppwarNQWuJ9i3sKZbisosOYvf-mhBHiPvF_HkhMrKt69SVq1k4L9lCj0vOIBL6SUIj491W/s550/lrl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Hexton bridleway 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUgJhgKFDtmItIWxG-MdFN6a6x7s6NBETorTgIztAstc3kFpv-nF3xNY7mpFgKFcE764oUmdNeNwGN99XWRv4b9juwNJq2aR2NtSBwSR7mtXzPh3V6SMSc9ppwarNQWuJ9i3sKZbisosOYvf-mhBHiPvF_HkhMrKt69SVq1k4L9lCj0vOIBL6SUIj491W/s16000/lrl.jpeg" title="Turn left on Hexton bridleway 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Hexton bridleway 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Hexton bridleway 1 then head SSW for 250m until you reach a junction immediately after passing Mortgrove Farm on your left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dates.basket.hooks">https://w3w.co/dates.basket.hooks</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_9tXNNBI3-T_mpX4bRJFEg51zKboiPtrYO8KX_dVI5wcHfyLWLERayd0lEy_jnjUKliZ6sh8GJWSeys9a8_UiBwYvcpXfM7AskH0po6e954j3sXQinXOgSs5sbFk6wFAuTTksTJcAnFm9rjgqafk3YNdOS-shk4Eia_5HJrUoHgeN0w9xbIhJ8CnsEON/s550/straight.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SSW, still on Hexton bridleway 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_9tXNNBI3-T_mpX4bRJFEg51zKboiPtrYO8KX_dVI5wcHfyLWLERayd0lEy_jnjUKliZ6sh8GJWSeys9a8_UiBwYvcpXfM7AskH0po6e954j3sXQinXOgSs5sbFk6wFAuTTksTJcAnFm9rjgqafk3YNdOS-shk4Eia_5HJrUoHgeN0w9xbIhJ8CnsEON/s16000/straight.jpeg" title="Continue heading SSW, still on Hexton bridleway 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SSW, still on Hexton bridleway 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Continue heading SSW, still on Hexton bridleway 1, for 370m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/others.feeds.rate">https://w3w.co/others.feeds.rate</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNsvfOPaDj74ncdyNxTg_dvEwOdAQvug13sBah-o5euL3YBUM6UiUeG_FwjQKyGsItpwJ74fqxLxBvLnET7b_HiQEgxqaLTpfG-fuLMt18NdDdU2aSOHzQROWxNVkniFexGP2Ak96s9DkEwoA5rjQQeDFQM7EtZ71Mf8q5K9B_bWdnUGItKFd0hQPcrEU/s550/bjr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Hexton BOAT 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNsvfOPaDj74ncdyNxTg_dvEwOdAQvug13sBah-o5euL3YBUM6UiUeG_FwjQKyGsItpwJ74fqxLxBvLnET7b_HiQEgxqaLTpfG-fuLMt18NdDdU2aSOHzQROWxNVkniFexGP2Ak96s9DkEwoA5rjQQeDFQM7EtZ71Mf8q5K9B_bWdnUGItKFd0hQPcrEU/s16000/bjr.jpeg" title="Turn right on Hexton BOAT 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Hexton BOAT 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn right on Hexton BOAT 8 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>), which is also Lilley BOAT 23, then head SW. This stretch is also <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Icknield+Way+Path" target="_blank">The Icknield Way</a> and <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=john+bunyan+trail" target="_blank">The John Bunyan Trail</a>. Continue for 675m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fast.poetic.lists">https://w3w.co/fast.poetic.lists</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY5fEyOGtNewGx0mr5kCio7UeP_M8eH5Hx6sltnCEJEbiHK7_FSKGTYq3F-f7Yf578XpxYSamfoeTADJQm_C2JhqAF2BveUtHFNZwpKCzwNQAD06aslTr5Y-t5dR8oYUFZd-L7CWk3OXY-AazxcsVdNRMA94GjG_-EP9cThcrdFV_VjYWSmv_zOUl1Ggw/s550/bbr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction on Streatley bridleway 41" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY5fEyOGtNewGx0mr5kCio7UeP_M8eH5Hx6sltnCEJEbiHK7_FSKGTYq3F-f7Yf578XpxYSamfoeTADJQm_C2JhqAF2BveUtHFNZwpKCzwNQAD06aslTr5Y-t5dR8oYUFZd-L7CWk3OXY-AazxcsVdNRMA94GjG_-EP9cThcrdFV_VjYWSmv_zOUl1Ggw/s16000/bbr.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction on Streatley bridleway 41" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction on Streatley bridleway 41</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> When you reach the junction you are now in Bedfordshire. Turn right at the junction on Streatley bridleway 41 then head NNW and N for 1.1km until you reach a road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/humble.hops.fantastic">https://w3w.co/humble.hops.fantastic</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcXM6AfzYjHqvmXbvOf5x4TwIBLX98Qqe3fNSg0TVS40A_b9eYobTUKpz_Gx4zTOOiBv1pVp7NJ1W4pPUW6-wqd81q1zh8spps8jnMqPKh6j_GsY02tv-qbqTGjCRMj0AhvL1npW-QrC4TqlunzrmH6DhgxlSQqINwyEx-VWZQTdR62lDgXFIYEogP9s5/s550/lrr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right then head E along the road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDcXM6AfzYjHqvmXbvOf5x4TwIBLX98Qqe3fNSg0TVS40A_b9eYobTUKpz_Gx4zTOOiBv1pVp7NJ1W4pPUW6-wqd81q1zh8spps8jnMqPKh6j_GsY02tv-qbqTGjCRMj0AhvL1npW-QrC4TqlunzrmH6DhgxlSQqINwyEx-VWZQTdR62lDgXFIYEogP9s5/s16000/lrr.jpeg" title="Turn right then head E along the road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right then head E along the road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right then head E. <i>There isn't a pedestrian pavement along this stretch, so be prepared to step on the verge if traffic approaches.</i> Continue for 150m until you come to a footpath on the left just before you reach Barton Hill Farm (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/boil.like.deflection">https://w3w.co/boil.like.deflection</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCAwFu6ij6Alew7OZEmkj7-4FaHarVaI3r6Dzb8S4Ut0prc289BVipmte3gS85RJZcA7lAnjA3ir52zgIAUtBxnFO87_IUsyfUrypiX3SE_0a730ub99IK8_DF1Cm2bRZDC3ICJ7NGcbc0b-Lt4Trf80k9KgoKvWgjTgIuewDPGjtUudXtiudCimigufB/s550/flr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Barton-le-Clay footpath 16" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCAwFu6ij6Alew7OZEmkj7-4FaHarVaI3r6Dzb8S4Ut0prc289BVipmte3gS85RJZcA7lAnjA3ir52zgIAUtBxnFO87_IUsyfUrypiX3SE_0a730ub99IK8_DF1Cm2bRZDC3ICJ7NGcbc0b-Lt4Trf80k9KgoKvWgjTgIuewDPGjtUudXtiudCimigufB/s16000/flr.jpeg" title="Turn left on Barton-le-Clay footpath 16" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Barton-le-Clay footpath 16</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Barton-le-Clay footpath 16 then head N for 1.1km until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/album.frock.invest">https://w3w.co/album.frock.invest</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwuzcLpPSFQwa6i6oQaWABHoDbjCZTMNDZaOQHoLahXwhvAzehoUNfMUq-E9icpNyltjfIZRyVACximbokRTJizuIAO6-5DBv2t-GqHgQPeNfa-9mmYULajl_mlXexIxjSbP4v6FcjbyDzyRVP51-MdcO0VcJNHNsKPQVjMQ8fYxjJTPZcnxlSNAwG3Jw/s550/nrj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep straight at the junction on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 16" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwuzcLpPSFQwa6i6oQaWABHoDbjCZTMNDZaOQHoLahXwhvAzehoUNfMUq-E9icpNyltjfIZRyVACximbokRTJizuIAO6-5DBv2t-GqHgQPeNfa-9mmYULajl_mlXexIxjSbP4v6FcjbyDzyRVP51-MdcO0VcJNHNsKPQVjMQ8fYxjJTPZcnxlSNAwG3Jw/s16000/nrj.jpeg" title="Keep straight at the junction on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 16" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep straight at the junction on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 16</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Keep straight at the junction, now heading NNW on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 16. Soon after the junction you will see a gate on the left leading to the <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/barton-hills-nnr/" target="_blank">Barton Hills Nature Reserve</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fried.above.drive">https://w3w.co/fried.above.drive</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIFmdMG2_C2o3NzpAUZtMUk14tMQ-AxHHkuzzGc-2sK-prvNQ9m1DSnFPNgbq8nEIGGS_RmunjW6b7VXDzZgTmw7XmcUAke5HdWdaoFLwubznIat5oPpTcYWRfHFV1jZJP08fQqCTxDn4iFgHbw3NniEOMiYU2CMecBPVWzwdozQPVKIj4j2e4KQnx0pm/s550/gatetobhr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The gate leading to the Barton Hills Nature Reserve" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIFmdMG2_C2o3NzpAUZtMUk14tMQ-AxHHkuzzGc-2sK-prvNQ9m1DSnFPNgbq8nEIGGS_RmunjW6b7VXDzZgTmw7XmcUAke5HdWdaoFLwubznIat5oPpTcYWRfHFV1jZJP08fQqCTxDn4iFgHbw3NniEOMiYU2CMecBPVWzwdozQPVKIj4j2e4KQnx0pm/s16000/gatetobhr.jpeg" title="The gate leading to the Barton Hills Nature Reserve" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The gate leading to the Barton Hills Nature Reserve</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Pass the gate and continue on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 16 for 230m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/burn.gangs.crowd">https://w3w.co/burn.gangs.crowd</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckprune_pya-HPQJs7LgOs9uceEz_SoojJV8J8qQCZO505vBEYs19eNS3tyyt60QVzylkDYA9EEmtiFHZ7NeZYR2MHouU5TKzUlTs2uI6TykQYAC9KCBZQiGziF1mTEyaMDDV40ANeND97L8E6jy91_QP6lSB72p3rlnU3oaVUpJdwe4He82vVwi7JmM0/s550/detour2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckprune_pya-HPQJs7LgOs9uceEz_SoojJV8J8qQCZO505vBEYs19eNS3tyyt60QVzylkDYA9EEmtiFHZ7NeZYR2MHouU5TKzUlTs2uI6TykQYAC9KCBZQiGziF1mTEyaMDDV40ANeND97L8E6jy91_QP6lSB72p3rlnU3oaVUpJdwe4He82vVwi7JmM0/s16000/detour2.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue straight, now on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> The route continues straight, now on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 26, but, if you prefer, you could take a detour on your left at this point to walk through the reserve. If you want to take that route, the map below shows how you can leave the main route and rejoin it later.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPPHBYIc1yAnbYpLvzmC-jD9DsOua9DziFY6zyjCRMKGVqNAEW2NhCw9pJ5kP7yxlAAq7d-9tI2s6kyI17KS7WCEmIHu4AkehfrndSp-hLd9LTkO47LgVvay2Wa7xQSBC3LNCoLOJ9xnXhC2R6aQXWUrKnyU6mpFtV0Ean4Pw0hDQ343tML7guzXej4CD/s550/240d.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The detour through the nature reserve shown in orange" border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPPHBYIc1yAnbYpLvzmC-jD9DsOua9DziFY6zyjCRMKGVqNAEW2NhCw9pJ5kP7yxlAAq7d-9tI2s6kyI17KS7WCEmIHu4AkehfrndSp-hLd9LTkO47LgVvay2Wa7xQSBC3LNCoLOJ9xnXhC2R6aQXWUrKnyU6mpFtV0Ean4Pw0hDQ343tML7guzXej4CD/s16000/240d.jpg" title="The detour through the nature reserve shown in orange" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The detour through the nature reserve shown in orange</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
We chose to stay on the bridleway and continued on Barton-le-Clay bridleway 26 for 880m as it heads NNE, then NNW, then W. There are some lovely views to the north and east from this bridleway and we saw masses of wildflowers and butterflies along this stretch.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJM1JVJZa1mYnMJFxJtQ3iTWxlAjZjYYRr3QbmtQP2vv7eRtXqRV2uhInJjz6qcd613FUAitv2Z9dGR-o-2oge6W9upxMVSvMVJpdbVW5BpaPiQAZWM2jG7rUPD9jRSbQZT8W40qMsOEi1bbcGDoSfoUYvcdmI4XabXxH5cxsGsHU07ykKod4Nlj5GYJf/s550/views.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The view along Barton-le-Clay bridleway 26" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJM1JVJZa1mYnMJFxJtQ3iTWxlAjZjYYRr3QbmtQP2vv7eRtXqRV2uhInJjz6qcd613FUAitv2Z9dGR-o-2oge6W9upxMVSvMVJpdbVW5BpaPiQAZWM2jG7rUPD9jRSbQZT8W40qMsOEi1bbcGDoSfoUYvcdmI4XabXxH5cxsGsHU07ykKod4Nlj5GYJf/s16000/views.jpeg" title="The view along Barton-le-Clay bridleway 26" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The view from Barton-le-Clay bridleway 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Barton-le-Clay bridleway until you reach a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/relishing.parts.remote">https://w3w.co/relishing.parts.remote</a>) where the detour footpath through the nature reserve rejoins the main route.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr1DD9T9eXFlyyJNbijJ-WJXbhN2Mwt61krLw_KCeJ86At8FcDV8o83suJVHTaNgD4HW5eUGZ0Cb_Lmd1MBMG3bCxb11TeRh3n1nvn-wQKALwu3Or5-cBbE0-B18-nG5hV3BTPh7ZzXuKQhyRnl154KmU9_Dw8MwpWrjtWI9Gzt53CXQekvhpbDCuB8Nw/s550/bhj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head W with the hedgerow on the right until you reach Church Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHr1DD9T9eXFlyyJNbijJ-WJXbhN2Mwt61krLw_KCeJ86At8FcDV8o83suJVHTaNgD4HW5eUGZ0Cb_Lmd1MBMG3bCxb11TeRh3n1nvn-wQKALwu3Or5-cBbE0-B18-nG5hV3BTPh7ZzXuKQhyRnl154KmU9_Dw8MwpWrjtWI9Gzt53CXQekvhpbDCuB8Nw/s16000/bhj.jpeg" title="Head W with the hedgerow on the right until you reach Church Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head W with the hedgerow on the right until you reach Church Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep right at the fork then head W for 250m with the hedgerow on the right until you reach Church Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/crisps.rocky.divisible">https://w3w.co/crisps.rocky.divisible</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkCJhPZ2OOpuukiLgUDdx-ejx0kabYFUClhlxvC5XH5W2uzdYpP7nY0LrsIQRTE5S3rc_AqkzzuiTGLEQeAwj4JhA9kfFL3uiALWpxlONDee8Xq5HPWFU0rFyCpoYe1JrhlMmACe-OWLuJ2Hk-kGgncvEDovvsQD_uUjko4WTyyWVEWHxCPZUFOBkgVsO/s550/crr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Church Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkCJhPZ2OOpuukiLgUDdx-ejx0kabYFUClhlxvC5XH5W2uzdYpP7nY0LrsIQRTE5S3rc_AqkzzuiTGLEQeAwj4JhA9kfFL3uiALWpxlONDee8Xq5HPWFU0rFyCpoYe1JrhlMmACe-OWLuJ2Hk-kGgncvEDovvsQD_uUjko4WTyyWVEWHxCPZUFOBkgVsO/s16000/crr.jpeg" title="Turn right on Church Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Church Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Turn right on Church Road then head N for 240m to reach Hexton Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/specifies.worked.craftsman">https://w3w.co/specifies.worked.craftsman</a>), see image below.
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<i><b>* </b>At this point, if you need refreshments, you could turn left on Hexton Road then right on Bedford Road. There are two pubs on Bedford Road in Barton-le-Clay. Both are a short detour from the route. They are <a href="https://www.royaloakbarton.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Royal Oak</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nags.craft.hatch">https://w3w.co/nags.craft.hatch</a>) and <a href="https://www.waggonandhorsesbarton-le-clay.co.uk/index" target="_blank">The Waggon & Horses</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sake.postings.goodnight">https://w3w.co/sake.postings.goodnight</a>). There are also cafes, restaurants, and shops along the same road.</i>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQsMIMmwXqQcgsu7N9OeLvPM7wYxc2KiYONrJms9R411IxxP0bBfLpMp5ZkntZjTfDinPQute-4PMs92AlYsQSjgyzdgI1TEJHt74YD4-5KKZLn2-Xe6kkcOmWJLgrXpqBR2OOVKkxfEQgY1ktj6NytQntT_bfIbjVBjG9FkMPaKTDZmwf1dQ_Vx5Sxwi/s550/hrr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Hexton Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmQsMIMmwXqQcgsu7N9OeLvPM7wYxc2KiYONrJms9R411IxxP0bBfLpMp5ZkntZjTfDinPQute-4PMs92AlYsQSjgyzdgI1TEJHt74YD4-5KKZLn2-Xe6kkcOmWJLgrXpqBR2OOVKkxfEQgY1ktj6NytQntT_bfIbjVBjG9FkMPaKTDZmwf1dQ_Vx5Sxwi/s16000/hrr.jpeg" title="Turn right on Hexton Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Hexton Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> If you don't take the detour for refreshments, turn right on Hexton Road then head E for 55m until you reach Manor Road on your left
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvsxc1En2fEh5ep15VeXKU2LxHbhT6tpvOltd4H1TwosDzYKJkTNqktttKpLOsR2WdsD3Mz3aSnmWErzMM_xTsCi0lxURd_l5pngBtXROotJIWS77DtboEOD9l7QYaGyd4B7NVxFAxF66qSCglx2FtaBYCvfVZOj60N5SJSKN5JMlfUOsnsBmPLqAu41_/s550/mrl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Then turn left on Manor Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvsxc1En2fEh5ep15VeXKU2LxHbhT6tpvOltd4H1TwosDzYKJkTNqktttKpLOsR2WdsD3Mz3aSnmWErzMM_xTsCi0lxURd_l5pngBtXROotJIWS77DtboEOD9l7QYaGyd4B7NVxFAxF66qSCglx2FtaBYCvfVZOj60N5SJSKN5JMlfUOsnsBmPLqAu41_/s16000/mrl.jpeg" title="Then turn left on Manor Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Then turn left on Manor Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Manor Road then head N for 490m until you reach a footpath sign on the right just beyond a school on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/juggles.remotest.surely">https://w3w.co/juggles.remotest.surely</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpWSHc5vEOnV-Jrd1vOoAlOK6l1ZIbepeuP5ACuCz-CjtkJ4AMnm1oZSLP411rEUxA3Jjoa70DyOF_VIel-qtTNY3bYqCpeVPselN9iI9qBosotambx7EeIwNrhcTFy8I8eIh-EvNOO2cg1F1tWGkNg_BvG4WFmxTjiWc1cNQTiuHSmSWAdPzrGsbCiob/s550/fp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Barton-le-Clay footpath 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpWSHc5vEOnV-Jrd1vOoAlOK6l1ZIbepeuP5ACuCz-CjtkJ4AMnm1oZSLP411rEUxA3Jjoa70DyOF_VIel-qtTNY3bYqCpeVPselN9iI9qBosotambx7EeIwNrhcTFy8I8eIh-EvNOO2cg1F1tWGkNg_BvG4WFmxTjiWc1cNQTiuHSmSWAdPzrGsbCiob/s16000/fp.jpeg" title="Turn right on Barton-le-Clay footpath 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Barton-le-Clay footpath 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn right on Barton-le-Clay footpath 2 then follow the path as it heads E for 80m, NNE for 80m, and E for 45m before reaching a junction
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Keep heading straight at the junction, now on Barton-le-Clay footpath 23, then head eastwards for 1.3km until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/singing.vitals.elections">https://w3w.co/singing.vitals.elections</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6rz52dqapQc3HQ_A_1_uFaZv2zrS2xqmMf4093ZJu1GSsl3QNmI5T7rijGEPjXOPZ_dafNmenDIkCRpjDKNhIp5CWsLPzDHTYWPqxIWSEOI4NMs4Fyged6kpicmEGDwm1yiSoDEVfBoWba3S1igwv8Cw41lJ6UJtVd7AAfuzStEsRMxwKCIbMlzEKxkq/s550/zz2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading E on Barton-le-Clay footpath 23" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6rz52dqapQc3HQ_A_1_uFaZv2zrS2xqmMf4093ZJu1GSsl3QNmI5T7rijGEPjXOPZ_dafNmenDIkCRpjDKNhIp5CWsLPzDHTYWPqxIWSEOI4NMs4Fyged6kpicmEGDwm1yiSoDEVfBoWba3S1igwv8Cw41lJ6UJtVd7AAfuzStEsRMxwKCIbMlzEKxkq/s16000/zz2.jpeg" title="Continue heading E on Barton-le-Clay footpath 23" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading E on Barton-le-Clay footpath 23</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading E on Barton-le-Clay footpath 23, with the hedgerow on the right, for 335m until you reach a footbridge where you leave Bedfordshire and enter Hertfordshire (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/noticing.replayed.drill">https://w3w.co/noticing.replayed.drill</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft0sTzcQoeb6jMTfcYlQYPC0jZoOmv7VoNpYUbffN7K1xFPiwl4-I1oQgwUHRLtR5grGCSnYVhDk4yrYKvMop37AtxWKFMiejfPSUWwFYADSWSI6otQeY-LKK5R6ALIaHfV6-u8MHgXtW4JBqtqpYC39ZNFyOUgBp6sFysH0U-HmmmjyTiLFifkD1OY7k/s550/herts.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the footbridge then head diagonally SE across a field" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhft0sTzcQoeb6jMTfcYlQYPC0jZoOmv7VoNpYUbffN7K1xFPiwl4-I1oQgwUHRLtR5grGCSnYVhDk4yrYKvMop37AtxWKFMiejfPSUWwFYADSWSI6otQeY-LKK5R6ALIaHfV6-u8MHgXtW4JBqtqpYC39ZNFyOUgBp6sFysH0U-HmmmjyTiLFifkD1OY7k/s16000/herts.jpeg" title="Cross the footbridge then head diagonally SE across a field" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the footbridge then head diagonally SE across a field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Cross the footbridge then head diagonally right and SE across an arable field on Hexton footpath 5 for 315m until you reach a lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/warping.maternal.geese">https://w3w.co/warping.maternal.geese</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhWqUWvzyYTfbmmz4VjvkGNe3_YBvE9juO0KrJze9w5AoozKcBLwGa8HrR62uqslhL_OnWvp7DTt4CB2qIM_FjvZjB0JFgqTXYE05eAnHT16OpwrKSbD1FDd5I3LTqusruGCa9z_q7lKH0pxo3s7V618gtlOAPYQ-8m_TScsWkunP9cvzJ-eMnwOWPZmM/s550/lastlane.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhWqUWvzyYTfbmmz4VjvkGNe3_YBvE9juO0KrJze9w5AoozKcBLwGa8HrR62uqslhL_OnWvp7DTt4CB2qIM_FjvZjB0JFgqTXYE05eAnHT16OpwrKSbD1FDd5I3LTqusruGCa9z_q7lKH0pxo3s7V618gtlOAPYQ-8m_TScsWkunP9cvzJ-eMnwOWPZmM/s16000/lastlane.jpeg" title="Turn right on the lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Turn right on the lane then follow it SSE then E for 154m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/airbase.disengage.boom">https://w3w.co/airbase.disengage.boom</a>). Turn right at the junction then head S for 50m back to the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="576" src="https://maphub.net/embed_h/PfwhFHK4ubaYd7Ms?panel=1&panel_closed=1" width="100%"></iframe><br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com2Village Street, Hexton, Hitchin SG5 3JB, UK51.963756 -0.390990723.653522163821151 -35.5472407 80.273989836178842 34.7652593tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-59680352826207077762023-07-25T10:59:00.012+01:002024-03-15T13:30:44.428+00:00Walk 239: Willows Lakes West Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">3.5 miles (5.6km) with 27m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqj7SKz6_xhbIr7ej_hozIqqKo0xdTsJkBHYkxSuhpj36ZlO3nW1u7WuUZCKo4jFUFdlBzsOnuWXdGzBz7HXhjI_GJ9TYZC6AIE8YKe439nEbKhLlnqXd4dzAJoouTXA4uZfGMZBrukBUHqdBeSus5E_63gPoQkiUvXtWN0BRYGFu4lSscfYjO23XAGXCH/s550/wltop.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The River Colne at Willows Lakes" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqj7SKz6_xhbIr7ej_hozIqqKo0xdTsJkBHYkxSuhpj36ZlO3nW1u7WuUZCKo4jFUFdlBzsOnuWXdGzBz7HXhjI_GJ9TYZC6AIE8YKe439nEbKhLlnqXd4dzAJoouTXA4uZfGMZBrukBUHqdBeSus5E_63gPoQkiUvXtWN0BRYGFu4lSscfYjO23XAGXCH/s16000/wltop.jpeg" title="The River Colne at Willows Lakes" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The River Colne at Willows Lakes<br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This walk starts in Colney Heath then circles Willows Lakes, a series of former quarries which are now part of a private fishery. It's a great walk for anyone interested in wild flowers, butterflies, and bird spotting. The route follows public rights of way around the site and keeps away from the private footpaths which are accessible to anglers only.
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<a name='more'></a>Willows Lakes were renamed Albans Lakes in 2018. The starting point for this walk is 2.6 miles WNW from Welham Green Station by road.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8A51fucsTLWzyL5ulFOuxj2N9VrWvggma7BfvjvkRjf0kzo711OVC-9ccjuRRFUjjMKN1Iqk2yw28pou60WGeRHH53NC0It9RhEqZHl-ak2z2A3uan07upzHUA4S01a5YmJIPSbFtnrJ9o-YktFYKrc5VJV4Rr2a1zY-UzRE41i-5vCflEHeKGbS_kIW/s3072/239mapbig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 239: Willows Lakes West Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFbPPaFN080hNlzvqP70cZTddaK5_yuaNC6sM50HNJzHUJsKXkUCHgud3hn7mdxRHIOfbmOuCvoQM0TN-Uvqq_2mrH_sGYvQr6DsF3uv8D527G_bVKQ93C4_L5OqjGiL1gbK94jXFUwpnLH_djIsRKwYw2GzIa8RjGixAzfdShxCU2eduEhEITSMcNEOA/s16000/239mapsmall.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 239: Willows Lakes West Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 239: Willows Lakes West Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-239-Willow-Lakes-West-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-239-Willow-Lakes-West-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<i>Please note that <a href="https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recycling-waste-and-environment/countryside-access/rights-of-way/rights-of-way.aspx" target="_blank">Hertfordshire County Council's Rights of Way (ROW) team</a> is in the process of renaming some of the <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">public footpaths</a> and <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">public bridleways</a> along this route. As a result, the names and numbers of the signs you will see along the way may not match those plotted on the council's online maps which are being updated. I have included the plan for the revised names and numbers at the foot of this walk.</i><br />
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<b>1:</b> With your back to St Mark's Church Centre, (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/flips.sheep.crass">https://w3w.co/flips.sheep.crass</a>), turn right then head SSE along Church Lane. This section of the walk is also <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Watling+Chase+Timberland+Trail" target="_blank">The Watling Chase Timberland Trail</a>.
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After 225m you will reach a road bridge over the River Colne, (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/acting.dozed.slave">https://w3w.co/acting.dozed.slave</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY_VEqDf1yvJlfLK2pyZn05XipRSQisjuh92g3JCNwxbfCSHGfFm5tZxEh80itaI5SboXT8dkuGunCCjbrxGEw3SHjL31AQBkwJf4ovJQWs6KJeoh3zdTHZntyQiX-4gcpxX6x1FbdK55ZC3q0Fwu4SGxea2xnGMnLsAph2zmL4ScjiB4NZc3i9D294RI/s550/bridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the bridge then continue following Church Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEY_VEqDf1yvJlfLK2pyZn05XipRSQisjuh92g3JCNwxbfCSHGfFm5tZxEh80itaI5SboXT8dkuGunCCjbrxGEw3SHjL31AQBkwJf4ovJQWs6KJeoh3zdTHZntyQiX-4gcpxX6x1FbdK55ZC3q0Fwu4SGxea2xnGMnLsAph2zmL4ScjiB4NZc3i9D294RI/s16000/bridge.jpeg" title="Cross the bridge then continue following Church Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Cross the bridge then continue following Church Lane</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Cross the road bridge then continue following Church Lane as it heads SSE for 80m then bends right to head SW for 75m until it reaches a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/theme.pumps.expand">https://w3w.co/theme.pumps.expand</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUvjvo9EHtxlPD_sQHQMOJOOi1Z8kYgxdlsypMmb_JYvnDNlR9JcrAKa82sxhB5DbFTnqd3zCPKkMhZ1wS7fpOwKhmLKuaBpjY5ixClkznROYkdDUSvjqPVXHCGj1mbT_ZBBOGc8puQCoJvWLYRJ-St2Y3BDxTOOojTZ95OzTyyMLVMCQDxyOGp51egX6/s550/b2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ridge bridleway 2 heading WSW towards Willows Lakes" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUvjvo9EHtxlPD_sQHQMOJOOi1Z8kYgxdlsypMmb_JYvnDNlR9JcrAKa82sxhB5DbFTnqd3zCPKkMhZ1wS7fpOwKhmLKuaBpjY5ixClkznROYkdDUSvjqPVXHCGj1mbT_ZBBOGc8puQCoJvWLYRJ-St2Y3BDxTOOojTZ95OzTyyMLVMCQDxyOGp51egX6/s16000/b2.jpeg" title="Ridge bridleway 2 heading WSW towards Willows Lakes" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ridge bridleway 2 heading WSW towards Willows Lakes</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> This track is also Ridge bridleway 2 which you follow heading WSW for 145m, passing a miniature railway on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ready.dates.dish">https://w3w.co/ready.dates.dish</a>), operated by <a href="http://nlsme.co.uk/" target="_blank">The North London Society of Model Engineers</a>, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygZ2q7adgOjjrBs2U4wIKt3em6v-yOk7fM77TvI092f59mgFQJXh3CbdjkdcCNmR3d7akMqFnb3v_Ym85OOx48q6y1HRuRHQZh3OhInXD9XY4Vq_zOBv28Gfmi486j28r_o7xTO0SRRmsNog1tfaqOiOk5HwkyTgyZrbEQb36TLYodswAZiPU1hTsGLYd/s550/trains.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The NLSME miniature railways at Colney Heath" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygZ2q7adgOjjrBs2U4wIKt3em6v-yOk7fM77TvI092f59mgFQJXh3CbdjkdcCNmR3d7akMqFnb3v_Ym85OOx48q6y1HRuRHQZh3OhInXD9XY4Vq_zOBv28Gfmi486j28r_o7xTO0SRRmsNog1tfaqOiOk5HwkyTgyZrbEQb36TLYodswAZiPU1hTsGLYd/s16000/trains.jpeg" title="The NLSME miniature railways at Colney Heath" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The NLSME miniature railways at Colney Heath</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue until you reach a bridleway junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/busy.clever.casual">https://w3w.co/busy.clever.casual</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfirigVk8BjNin7UHsm4BAWfMEKFZT2Ge4Z1LK5PVf6saASxQ3M-jaEQWMgbghc9YMwOgJmDkMWHHhHNKwliC36x0zvV40_FaBNStd3Ng2pAGOh5T_gFN7z1v_rU2UUQGt8RG0Uu34DzLAVDQjM-if-vImWXUPzEsUpFY2QmQ1AFbehk3ENnWKg9MnB0p/s550/239j.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Ridge bridleway 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfirigVk8BjNin7UHsm4BAWfMEKFZT2Ge4Z1LK5PVf6saASxQ3M-jaEQWMgbghc9YMwOgJmDkMWHHhHNKwliC36x0zvV40_FaBNStd3Ng2pAGOh5T_gFN7z1v_rU2UUQGt8RG0Uu34DzLAVDQjM-if-vImWXUPzEsUpFY2QmQ1AFbehk3ENnWKg9MnB0p/s16000/239j.jpeg" title="Continue on Ridge bridleway 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Continue on Ridge bridleway 2</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Continue on Ridge bridleway 2, now heading SW, for 400m until the footpath crosses a track used by quarry traffic (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gent.adults.sums">https://w3w.co/gent.adults.sums</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM_S8swtVsNJ8W_AQTsSx5g6lOqjieXqLkTRPAmYMoVWXohp_AqfJzv5Bq7XL6B577v3tBYM6wEzfo2u_h8mz_ZIDgE6uU5iozbh4v8I8ElGVG4nGgI8oFXCZ7MBcOxY3nqjjWN_upiyVLfB5iUe82u_UpKn49lDkCTutmQIL-Fg9x1D8IBJdTPOcubTt/s550/crossing1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ridge bridleway 2 approaching the track" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzM_S8swtVsNJ8W_AQTsSx5g6lOqjieXqLkTRPAmYMoVWXohp_AqfJzv5Bq7XL6B577v3tBYM6wEzfo2u_h8mz_ZIDgE6uU5iozbh4v8I8ElGVG4nGgI8oFXCZ7MBcOxY3nqjjWN_upiyVLfB5iUe82u_UpKn49lDkCTutmQIL-Fg9x1D8IBJdTPOcubTt/s16000/crossing1.jpeg" title="Ridge bridleway 2 approaching the track" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Ridge bridleway 2 approaching the track</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AmD5k_MJUTqnM2BJGMK7s5Vn3vfbpfkkF7Qj6qyhS7EsEBSdPiGnSW_IP5uNxAStz9GqyhSeU3imkrxXhhSS3YOzdQiOo6fPz0YXox2rzXKTGlJ-CeN5392c256k-uPVizclC57LnT7sC1ymXrb4-82-JdJyiu6K8g8p_Di16mbjDm_k5FdLsmOX393d/s550/crossing2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ridge bridleway 2 crossing the track" border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AmD5k_MJUTqnM2BJGMK7s5Vn3vfbpfkkF7Qj6qyhS7EsEBSdPiGnSW_IP5uNxAStz9GqyhSeU3imkrxXhhSS3YOzdQiOo6fPz0YXox2rzXKTGlJ-CeN5392c256k-uPVizclC57LnT7sC1ymXrb4-82-JdJyiu6K8g8p_Di16mbjDm_k5FdLsmOX393d/s16000/crossing2.jpeg" title="Ridge bridleway 2 crossing the track" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Ridge bridleway 2 crossing the track</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Cross the track with care (it is still used by trucks) then continue heading SW, still on Ridge bridleway 2, for 70m until it reaches a footbridge over the quarry conveyor belt (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lease.keeps.stud">https://w3w.co/lease.keeps.stud</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBexbStMts3wlp41Qp0Tp0qOY5ddS62nRYJWMjqUfToQP_9qpMVAFRao5BvGnt9wCXK2zdJBsCAPXu6sRcjsj5IXpmnSVP_faO2ge9mUegfpyzq3KnrH3I0hvh2PXk7R-EMSqW8E0v7ftc-C9c0bUmKPmFL-gnvjQQxCvFdkCiDBOkwlf1X7uEAjW65fb/s550/conveyor.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the footbridge then continue on Ridge bridleway 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBexbStMts3wlp41Qp0Tp0qOY5ddS62nRYJWMjqUfToQP_9qpMVAFRao5BvGnt9wCXK2zdJBsCAPXu6sRcjsj5IXpmnSVP_faO2ge9mUegfpyzq3KnrH3I0hvh2PXk7R-EMSqW8E0v7ftc-C9c0bUmKPmFL-gnvjQQxCvFdkCiDBOkwlf1X7uEAjW65fb/s16000/conveyor.jpeg" title="Cross the footbridge then continue on Ridge bridleway 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Cross the footbridge then continue on Ridge bridleway 2</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Cross the footbridge then follow the path round to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shack.truly.tooth">https://w3w.co/shack.truly.tooth</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKBEqVbTItYJuh2NBNGrfN_G9aj7JgNTcqOrPrdwKBJyh3yEcuyDm2aZVEoEABCXByhe5YGno0zdD5cNPEAxjryG2lix3X7fTPDJTred_3eERb0549FnF2618bOfkZzrxmXEGIpauySSZHbtW7WAfaUFO1Acgqx0hW96H3cGURtkyVfXf1S-GKSu0-Byj/s550/62.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction then head S on Ridge bridleway 6" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKBEqVbTItYJuh2NBNGrfN_G9aj7JgNTcqOrPrdwKBJyh3yEcuyDm2aZVEoEABCXByhe5YGno0zdD5cNPEAxjryG2lix3X7fTPDJTred_3eERb0549FnF2618bOfkZzrxmXEGIpauySSZHbtW7WAfaUFO1Acgqx0hW96H3cGURtkyVfXf1S-GKSu0-Byj/s16000/62.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction then head S on Ridge bridleway 6" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Keep left at the junction then head S on Ridge bridleway 6</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep left at the junction then head S on Ridge bridleway 6 for 350m until you reach a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/locked.sudden.spice">https://w3w.co/locked.sudden.spice</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs5xKe-nZW9q6qStHZ8Xb8w4SKmsUQNXwN71Er6ue0ChQGzMaO9URqn1I8x7czn5ldt_6jgRwJmoVzeTVqSgr_OUVeIk2BPHDHp3UyM5CqF_V4Eqzs2VlnqkOP1qSg0Dc2zl3V_9QhAp7MWF4dg2KECYOKEuULiRb7mk1biTVaBd97X_iGJTtw2KSoXmd/s550/53.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the fork then follow Ridge footpath 52" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggs5xKe-nZW9q6qStHZ8Xb8w4SKmsUQNXwN71Er6ue0ChQGzMaO9URqn1I8x7czn5ldt_6jgRwJmoVzeTVqSgr_OUVeIk2BPHDHp3UyM5CqF_V4Eqzs2VlnqkOP1qSg0Dc2zl3V_9QhAp7MWF4dg2KECYOKEuULiRb7mk1biTVaBd97X_iGJTtw2KSoXmd/s16000/53.jpeg" title="Keep right at the fork then follow Ridge footpath 52" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Keep right at the fork then follow Ridge footpath 52</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Keep right at the fork then follow Ridge footpath 52 as it heads S, with the river on your right and fields on your left. This is a lovely stretch where we saw many wildflowers when we walked the route in July 2023. A few of the species we saw are included at the foot of these directions.
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Continue for 925m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/raves.wing.rats">https://w3w.co/raves.wing.rats</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0fQupv3GWw1k0x06fWQxqkHxucmyjv_E49D-C_hZIdUhn1duUETfXfeJIcpYs1TjkGAn0cGNQa6FIj2jHKMl6dLq-beQDrIbZoqRD3Gm3iVZYV3-U-yiyozCQqYB4xcCj_OO0QMhgLjHlEU6yurDcIaFcU-CYXp6gRBd26L3x_QwtRAJu1EQrgKun2Yy/s550/522.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue straight at the junction ignoring a footpath on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0fQupv3GWw1k0x06fWQxqkHxucmyjv_E49D-C_hZIdUhn1duUETfXfeJIcpYs1TjkGAn0cGNQa6FIj2jHKMl6dLq-beQDrIbZoqRD3Gm3iVZYV3-U-yiyozCQqYB4xcCj_OO0QMhgLjHlEU6yurDcIaFcU-CYXp6gRBd26L3x_QwtRAJu1EQrgKun2Yy/s16000/522.jpeg" title="Continue straight at the junction ignoring a footpath on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Continue straight at the junction ignoring a footpath on the left</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Continue straight at the junction ignoring a footpath on the left. You are now about to walk alongside the <a href="https://www.willowsactivityfarm.com/" target="_blank">Willows Activity Farm</a>. After 15m turn right, still on Ridge footpath 52, then head WNW crossing a footbridge over the River Colne (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/split.skill.super">https://w3w.co/split.skill.super</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxSybIouFQYcFuGulqjoaKBJy5RcDTPQeRSabAz15hFHVr3e-bq6qVhlFRgPEP7_HGU4J_LYXcRD8-rClKAh-n-gwAJh2AESB0-JYG4Ah2U8NXlxg0jrscTPVRrGB47mmqqyqyiS4r6_P61Ecj32zZsKcTb9TPDPU4z7yAAVBJysu81C_qJoz_aSw6V8H/s550/fb52.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the bridge then turn left after the gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxSybIouFQYcFuGulqjoaKBJy5RcDTPQeRSabAz15hFHVr3e-bq6qVhlFRgPEP7_HGU4J_LYXcRD8-rClKAh-n-gwAJh2AESB0-JYG4Ah2U8NXlxg0jrscTPVRrGB47mmqqyqyiS4r6_P61Ecj32zZsKcTb9TPDPU4z7yAAVBJysu81C_qJoz_aSw6V8H/s16000/fb52.jpeg" title="Cross the bridge then turn left after the gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Cross the bridge then turn left after the gate</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the bridge then turn left after the gate. Head SW for 165m to a gate leading to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bless.duck.liability">https://w3w.co/bless.duck.liability</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAnX1-gBzjFwOhNfQomKcvLO1vPa6O4W4i0yfIXfzV4WwccJ5zGUcs8DtO8THNr6hQ2ZOm1l8oTK7zLIhjGqRLr4eTWbnWqbkbtCvSsaNCOvC7oaUOS4GGTrpRpmF9KO03CHjap01yYfRhmB7JEiWJKwnWlUsvPecKvh2LL-MBhymVhYZ059g968lkMP5/s550/pigs.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then turn right on Ridge footpath 3" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAnX1-gBzjFwOhNfQomKcvLO1vPa6O4W4i0yfIXfzV4WwccJ5zGUcs8DtO8THNr6hQ2ZOm1l8oTK7zLIhjGqRLr4eTWbnWqbkbtCvSsaNCOvC7oaUOS4GGTrpRpmF9KO03CHjap01yYfRhmB7JEiWJKwnWlUsvPecKvh2LL-MBhymVhYZ059g968lkMP5/s16000/pigs.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then turn right on Ridge footpath 3" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Go through the gate then turn right on Ridge footpath 3</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Go through the gate then turn right on Ridge footpath 3. Head NW for 65m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/second.apron.attend">https://w3w.co/second.apron.attend</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVy4D6N1BrfkSPAFtFt2sUQVc4zVpszHWXafVKjFYPdvp5m_if9tygqKhKXsCkeaBDpT1vuuN5QlnXj7px0x2pP5teUTe5Ad3WSRss50ogJ7IctTm7m4aFmBI3yzx7rznY3DN-HUL39iuAlLn9B_TVTFT5OjF6NsXo2sIGiS1pZXxjCUc7IiNoADV169R/s550/fp33.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading NW, now on London Colney footpath 38" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVy4D6N1BrfkSPAFtFt2sUQVc4zVpszHWXafVKjFYPdvp5m_if9tygqKhKXsCkeaBDpT1vuuN5QlnXj7px0x2pP5teUTe5Ad3WSRss50ogJ7IctTm7m4aFmBI3yzx7rznY3DN-HUL39iuAlLn9B_TVTFT5OjF6NsXo2sIGiS1pZXxjCUc7IiNoADV169R/s16000/fp33.jpeg" title="Continue heading NW, now on London Colney footpath 38" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Continue heading NW, now on London Colney footpath 38</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Continue heading NW, now on London Colney footpath 38. The footpath follows a paved track uphill for 360m until it reaches fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lowest.buyers.type">https://w3w.co/lowest.buyers.type</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh208e-qSuTUeOCQHfTvdca8knFaT9U0PulLxFNSlTvjsdtT0SSkiamhP1QjLK7pCWR9l_uVQWQVOl1SK0px1d9TOd6soZVgKyKVxvLZDdg99WLy6iBFuA45YZdu6c28JR-_9o3mG8KOxqVXxPsEiwoOCJX7CMfpdhBOam9Buz7Ev9jHX1JUgL0gFJ9CJxF/s550/3833.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the fork then head NW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh208e-qSuTUeOCQHfTvdca8knFaT9U0PulLxFNSlTvjsdtT0SSkiamhP1QjLK7pCWR9l_uVQWQVOl1SK0px1d9TOd6soZVgKyKVxvLZDdg99WLy6iBFuA45YZdu6c28JR-_9o3mG8KOxqVXxPsEiwoOCJX7CMfpdhBOam9Buz7Ev9jHX1JUgL0gFJ9CJxF/s16000/3833.jpeg" title="Keep right at the fork then head NW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Keep right at the fork then head NW</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Keep right at the fork then follow Ridge footpath 38 as it heads NW, with the hedgerow on the left and the field on the right, for 80m until it reaches a right-hand bend and a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hurt.retain.panels">https://w3w.co/hurt.retain.panels</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHftlO5d_WP4YOhZEe7Am0VeaJK1Ykw8tJX5MaZyTyteCLSxbJWZud4r8DhG3RFnvpw2BknkiUc5ljZlJjYr1jGZpKO-hpJnVOL-5hsw99fL3BwguaM2MwMu59JWQkbHwE54usila2uw_aOG8qZzCnDzhGcQ6urGyjPEr7lpdI4q1xUHSC6lqMcObAL1Y/s550/rt33.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the bend then follow Ridge footpath 33" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHftlO5d_WP4YOhZEe7Am0VeaJK1Ykw8tJX5MaZyTyteCLSxbJWZud4r8DhG3RFnvpw2BknkiUc5ljZlJjYr1jGZpKO-hpJnVOL-5hsw99fL3BwguaM2MwMu59JWQkbHwE54usila2uw_aOG8qZzCnDzhGcQ6urGyjPEr7lpdI4q1xUHSC6lqMcObAL1Y/s16000/rt33.jpeg" title="Keep right at the bend then follow Ridge footpath 33" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Keep right at the bend then follow Ridge footpath 33</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Keep right at the bend then follow Ridge footpath 33, with the woodland on the left and field on the right, for 1.2km as it heads NE, NNE, then E before the footpath cuts across a field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/idea.excuse.lived">https://w3w.co/idea.excuse.lived</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-l9tL3gkfxI_s1jE2cX_wz1LRABwJ86ezExeU1p5jul6ZrLt963ZgByCekWnDMRqAMddkgEJFGi8jxYycRPTYGAFQRndvFuvxeSyI3rTlpgIlA-RArFfZZE5RBs_Os7BI9ejT6VOLVDj8BKj5Iiw5MXfcQ-9d054R7Pu3ybqtYuJKBitDoIMV1l_3fbw/s550/rapeseed.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head east across the field for 50m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-l9tL3gkfxI_s1jE2cX_wz1LRABwJ86ezExeU1p5jul6ZrLt963ZgByCekWnDMRqAMddkgEJFGi8jxYycRPTYGAFQRndvFuvxeSyI3rTlpgIlA-RArFfZZE5RBs_Os7BI9ejT6VOLVDj8BKj5Iiw5MXfcQ-9d054R7Pu3ybqtYuJKBitDoIMV1l_3fbw/s16000/rapeseed.jpeg" title="Head east across the field for 50m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Head E across the field for 50m</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Head E across the field, still on Ridge footpath 33, for 50m until you reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shell.loving.zone">https://w3w.co/shell.loving.zone</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4s1GCstsoApCAOKuevfWriZh9vqOjZQHQK_-K-RxkGSFDdqnurZ7ZmFMrH4-PgkXXePImv8XvTFwxGSEHcsrp23k6Hpb526Hg4CzWV24Ntw1So_tABfF1DLszRpHYR365gXA-pOxJp8l3nVUAgX-A8PxEAM9m6Px7ySSrtFYiv-JvCOETMyB9sJp6yKl/s550/tracke.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the track then continue heading E to a junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4s1GCstsoApCAOKuevfWriZh9vqOjZQHQK_-K-RxkGSFDdqnurZ7ZmFMrH4-PgkXXePImv8XvTFwxGSEHcsrp23k6Hpb526Hg4CzWV24Ntw1So_tABfF1DLszRpHYR365gXA-pOxJp8l3nVUAgX-A8PxEAM9m6Px7ySSrtFYiv-JvCOETMyB9sJp6yKl/s16000/tracke.jpeg" title="Cross the track then continue heading E to a junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Cross the track then continue heading E to a junction</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the track then continue heading E for 45m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fresh.skin.shirts">https://w3w.co/fresh.skin.shirts</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSX-84v6IyWmUAV9HfPuTy3_swZIl5mPaGlrT8XXIw7uLJv4nQtyZ7N7yCabybwbZJOFRwFodp55_lyJGsFx9vTRktr-Q8yU8Lrn57SH4VG3qcnZGhkWPHsze1xwIkiDqK_r7ViFzZwTnENjVrxiG7IQhMEjxMHNSsVqVa0npGY8RAoItk6uaV4_Y8_L-/s550/jf1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Ridge footpath 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSX-84v6IyWmUAV9HfPuTy3_swZIl5mPaGlrT8XXIw7uLJv4nQtyZ7N7yCabybwbZJOFRwFodp55_lyJGsFx9vTRktr-Q8yU8Lrn57SH4VG3qcnZGhkWPHsze1xwIkiDqK_r7ViFzZwTnENjVrxiG7IQhMEjxMHNSsVqVa0npGY8RAoItk6uaV4_Y8_L-/s16000/jf1.jpeg" title="Turn left on Ridge footpath 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Turn left on Ridge footpath 1</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Turn left on Ridge footpath 1 then head N for 175m until you reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trip.divisions.matter">https://w3w.co/trip.divisions.matter</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzq9CfUHCkwN2Wyukc3crMCUIRXSiaXOcy7iSw6gdf7ORkxmMWe8-MCccYtwBvWwBkSuqcW4y58lP4O0AYiwL0SDMHopDZ_2LDxV9NTMLSTRoa3FgBQ_kZVxxNE6hOh69Ur_VvDsU1RrVNtTA1o6ttP4GogNMvOu8uX8sWStgoKMEu8C1dSo1CACrL7gh/s550/wl1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the track, which is still Ridge footpath 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzq9CfUHCkwN2Wyukc3crMCUIRXSiaXOcy7iSw6gdf7ORkxmMWe8-MCccYtwBvWwBkSuqcW4y58lP4O0AYiwL0SDMHopDZ_2LDxV9NTMLSTRoa3FgBQ_kZVxxNE6hOh69Ur_VvDsU1RrVNtTA1o6ttP4GogNMvOu8uX8sWStgoKMEu8C1dSo1CACrL7gh/s16000/wl1.jpeg" title="Turn right on the track, which is still Ridge footpath 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Turn right on the track, which is still Ridge footpath 1</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn right on the track, which is still Ridge footpath 1, then head ENE for 320m until you reach the Albans Lakes fishery buildings on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/opens.hits.shower">https://w3w.co/opens.hits.shower</a>). Just beyond the fishery buildings you will see a signpost in front of a fenced track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/woes.remote.create">https://w3w.co/woes.remote.create</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGg9ffLLc-yFCVhpbqcByaGr1gzeKkHU-LL4pvLq2tyk5xJR3EvDaMYS4KEe7z7kb6cx3UNKxN-R_WA7vgMzlq5Pe5pdGrW-WzYX1YZk9LAdsHo1jrksCzjKDhgNY751pUNGjQQi2NwyMqwV8eLehISH-r0xHXnW2NlhdnY6VeyFjFD3-ThzkUrpaNrA7V/s550/fence.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the track between the fences then head SSE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGg9ffLLc-yFCVhpbqcByaGr1gzeKkHU-LL4pvLq2tyk5xJR3EvDaMYS4KEe7z7kb6cx3UNKxN-R_WA7vgMzlq5Pe5pdGrW-WzYX1YZk9LAdsHo1jrksCzjKDhgNY751pUNGjQQi2NwyMqwV8eLehISH-r0xHXnW2NlhdnY6VeyFjFD3-ThzkUrpaNrA7V/s16000/fence.jpeg" title="Take the track between the fences then head SSE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Turn right on the track between the fences then head SSE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn right on the track between the fences then head SSE for 30m until the path bends left then heads ENE for 25m crossing a bridge over the River Colne (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wants.lame.gross">https://w3w.co/wants.lame.gross</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyA9OH2CBEwCT4bKPSanoxAVC-P9xVNzFof1LxTy-yT878U6nuYn7ARQ0yRqVdRbatXXMEDDkqOG1X0td69I0NXYrgjB4agttTCA_KwcPlHmdD9twWl5hTL3wsCoDdn11m-ytneUAQQ-RagaFvvqbiwExLJgpEha9_HkuaRGSaAV3dbgLfSkw5Z2jep3H/s550/rcfb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the bridge then head SE for 20m to reach a junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyA9OH2CBEwCT4bKPSanoxAVC-P9xVNzFof1LxTy-yT878U6nuYn7ARQ0yRqVdRbatXXMEDDkqOG1X0td69I0NXYrgjB4agttTCA_KwcPlHmdD9twWl5hTL3wsCoDdn11m-ytneUAQQ-RagaFvvqbiwExLJgpEha9_HkuaRGSaAV3dbgLfSkw5Z2jep3H/s16000/rcfb.jpeg" title="Cross the bridge then head SE for 20m to reach a junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Cross the bridge then head SE for 20m to reach a junction</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the bridge then head SE for 20m to reach a junction. This is the junction you passed earlier in the walk, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmxoPXePM2jSb3wo1m2pAb6Bd9Fcv6AiCgUHSeIJMgWxhPS2oI-Jl-D9krcDjaXtBN3l0Ci5fXc-6Q4wuAHaxo3GuSN-Ev-lDbdRk62jK2yicY9uGwROmwhKYDsJk4flSkzneqFp9QbLelhOWii1zDKfum0G5TsReoUTc5Dyoy4SaLABIv0Tb7J3vc4nn/s550/turnleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then head NE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmxoPXePM2jSb3wo1m2pAb6Bd9Fcv6AiCgUHSeIJMgWxhPS2oI-Jl-D9krcDjaXtBN3l0Ci5fXc-6Q4wuAHaxo3GuSN-Ev-lDbdRk62jK2yicY9uGwROmwhKYDsJk4flSkzneqFp9QbLelhOWii1zDKfum0G5TsReoUTc5Dyoy4SaLABIv0Tb7J3vc4nn/s16000/turnleft.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then head NE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Turn left at the junction then head NE</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left at the junction. You are now on the path you walked at the start of the walk. Follow the path NE for 1.1k back to the starting point retracing the route you took earlier between point 6 and point 1.
<blockquote><i><b>*</b> If you want refreshments after your walk you could turn right on a footpath just after you cross the River Colne at point 2 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/onion.oddly.swept">https://w3w.co/onion.oddly.swept</a>) then head ENE on Colney Heath footpath 21 for 95m then keep heading ENE along Park Lane for 185m until you reach High Street where you turn right then head ESE for 85m to visit <a href="https://www.thecrookedbilletpub.com/" target="_blank">The Crooked Billet</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pens.bunch.sends">https://w3w.co/pens.bunch.sends</a>), see map for detour below.</i></blockquote>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV7EZVY-8v4ZNClKQJ7zwrOyKPEQ3EkYMrNuatQl4wMpbRFFL_KPVDaTgoNS_AFqeW1fgaDY6pjvMfKODb25JAnMJ2f02Vi1K9p3cPAIiw2Co2zTQPJMzXDp563m2GZOXndklKldWJJIH1D_n6DJT5YOk6SzF26Hk6sNZv7pqfCSJ2Nju-gKUbYeD16m7/s550/cb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for the detour (in blue) to The Crooked Billet" border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMV7EZVY-8v4ZNClKQJ7zwrOyKPEQ3EkYMrNuatQl4wMpbRFFL_KPVDaTgoNS_AFqeW1fgaDY6pjvMfKODb25JAnMJ2f02Vi1K9p3cPAIiw2Co2zTQPJMzXDp563m2GZOXndklKldWJJIH1D_n6DJT5YOk6SzF26Hk6sNZv7pqfCSJ2Nju-gKUbYeD16m7/s16000/cb.jpg" title="Map for the detour (in blue) to The Crooked Billet" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for the detour (in blue) to The Crooked Billet</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Images of some of the flowers seen along this route, identified using the free <a href="https://floraincognita.com/flora-incognita-app/" target="_blank">Flora Incognito app</a>.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlFVM7lZY02ZxeLm5IrJZwUy2bTFbfHq8puBRBXGDT9cBNQFruby90Ub3jtYbamb8oBM4zfzl9PT8rxorriX-5A2rjPYMKZxoT_2dvx_n_3jlMXX94cTcZjZWpNhOlPTIx-OdBapbiWxc5VP9Sox9ww_hyOqpB0kZ5xIwEbPdMndapey1Qyx7QDf7lPbz/s889/f1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlFVM7lZY02ZxeLm5IrJZwUy2bTFbfHq8puBRBXGDT9cBNQFruby90Ub3jtYbamb8oBM4zfzl9PT8rxorriX-5A2rjPYMKZxoT_2dvx_n_3jlMXX94cTcZjZWpNhOlPTIx-OdBapbiWxc5VP9Sox9ww_hyOqpB0kZ5xIwEbPdMndapey1Qyx7QDf7lPbz/s16000/f1.jpg" title="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAqtnijPWHaju7y2cigLp4g_lXOghbpV9O3KGtehVN6advgUija5w7fOZ8S-hYZ-ZyQHU76wOkEbELCRwmSB-tr7bsHsBdbR0zXN5kDbGZKos1t8QTM5EPgAMgUegnj9yyupJhKRdkkfaAinO_XR54kRghst1CMIR8A3T9v7nv6fDMHa2Q94IKwAXcFKc/s965/f2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAqtnijPWHaju7y2cigLp4g_lXOghbpV9O3KGtehVN6advgUija5w7fOZ8S-hYZ-ZyQHU76wOkEbELCRwmSB-tr7bsHsBdbR0zXN5kDbGZKos1t8QTM5EPgAMgUegnj9yyupJhKRdkkfaAinO_XR54kRghst1CMIR8A3T9v7nv6fDMHa2Q94IKwAXcFKc/s16000/f2.jpg" title="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQLkTGWp0ReNw-PnUs3epWWmvGXXG0arif-wUuil-L7P6ecBPw4zdjqle3MTR5jaYc8tfMw3oEb1KQ-jf-vuJINI6EJCYIW3ju4kfwYQXZKpdrEvbKyAAuCzsbQy6D0nyHUOeXAIMsPSAKhSv8OA-W_nsVL3IurtuSzVrCwY6RTr2yRILY2wUkinjLX-9/s967/f3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQLkTGWp0ReNw-PnUs3epWWmvGXXG0arif-wUuil-L7P6ecBPw4zdjqle3MTR5jaYc8tfMw3oEb1KQ-jf-vuJINI6EJCYIW3ju4kfwYQXZKpdrEvbKyAAuCzsbQy6D0nyHUOeXAIMsPSAKhSv8OA-W_nsVL3IurtuSzVrCwY6RTr2yRILY2wUkinjLX-9/s16000/f3.jpg" title="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEsY9Cqi4pO3-vGFfukjk_RYMPDeY7ifWoNMc8ouiukv5apJmaSccx8SZSJTLWvRZtfbYib9SOf1TyvWHt2uuWY4E2wkDP5uSuzC1Hr2e8Kyb9XlpCquuM29fhBfs2ctS2KiCY2pmyhNWSDVt6-0KpefP3nSb3t50MDjgnTeM0wYyKTAx42kbHWF6HcQx/s964/ct.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" border="0" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXEsY9Cqi4pO3-vGFfukjk_RYMPDeY7ifWoNMc8ouiukv5apJmaSccx8SZSJTLWvRZtfbYib9SOf1TyvWHt2uuWY4E2wkDP5uSuzC1Hr2e8Kyb9XlpCquuM29fhBfs2ctS2KiCY2pmyhNWSDVt6-0KpefP3nSb3t50MDjgnTeM0wYyKTAx42kbHWF6HcQx/s16000/ct.jpg" title="Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Flora identified with the free Flora Incognito app</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DvBq4UTErcZ8JeEAu56ku7n1dMQ5wCGlwvglO5k5EKRODEHgbDyuZgjm1mknT9_y7qYafjxgRxdaFcjdACwWl5klhcvyKV86hOadsrMX0ffJcmhy2tsMnOaiqV-vjI5Ji0pzU4b-qttMNncOstNFjzyrPNEdMKhmk02PHZJ7hkFfEG_6YSg9iu2FnbSJ/s778/Public%20Rights%20of%20Way%20Plan.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The revised version of the public rights of way on this walk" border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DvBq4UTErcZ8JeEAu56ku7n1dMQ5wCGlwvglO5k5EKRODEHgbDyuZgjm1mknT9_y7qYafjxgRxdaFcjdACwWl5klhcvyKV86hOadsrMX0ffJcmhy2tsMnOaiqV-vjI5Ji0pzU4b-qttMNncOstNFjzyrPNEdMKhmk02PHZJ7hkFfEG_6YSg9iu2FnbSJ/s16000/Public%20Rights%20of%20Way%20Plan.jpg" title="The revised version of the public rights of way on this walk" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The revised version of the public rights of way on this walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com2Church Ln, Colney Heath, St Albans AL4 0NH, UK51.741063 -0.267351923.430829163821151 -35.4236019 80.051296836178835 34.8888981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-30517950097906664612023-07-15T21:31:00.012+01:002024-03-15T13:32:02.788+00:00Walk 238: Hertford Heath South-East Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">2.7 miles (4.3km) with 47m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQjqiY8QW2cNSWkyWEfHcMjqVaYGKvyqkrqo4Uf-gyoaKVMEWZy3Lpuo9HGXCoMO0jViW4FZ0YMeBgASEClpfys1zXrDDrEDLXmoxK7BOBlsQre-AOBLMqKZLStOEEIEqPFh0tC1pHcGH3JDRIcGhIgZqydUxoQVlZeu_I8khHvLqkK_ghLJC5xSAoELm/s550/avenue.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hertford Heath bridleway 4 between points 15 & 16" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQjqiY8QW2cNSWkyWEfHcMjqVaYGKvyqkrqo4Uf-gyoaKVMEWZy3Lpuo9HGXCoMO0jViW4FZ0YMeBgASEClpfys1zXrDDrEDLXmoxK7BOBlsQre-AOBLMqKZLStOEEIEqPFh0tC1pHcGH3JDRIcGhIgZqydUxoQVlZeu_I8khHvLqkK_ghLJC5xSAoELm/s16000/avenue.jpeg" title="Hertford Heath bridleway 4 between points 15 & 16" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Hertford Heath bridleway 4 between points 16 & 17</b></td></tr></tbody></table>This short loop follows both public rights of way and other trails across Hertford Heath, Golding's Wood, and Much Wood. Those with children might enjoy exploring 'Hertford Heath Fairy Trail' between points 5 & 6 on the walk. The walk starts and finishes at The Goat pub/restaurant and passes close to The College Arms.<br />
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The starting point for this walk is 1.7 miles south-east from Hertford East Station by road.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Pg4IU5-pCX4tsnOgN2nQG_joiiZR_yQt4mmqRoDo_igf50fQgrkAIjW5pndcHMzxyr-ttDTZOtwUXId8l5AnBqREa4-4X-zJtW5FGO-x7wKoP_nRKmMms889ekWJSkI7R66J0AHVeIjPjkrZTAWdGOtXkPINarz9kGBEvz0A_NLC7_5Dsjct855XLWho/s3072/238HHb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 238: Hertford Heath South-East Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD4AtouGXkuP0ezwC2ZGD5tj0AKqBkjnO44XqtIKBjP-KPlZZPWevQIM2BY1aKx9VG4Dzzh7RjPa7zlySB_pU8XcEdWmNt1x4y21iNIRw3PB9T4VoPXGpOXpUMYhp5smB7vepx9s_xlty3Txz5OwZFJP2BeEZopr-A1bt-sX2TcPRgb7843SnRBo-mZHpQ/s16000/238HHs.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 238: Hertford Heath South-East Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 238: Hertford Heath South-East Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-238-Hertford-Heath-South-East-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-238-Hertford-Heath-South-East-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40TGomc8VypQ2ioG1epTZRQ3wYfJXY1GWTfd5Ayr6Tr56DsBtpE2ciIOaTun_y0wBdTuZfZM0tRuKOjw3IEg0OSaxAJmoq9CbuG2VDokS4Kv2lIN0uUytf9jrrERDyR6NKxN2zJ4vArScM1_92G80-ymlQEgvH35FdjEa6ujcFup6taNhdLPoHUHGJXcj/s550/goat.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40TGomc8VypQ2ioG1epTZRQ3wYfJXY1GWTfd5Ayr6Tr56DsBtpE2ciIOaTun_y0wBdTuZfZM0tRuKOjw3IEg0OSaxAJmoq9CbuG2VDokS4Kv2lIN0uUytf9jrrERDyR6NKxN2zJ4vArScM1_92G80-ymlQEgvH35FdjEa6ujcFup6taNhdLPoHUHGJXcj/s16000/goat.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Goat, Hertford Heath</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to <a href="https://goathertfordheath.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Goat pub/restaurant</a> on Vicarage Causeway, Hertford Heath (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/edit.rounds.goal">https://w3w.co/edit.rounds.goal</a>), take the road that heads SE with the village green on your right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bared.grit.catch">https://w3w.co/bared.grit.catch</a>). Continue for 100m along Mount Pleasant until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pipes.elite.edit">https://w3w.co/pipes.elite.edit</a>).
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<b>2:</b> Head straight and SE on Mount Pleasant for 230m until the road becomes a track at a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/precautions.pint.landed">https://w3w.co/precautions.pint.landed</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_pNss9opunsQD1Bbkr8HEdgGLrPialc1xxMqHJum0EwH-La5aU55SBBwHxGZUKFI1smgySBobs96l5sNcf1D_DHXmYk-SoCZLdgkhAYCZTR-v2NIdWL_aumW1MXWIJmacEHhnrvwDKkECY7Gw6jvdVgNnoUeYAYuW0-8gTs_ilaOBqW-6ln5xFuhQeUz/s550/la1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the fork on Hertford Heath bridleway 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_pNss9opunsQD1Bbkr8HEdgGLrPialc1xxMqHJum0EwH-La5aU55SBBwHxGZUKFI1smgySBobs96l5sNcf1D_DHXmYk-SoCZLdgkhAYCZTR-v2NIdWL_aumW1MXWIJmacEHhnrvwDKkECY7Gw6jvdVgNnoUeYAYuW0-8gTs_ilaOBqW-6ln5xFuhQeUz/s16000/la1.jpeg" title="Turn right at the fork on Hertford Heath bridleway 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the fork on Hertford Heath bridleway 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgyMCS1YFd1tK5WWHYBUkwaYGninABHMLVbXftvd4wWrRxcs21zXiqdLMjcJtt3U7IMNtsKJo4_ptTskxwaCCirIb06AXGPxFc8EdlJUszk6cuSJ9SXFPB6fkGeCoMT6duV9CpbxsW21Iwan929EvUA0FVD4pSn9-dAEneZpHPEY_pYI38SYe11cZ8R5U/s550/la2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information board at the start of the bridleway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgyMCS1YFd1tK5WWHYBUkwaYGninABHMLVbXftvd4wWrRxcs21zXiqdLMjcJtt3U7IMNtsKJo4_ptTskxwaCCirIb06AXGPxFc8EdlJUszk6cuSJ9SXFPB6fkGeCoMT6duV9CpbxsW21Iwan929EvUA0FVD4pSn9-dAEneZpHPEY_pYI38SYe11cZ8R5U/s16000/la2.jpeg" title="The information board at the start of the bridleway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information board at the start of the bridleway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Turn right at the fork then head SE on Hertford Heath <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 5, which is metalled along this stretch. Continue for 140m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shave.gravy.talent">https://w3w.co/shave.gravy.talent</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJygn9OZQr1wCpf8Bb2KDLg5jp3u2GJu64-vV0U4DcQB9Zzj7N2cO0Xy-Zl4F9y9biQxiBRBaktJ_4ElmlBQBpZ1qp87b9-xaUS1GdQKZ0iiFUU6ZJAe-ufHgDWzwqNdreABuNIg6JemEiW37N4pVJ-kFG3-t2Jw2FedAugXa8drQnvphpBnBgedd4Wf_/s550/la3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJygn9OZQr1wCpf8Bb2KDLg5jp3u2GJu64-vV0U4DcQB9Zzj7N2cO0Xy-Zl4F9y9biQxiBRBaktJ_4ElmlBQBpZ1qp87b9-xaUS1GdQKZ0iiFUU6ZJAe-ufHgDWzwqNdreABuNIg6JemEiW37N4pVJ-kFG3-t2Jw2FedAugXa8drQnvphpBnBgedd4Wf_/s16000/la3.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Keep right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 5, then head SW for 120m until Hertford Heath bridleway 5 becomes a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/curry.shine.intro">https://w3w.co/curry.shine.intro</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7Rs4q3CP8EKVbeAPQFyb08qUME61VBIYdfBJcdTCK3DJw76oByY3BzmzdD_BjsjGb8E9YzdKB3i8en0XhYIWkmXt6vxqBMJBoU8XWdr1Z2RFFMhDaXPg_nsa41Y7sBLCFbWHEidJ0Tbk8IFr8MikL3NH8eNpi1CK9I8D7h2hRolzxektEnsTZMmh_79Z/s550/la4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue along Hertford Heath bridleway 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7Rs4q3CP8EKVbeAPQFyb08qUME61VBIYdfBJcdTCK3DJw76oByY3BzmzdD_BjsjGb8E9YzdKB3i8en0XhYIWkmXt6vxqBMJBoU8XWdr1Z2RFFMhDaXPg_nsa41Y7sBLCFbWHEidJ0Tbk8IFr8MikL3NH8eNpi1CK9I8D7h2hRolzxektEnsTZMmh_79Z/s16000/la4.jpeg" title="Continue along Hertford Heath bridleway 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue along Hertford Heath bridleway 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Continue along Hertford Heath bridleway 5, now heading SSW. Along this stretch you might notice a sign on your right for 'Hertford Heath Fairy Trail' which has small painted pieces of wood along the way with QR codes revealing stories about each stage of the trail, see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5xWP-KRn_1Qjgsa30RVloBsDHmPIFnxOLLCuPR-SLPdroomShHLmkceL1Nw2_PiZszFzIOPQc7yR98_F1jmBJb9HpDwr1KWPlyz-9_red-GWIkxWEjXQDrYCb1qL3cmtsvyorBNlV075BkSvdYKM0B7YVr8A9tX6Tic7khYZ0v5-SskTpCQMltSMZ0xX/s550/la5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hertford Heath Fairy Trail" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5xWP-KRn_1Qjgsa30RVloBsDHmPIFnxOLLCuPR-SLPdroomShHLmkceL1Nw2_PiZszFzIOPQc7yR98_F1jmBJb9HpDwr1KWPlyz-9_red-GWIkxWEjXQDrYCb1qL3cmtsvyorBNlV075BkSvdYKM0B7YVr8A9tX6Tic7khYZ0v5-SskTpCQMltSMZ0xX/s16000/la5.jpeg" title="Hertford Heath Fairy Trail" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Hertford Heath Fairy Trail</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jAF0n67jhtA41TnxEOvsLPdogvQRI1Nir0aw-QQjHszafJJLlrrSO3vAiM6c14nzOck03p_120PA0IId9nyj27SzUDo3tl-w1_w58riSRRsioW7kYcqq073Z9XClN6u7uFAizv9Xh8RlNBjm-pR5DxdArn2ryyCUNB9T7B3oX_YektBYzQ58bVBvoPPb/s550/la7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="One of the stages along the fairy trail" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jAF0n67jhtA41TnxEOvsLPdogvQRI1Nir0aw-QQjHszafJJLlrrSO3vAiM6c14nzOck03p_120PA0IId9nyj27SzUDo3tl-w1_w58riSRRsioW7kYcqq073Z9XClN6u7uFAizv9Xh8RlNBjm-pR5DxdArn2ryyCUNB9T7B3oX_YektBYzQ58bVBvoPPb/s16000/la7.jpeg" title="One of the stages along the fairy trail" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the stages along the fairy trail</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpl_NunMmaISuTgWj_wYbaAZ0B_UqCoYR1QzJ7GolM34wN5jNpUi5nxr4YHgp-6EO-IF_n5xZhjDCvS6UyB4oCz5FE0sKI4CfoDzO8I-tYvePbaywhnlDFxYPNRvTs_KNcLcreql-M5DAqSjcGzGY6Q4zxwb1cYKsPigC14PS6cOb0n1Kwq-Vf_xHrG_r/s550/la8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The QR codes, scanned with a smartphone, reveal a story" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYpl_NunMmaISuTgWj_wYbaAZ0B_UqCoYR1QzJ7GolM34wN5jNpUi5nxr4YHgp-6EO-IF_n5xZhjDCvS6UyB4oCz5FE0sKI4CfoDzO8I-tYvePbaywhnlDFxYPNRvTs_KNcLcreql-M5DAqSjcGzGY6Q4zxwb1cYKsPigC14PS6cOb0n1Kwq-Vf_xHrG_r/s16000/la8.jpeg" title="The QR codes, scanned with a smartphone, reveal a story" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The QR codes when scanned with a smartphone reveal a story</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SSW on Hertford Heath bridleway 5 for 255m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/entire.upon.actor">https://w3w.co/entire.upon.actor</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjJj0Fi6pQkTSGyW_ZF95DUIqxpDhKaRCYO1G88ISCQjxicoDnI5dARaP9uKmywilPAzAd7_EB_I7VZvQWAZ0pLnZ9a30rp93Jnl-LZKxZv7zNVZaX4JpD-No34cNBAz4sQ92MWTWYuD2ostmKQr1zjhT_kcxjtOISV2BKoS97uc2IHpUCS3hARxelghf/s550/la9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjJj0Fi6pQkTSGyW_ZF95DUIqxpDhKaRCYO1G88ISCQjxicoDnI5dARaP9uKmywilPAzAd7_EB_I7VZvQWAZ0pLnZ9a30rp93Jnl-LZKxZv7zNVZaX4JpD-No34cNBAz4sQ92MWTWYuD2ostmKQr1zjhT_kcxjtOISV2BKoS97uc2IHpUCS3hARxelghf/s16000/la9.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<blockquote><i><b>*</b> If you need refreshments you could take a short detour at this point to head 165m to visit <a href="https://www.collegearms.co.uk/" target="_blank">The College Arms</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fans.ending.complains">https://w3w.co/fans.ending.complains</a>), be sure to check opening times.</i>
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<b>6:</b> Turn left at the junction then follow the path ENE for 45m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/limbs.over.crowned">https://w3w.co/limbs.over.crowned</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWg5cSmG04PoI76S3jgoQBHGL5oi4lIOVS7UHqu-0YDhz0DtxqTdjXMS4xgQGdDD6Ha-bzbdMT7HbAPLbvPTIW0XtUiP-FyGzQ6B65l5urTARDrGI_qBOSvqg-JtvjTFe_wfrrn0c75hwBw_btzF3xxNVTis8K4714Q6rDlafbEGHP0pEcuIJb0ZA0QcV/s550/rtr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWg5cSmG04PoI76S3jgoQBHGL5oi4lIOVS7UHqu-0YDhz0DtxqTdjXMS4xgQGdDD6Ha-bzbdMT7HbAPLbvPTIW0XtUiP-FyGzQ6B65l5urTARDrGI_qBOSvqg-JtvjTFe_wfrrn0c75hwBw_btzF3xxNVTis8K4714Q6rDlafbEGHP0pEcuIJb0ZA0QcV/s16000/rtr.jpeg" title="Take the left fork at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the left fork at the junction then head E for 80m until you reach a pond on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/final.trails.spoil">https://w3w.co/final.trails.spoil</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl9vk5ONBXjNkUM_68H4yLmCPr7AmhBPeQy6fB1wt6i_rqIstKNrIeFlrwPloafSSTdEPvk0B7TQ0o3aXcOGe38e6yEIi5NL6cFmea0MToxEJ0PWavTN3a5KQLvROiUdjn8UhubkmZgavhWnF07YYOtX6pX90fpSQaltGDaF5xVHtMpiHzbGfM1aGBTef/s550/238top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The pond on Hertford Heath between points 6 & 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSl9vk5ONBXjNkUM_68H4yLmCPr7AmhBPeQy6fB1wt6i_rqIstKNrIeFlrwPloafSSTdEPvk0B7TQ0o3aXcOGe38e6yEIi5NL6cFmea0MToxEJ0PWavTN3a5KQLvROiUdjn8UhubkmZgavhWnF07YYOtX6pX90fpSQaltGDaF5xVHtMpiHzbGfM1aGBTef/s16000/238top.jpeg" title="The pond on Hertford Heath between points 6 & 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pass the pond on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Immediately after the pond the path forks. You take the left fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/patch.insect.most">https://w3w.co/patch.insect.most</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-lEJkCMOiQAmSo4VKC-Jh9uYJUOxFAgbTrrhdaxnWFyLnaqzKSdPbFGY_Kkphq3HB_tcWtYEShVzWBlaOhU5GpaEZII3cLkimrba9D7AVv2AMkDDl3dePI-p0CPVEYxMA_eb072u84ZJBwrsNIkRXMXiVMRqUIkzVO6xpYmhLaAUxw1vexIz0DmkQJyZ/s550/lfp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork immediately after the pond" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-lEJkCMOiQAmSo4VKC-Jh9uYJUOxFAgbTrrhdaxnWFyLnaqzKSdPbFGY_Kkphq3HB_tcWtYEShVzWBlaOhU5GpaEZII3cLkimrba9D7AVv2AMkDDl3dePI-p0CPVEYxMA_eb072u84ZJBwrsNIkRXMXiVMRqUIkzVO6xpYmhLaAUxw1vexIz0DmkQJyZ/s16000/lfp.jpeg" title="Take the left fork immediately after the pond" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork immediately after the pond</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 50m until the path forks right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/valid.crass.atoms">https://w3w.co/valid.crass.atoms</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9a6see4xYKGByhbe76yNeFJlvJvQ1h_uHqp6bnpieeqFHbOsA530pJutnS29crCv8KS05Uwnf_nTYw0G5hDbIMmOdh8JOYjt1eq1mgaBS4bMzIhI_ENzpgzBTxgOv_2UiINaUykwEAlDxaJakP570IHvLJxZkaRHtC5jUNfJq8-3CtLH5S2mNx_RAa4G/s550/ellier.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork then continue to a junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9a6see4xYKGByhbe76yNeFJlvJvQ1h_uHqp6bnpieeqFHbOsA530pJutnS29crCv8KS05Uwnf_nTYw0G5hDbIMmOdh8JOYjt1eq1mgaBS4bMzIhI_ENzpgzBTxgOv_2UiINaUykwEAlDxaJakP570IHvLJxZkaRHtC5jUNfJq8-3CtLH5S2mNx_RAa4G/s16000/ellier.jpeg" title="Take the right fork then continue to a junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork then continue to a junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 60m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/extend.grant.learns">https://w3w.co/extend.grant.learns</a>).
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<b>7:</b> Turn right then Head S, now on Hertford Heath bridleway 17, for 120m until the path forks, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgtDpV5UMaj8SbpysZxltGeLUnGIRwl6EWpacSCzJdEbv9ytUn5J-UkDQmWcCS45QakASB_PFsxQdAWLEDWxn_fjEQ9QDP4CzwL67gePWBxrkbEiiAGLgGlTpYji7rIA93G0Gj16RbVHB0rnYlwHBOl3PO0qcUzQjgzCZJVFUsOqTlnMlp4oFsJMx4q1g/s550/lastfork.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fork left, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 17" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgtDpV5UMaj8SbpysZxltGeLUnGIRwl6EWpacSCzJdEbv9ytUn5J-UkDQmWcCS45QakASB_PFsxQdAWLEDWxn_fjEQ9QDP4CzwL67gePWBxrkbEiiAGLgGlTpYji7rIA93G0Gj16RbVHB0rnYlwHBOl3PO0qcUzQjgzCZJVFUsOqTlnMlp4oFsJMx4q1g/s16000/lastfork.jpeg" title="Fork left, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 17" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Fork left, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 17</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the left fork then continue heading S, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 17, for 40m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trials.stages.pitch">https://w3w.co/trials.stages.pitch</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvJeDRsF-MjqXjZ7gUTHUh-tn_RhbbiF-kYZ5sMxyQLEYy2u4jtYNAtnvvI4nW9kD4KEpi4-1fKhBFEYW8VR6FsIuf0qyCrQCdV_PGz3Wqppa7nulHWCQgSBhZunaYwP-fJtEhZNT0NApNV3qrjpkbuo6z4gsjViv3ufHlNJ5jLk-0w6KohYX3T7CTVmx/s550/junchc.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left then follow a paved path" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrvJeDRsF-MjqXjZ7gUTHUh-tn_RhbbiF-kYZ5sMxyQLEYy2u4jtYNAtnvvI4nW9kD4KEpi4-1fKhBFEYW8VR6FsIuf0qyCrQCdV_PGz3Wqppa7nulHWCQgSBhZunaYwP-fJtEhZNT0NApNV3qrjpkbuo6z4gsjViv3ufHlNJ5jLk-0w6KohYX3T7CTVmx/s16000/junchc.jpeg" title="Turn left then follow a paved path" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then follow a paved path</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn left then follow a paved path as it heads E for 300m before reaching a car park then sports fields (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cats.brains.asleep">https://w3w.co/cats.brains.asleep</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIcShxLNuEPq3yL_CSwnL5BJw6VFK7CFrtnPcjsnokAq80sgaO1s0ijo1F3ZiQKOw-iXs9tsh_ke5lLhWzwRb53e_cgL2ceqqdby32KZC4kZgpCdibam4TL9rAu-PtkHPbZc1Whl1A-LYd-qkMgWpcGj_6BtZuoIEtaX95D042yCWjFdJziOMFjuPtNRN/s550/playing.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep heading E, with sports fields on the left and right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifIcShxLNuEPq3yL_CSwnL5BJw6VFK7CFrtnPcjsnokAq80sgaO1s0ijo1F3ZiQKOw-iXs9tsh_ke5lLhWzwRb53e_cgL2ceqqdby32KZC4kZgpCdibam4TL9rAu-PtkHPbZc1Whl1A-LYd-qkMgWpcGj_6BtZuoIEtaX95D042yCWjFdJziOMFjuPtNRN/s16000/playing.jpeg" title="Keep heading E, with sports fields on the left and right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep heading E, with sports fields on the left and right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Keep heading E, with sports fields on the left and right, for 480m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/river.lift.bike">https://w3w.co/river.lift.bike</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd0KlkhSNeknrZTo17A9DwNt5BXotFGgzMTVOdm9XMJMD4DH8bmgka03NkzD82vGEAHve-UL3IMOWwTx-S_f4x7GHXFGTBHut8mJNGqYBFyWhPV0xgOPBHSv4gFqPhyPkisqwXqLJBC6F6DyNs_gYBOeAV1elpj83bH-LwzDtsvfKGUmor1OJTCmUdwIN/s550/leftturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Hertford Heath footpath 18" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHd0KlkhSNeknrZTo17A9DwNt5BXotFGgzMTVOdm9XMJMD4DH8bmgka03NkzD82vGEAHve-UL3IMOWwTx-S_f4x7GHXFGTBHut8mJNGqYBFyWhPV0xgOPBHSv4gFqPhyPkisqwXqLJBC6F6DyNs_gYBOeAV1elpj83bH-LwzDtsvfKGUmor1OJTCmUdwIN/s16000/leftturn.jpeg" title="Turn left on Hertford Heath footpath 18" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Hertford Heath footpath 18</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn left on Hertford Heath <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> 18 then head NNW for 225m, with the trees on the right and the field on the left, until the path bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/remain.lock.remote">https://w3w.co/remain.lock.remote</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncbd802YKPMxTFLYq7Q25s6JC0vw6N-cp07CLgACvOKVuAz-RpGSd7AoYz4wXOfv1sHBal690xZSpdQ4KI6X9xlgnw0etRxbShMawS4xuj8vB-JAfaI910szPEv0wzcDnQ3Bc1-fsZnbQ4459pewj6PM-i6xYBtxXY2BNfNEpf7UcCS2H07WIx_czsktF/s550/tr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgncbd802YKPMxTFLYq7Q25s6JC0vw6N-cp07CLgACvOKVuAz-RpGSd7AoYz4wXOfv1sHBal690xZSpdQ4KI6X9xlgnw0etRxbShMawS4xuj8vB-JAfaI910szPEv0wzcDnQ3Bc1-fsZnbQ4459pewj6PM-i6xYBtxXY2BNfNEpf7UcCS2H07WIx_czsktF/s16000/tr.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right when you reach the woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right when you reach the woodland then head ENE for 45m before turning left into the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fingernails.towers.posed">https://w3w.co/fingernails.towers.posed</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ayFYedObdakEvA003frTF4yM8H4OmcVYZWJHr5ciueW5pbG9W_BPIaNzNnBGL0N_SSzQk9J2-Yj9RS08SE-c7a3mzPsAAHwd-uNjvaXNkBs7e_RDSNh7BImxyrWyCqRNBWCbIgcagYSmuGjiAlyNmZ1f0hjhhDQDaV26ayGhlHDI0_bPTMz2JMqF8yzQ/s550/woodland2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left into the woodland then turn right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ayFYedObdakEvA003frTF4yM8H4OmcVYZWJHr5ciueW5pbG9W_BPIaNzNnBGL0N_SSzQk9J2-Yj9RS08SE-c7a3mzPsAAHwd-uNjvaXNkBs7e_RDSNh7BImxyrWyCqRNBWCbIgcagYSmuGjiAlyNmZ1f0hjhhDQDaV26ayGhlHDI0_bPTMz2JMqF8yzQ/s16000/woodland2.jpeg" title="Turn left into the woodland then turn right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left into the woodland then turn right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn left into the woodland then turn right and follow the path NE inside the edge of the woodland for 300m until the path bends left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/belts.deeper.label">https://w3w.co/belts.deeper.label</a>).
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<b>12:</b> Keep left then follow the path NW inside the edge of the woodland for 190m until you reach a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intervals.healers.aims">https://w3w.co/intervals.healers.aims</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2QkhPOWMZNE6Wq3hkCJrQq3-phW0giTmfQ2J5TWJPuIrwqGJFmxW2fSr4S28nI4iB5EFU__j6APsf1OuuPqBxPyFA8Qmvylz9II5iPuC2d-NB7bbliek7C_dAhwbFOR76xXvAuxowbKsjrTAum9DbeniQuM4uJ8fPMks2ZD65_hsmsyQtuVGjXQ5aPDb/s550/bendleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left then follow the path NW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2QkhPOWMZNE6Wq3hkCJrQq3-phW0giTmfQ2J5TWJPuIrwqGJFmxW2fSr4S28nI4iB5EFU__j6APsf1OuuPqBxPyFA8Qmvylz9II5iPuC2d-NB7bbliek7C_dAhwbFOR76xXvAuxowbKsjrTAum9DbeniQuM4uJ8fPMks2ZD65_hsmsyQtuVGjXQ5aPDb/s16000/bendleft.jpeg" title="Keep left then follow the path NW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left then head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Keep left at the bend then head SW for 175m until you reach a bridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hurray.visa.gravy">https://w3w.co/hurray.visa.gravy</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3rphS0MVK3LeLmVFucXsTJrCcxwg1YBDFZQb-tsDnbebSy1FRKT3y5hlb8cEMG28aILurIH39nFAWt3Ya6NRtBAq0RQUQ0BBVk3JHFolAEf_X5F1GPLmibYPCtE6wnRi8fhEFTKWX7_BZxb_00sFrd4jL6SqfTxjs65I7FdTz1XueRhtKpAyUxTbx_ka/s550/bridgedrain.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right then cross the bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3rphS0MVK3LeLmVFucXsTJrCcxwg1YBDFZQb-tsDnbebSy1FRKT3y5hlb8cEMG28aILurIH39nFAWt3Ya6NRtBAq0RQUQ0BBVk3JHFolAEf_X5F1GPLmibYPCtE6wnRi8fhEFTKWX7_BZxb_00sFrd4jL6SqfTxjs65I7FdTz1XueRhtKpAyUxTbx_ka/s16000/bridgedrain.jpeg" title="Turn right then cross the bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right then cross the bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Turn right, cross the bridge, then head NNW for 125m until you reach a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bumpy.fine.oldest">https://w3w.co/bumpy.fine.oldest</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdCFQqcBJ84q_QnzYrtwdmS7pfWROkCGl0f7TZZnjEQK6T--Z4lQ2w787A6Sbu9PxyW7b4FasPR-qiogTm056f5hbUcPbaE7jMA03rWjFtjEIULB0SvC_01DdXQZSbSXPun77RCULtnRN6zzUwKk-PtgV0CUXKSig7RrVnyJ0dw1Zl1yVB81t73yp3BB5/s550/leftish.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left then head WSW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdCFQqcBJ84q_QnzYrtwdmS7pfWROkCGl0f7TZZnjEQK6T--Z4lQ2w787A6Sbu9PxyW7b4FasPR-qiogTm056f5hbUcPbaE7jMA03rWjFtjEIULB0SvC_01DdXQZSbSXPun77RCULtnRN6zzUwKk-PtgV0CUXKSig7RrVnyJ0dw1Zl1yVB81t73yp3BB5/s16000/leftish.jpeg" title="Turn left then head WSW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then head WSW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn left then head WSW for 185m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/crisis.slower.piper">https://w3w.co/crisis.slower.piper</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXQ12ISVDjb1BQG2QAXGSNm6oPjEqjdE8wSC0OkVXy9-vjQS4ZtMFG-MLs7V9Ys56FRaTIiU5b-yCxSpIkCOnLuYMoJVarcPB_L97XHkePBawAxv9hNjNeJ80P9fOaoVFfjjayy7vnHd125RsiyJTguXJNygKr0dQEsmK0qahUM5WVhn0XdyYAp2TqGZ5/s550/rtjct.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXQ12ISVDjb1BQG2QAXGSNm6oPjEqjdE8wSC0OkVXy9-vjQS4ZtMFG-MLs7V9Ys56FRaTIiU5b-yCxSpIkCOnLuYMoJVarcPB_L97XHkePBawAxv9hNjNeJ80P9fOaoVFfjjayy7vnHd125RsiyJTguXJNygKr0dQEsmK0qahUM5WVhn0XdyYAp2TqGZ5/s16000/rtjct.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right at the junction then head NW for 10m to another junction, see image below.
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<b>16:</b> Turn left at the junction then head WSW on Hertford Heath bridleway 4 for 435m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/detect.chase.movie">https://w3w.co/detect.chase.movie</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYCwuhWGLep5VKpzfvI4mGhIJ8qj3HAOA54n1FaNvqWcYcnk4o9tileIOcV32jY1J7vVV0yrXJ5EW3ClCgWk4UJ8V1V8ytEbkGEm9-6ndRfj1VW_d7Zhqm_pHmd1uqVSCJEsiPP1o-_uX5_om7pU53Ex5xm69812inUWgeACrlV0gj03jGzZ8gjynHYsi/s550/stayright.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 4" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYCwuhWGLep5VKpzfvI4mGhIJ8qj3HAOA54n1FaNvqWcYcnk4o9tileIOcV32jY1J7vVV0yrXJ5EW3ClCgWk4UJ8V1V8ytEbkGEm9-6ndRfj1VW_d7Zhqm_pHmd1uqVSCJEsiPP1o-_uX5_om7pU53Ex5xm69812inUWgeACrlV0gj03jGzZ8gjynHYsi/s16000/stayright.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 4" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 4</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<b>17:</b> Turn right at the junction, still on Hertford Heath bridleway 4, then head NW for 50m until you reach Mount Pleasant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/school.third.bike">https://w3w.co/school.third.bike</a>).
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<b>18:</b> Turn left on Mount Pleasant then head westerly for 430m back to The Goat and the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com3Little Amwell, Great Amwell, Ware SG12 9SY, UK51.7952758 -0.012700723.485041963821153 -35.1689507 80.105509636178851 35.1435493tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-68967987421726347582023-07-11T07:23:00.007+01:002023-07-11T08:20:07.545+01:00Walk 237: Hexton South-East Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">5.7 miles (9.3km) with 140m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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This is an excellent walk from the village of Hexton. It starts and finishes at The Raven pub/restaurant before crossing the border into Bedfordshire then following a section of The Chiltern Way over the Pegsdon Hills. The route then loops back along part of The Icknield Way before returning to Hexton along a lovely path between Lion Hill and Moor Hill, see image above.
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The starting point for this walk is 6.5 miles west from Hitchin Station by road.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirM2aWhK7I86H0UBuSgAn6bGKbCrwqfYZGPhojwPSM3jKtUCeKbCf8Jx4-_PtIhLbUZ7q86ruAayNrSlWqOHzx6atk6kpaFfgWDSzoMkO3ulgLG9j_yIDDBFG-l__0C8CVwqqmNty2B5q4bIXumOgy1A-bCGg7OuJAmwddhh1B8Kf1240Q0PAYdeoqyEy/s3072/237mapb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 237: Hexton South-East Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsowZc6TQaw_7Hkn0l-gnwbZc9K_-gIvb1Mm0Om9Xa-x_DN9U_H29On_j0uBjdWtBEmf1YPd2IOU1d0SWYqqKgfFRD_ranncyo3lqUroKX5HBRcoil6RY6UKu-XYMPMZguUJmiXBggxyTgSPgjtg84eBNmEjT2B6zm428eRe3TyYQ7DTFbsrRmgGk-tgtx/s16000/237mapsmall.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 237: Hexton South-East Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 237: Hexton South-East Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-237-Hexton-South-East-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-237-Hexton-South-East-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<br />The village of Hexton is bordered by Bedfordshire to the west, north and east. To enable us to create a loop, about a quarter of this walk (2.5 km) is in Bedfordshire.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbPLtrS9zUz9JszoUhLpopHe5L3ZUtPmdHUVNUX7lWlPm2wkdmoSHabGpYyuA3VsWCotzfzpTIFWkdOwSYyjGZndcUp4VA2c9lNGn47xrncieyJ_sevdXQqtNMURXp_aTHX2A71ZPA4vu1aWe0Exiq6MvXDMZby1To5_fE0j-7qi7tdUfxymIEUHKVyFE/s550/Raven.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Raven in Hexton village at the start of the walk" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbPLtrS9zUz9JszoUhLpopHe5L3ZUtPmdHUVNUX7lWlPm2wkdmoSHabGpYyuA3VsWCotzfzpTIFWkdOwSYyjGZndcUp4VA2c9lNGn47xrncieyJ_sevdXQqtNMURXp_aTHX2A71ZPA4vu1aWe0Exiq6MvXDMZby1To5_fE0j-7qi7tdUfxymIEUHKVyFE/s16000/Raven.jpeg" title="The Raven in Hexton village at the start of the walk" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Raven in Hexton village at the start of the walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to <a href="https://www.emeryinns.com/" target="_blank">The Raven</a> pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/panther.incoming.escalates">https://w3w.co/panther.incoming.escalates</a>) turn left then head N for 460m until the road bends sharp right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trials.vine.thrashed">https://w3w.co/trials.vine.thrashed</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKBIqz0OSl1RcjLI0SeX9WjTwMQP44x6_SNNJJ0h38cTtnC3rKKLNnIGQsM6pYYcmyonUeAETF3rYrQl_B99WCE5ctLnqcSvEGEeKwRCEQAKzgCkLa4h5DGdvMCs6VGnSRRKumtmQ5O8veLbAfPdWqcY83r7mbXF6RaWDXpoW9f0TUBsa7t43aOWMSOHv/s550/bend.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Mill Lane as it bends right then heads eastwards" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDKBIqz0OSl1RcjLI0SeX9WjTwMQP44x6_SNNJJ0h38cTtnC3rKKLNnIGQsM6pYYcmyonUeAETF3rYrQl_B99WCE5ctLnqcSvEGEeKwRCEQAKzgCkLa4h5DGdvMCs6VGnSRRKumtmQ5O8veLbAfPdWqcY83r7mbXF6RaWDXpoW9f0TUBsa7t43aOWMSOHv/s16000/bend.jpeg" title="Follow Mill Lane as it bends right then heads eastwards" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the road as it bends right then heads eastwards</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Follow the road, which is also <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=john+bunyan+trail" target="_blank">The John Bunyan Trail</a> at this point, as it bends right then heads eastwards for 530m until the lane peters out and becomes Shillington <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 4 at the point where Hexton Mill once stood. You are now entering Bedfordshire (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shopping.take.champions">https://w3w.co/shopping.take.champions</a>). 30m beyond the site of the old mill you will reach a fork, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9-4PhYuSXKNkLqZRkj4T6XEXl7XC1Yn7bQ-uxslYNGuK1z12tp_z75OH8FtoAFCeraQd5XDyb0IUJs6O9LyX5fdPWth1P1rd9lrhzqlOrtHtuv4LO9RG4LSYjF4eoX_pcrPaQpPlz0t054S0VGiYpJEZpmRe88u9iD3ONhamX5dJm-tNl7rSrcCN-As9/s550/fork.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork then head E on Shillington bridleway 4" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9-4PhYuSXKNkLqZRkj4T6XEXl7XC1Yn7bQ-uxslYNGuK1z12tp_z75OH8FtoAFCeraQd5XDyb0IUJs6O9LyX5fdPWth1P1rd9lrhzqlOrtHtuv4LO9RG4LSYjF4eoX_pcrPaQpPlz0t054S0VGiYpJEZpmRe88u9iD3ONhamX5dJm-tNl7rSrcCN-As9/s16000/fork.jpeg" title="Take the left fork then head E on Shillington bridleway 4" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork then head E on Shillington bridleway 4</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Take the left fork then continue heading E on Shillington bridleway 4 for 240m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/applies.pokers.burglars">https://w3w.co/applies.pokers.burglars</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHlUjJSgG1tE7nPeTL6d6fCHVKXFsmVfRCjGsOgQgFsbVwpPG_GxUFcAV7qOQXtj64mNF_usGPpYmQqcPxXbLFlNKcIGtDxV4KFhAILuMCBxOiEQH-A1XyelF2aw1qW8-IWPN2B4to7b4wT6B0x7sn2RA9CvWz1Bh6mQS8LSN3izkQrXAZJI9hx02eEL4/s550/junction.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then head S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUHlUjJSgG1tE7nPeTL6d6fCHVKXFsmVfRCjGsOgQgFsbVwpPG_GxUFcAV7qOQXtj64mNF_usGPpYmQqcPxXbLFlNKcIGtDxV4KFhAILuMCBxOiEQH-A1XyelF2aw1qW8-IWPN2B4to7b4wT6B0x7sn2RA9CvWz1Bh6mQS8LSN3izkQrXAZJI9hx02eEL4/s16000/junction.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then head S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head S</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn right at the junction then head S, still on Shillington bridleway 4, for 120m then SE for 510m until you reach Apsley End Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tangent.central.seemingly">https://w3w.co/tangent.central.seemingly</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaEyCg55rl7jUJazCuN76z1MlIJd-P5lcywnhSQsM3ZZ7VxsMoqAtZzCL7i3LsXiWGkg5PacNlpihE8AJqAEU8cvP46-j_mfJN6BIgG1T5bkZmVwYiACRGlTZ3faesj3rIM-zSwkx9pGpVE7pVEa_2MOGLs8a7RZFi8qE_GubiRLxVkM_WhqS72CuSC1J/s550/ar.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Apsley End Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaEyCg55rl7jUJazCuN76z1MlIJd-P5lcywnhSQsM3ZZ7VxsMoqAtZzCL7i3LsXiWGkg5PacNlpihE8AJqAEU8cvP46-j_mfJN6BIgG1T5bkZmVwYiACRGlTZ3faesj3rIM-zSwkx9pGpVE7pVEa_2MOGLs8a7RZFi8qE_GubiRLxVkM_WhqS72CuSC1J/s16000/ar.jpeg" title="Turn right on Apsley End Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Apsley End Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn right on Apsley End Road then head SSW for 250m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/seasick.applauded.chimp">https://w3w.co/seasick.applauded.chimp</a>) see image below.
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<b>*</b> <i>If you need refreshments, <a href="https://www.theviewsg5.co.uk/" target="_blank">The View</a> is 200m to the left down Pegsdon Way.</i></blockquote>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17gqVPbeo-2pG10AIV68nfqCXoR0LvSXdBDNAagKjq7XY4IVEvFEWFIZyU-tbHlNIrMN-bs3MyvRa3KQc_Ixx13cG4vA_26zxnhqe-Z7Gv1a_vY9Ij9fHnprocXjNW8j4Rje0IliNN080auxfJ6IPwQ_2vWfLuJQxPiDMden-QKg_SA9lcpteJTn5D7s8/s550/j2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17gqVPbeo-2pG10AIV68nfqCXoR0LvSXdBDNAagKjq7XY4IVEvFEWFIZyU-tbHlNIrMN-bs3MyvRa3KQc_Ixx13cG4vA_26zxnhqe-Z7Gv1a_vY9Ij9fHnprocXjNW8j4Rje0IliNN080auxfJ6IPwQ_2vWfLuJQxPiDMden-QKg_SA9lcpteJTn5D7s8/s16000/j2.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>6:</b> Keep right at the junction then head SW along Apsley End Road, which is also <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Chiltern+Way+Northern+Extension" target="_blank">The Chiltern Way Northern Extension</a> along this stretch. Continue for 130m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sketch.iterative.reversed">https://w3w.co/sketch.iterative.reversed</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRxulvSOm-lzJJBhtnbcjJzN2pTioswjlJn8P_Vu8PIt0KrbDIgbvem0GsVqJ2Ky4atVGEvmxbW6Cn5X3W3BMXyvygauvzDtxXZX72jAeA_5ZYCPgvszH_oqrAVtYQNXq92LsP-EPovHgBMkRD4ipT4AowdvwWZY4oYVq0EVBJIS265DPZgXpNP21YWON/s550/j3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRxulvSOm-lzJJBhtnbcjJzN2pTioswjlJn8P_Vu8PIt0KrbDIgbvem0GsVqJ2Ky4atVGEvmxbW6Cn5X3W3BMXyvygauvzDtxXZX72jAeA_5ZYCPgvszH_oqrAVtYQNXq92LsP-EPovHgBMkRD4ipT4AowdvwWZY4oYVq0EVBJIS265DPZgXpNP21YWON/s16000/j3.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep right at the junction then follow a dead-end road SW for 100m until you reach the B655 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/catchers.residual.denser">https://w3w.co/catchers.residual.denser</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfZjpb2HLeZNyyAC5rx_fWp549AE7GdMLAB0_zBXsosKQWeRNpgCondY8RL3JclsUvnomjzu3bGtEcvfTG9-KVncEasyy87ZIcojdquBRntLKFzzWl5-lAWg_OP7MS2OAou_3FqYKadKjG7WEs50Gj5o5nz9D4nC3kNsgzG7U54oycWRIsYZU80tChX0N/s550/road.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the B655 then take the footpath on the other side" border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfZjpb2HLeZNyyAC5rx_fWp549AE7GdMLAB0_zBXsosKQWeRNpgCondY8RL3JclsUvnomjzu3bGtEcvfTG9-KVncEasyy87ZIcojdquBRntLKFzzWl5-lAWg_OP7MS2OAou_3FqYKadKjG7WEs50Gj5o5nz9D4nC3kNsgzG7U54oycWRIsYZU80tChX0N/s16000/road.jpeg" title="Cross the B655 then take the footpath on the other side" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the B655 then take the footpath on the other side</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Cross the B655 then take the <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the other side at one of the entrances to the <a href="https://www.wildlifebcn.org/nature-reserves/pegsdon-hills-and-hoo-bit" target="_blank">Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit nature reserve</a> , see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL-QU00pVWJ1z46iCS9NHnrwJPa6W5pSaxN91p-EpwKvCewCvlglXRyUh3Ek5JE1LLRNXlcUdHOuUmGnCYaEPgRS5tgcrGkh--GR_OfSzhGD_dEjT425BvmNBZv1XcQ7nbMFYA6L1F8g9DsFwOvN5JpqzI2m47PqkyQJk7-yrrUK22vSiCM434PRFGZWG/s550/g1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The gate into the Pegsdon Hills nature reserve" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL-QU00pVWJ1z46iCS9NHnrwJPa6W5pSaxN91p-EpwKvCewCvlglXRyUh3Ek5JE1LLRNXlcUdHOuUmGnCYaEPgRS5tgcrGkh--GR_OfSzhGD_dEjT425BvmNBZv1XcQ7nbMFYA6L1F8g9DsFwOvN5JpqzI2m47PqkyQJk7-yrrUK22vSiCM434PRFGZWG/s16000/g1.jpeg" title="The gate into the Pegsdon Hills nature reserve" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The gate into the Pegsdon Hills nature reserve</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJySxhizj03TOj10iHadGgHnAzxjmG-KljOXPmLk9-8bu89lfxrpUV818iVIN8uka0u-kdrslvRnqipfQO2RSPuPhY4cH5fdlcobHJQmktskxYCo7n6-HkCRcEkA_BfyIyp7i6H5cqHepz05S1fGbBAzB7TR1Dl5gaE9BDttZx_biN4yD9_wES1mdUi9L/s550/Pegsdon.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Information board at Pegsdon Hills" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJySxhizj03TOj10iHadGgHnAzxjmG-KljOXPmLk9-8bu89lfxrpUV818iVIN8uka0u-kdrslvRnqipfQO2RSPuPhY4cH5fdlcobHJQmktskxYCo7n6-HkCRcEkA_BfyIyp7i6H5cqHepz05S1fGbBAzB7TR1Dl5gaE9BDttZx_biN4yD9_wES1mdUi9L/s16000/Pegsdon.jpeg" title="Information board at Pegsdon Hills" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Information board at Pegsdon Hills</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow the footpath, which is Shillington footpath 17 and also The Chiltern Way Northern Extension, uphill for 420m until you come to two gates (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wisely.preparing.before">https://w3w.co/wisely.preparing.before</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5e2_CXCd9b6-PcrU3UxBNftSKOi3JZ0mMq8AAzfl_ptQTLQZrStk5TSmy4aABJW8q6VcbvrtuJ8TvU1YgLy7VrN-ITC7gkFQv3wSG5CtJeARNhV95LAtggkjWKfzLgrFoBGqFBR5l5nxGfSKR1DlxWfS3-S2gAwHHEFPcxayWUEZzlqrKKwDV1r4o1rF/s550/rhg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="You take the gate on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj5e2_CXCd9b6-PcrU3UxBNftSKOi3JZ0mMq8AAzfl_ptQTLQZrStk5TSmy4aABJW8q6VcbvrtuJ8TvU1YgLy7VrN-ITC7gkFQv3wSG5CtJeARNhV95LAtggkjWKfzLgrFoBGqFBR5l5nxGfSKR1DlxWfS3-S2gAwHHEFPcxayWUEZzlqrKKwDV1r4o1rF/s16000/rhg.jpeg" title="You take the gate on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Go through the gate on the right, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5F1CcZviU3gX5JCIRQOGSQkk-No3-gzgvaS3JhsXitWJ6gZGhHK2tWioMm6XpbIij4_Dns_6at-2Alomw8jmgQNn6h6yZ1IEd0gynvHKDVQ1Ph2XYjSSF-a0D5jnEj6N9zhCh3wHjBqEhJfnelx8UK6Uw7v3brS-9HuGpD2HihHBrUEOwfkbLD3b5DnGZ/s550/hill.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then continue uphill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5F1CcZviU3gX5JCIRQOGSQkk-No3-gzgvaS3JhsXitWJ6gZGhHK2tWioMm6XpbIij4_Dns_6at-2Alomw8jmgQNn6h6yZ1IEd0gynvHKDVQ1Ph2XYjSSF-a0D5jnEj6N9zhCh3wHjBqEhJfnelx8UK6Uw7v3brS-9HuGpD2HihHBrUEOwfkbLD3b5DnGZ/s16000/hill.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then continue uphill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then continue uphill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then continue uphill for 340m until you reach another gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cure.short.forehand">https://w3w.co/cure.short.forehand</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_9SwEixiCCQtjPBsZJF1OgVYyxNLK-WiE9kLO23HVZnH3Mu2MJAeR8QpH2UEWUkygPxvbKEGYei7KqPSpNDzUKMmn3QeJDbrk0BQH9Zsg1QtbT5OAdBsJqOzK5CPF63Zk0yt375ZfUZNzjLDGPCm6N_YYz5i0QOaY314RczwOiylpXY-VjKZ0zMyOIil/s550/237top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The path to the top of Pegsdon Hills" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_9SwEixiCCQtjPBsZJF1OgVYyxNLK-WiE9kLO23HVZnH3Mu2MJAeR8QpH2UEWUkygPxvbKEGYei7KqPSpNDzUKMmn3QeJDbrk0BQH9Zsg1QtbT5OAdBsJqOzK5CPF63Zk0yt375ZfUZNzjLDGPCm6N_YYz5i0QOaY314RczwOiylpXY-VjKZ0zMyOIil/s16000/237top.jpeg" title="The path to the top of Pegsdon Hills" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The path leading to the top of Pegsdon Hills</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then continue, now heading SE, for 195m until you pass through another gate, then continue for 230m until you meet <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Icknield+Way+Path" target="_blank">The Icknield Way</a> at a T-junction. You are now back in Hertfordshire (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nickname.beaker.structure">https://w3w.co/nickname.beaker.structure</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8tQf18-xvPfeESCCy3Mzv4v7sBYnsBkTn9XpthPTi-xOtkpRS7jcFb1qeqYTy0fXX-A1LtJYVuj0HEtvxUPrHIG2gNL3q6w0nFF3NSHpOP75pXYlrXV6HCyH9gCV-6UTJyQ3-sLZut-vgJmKa4SnH0vk6KLM39LrCZSxvSyUDRVcYCOa5wmz-3o2tLNP/s550/IW.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The gate leading to The Icknield Way" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8tQf18-xvPfeESCCy3Mzv4v7sBYnsBkTn9XpthPTi-xOtkpRS7jcFb1qeqYTy0fXX-A1LtJYVuj0HEtvxUPrHIG2gNL3q6w0nFF3NSHpOP75pXYlrXV6HCyH9gCV-6UTJyQ3-sLZut-vgJmKa4SnH0vk6KLM39LrCZSxvSyUDRVcYCOa5wmz-3o2tLNP/s16000/IW.jpeg" title="The gate leading to The Icknield Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The gate leading to The Icknield Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn right on The Icknield Way, which is also Lilley BOAT (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>) 24, then head SW for 60m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/overruns.parkland.fools">https://w3w.co/overruns.parkland.fools</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv2ZkVs6lKJZ4wUdiIqVf06vKu_-Y2BDX7kYc7WTUndtB1QWY6obn1RCQ7K4Zh_1mQUx_ZQ1CcRIJ0yzy8glzk26Yk4w6LXnCEQN25_YVAPH6cvFyEFBRQ0iWJkIv7yr4XIAWpbQi2CzPXhlO9iohHkUyWehBvLyGxKHq1qIC_VT1fkWCpDABuxFgn6cC/s550/iwj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv2ZkVs6lKJZ4wUdiIqVf06vKu_-Y2BDX7kYc7WTUndtB1QWY6obn1RCQ7K4Zh_1mQUx_ZQ1CcRIJ0yzy8glzk26Yk4w6LXnCEQN25_YVAPH6cvFyEFBRQ0iWJkIv7yr4XIAWpbQi2CzPXhlO9iohHkUyWehBvLyGxKHq1qIC_VT1fkWCpDABuxFgn6cC/s16000/iwj.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep right at the junction then head SW for 1.5 km until you reach Hexton Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wheels.slick.gear">https://w3w.co/wheels.slick.gear</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5tsSqGgGNllemZZQi0CWEM7X_YOD1kphw8XwrCrXqfHj7069Wmlq1wi1f5Yk4XWDvzeLCudkziiwl-Az-hk2orzdiAmJsdTKDjwPxUwOCnrfeW8JpNFy6foJ9CrvFsQV9WcatlDTRshOLnUX2RufmmMrX9oeIA7Dr-ISDQSW-bzfPWdbC7Gwa01ZAzP8/s550/HRfp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow a footpath along the right side (north side) of Hexton Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5tsSqGgGNllemZZQi0CWEM7X_YOD1kphw8XwrCrXqfHj7069Wmlq1wi1f5Yk4XWDvzeLCudkziiwl-Az-hk2orzdiAmJsdTKDjwPxUwOCnrfeW8JpNFy6foJ9CrvFsQV9WcatlDTRshOLnUX2RufmmMrX9oeIA7Dr-ISDQSW-bzfPWdbC7Gwa01ZAzP8/s16000/HRfp.jpeg" title="Follow a footpath along the right side (north side) of Hexton Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow a footpath along the right side (north side) of Hexton Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Continue heading straight and SW along Hexton Road following a footpath which has been cut through the grass verge running along the right side (north side) of Hexton Road, see orange arrow on the image above. Continue along this path for 500m until Hexton Road bends to the left at a byway (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trash.dizzy.cloth">https://w3w.co/trash.dizzy.cloth</a>) continues heading straight and SW, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy0U_-rIyiKQMBHerqhX5-nWXtZe-DxibQIuTq8QXkRT_fOsGSbP4HglaUB1VOozfonqIYFpulyslwZ-XTI2Vnl2x45ZTLhXkQkG7WqCRBXHmNj91JP4uhA-Gm8Hm0pr9Os_Rk_W_QEx2fIS4aF6qww3IJ5DkYmyDFhBkFRxRxSS6Cey9JS6w__1u50z5/s550/bendpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the byway on the bend and continue heading SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuy0U_-rIyiKQMBHerqhX5-nWXtZe-DxibQIuTq8QXkRT_fOsGSbP4HglaUB1VOozfonqIYFpulyslwZ-XTI2Vnl2x45ZTLhXkQkG7WqCRBXHmNj91JP4uhA-Gm8Hm0pr9Os_Rk_W_QEx2fIS4aF6qww3IJ5DkYmyDFhBkFRxRxSS6Cey9JS6w__1u50z5/s16000/bendpath.jpeg" title="Take the byway on the bend and continue heading SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the byway on the bend and continue heading SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Take this byway, which is both Lilley BOAT 23 and Hexton BOAT 8, as it heads SW along a parish boundary for 345m until it reaches a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/almost.luxury.packet">https://w3w.co/almost.luxury.packet</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRAnSigkbPnNtS5mygwhCpvujQjo9Q98v6gIxNJUoGrXfGZQO8TqB2UVwwmweaT0pBQhk9ICWvxm30fI7oYMxRcQUFwdTXgU-D986GdS7A6GRHuOKIZB6PI1GlmpFo-eNsPZ5IfJXvRdrXEZoeWPSoqc8AkpStW1smarfrFvrlYSLj7NWjbEzRWyy9Qg3/s550/postright.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Hexton bridleway 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRAnSigkbPnNtS5mygwhCpvujQjo9Q98v6gIxNJUoGrXfGZQO8TqB2UVwwmweaT0pBQhk9ICWvxm30fI7oYMxRcQUFwdTXgU-D986GdS7A6GRHuOKIZB6PI1GlmpFo-eNsPZ5IfJXvRdrXEZoeWPSoqc8AkpStW1smarfrFvrlYSLj7NWjbEzRWyy9Qg3/s16000/postright.jpeg" title="Turn right on Hexton bridleway 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Hexton bridleway 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right on Hexton bridleway 1 then head N for 370m until you reach a farmyard (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tricky.spent.riders">https://w3w.co/tricky.spent.riders</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdveiK4yHBRapcjfF97PWcsrWR7oNrnld7Czih1JjHDPTkEjEUuaWYOF8LQck-WK3ZtasGSNR6hXllnfzo7-qLr8ki1FjwJKruF62DoSjxMIb1AUm7D0DpLt4djyuo0RPONF9CDXejwGXP6m2UZKgmNoz_x83SeTR5JdUUMhAp8WipUvDL-ggD3FjPxln9/s550/farm.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading N, with the farm on your right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdveiK4yHBRapcjfF97PWcsrWR7oNrnld7Czih1JjHDPTkEjEUuaWYOF8LQck-WK3ZtasGSNR6hXllnfzo7-qLr8ki1FjwJKruF62DoSjxMIb1AUm7D0DpLt4djyuo0RPONF9CDXejwGXP6m2UZKgmNoz_x83SeTR5JdUUMhAp8WipUvDL-ggD3FjPxln9/s16000/farm.jpeg" title="Continue heading N, with the farm on your right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading N, with the farm on your right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading N on Hexton bridleway 1, with the farm on your right, for 250m until you reach Streatley Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sides.breath.edit">https://w3w.co/sides.breath.edit</a>).
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Turn right on Streatley Road, then head E for 170m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gaps.goal.brave">https://w3w.co/gaps.goal.brave</a>) see image below. <i>There isn't a pedestrian pavement along this stretch so please walk against the traffic and use the verge if needed.</i>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNomhsHaEQEyF2NWKuXw1iU6ugpZMr6F36ECH6ur8GF5mc0wf-m7CZqF5gBjA6exPlOShbFhoEQ29PaS_GaXs-li-pWzJScHXJvfRK-NuzEugyiuJy1dQsg_DAk05FUFKfXcgt9YbjHKibsmKrheLx2eriRphMsI6TWp3bJoBTcEf7Z3VbJq2Jd-FaB6K_/s550/fp2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Hexton footpath 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNomhsHaEQEyF2NWKuXw1iU6ugpZMr6F36ECH6ur8GF5mc0wf-m7CZqF5gBjA6exPlOShbFhoEQ29PaS_GaXs-li-pWzJScHXJvfRK-NuzEugyiuJy1dQsg_DAk05FUFKfXcgt9YbjHKibsmKrheLx2eriRphMsI6TWp3bJoBTcEf7Z3VbJq2Jd-FaB6K_/s16000/fp2.jpeg" title="Turn left on Hexton footpath 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Hexton footpath 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn left on Hexton footpath 2 then head NNE for 535m, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right, until you reach a right-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/friend.beams.pardon">https://w3w.co/friend.beams.pardon</a>) where the footpath turns right then heads E for 75m before bending left through the hedgerow (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dollar.ballots.global">https://w3w.co/dollar.ballots.global</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS2Wu6QZCAdHpkEX-UdHFHj5Lu5yrsrMCV1gB3NNivWYM7ZGd7hw-nrvsJG4SYrTMjkVSHdKiQJXsmV6mJQj5fyjE9r8cqjvbYCUzq6X9z-eBS4EGYB-eSi8ihH11FxlSOZR_yU1g10zUiwMWgVSEM92uxQMXTJvK7ratbaLmOpLdf7l0MT5HJvuMF41c/s550/bends.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow Hexton footpath 2 around the edge of the field" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOS2Wu6QZCAdHpkEX-UdHFHj5Lu5yrsrMCV1gB3NNivWYM7ZGd7hw-nrvsJG4SYrTMjkVSHdKiQJXsmV6mJQj5fyjE9r8cqjvbYCUzq6X9z-eBS4EGYB-eSi8ihH11FxlSOZR_yU1g10zUiwMWgVSEM92uxQMXTJvK7ratbaLmOpLdf7l0MT5HJvuMF41c/s16000/bends.jpeg" title="Follow Hexton footpath 2 around the edge of the field" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow Hexton footpath 2 around the edge of the field</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>13:</b> After cutting through the hedgerow continue heading NNE on Hexton footpath 2 for 460m, with the hedgerow on the left and field on the right, until the path cuts through woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/strut.arrow.snail">https://w3w.co/strut.arrow.snail</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fUm582Nn6uNZGKEXXFe8y-YFzzsNTs4hw66VEWcof5BGK3Z9HKujWUFE-bC332TDENKuvOd13BCfWRu9rg2U0ynreMaxcz63qRRbA8K3Rll3-n8KThazuJjVg5GRKSdrCSUwLoXZR2sbRaOELc5gNINF_0vVcmYHmYezy61mgCkNzZ0gY2XImrWX0gw-/s550/woodland.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Hexton footpath 2 until you reach a junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fUm582Nn6uNZGKEXXFe8y-YFzzsNTs4hw66VEWcof5BGK3Z9HKujWUFE-bC332TDENKuvOd13BCfWRu9rg2U0ynreMaxcz63qRRbA8K3Rll3-n8KThazuJjVg5GRKSdrCSUwLoXZR2sbRaOELc5gNINF_0vVcmYHmYezy61mgCkNzZ0gY2XImrWX0gw-/s16000/woodland.jpeg" title="Continue on Hexton footpath 2 until you reach a junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Hexton footpath 2 until you reach a junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>14:</b> Continue on Hexton footpath 2, now heading NNW, for 435m until you reach a junction with a gravel track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sides.spend.gloves">https://w3w.co/sides.spend.gloves</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cHguDgGIrEnWScF3q7xgpqwoW4-a8Evln6WDtl8K5mRKkblBpmaNx_Eu03n3pnC_xR-3PEOwlOgNOYrs9eMgs61O5isqMgAqcNtAd9C-JZqZyaVjyEIYp7WGX6-lGoRltLuX0tdJHN8liW2myePhooW927ILv-sUWB3pD-Fyi8KeX-sIjYnUJT-M6PK7/s550/h2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cHguDgGIrEnWScF3q7xgpqwoW4-a8Evln6WDtl8K5mRKkblBpmaNx_Eu03n3pnC_xR-3PEOwlOgNOYrs9eMgs61O5isqMgAqcNtAd9C-JZqZyaVjyEIYp7WGX6-lGoRltLuX0tdJHN8liW2myePhooW927ILv-sUWB3pD-Fyi8KeX-sIjYnUJT-M6PK7/s16000/h2.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction then continue following Hexton footpath 2</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>15:</b> Keep right at the junction then continue following Hexton footpath 2, now heading NNE, for 380m until you reach Hexton Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sideburns.symphonic.precluded">https://w3w.co/sideburns.symphonic.precluded</a>).
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<b>16:</b> Turn left on Hexton Road then head N for 180m to a road junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/carting.jumbo.petition">https://w3w.co/carting.jumbo.petition</a>) see image below. <i>There isn't a pedestrian pavement along this stretch so please use the verge if needed.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27IRaRRDx2zIX2sQfD5RvH0WQR2Kvyz1CrgfzgEINaRb2qPuaDccCD37DWjrzWgh3X6D9nJwemOfxg88L6H113BHalh97oO9HNUnFDBXzOvSGChqUK9BdL6HBd1OT14Mb92i8Gmq_rBgPNFobnlglROTtl6rkiauD4herXPBKh0kTOmtBBvxluPbF5gFC/s550/vs.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then head N back to the starting point" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27IRaRRDx2zIX2sQfD5RvH0WQR2Kvyz1CrgfzgEINaRb2qPuaDccCD37DWjrzWgh3X6D9nJwemOfxg88L6H113BHalh97oO9HNUnFDBXzOvSGChqUK9BdL6HBd1OT14Mb92i8Gmq_rBgPNFobnlglROTtl6rkiauD4herXPBKh0kTOmtBBvxluPbF5gFC/s16000/vs.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then head N back to the starting point" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then head N back to the starting point</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the junction then continue heading straight and N for 400m back to The Raven and the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com8Village Street, Hexton, Hitchin SG5 3JB, UK51.963756 -0.39099070.11182352105522142 -70.7034907 90 69.9215093tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-67740545412968804762023-07-07T07:31:00.013+01:002023-07-07T08:51:42.817+01:00Walk 236: Lilley Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">4.8 miles (7.8km) with 97m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs9ODUcNg3A0_cr5m-L5bnCqiIGagXNlkHwQsHiwNxIgjwR7ApLJQZ4PYpSdN6GKubj9ex0a4FRgS6wxhuVouLs0NZbzUol3Zen9v4bpnXTxDZisaS001dzRGoUE2BpMP-qcYK5zhPwBP9YKjVf1-kvzhLgGxX1ru6m3748l6ijV4vlfd_4mx6-BicBRX/s550/Lilleytop.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The byway between points 2 & 3" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqs9ODUcNg3A0_cr5m-L5bnCqiIGagXNlkHwQsHiwNxIgjwR7ApLJQZ4PYpSdN6GKubj9ex0a4FRgS6wxhuVouLs0NZbzUol3Zen9v4bpnXTxDZisaS001dzRGoUE2BpMP-qcYK5zhPwBP9YKjVf1-kvzhLgGxX1ru6m3748l6ijV4vlfd_4mx6-BicBRX/s16000/Lilleytop.jpeg" title="The byway between points 2 & 3" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The byway between points 2 & 3</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is an excellent walk across the beautiful rolling countryside north of the village of Lilley. We were both struck by the silence between points 3 & 5, broken only by hovering skylarks. All through the route the hedgerows were ablaze with a wide variety of wildflowers. You will walk along parts of two long-distance paths, the John Bunyan Trail and The Icknield Way, and pass a Bronze Age burial barrow.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZRWLlJ0CklNQYLhohZ0DfdUeSJYeZbC4dVopETfjbn5P7ijrGKHqJhUZ5jDUU34ydjUMP_znE8cUy0bVoeUsS1OiEI4OQkkJ2rnBfwv6TW4LZ6atyYYJw_an5ptgmtucLeiHot0g30Za5UBRrc_lGzL6x8hYDDwlxF-_c-z-IqiMHcBlzrGzKHcmjBZ76/s3072/Walk236B.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 236: Lilley Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Kqut1ut5vKEZCkaCw1SSDZ3TSyk8bXZQ8_dIVmXItpWwu7MQ-R3IjOmnvY_rca9pv_uYM5K8NvHQUGwR29WRccW7Mw3xr1bng2xadthRPaMfxkAOB0Y2bQEcFTaKLiyXHLUvKIbrtDBLvF-BfaMT3x69z1m9Ab18vqUoQykdkaFKGYNzGV8DkmuFcurL/s16000/Walk236S.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 236: Lilley Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 236: Lilley Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-236-Lilley-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-236-Lilley-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmtQDGo38w-HV2Ns5_o6Nu-QjOD5psmA_aOlMFobKsDOV2ydquiqvlrJOru_KLQ7g7zsXTaRniGJb2RFbPh9a5CRUFG5rLCMOEZR74OF7fJ33_RGITY6MPjQlk0l3svLQ-O9qJnfc2iQus-R58s-irZ5MoG8sh_ftHYupgOewJ5aWEDKU45nbMwgP-HL-/s550/la.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Lilley Arms, West Street, Lilley" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmtQDGo38w-HV2Ns5_o6Nu-QjOD5psmA_aOlMFobKsDOV2ydquiqvlrJOru_KLQ7g7zsXTaRniGJb2RFbPh9a5CRUFG5rLCMOEZR74OF7fJ33_RGITY6MPjQlk0l3svLQ-O9qJnfc2iQus-R58s-irZ5MoG8sh_ftHYupgOewJ5aWEDKU45nbMwgP-HL-/s16000/la.jpeg" title="The Lilley Arms, West Street, Lilley" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Lilley Arms, West Street, Lilley</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This walk starts at <a href="https://www.lilleyarms-lilley.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Lilley Arms</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/metro.invest.claim">https://w3w.co/metro.invest.claim</a>) in the village of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilley,_Hertfordshire" target="_blank">Lilly</a>. The pub was in the process of being sold when we visited. Staff behind the bar were not able to say whether the new owners will keep the pub open, but they did say they expect it to be open until October 2023. Please check with the pub to avoid disappointment. The starting point is six miles SW from Hitchin Station by road.
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<b>1: </b>With your back to the Lilley Arms turn left then head NW along West Street for 225m until the road becomes a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sleepy.plank.book">https://w3w.co/sleepy.plank.book</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54EiA1jN0RI5WiY3WMX555bCbCoQffGNaVp5M8s6__4KpbDIFH-QLVbqH7cWP7ohbbAlKTGvdlYbidcHR16_9oeNRzgrbwJ303RstbKIiwtxSF3FRxWS7WL6whkM7uYMCygR6JbBPHpt70CKIzKJl7H0OM5huKqWOiSl3aCpguiyns-HVu6KOOhWVsHJG/s550/track.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head NW on Lilley BOAT 22, which is also the John Bunyan Trail" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54EiA1jN0RI5WiY3WMX555bCbCoQffGNaVp5M8s6__4KpbDIFH-QLVbqH7cWP7ohbbAlKTGvdlYbidcHR16_9oeNRzgrbwJ303RstbKIiwtxSF3FRxWS7WL6whkM7uYMCygR6JbBPHpt70CKIzKJl7H0OM5huKqWOiSl3aCpguiyns-HVu6KOOhWVsHJG/s16000/track.jpeg" title="Head NW on Lilley BOAT 22, which is also the John Bunyan Trail" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head NW on Lilley BOAT 22, which is also The John Bunyan Trail</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Continue heading NW, now on Lilley BOAT (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>) 22, which is also <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=john+bunyan+trail" target="_blank">The John Bunyan Trail</a>, for 700m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/galaxy.runs.riches">https://w3w.co/galaxy.runs.riches</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypVfTB-BeWI3bx3wFFpA2Q3SMWFyKAWmr1IkJhAx-gxZ0ykcFzHWg4zRfXu7nS2KiF---u1kKdU2rGETnlqAGnAUQ37ttFMIYqS7cCWkvlt0tpeaT3t1LGktDCCrz6cmrHkKUmtXgQjASs2h_b7IEjYx0DuBrhmC9_dx_Jjr_yxF3d6Tsb3C8DxEUnofK/s550/kjjhkkj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction, still on Lilley BOAT 22" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhypVfTB-BeWI3bx3wFFpA2Q3SMWFyKAWmr1IkJhAx-gxZ0ykcFzHWg4zRfXu7nS2KiF---u1kKdU2rGETnlqAGnAUQ37ttFMIYqS7cCWkvlt0tpeaT3t1LGktDCCrz6cmrHkKUmtXgQjASs2h_b7IEjYx0DuBrhmC9_dx_Jjr_yxF3d6Tsb3C8DxEUnofK/s16000/kjjhkkj.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction, still on Lilley BOAT 22" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction, still on Lilley BOAT 22</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Keep left at the junction, still on Lilley BOAT 22, then head W for 145m until you reach Ward's Wood (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cult.events.shunts">https://w3w.co/cult.events.shunts</a>) where the byway bends left then heads S for 170m, with the woodland on your right, before bending right at the edge of the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grit.sugar.prove">https://w3w.co/grit.sugar.prove</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHQCWNDV9va0-gPv1rDtianrNm2ZqghYs4nVkn99qFBlHznHDjBWoHJKYD8tuy75gqt6eInzr_GEUhKM3dggVHZ6ekiEC76m8E9r9Y6h43E-yKtM3d1gl-UIVrW40gs4ABp561LvKZxOGoZz2lrB0vjUtv1hUT_VWDrWY0i7_rL8oXRYJZrcx2I3zuij7/s550/236topnew.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The view to the NW between points 3 & 4" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHQCWNDV9va0-gPv1rDtianrNm2ZqghYs4nVkn99qFBlHznHDjBWoHJKYD8tuy75gqt6eInzr_GEUhKM3dggVHZ6ekiEC76m8E9r9Y6h43E-yKtM3d1gl-UIVrW40gs4ABp561LvKZxOGoZz2lrB0vjUtv1hUT_VWDrWY0i7_rL8oXRYJZrcx2I3zuij7/s16000/236topnew.jpeg" title="The view to the NW between points 3 & 4" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The view to the NW between points 3 & 4</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Continue on Lilley BOAT 22, now heading W for 560m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/useful.nerve.town">https://w3w.co/useful.nerve.town</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8TXKm1jY55uNAvHlIysvlhPs-itPf8XP8Su4UMHfi8hcrGp1POLm7RWOt-fBXB-sqKCbsNWlzK54Lnra3r5gqGaJw143z_rYqf16Y85lAuEGttWy2DZ9Xnwwww-1rz7HXADCyKNXqSgnXgaChK7INbEvxshDx8H6LJNrlfMMKJjm2iQ1gcGra4gZ9k5r/s550/jn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Lilley bridleway 16" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8TXKm1jY55uNAvHlIysvlhPs-itPf8XP8Su4UMHfi8hcrGp1POLm7RWOt-fBXB-sqKCbsNWlzK54Lnra3r5gqGaJw143z_rYqf16Y85lAuEGttWy2DZ9Xnwwww-1rz7HXADCyKNXqSgnXgaChK7INbEvxshDx8H6LJNrlfMMKJjm2iQ1gcGra4gZ9k5r/s16000/jn.jpeg" title="Turn right on Lilley bridleway 16" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Lilley bridleway 16</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn right then head N on Lilley bridleway 16 for 960m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/create.blank.clubs">https://w3w.co/create.blank.clubs</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYNDkbNjYUMF-YUKmjeniZvoqKaxmOZHjsm5NAWzQPcVrMgFZHs7d01hwM5QPfOA589p-Qw_NbIv32z9miDkR_Pta0hEf6qB2_e85MAizIg2lM-qtuRFgz6R4lTA6PyHcjreb7ChvSPv9Hz1TKxMmYH9Bo8rpD-vwQkDiO8YceHBWA_52jmwD6Jt-wDB4/s550/gfhjjh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction then head ENE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYNDkbNjYUMF-YUKmjeniZvoqKaxmOZHjsm5NAWzQPcVrMgFZHs7d01hwM5QPfOA589p-Qw_NbIv32z9miDkR_Pta0hEf6qB2_e85MAizIg2lM-qtuRFgz6R4lTA6PyHcjreb7ChvSPv9Hz1TKxMmYH9Bo8rpD-vwQkDiO8YceHBWA_52jmwD6Jt-wDB4/s16000/gfhjjh.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction then head ENE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head ENE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn right at the junction then head ENE on a byway which straddles the parish boundary and is both Lilley BOAT 23 and Hexton BOAT 8. Continue for 300m until you reach Hexton Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/think.hips.shut">https://w3w.co/think.hips.shut</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuMq4IZf1ExbSxXP0jhxYRqyMidp_mQARIYUp9U5iFyNaGYyRw0txO-94k-W8dWaBz2a8uGbSeW0F5NJeR6-c2u8mmAL_eFRHetTJLFQDlgr_YWa7b98KSCFmmRkdoapHw_cK7YDhaZAWCD4MevnfLsSkSPUFxeQ5ksmA7FsSWpp-T0AVnAl-enV7JIJP/s550/road.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue straight, heading ENE on Hexton Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuMq4IZf1ExbSxXP0jhxYRqyMidp_mQARIYUp9U5iFyNaGYyRw0txO-94k-W8dWaBz2a8uGbSeW0F5NJeR6-c2u8mmAL_eFRHetTJLFQDlgr_YWa7b98KSCFmmRkdoapHw_cK7YDhaZAWCD4MevnfLsSkSPUFxeQ5ksmA7FsSWpp-T0AVnAl-enV7JIJP/s16000/road.jpeg" title="Continue straight, heading ENE on Hexton Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue straight, heading ENE on the N (left) side of Hexton Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Continue straight, heading ENE on the N (left) side of Hexton Road following a footpath that has been cut along the verge, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKRTL7wqpOV28wsau0KzfxD08DapBvf7vKp0VdAmbnV0GF5YEHffpSgKyPGV6GLfiq00h6KJUDUoNK9gfNACHmix9ZszFpBOP6l2qK5kacAOZJb2Qt2KEJOcwcjGGanUEEoVbwae--wu91G1PPpChe53ZbmKv_bsF3GHpJwS6du-hQR0jbvJbDf1da3aZ/s550/verge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow this footpath for 500m until you reach a left-hand bend" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKKRTL7wqpOV28wsau0KzfxD08DapBvf7vKp0VdAmbnV0GF5YEHffpSgKyPGV6GLfiq00h6KJUDUoNK9gfNACHmix9ZszFpBOP6l2qK5kacAOZJb2Qt2KEJOcwcjGGanUEEoVbwae--wu91G1PPpChe53ZbmKv_bsF3GHpJwS6du-hQR0jbvJbDf1da3aZ/s16000/verge.jpeg" title="Follow this footpath for 500m until you reach a left-hand bend" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow this footpath for 500m until you reach a left-hand bend</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow this footpath for 500m until you reach a left-hand bend and a byway on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/verse.money.planet">https://w3w.co/verse.money.planet</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdsfDRbzsa5TOVomlctXOJGz3nhupO615GYmOz9ZoYNgHX_AhYjj2iZ7UTss07qEDhKkf7SeMv5Ol5F45p8GXFyNnwOlKf_vHffqndW1x7IFMy79vFQtI634YV2YbWgsR19kqOOTSaH0b0TaD9tcAGKZE94yeA5pBmJRtWizzjiReT0eY6k-QtwEo8KH1/s550/bway.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lilley BOAT 24 heading ENE off Hexton Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOdsfDRbzsa5TOVomlctXOJGz3nhupO615GYmOz9ZoYNgHX_AhYjj2iZ7UTss07qEDhKkf7SeMv5Ol5F45p8GXFyNnwOlKf_vHffqndW1x7IFMy79vFQtI634YV2YbWgsR19kqOOTSaH0b0TaD9tcAGKZE94yeA5pBmJRtWizzjiReT0eY6k-QtwEo8KH1/s16000/bway.jpeg" title="Lilley BOAT 24 heading ENE off Hexton Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Lilley BOAT 24 heading ENE off Hexton Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Cross Hexton Road at the bend then keep heading straight and ENE, now on Lilley BOAT 24, which is also Hexton BOAT 10 and <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Icknield+Way+Path" target="_blank">The Icknield Way</a>, for 940m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/worth.wiping.makes">https://w3w.co/worth.wiping.makes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIrHrujs4UCvR6KRw2fR3KVVAvEz2WhoObgYLNzzIB_3J364Sio5NCOtMMTbihhZJSJQEBnV-M9a65qA6Yo1wrxMlyCsN3leJMyNRvCexxF62S7maDGIGWr1nhVU6_zz5vd142-jBiP0eFm9LBASuBkS5eH3nzjYr8N5jrEony73syK3IDFh9bphRYxQE/s550/hill.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIrHrujs4UCvR6KRw2fR3KVVAvEz2WhoObgYLNzzIB_3J364Sio5NCOtMMTbihhZJSJQEBnV-M9a65qA6Yo1wrxMlyCsN3leJMyNRvCexxF62S7maDGIGWr1nhVU6_zz5vd142-jBiP0eFm9LBASuBkS5eH3nzjYr8N5jrEony73syK3IDFh9bphRYxQE/s16000/hill.jpeg" title="Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn right on Lilley bridleway 9 then head SE climbing steadily up Telegraph Hill. After 320m you will pass the site of <a href="https://ancientmonuments.uk/110664-barrow-at-telegraph-hill-lilley" target="_blank">a Bronze Age funerary 'bowl barrow'</a> on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/thrusters.just.apartment">https://w3w.co/thrusters.just.apartment</a>). Continue for ;400m until you reach to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/meatball.moral.wake">https://w3w.co/meatball.moral.wake</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehhyta1kdK38BjIloTBMfy6A4e_eNI_QKwKQlZ4oqMbY8lV1qtgb6LA1qlBErPc6E3mvnT4nf9IdqWlkgufkFTJQBGba9v75AUUbrSVJ5Dr2WC8563HbY0FnvadE9GOjNd-K1Z86A_Z-l4LSIdWJIa2oLIOwNswgXTugVew5FO5JT-DRftGJBt2WlXq8I/s550/hpdfg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction then head S on Lilley bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehhyta1kdK38BjIloTBMfy6A4e_eNI_QKwKQlZ4oqMbY8lV1qtgb6LA1qlBErPc6E3mvnT4nf9IdqWlkgufkFTJQBGba9v75AUUbrSVJ5Dr2WC8563HbY0FnvadE9GOjNd-K1Z86A_Z-l4LSIdWJIa2oLIOwNswgXTugVew5FO5JT-DRftGJBt2WlXq8I/s16000/hpdfg.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction then head S on Lilley bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction then head S on Lilley bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Keep right at the junction then head S on Lilley bridleway 9 for 65m to a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dull.spurted.bluffs">https://w3w.co/dull.spurted.bluffs</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCddrCobXkC19A_Jwbma-YXSZd6ygvpl6JR-dFy6BRxJjKoOaKs1k0TY_ImjD8ruV6e259pYZN_K5zszH-B9Wm_DeqNvE74TQSrpbNeUwmucJKVRFiPQOhz8ghJ9l-E7R2_GzL9jAMsFXGkqPgGZbeolT2-h9uMQGBGKIOoC9IUIUVsB8UeHWZExe3siC/s550/jjkjh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Lilley bridleway 9, with the hedgerow on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCddrCobXkC19A_Jwbma-YXSZd6ygvpl6JR-dFy6BRxJjKoOaKs1k0TY_ImjD8ruV6e259pYZN_K5zszH-B9Wm_DeqNvE74TQSrpbNeUwmucJKVRFiPQOhz8ghJ9l-E7R2_GzL9jAMsFXGkqPgGZbeolT2-h9uMQGBGKIOoC9IUIUVsB8UeHWZExe3siC/s16000/jjkjh.jpeg" title="Continue on Lilley bridleway 9, with the hedgerow on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Lilley bridleway 9, with the hedgerow on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Lilley bridleway 9, with the hedgerow on the right, for 230m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/plugs.binder.freezing">https://w3w.co/plugs.binder.freezing</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWppSyTvVhpicu3F2lxrJsV7wNL7Ukuxq7uMG2LUPx7k4HeNh2O0FlDhZFxMb1a47cCFyc6MYqnRKu_SRVY5ol79NZvcfA84xwjFhfP2bYpRgA86xJwCtMuYKL6xMySmlCDCgxLusYp62IbFdhllozdjnZlbt_71prvrLMtkjArusXPbtKU-1mVVqljz76/s550/ogfgg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ignore the track on the right and continue heading S on Lilley bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWppSyTvVhpicu3F2lxrJsV7wNL7Ukuxq7uMG2LUPx7k4HeNh2O0FlDhZFxMb1a47cCFyc6MYqnRKu_SRVY5ol79NZvcfA84xwjFhfP2bYpRgA86xJwCtMuYKL6xMySmlCDCgxLusYp62IbFdhllozdjnZlbt_71prvrLMtkjArusXPbtKU-1mVVqljz76/s16000/ogfgg.jpeg" title="Ignore the track on the right and continue heading S on Lilley bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ignore the track on the right and continue heading S on Lilley bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Ignore the track on the right and continue heading S, still Lilley bridleway 9, for 90m to a fork (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/asteroid.scribbled.harmlessly">https://w3w.co/asteroid.scribbled.harmlessly</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNdtI2f_rL6zJ03evQO-_TseUDDxd_I22A3oUKLm-9P5u_jZ1aDVPC91U0J9cpaMHGjCjE_KvtGMfjNXFyho41h5s9OkAUIc6zOAGbRP55Y4c1XKLLmVAwRDua_u3gpzTlsPJZ2Xl4f2mpe0bLLNkx7PFx3WUm5-HbwmxRI0G-fcT8gSZUHD4h3ockgxP/s550/beans.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork, which is still Lilley bridleway 9" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNdtI2f_rL6zJ03evQO-_TseUDDxd_I22A3oUKLm-9P5u_jZ1aDVPC91U0J9cpaMHGjCjE_KvtGMfjNXFyho41h5s9OkAUIc6zOAGbRP55Y4c1XKLLmVAwRDua_u3gpzTlsPJZ2Xl4f2mpe0bLLNkx7PFx3WUm5-HbwmxRI0G-fcT8gSZUHD4h3ockgxP/s16000/beans.jpeg" title="Take the right fork, which is still Lilley bridleway 9" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork, which is still Lilley bridleway 9</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKs2tPQPuGia0wIFfVoiztl-4oleJ7zPM8Fs9tbhArSP1T7WQYCxlEWerFTWXcznxvCm3hFKRAC3LjV-5JR8J1ArRuudBrtGXXXWjmBYGhuuJmwkhhHwwTvlFe-krTo7woQlgYDborMaEtElM3DmkSMwd-8ljpNez75mRHwmqGkyLSYE-HUpijC0MVkDD/s550/ohh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Lilley bridleway 9 across an arable field" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKs2tPQPuGia0wIFfVoiztl-4oleJ7zPM8Fs9tbhArSP1T7WQYCxlEWerFTWXcznxvCm3hFKRAC3LjV-5JR8J1ArRuudBrtGXXXWjmBYGhuuJmwkhhHwwTvlFe-krTo7woQlgYDborMaEtElM3DmkSMwd-8ljpNez75mRHwmqGkyLSYE-HUpijC0MVkDD/s16000/ohh.jpeg" title="Continue on Lilley bridleway 9 across an arable field" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Lilley bridleway 9 across an arable field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Take the right fork, which is still Lilley bridleway 9, and which cuts across an arable field. Continue heading SSW for 480m until you reach a junction just before the edge of the field you have just crossed (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dishing.rebounder.promotes">https://w3w.co/dishing.rebounder.promotes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9C7at-lay6agReMGUr246YDkI0ITPCkJ8y620klNQSgohoJKMnJ8doD2RjE_-r_c1n1QdzWRLEm00YbLcLBlMMAZm9IAzXrzaniUWttG--aoiNigDNsAciiDpniRmNRnakkgiHgtsJPCfKNRTxyHhFT72FIyBKNrvgAUdVy3cNrc0OM95JNyjruVvyb1R/s550/jhjg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ignore the path on the right and continue heading S towards woodland" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9C7at-lay6agReMGUr246YDkI0ITPCkJ8y620klNQSgohoJKMnJ8doD2RjE_-r_c1n1QdzWRLEm00YbLcLBlMMAZm9IAzXrzaniUWttG--aoiNigDNsAciiDpniRmNRnakkgiHgtsJPCfKNRTxyHhFT72FIyBKNrvgAUdVy3cNrc0OM95JNyjruVvyb1R/s16000/jhjg.jpeg" title="Ignore the path on the right and continue heading S towards woodland" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ignore the path on the right and continue heading S towards woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Ignore the path on the right and continue heading S on Lilley bridleway 9 for 30m until you reach woodland, see image above.
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Continue on Lilley bridleway 9, with the woodland on the right and field on the left, for 230m until you reach the end of the woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/peroxide.economies.cowboy">https://w3w.co/peroxide.economies.cowboy</a>).
<blockquote><b>*</b> Here there should be a fork in the track, but when we tested this walk in July 2023, the bridleway on the left had not been reinstated, but that doesn't affect our route.</blockquote>
<b>11:</b> Keep right at the end of the woodland, now on Lilley bridleway 10, then continue heading S, with the hedgerow on the right and the field on the left, for 340m until you reach the corner of the field where Lilley bridleway 10 cuts through the hedgerow to reach a junction location - <a href="https://w3w.co/revamped.dwarf.resemble">https://w3w.co/revamped.dwarf.resemble</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc-I_BlR-uxmusTlRt-4i9jXdIK-fiqUUwrSmbwNTrICGtGh4Y1xgdYltNbwXzJSlhbgb-K0MwQQMIKry4jzqvwrzaVrHE0TRGo1Bj7VnR4FWQaZSpHMW5qFRO45t77quz6MzDck_Zgx8T63mtLjJjpJFqE3bX6IW_7KVquDPHqmYl7_paNxY-wZxvaqF/s550/kllk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lilley bridleway 10 cuts through the hedgerow" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQc-I_BlR-uxmusTlRt-4i9jXdIK-fiqUUwrSmbwNTrICGtGh4Y1xgdYltNbwXzJSlhbgb-K0MwQQMIKry4jzqvwrzaVrHE0TRGo1Bj7VnR4FWQaZSpHMW5qFRO45t77quz6MzDck_Zgx8T63mtLjJjpJFqE3bX6IW_7KVquDPHqmYl7_paNxY-wZxvaqF/s16000/kllk.jpeg" title="Lilley bridleway 10 cuts through the hedgerow" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Lilley bridleway 10 cuts through the hedgerow</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw6tq5PXczYqTayIOzXVm2t-twz19YjCm-trv-LmrxAEkQ9yGnceniVlxzq0Q4HmZARKjQFN16E6q3rrcZBzebd_meGgZ-B_vKe3hwavS7pJp0396MC4bPHrsT0HCHprJbrZVUrZKngVNU07XZYBH0VjUJgzdKreaFbgZITrHHuFRmEcsre-t9MqlkZiK/s550/hdgfhh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction then head WSW, still on Lilley bridleway 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrw6tq5PXczYqTayIOzXVm2t-twz19YjCm-trv-LmrxAEkQ9yGnceniVlxzq0Q4HmZARKjQFN16E6q3rrcZBzebd_meGgZ-B_vKe3hwavS7pJp0396MC4bPHrsT0HCHprJbrZVUrZKngVNU07XZYBH0VjUJgzdKreaFbgZITrHHuFRmEcsre-t9MqlkZiK/s16000/hdgfhh.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction then head WSW, still on Lilley bridleway 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction then head WSW, still on Lilley bridleway 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Keep right at the junction then head WSW, still on Lilley bridleway 10, for 340m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/removers.speaking.lamppost">https://w3w.co/removers.speaking.lamppost</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEy-hFTpenONJ3BHtb78V3CCZtaGpSPJSemeI7RB8X-3KDI7Xho21o1rwJtSyIV-ZzgQcAQYjX6g398G7QiQPUcbSfTH_9RPlya_xdvfhM0xuZLsvbAdVy9Ymk82jakN-eOvjUjz1YFq0KSp9uaXQZ9mUoK8On4agypRFgcagz1siIeiGkNqRFC9HD9oc/s550/dfggdfgdf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WSW on Lilley bridleway 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEy-hFTpenONJ3BHtb78V3CCZtaGpSPJSemeI7RB8X-3KDI7Xho21o1rwJtSyIV-ZzgQcAQYjX6g398G7QiQPUcbSfTH_9RPlya_xdvfhM0xuZLsvbAdVy9Ymk82jakN-eOvjUjz1YFq0KSp9uaXQZ9mUoK8On4agypRFgcagz1siIeiGkNqRFC9HD9oc/s16000/dfggdfgdf.jpeg" title="Continue heading WSW on Lilley bridleway 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WSW on Lilley bridleway 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading WSW on Lilley bridleway 10 for 250m until you reach East Street (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trail.sage.cowboy">https://w3w.co/trail.sage.cowboy</a>).
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<b>13:</b> Turn right on East Street then head NW for 70m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/posed.depend.using">https://w3w.co/posed.depend.using</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7innaZEA2zJQNyRDYIvkMiQfM56zlMBiNeFLj-Uldsj7QxkJRBdN7K0QIeBiVyVdPT6LFSrpwPndxVBBY3dxEibHEwovu-OBYsAqG9cSQ-I1zp4v_fTua14q92FRmeWQBtVFQmI6OeoEf5R-gQWg0T1w7Cr64tMYKAn3y59PxeO1sZd8ANj1qMwdS34w/s550/fjkfbf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Lilley footpath 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7innaZEA2zJQNyRDYIvkMiQfM56zlMBiNeFLj-Uldsj7QxkJRBdN7K0QIeBiVyVdPT6LFSrpwPndxVBBY3dxEibHEwovu-OBYsAqG9cSQ-I1zp4v_fTua14q92FRmeWQBtVFQmI6OeoEf5R-gQWg0T1w7Cr64tMYKAn3y59PxeO1sZd8ANj1qMwdS34w/s16000/fjkfbf.jpeg" title="Turn left on Lilley footpath 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Lilley footpath 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Lilley footpath 1 then head SW for 80m until you reach a left-hand bend and Lilley restricted byway 25 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/riots.crown.undulation">https://w3w.co/riots.crown.undulation</a>). Turn left on the byway then follow it SW for 120m back to the starting point.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com4West St, Luton, Lilley, Luton LU2 8LN, UK51.9256903 -0.375608623.615456463821154 -35.5318586 80.235924136178852 34.7806414tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-74102499125698601192023-06-27T12:53:00.011+01:002023-10-04T14:04:19.578+01:00Walk 235: Heartwood Forest Six Woods Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">4 miles (6.4km) with 77m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcGY2KIqeZ8nQ6tB1d0lzr8RpdAXXCRzW8LpIC1oM2vzFLatG7kjxwvhc4zFarJFUGxhBmz9P7ojxxD8bEqDawVlWTn0RYTTEl8iZfxbgs5DrRdGeRv5FqEMbBoyt2x9Lw3DpBuEbilkfIv02CKZgbLloHaxqMKgZRb2Q2r6UeX7IVCZ8BjkWcIGuDu1l/s550/hftop.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="One of the entrances to The Magical Wood at Heartwood Forest" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcGY2KIqeZ8nQ6tB1d0lzr8RpdAXXCRzW8LpIC1oM2vzFLatG7kjxwvhc4zFarJFUGxhBmz9P7ojxxD8bEqDawVlWTn0RYTTEl8iZfxbgs5DrRdGeRv5FqEMbBoyt2x9Lw3DpBuEbilkfIv02CKZgbLloHaxqMKgZRb2Q2r6UeX7IVCZ8BjkWcIGuDu1l/s16000/hftop.jpeg" title="One of the entrances to The Magical Wood at Heartwood Forest" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the entrances to The Magical Wood at Heartwood Forest</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is a lovely walk through five wooded areas on the north-west side of <a href="https://heartwood.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">Heartwood Forest</a> and along the edge of a sixth. You will walk through Langley Wood, Round Wood, Pudler's Wood, Well Wood, and The Magical Wood, and along the edge of Pismire Spring.
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Despite the title of the walk, only about a third is shaded. The rest follows footpaths through what were meadows and which are now rich in wildflowers.
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According to <a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Woodland Trust</a>, Heartwood Forest is "<i>a vast new forest of more than half a million trees, pockets of ancient woodland, wildflower meadows and fantastic wildlife spotting</i>."
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The forest covers 347-hectares (858-acres) of what was once mainly agricultural land as well as several old and ancient woodland areas.
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The combined site is now the largest continuous new native forest in England. It includes old established woodlands including Pismire Spring and Langley Wood, and newly planted woodland which has matured well over recent years.
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The Woodland Trust says the vast majority of the site allows for dogs to be let off the lead, however there are designated areas where dogs must be kept on leads. They are Langley Wood, the areas of ancient woodland, and in the long grass during the bird nesting season. <br /><br />
We have been visiting Heartwood Forest for several years and have four more walks that explore the area, see the <a href="#walks" target="_blank">list at the bottom of this page</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0JoQQ57NTXHYR5RpBtfOR1_A7ea8K0tXc3VMUWahClaK9TR9ZUaXdAoEkNKf0QR2Tay38rV9C3FhSP3-MCyl3D-tt9a246kkgTsPZgYAV6Q99ETe9YJyB23TV-NahrE-YdeW-5jg0r0eOcHvYk62W0C4oW0TWvlSXJiwyrLg6qX0tCct1ce7kfaZSNT9/s3072/235newb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for 235: Heartwood Forest Six Woods Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpuySWLR6kYCf6p2cChh40y8D4-rbrGoKJv7FJBlMRO96gxWeXyjocfVzCTPtZtgR3CykGFbiwkoYL7pDffZzkfvAUIoh7Hw6Nj69qrYq7KQ3EYw83gxT-Q0QiyRC8D5TfKBo_QcscLKD8N0PpOr4O3YHIIh7wxNhWWtL-QnkMbhTLvpQAK5tjad17upF/s16000/235newsmall.jpeg" title="Map for 235: Heartwood Forest Six Woods Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for 235: Heartwood Forest Six Woods Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/235-heartwood-forest-six-woods-loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/235-heartwood-forest-six-woods-loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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The walks starts and finishes in the Heartwood Forest car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/began.mull.tribal">https://w3w.co/began.mull.tribal</a>) which, at the time of writing at the end of June 2023, was free-of-charge.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPQYCZonmr4gAV9M-Xf75B-A-5UzoPIXasi7QpYmwdeMc4qdcbgWy0mKvb3fCT47SMsDnP48I_Itwo_142ttSZYOkFygC5E4PwhYgHib4glBMXxCFvEOwH24pf-zT_0yAagwmu5kJyxgeHPGbSCKl-OohCClcxsONMT8KFk0PXBF9Piafmm3sE5pJOvt6/s550/dsfd.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head diagonally west and uphill from the car park" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPQYCZonmr4gAV9M-Xf75B-A-5UzoPIXasi7QpYmwdeMc4qdcbgWy0mKvb3fCT47SMsDnP48I_Itwo_142ttSZYOkFygC5E4PwhYgHib4glBMXxCFvEOwH24pf-zT_0yAagwmu5kJyxgeHPGbSCKl-OohCClcxsONMT8KFk0PXBF9Piafmm3sE5pJOvt6/s16000/dsfd.jpeg" title="Head diagonally west and uphill from the car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head diagonally west and uphill from the car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> As you face the information circle (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/swear.chimp.linen">https://w3w.co/swear.chimp.linen</a>) from the car park take the path that heads W and diagonally left and uphill for 200m until you reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/deep.lake.actual">https://w3w.co/deep.lake.actual</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43fTHS6yEEylix9f_xxHkahgDIJqef9i6ZOSqoU-DWUEYJpi0QK3CNl66zYBhzFTsdUy64IQBcwPWfJYhKzgVZjubYLMggmZ6nB-GeQwrx9RCuMDp8IHFlnM_z2mfZExLRCKI7m0SV535tfiNTEagDojVupOn27ku8eqqI0ctQHWY4nP7v6ULVcf0Rwpy/s550/sdffdsf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43fTHS6yEEylix9f_xxHkahgDIJqef9i6ZOSqoU-DWUEYJpi0QK3CNl66zYBhzFTsdUy64IQBcwPWfJYhKzgVZjubYLMggmZ6nB-GeQwrx9RCuMDp8IHFlnM_z2mfZExLRCKI7m0SV535tfiNTEagDojVupOn27ku8eqqI0ctQHWY4nP7v6ULVcf0Rwpy/s16000/sdffdsf.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Go through the gate, turn right on Sandridge bridleway 8, then head WNW and uphill for 275m until you reach a path on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/plants.warns.chained">https://w3w.co/plants.warns.chained</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6kBhnY96uH1ypQFNBAxKcxwH7msA6CYjxQAq3irIzO0KhL5hg-ZoC6qS9_rHqT3G0L5NVjnykVfOnwG7Rr1JB2BSUMh7mWQM_z3_QlkwzIAw5jD47lJBN5EuyIpnGQt7p8eSFc2fLf70GLb5yXUOzuUCmIQx4N4sifRFetRt4NDm8EG12O9CWzj4RRmg/s550/ggfdf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on a path that heads SSW into Langley Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6kBhnY96uH1ypQFNBAxKcxwH7msA6CYjxQAq3irIzO0KhL5hg-ZoC6qS9_rHqT3G0L5NVjnykVfOnwG7Rr1JB2BSUMh7mWQM_z3_QlkwzIAw5jD47lJBN5EuyIpnGQt7p8eSFc2fLf70GLb5yXUOzuUCmIQx4N4sifRFetRt4NDm8EG12O9CWzj4RRmg/s16000/ggfdf.jpeg" title="Turn left on a path that heads SSW into Langley Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on a path that heads SSW into Langley Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Turn left on a path that heads SSW into Langley Wood. If you follow this walk in spring you will be treated to a wonderful display of bluebells on either side of the path. The routes through Langley Wood have been roped off to prevent walkers wandering off the designated paths and damaging the plants. Dog owners are asked to keep their pets on a lead when walking through Langley Wood.
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After 80m you will reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/camps.lowest.valve">https://w3w.co/camps.lowest.valve</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF0l56k_DImnmX4xJxkBz532_urozawlQk5tUVHnLipPAH2BTLBxaIgJzUPAu2mG30zgGwZvLR8WsmetBOtj5ol5k54YaNmrl-0lfOpCgaveIvDnoqSP8Pf5D7qVOjvxmjih-bLt_-cGim7odBHNH8atZDN54yiSnNdZSGC-pkXSI8_POsfuRRN8iZHbK/s550/fsgg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF0l56k_DImnmX4xJxkBz532_urozawlQk5tUVHnLipPAH2BTLBxaIgJzUPAu2mG30zgGwZvLR8WsmetBOtj5ol5k54YaNmrl-0lfOpCgaveIvDnoqSP8Pf5D7qVOjvxmjih-bLt_-cGim7odBHNH8atZDN54yiSnNdZSGC-pkXSI8_POsfuRRN8iZHbK/s16000/fsgg.jpeg" title="Take the right fork" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork through Langley Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the right fork then follow the path WNW for 130m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/banana.famed.sides">https://w3w.co/banana.famed.sides</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp1r69TBc2F5zSkn8xwDaJ8WejU5rmA-XeNpTReZqBiEClNF8lNtJL64cvChX72_lafvfoPVBDdt8BHihkzfjhmRyHbu5wkUs2w2Pkqsy04Llb5Gmh04RYDPz4y4g9cdg8U76jtJARf3Dtv1oONBSip9wGO0jubw2-eYLtGMip65IZpWv64h3RDrGnznn/s550/dfsfd.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ignore paths to the right and left and continue straight" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp1r69TBc2F5zSkn8xwDaJ8WejU5rmA-XeNpTReZqBiEClNF8lNtJL64cvChX72_lafvfoPVBDdt8BHihkzfjhmRyHbu5wkUs2w2Pkqsy04Llb5Gmh04RYDPz4y4g9cdg8U76jtJARf3Dtv1oONBSip9wGO0jubw2-eYLtGMip65IZpWv64h3RDrGnznn/s16000/dfsfd.jpeg" title="Ignore paths to the right and left and continue straight" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Ignore paths to the right and left and continue straight</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
When you reach the junction ignore the paths to the right and left and continue straight following the path as it bends slightly to the right and heads NW for 30m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/deputy.magic.woven">https://w3w.co/deputy.magic.woven</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-3ngfXVLrUrQRN-s5dNrU511jd7Ye-ZBk1FNXx3SDLX5s1EKZ_hafMuUV9iox_S21iY7YXx0UpiTwHb3Iwg-MhhhvvkdHNIEeo0JVsy8aubiLUF5QFVwlAz9YkTM2aXkOR5Jh16pS9Y-J-0hISqJLdvwAZQVV4hRnye4-a-anb9Pk1i8meYZmCKEc8ch/s550/hgfhg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the path as it continues to bend to the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-3ngfXVLrUrQRN-s5dNrU511jd7Ye-ZBk1FNXx3SDLX5s1EKZ_hafMuUV9iox_S21iY7YXx0UpiTwHb3Iwg-MhhhvvkdHNIEeo0JVsy8aubiLUF5QFVwlAz9YkTM2aXkOR5Jh16pS9Y-J-0hISqJLdvwAZQVV4hRnye4-a-anb9Pk1i8meYZmCKEc8ch/s16000/hgfhg.jpeg" title="Follow the path as it continues to bend to the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the path as it continues to bend to the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow the path as it continues to bend to the right then heads N then NNE for 225m until you reach a junction by a bench (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/spring.limit.voters">https://w3w.co/spring.limit.voters</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOlFkOLS9M0qIX0K_EpnzqlJX4Gm--0itWn40MAURCL1v0P6n_ji8NYgDALFInWlgusUQqcdvQYuRKSjhq9zDdqYp0bvqy9_XcyQEBAFix1vN20t08g3zXC02GVNVQ1_b8kqgyF_nn-a0B5VayBuawh52R1Gjn9JZ0NPhl7EOYGB9N-A5x7EKv9Q4xb_K/s550/bench.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left before the bench" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOlFkOLS9M0qIX0K_EpnzqlJX4Gm--0itWn40MAURCL1v0P6n_ji8NYgDALFInWlgusUQqcdvQYuRKSjhq9zDdqYp0bvqy9_XcyQEBAFix1vN20t08g3zXC02GVNVQ1_b8kqgyF_nn-a0B5VayBuawh52R1Gjn9JZ0NPhl7EOYGB9N-A5x7EKv9Q4xb_K/s16000/bench.jpeg" title="Turn left before the bench" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left before the bench</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left before the bench then head NNE for 45m until you reach the NW edge of Langley Wood and emerge on Sandridge bridleway 8 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/smart.burns.dame">https://w3w.co/smart.burns.dame</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNHsFYawddemCIadYxjlXiV8xxQCOBh8DBWb8sX9xgnJRvGyUeEMAvv60lrAfmi913T2iLxW2VsEmn3dz3nLs6KQNwYKnLQ8gszMaT8vTyzKa4v0m2RyA4FD_X_-IK0x5TI2vO1RsZKlBJ9mz52hgtIWaHBIPAtA0-GcDDopz5gdUVP4UPLIbJOd-y7FY/s550/hgfh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 8 then turn left through a gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNHsFYawddemCIadYxjlXiV8xxQCOBh8DBWb8sX9xgnJRvGyUeEMAvv60lrAfmi913T2iLxW2VsEmn3dz3nLs6KQNwYKnLQ8gszMaT8vTyzKa4v0m2RyA4FD_X_-IK0x5TI2vO1RsZKlBJ9mz52hgtIWaHBIPAtA0-GcDDopz5gdUVP4UPLIbJOd-y7FY/s16000/hgfh.jpeg" title="Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 8 then turn left through a gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 8 then turn left through a gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn left on Sandridge bridleway 8 then head NW for 10m before turning left through a gate. Head SW for 155m until you reach a bench on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fuels.settle.mugs">https://w3w.co/fuels.settle.mugs</a>). We spotted a <a href="https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/common-spotted-orchid" target="_blank">common spotted-orchid</a> along this stretch.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fXH50rRXd-U-VkWGJZiWjwUoThq190uilDuZ1qWC9lOHyyYC0wP4cUrK4P71LBpouNtJwpyltA8uwU90X5G_Fz-29PiRNw0JDLtoV62_u8VHMlA_mHbsQKk8-Tlh35FyL1yxk3grn-R0pymk8cRDLrVz5eq7-D1Es9DLjkrRb0RZv1ZMF8t12uTyeY-V/s550/co.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A common spotted-orchid" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fXH50rRXd-U-VkWGJZiWjwUoThq190uilDuZ1qWC9lOHyyYC0wP4cUrK4P71LBpouNtJwpyltA8uwU90X5G_Fz-29PiRNw0JDLtoV62_u8VHMlA_mHbsQKk8-Tlh35FyL1yxk3grn-R0pymk8cRDLrVz5eq7-D1Es9DLjkrRb0RZv1ZMF8t12uTyeY-V/s16000/co.jpeg" title="A common spotted-orchid" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>A common spotted-orchid</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 15m until you reach a path on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gained.polite.tiger">https://w3w.co/gained.polite.tiger</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FcBZreWAgI1o9Gl5WRvkC3mmYBVqRVx30NZc5yIPEvW37ZxbIIWcNmbwya4WXe6udNEehrT5pyAEZu8BCIfHFFc4hyceG5ulBN-FyZeUBlevGA1cBmRw8rPhuGY0ogb9TITN70aeMy0RzMkhCGFKMKsRNXvkHMhMQbrwa6N7L5Y3333H9BapWi_9Taek/s550/gdfgdfs.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right shortly after the bench" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FcBZreWAgI1o9Gl5WRvkC3mmYBVqRVx30NZc5yIPEvW37ZxbIIWcNmbwya4WXe6udNEehrT5pyAEZu8BCIfHFFc4hyceG5ulBN-FyZeUBlevGA1cBmRw8rPhuGY0ogb9TITN70aeMy0RzMkhCGFKMKsRNXvkHMhMQbrwa6N7L5Y3333H9BapWi_9Taek/s16000/gdfgdfs.jpeg" title="Turn right shortly after the bench" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right shortly after the bench</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn right then head WNW. This is a lovely stretch edged by hedgerow.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJikkJer1D2NoplIgXhReqtkhKn5MYXtBYu5mcgtTtEbHMDk016dovvtDC8S9aIA8MLqZdRdV1RrSXenzlUFSJPKJnOIOQQN9dJzCU4Ah2IsPVh2xWLW8TQHPI2-Gevpmy5ivvFb7ltQ3iszLXHtXnpOVjDOdOsqXCN7jooWyHZxjzQbTMMOMWRFz_WfA/s550/dggfg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WNW for 370m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJikkJer1D2NoplIgXhReqtkhKn5MYXtBYu5mcgtTtEbHMDk016dovvtDC8S9aIA8MLqZdRdV1RrSXenzlUFSJPKJnOIOQQN9dJzCU4Ah2IsPVh2xWLW8TQHPI2-Gevpmy5ivvFb7ltQ3iszLXHtXnpOVjDOdOsqXCN7jooWyHZxjzQbTMMOMWRFz_WfA/s16000/dggfg.jpeg" title="Continue heading WNW for 370m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WNW for 370m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 370m until a track crosses the path you are on (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/each.area.rotate">https://w3w.co/each.area.rotate</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazf3i1XOkxSydhVHyD9UjrqIaabq64AbXo-piSdU1zdh2L_xyTp-UfxZpkvWEu8BhxnBxhfBDD7hrOLrxtbpicGfq_UDw9IP5Is6UDQG7WVEDI5s7o-Wr-aE25HaY4xTc2sBwKRcI7gNb7asNUQzx8ihxOxN3ve8uJeWH_ip5UHJ8wR3PeQgFmVQ5Vv2i/s550/dsfjkl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the track then continue on a path through the hedgerow" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazf3i1XOkxSydhVHyD9UjrqIaabq64AbXo-piSdU1zdh2L_xyTp-UfxZpkvWEu8BhxnBxhfBDD7hrOLrxtbpicGfq_UDw9IP5Is6UDQG7WVEDI5s7o-Wr-aE25HaY4xTc2sBwKRcI7gNb7asNUQzx8ihxOxN3ve8uJeWH_ip5UHJ8wR3PeQgFmVQ5Vv2i/s16000/dsfjkl.jpeg" title="Cross the track then continue on a path through the hedgerow" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the track then continue on a path through the hedgerow</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Cross the track then continue on a path through the hedgerow. You will pass a bench on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sings.kick.shirts">https://w3w.co/sings.kick.shirts</a>) then walk across an open field, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGjlWTm-uwoohX_QiOnP5PuA5wJYl6EUXHVcaErjb7lNDHuWgTE4h9m2wP-DVJv-S49tZ90zFRKvB-Qg1GTuxxxG5Hw09drE8J3ry6z4cDXfCf7txoZw4D2jmVuT-hZNcRG63TA4e2hy1IWsWsnzzon_D-cmopdEeQEA1aoNZD3fOVTy3FziBN-CoNMhi/s550/jhjk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head NNW across an open wildflower meadow" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGjlWTm-uwoohX_QiOnP5PuA5wJYl6EUXHVcaErjb7lNDHuWgTE4h9m2wP-DVJv-S49tZ90zFRKvB-Qg1GTuxxxG5Hw09drE8J3ry6z4cDXfCf7txoZw4D2jmVuT-hZNcRG63TA4e2hy1IWsWsnzzon_D-cmopdEeQEA1aoNZD3fOVTy3FziBN-CoNMhi/s16000/jhjk.jpeg" title="Head NNW across an open wildflower meadow" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head NNW across an open wildflower meadow</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head NNW across a meadow which was a mass of wildflowers when we tested this route in June. Continue for 180m until the path splits (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/leaned.flats.merit">https://w3w.co/leaned.flats.merit</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXoJ5qjAHb-N_JEbbOTysx-4sCpmcqsWBRbkZVjQYvQNdJjns_O8yW57qrdu3_E8oULckmE9dRFHdyrKZ8v3jSQ14ZCjqoq1-E4aVw3HYevU--X7vtaoijAN0tGH_Dd03vZLxsJY22Hr7M2LS3lwbvBGSzLzyLmCI7jk1ntVpTEL__14YA-kSwfLoKTj-/s550/jjh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXoJ5qjAHb-N_JEbbOTysx-4sCpmcqsWBRbkZVjQYvQNdJjns_O8yW57qrdu3_E8oULckmE9dRFHdyrKZ8v3jSQ14ZCjqoq1-E4aVw3HYevU--X7vtaoijAN0tGH_Dd03vZLxsJY22Hr7M2LS3lwbvBGSzLzyLmCI7jk1ntVpTEL__14YA-kSwfLoKTj-/s16000/jjh.jpeg" title="Take the left fork at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Take the left fork when the path splits then head NW for 20m before reaching a T-junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/yards.broom.neck">https://w3w.co/yards.broom.neck</a>). Turn left at the T-junction on a path that runs along the south side of Pismire Spring, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAEGd_eUL2XAPeGqWUe6tk4kdYjxrvIoac7gv9Eq3E2ZUu4JFcVgLzQ2jnuQwsSg1GwT2JO340dRYllje-Y9Tuf_-RLGr4ptdynLEh3NFMFl00-zcPkjem0tZsaJnsMjosExhZ9RoUbzpa-uJFKOMWIQvPa06OoNdBZVQqnUKz4090RLGJPJU7Ikk6HHd/s550/hfdfhh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the path along the south side of Pismire Spring" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXAEGd_eUL2XAPeGqWUe6tk4kdYjxrvIoac7gv9Eq3E2ZUu4JFcVgLzQ2jnuQwsSg1GwT2JO340dRYllje-Y9Tuf_-RLGr4ptdynLEh3NFMFl00-zcPkjem0tZsaJnsMjosExhZ9RoUbzpa-uJFKOMWIQvPa06OoNdBZVQqnUKz4090RLGJPJU7Ikk6HHd/s16000/hfdfhh.jpeg" title="Follow the path along the south side of Pismire Spring" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the path along the south side of Pismire Spring</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Pismire Spring was named after a wood ant called the pismire (formica rufa) which spray formic acid as their defence method. At the time of their naming, some noses obviously likened the smell of their acid to that of urine - hence pis-mire! Walkers needn't worry about getting a dose of the spray while in Pismire Spring, as wood ants haven't been known there for perhaps centuries. Thanks to Phil for sharing the information about the ants in <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2023/06/235-heartwood-forest-six-woods-loop.html?showComment=1696423678065#c2912582530980650473" target="_blank">a comment</a> at the foot of these directions.
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Spring is the old name given to coppiced woods, usually hazel or hornbeam, which spring back into growth after being cut down.
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Follow the path as it heads W for 260m before bending to the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/desire.muddy.stuck">https://w3w.co/desire.muddy.stuck</a>) then heads N for 170m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/thanks.town.wisdom">https://w3w.co/thanks.town.wisdom</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdd30dlvw7H7LZQVYYx67UIsUWxiGr4AtMqJCaGWPSLoBygo4AYyr1cHwB2Kk4AR7TLhF12jPkqf3t6638UZQjaapfbuy5QXhOjBRIGdsyuD1Wz5cFJLbDAoetlQOxOE1IKnr3cD61-sLpb2I7G5sVaNzl_AdkT-T7psYSBUOhwpxpnIiluCW7NmVno5Z/s550/jhjghj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head NW to another gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdd30dlvw7H7LZQVYYx67UIsUWxiGr4AtMqJCaGWPSLoBygo4AYyr1cHwB2Kk4AR7TLhF12jPkqf3t6638UZQjaapfbuy5QXhOjBRIGdsyuD1Wz5cFJLbDAoetlQOxOE1IKnr3cD61-sLpb2I7G5sVaNzl_AdkT-T7psYSBUOhwpxpnIiluCW7NmVno5Z/s16000/jhjghj.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head NW to another gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head NW to another gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then head NW for 15m until you reach another gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ripe.bills.slam">https://w3w.co/ripe.bills.slam</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3djv6rkjFELRq4fFq7NpnbFHnN8FkS3NNDaGDaQKgdR2m3yv60D64OvnLMwh3xlB4jiYEuoWmCdxAZ-baQKSpsFNpmj1OEh8KhLooBlUZW1hplCwFy3syKQ30dOS9cIc8c5e8GinCAFWl0jN0sTDKXuS2JMVZC_UnbHgH-SW0V_n6CQ945r2_Asklq9U/s550/hhgjh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then cross Sandridge bridleway 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3djv6rkjFELRq4fFq7NpnbFHnN8FkS3NNDaGDaQKgdR2m3yv60D64OvnLMwh3xlB4jiYEuoWmCdxAZ-baQKSpsFNpmj1OEh8KhLooBlUZW1hplCwFy3syKQ30dOS9cIc8c5e8GinCAFWl0jN0sTDKXuS2JMVZC_UnbHgH-SW0V_n6CQ945r2_Asklq9U/s16000/hhgjh.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then cross Sandridge bridleway 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then cross Sandridge bridleway 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Go through the gate then cross Sandridge bridleway 8 to another gate, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91Ov8MPuFtb82UlFkYfM8EU9xz4RegIVOdDTMjA6dRLYmZLGFwJyqdQIbiFHmjvJEzKm8CpXWD5SVOy2BsrJzsZG8Uj_sEEWYiZinVBvAGwfYtkwFhR8GEJCgr1nlPTdYciJNt7Gx0aaiu0eZ0NCiSp96Jmbo3R8HsobU6wd8v_UfEDmhALNP7ryjn7g7/s550/gddg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="After crossing the bridleway go through another gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91Ov8MPuFtb82UlFkYfM8EU9xz4RegIVOdDTMjA6dRLYmZLGFwJyqdQIbiFHmjvJEzKm8CpXWD5SVOy2BsrJzsZG8Uj_sEEWYiZinVBvAGwfYtkwFhR8GEJCgr1nlPTdYciJNt7Gx0aaiu0eZ0NCiSp96Jmbo3R8HsobU6wd8v_UfEDmhALNP7ryjn7g7/s16000/gddg.jpeg" title="After crossing the bridleway go through another gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After crossing the bridleway go through another gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
After crossing the bridleway go through another gate then follow the path NE for 1.1km, with the hedgerow on the left and a wonderful field of wildflowers on the right. Continue until you reach a bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grass.rate.glitz">https://w3w.co/grass.rate.glitz</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kqo-pOkVRM8q-LLNJ3HkH3N1fWnKzAYGLQyj6DzRnKRVnyp55P5btiWS2lf3H8x89aCGmm7qBswhriCOt4cLv59NloLhQAHTbEmVdmNk7tow64vvDyf-nZfngHSHY0VjrVlrYxvIimIx3Oo-wtM70TVbXLiTaNi6LCaQqVzknCzIzhBs_cBk9qbKea6e/s550/bend.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the bend then head SE and uphill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kqo-pOkVRM8q-LLNJ3HkH3N1fWnKzAYGLQyj6DzRnKRVnyp55P5btiWS2lf3H8x89aCGmm7qBswhriCOt4cLv59NloLhQAHTbEmVdmNk7tow64vvDyf-nZfngHSHY0VjrVlrYxvIimIx3Oo-wtM70TVbXLiTaNi6LCaQqVzknCzIzhBs_cBk9qbKea6e/s16000/bend.jpeg" title="Turn right at the bend then head SE and uphill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the bend then head SE and uphill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn right at the bend then head SE and uphill for 140m. Take a look behind you to your right as you climb this hill for a view of a meadow full of wildflowers.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4P_y5J9JzDbvr8Dm1sHVuhnkO63FVpsUEX7HTbkYkF1pcVAfdKvvOJzr33DWhhhNpxD-NwU8owoU_nWopW2mbJHTU05CzbrsDXrCk309F2JhoLhxr_WVeE8ZRl2FqAv2gHOfsY049XYOE0wiCfWyT4unpwooua_Ad_mlcICzk5KWv-1V9yTUrCUHIMI0/s550/fieldofflowers.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The meadow of flowers to the NW of Round Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4P_y5J9JzDbvr8Dm1sHVuhnkO63FVpsUEX7HTbkYkF1pcVAfdKvvOJzr33DWhhhNpxD-NwU8owoU_nWopW2mbJHTU05CzbrsDXrCk309F2JhoLhxr_WVeE8ZRl2FqAv2gHOfsY049XYOE0wiCfWyT4unpwooua_Ad_mlcICzk5KWv-1V9yTUrCUHIMI0/s16000/fieldofflowers.jpeg" title="The meadow of flowers to the NW of Round Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The meadow of flowers to the NW of Round Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue climbing, with the hedgerow on the left and meadow on the right until you reach woodland. Ignore the first path on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/arch.tanks.bounty">https://w3w.co/arch.tanks.bounty</a>) and continue until you reach a path leading into Round Wood on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bother.cheer.oasis">https://w3w.co/bother.cheer.oasis</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX34ywMgBiwgysQvwdFczJzg8wEMTY-R1yd9bF4H1sIUzBK3rVAtR6JZYt43t7wBudKTrHfdYJN_ku0vEpLwu73jj7NMKoXfgLWSDXOhOST1QqTJ-ObiPO0j1kCt-sfZJ57fnRItb505usB_ZukG59NM3IjNSk0ZPRCyuTZcGRzpEwBWFPayF_U_K0av4/s550/roundwood.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right into Round Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheX34ywMgBiwgysQvwdFczJzg8wEMTY-R1yd9bF4H1sIUzBK3rVAtR6JZYt43t7wBudKTrHfdYJN_ku0vEpLwu73jj7NMKoXfgLWSDXOhOST1QqTJ-ObiPO0j1kCt-sfZJ57fnRItb505usB_ZukG59NM3IjNSk0ZPRCyuTZcGRzpEwBWFPayF_U_K0av4/s16000/roundwood.jpeg" title="Turn right into Round Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right into Round Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn right into Round Wood then follow the path as it zig-zags S for 130m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/brass.loses.battle">https://w3w.co/brass.loses.battle</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5LvHNi_R9M4p8CJxRsa-0_SMUjAzdoPhMD9vDu4sXPSStgdGR63vrNyUkjIlal0j6mMgy5usnFgC1czxp9Up8uAiRTP8TrOK6lNAtxI_LCEDTq2aHM06wPZfpPLFSjt9Q3MXjWXJ7Sdrn4VOSeO6IYCyF5CymmCgOmDFoxhRo6LosdRZHf7H_RCNOOfs/s550/rwj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then head SE for 20m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5LvHNi_R9M4p8CJxRsa-0_SMUjAzdoPhMD9vDu4sXPSStgdGR63vrNyUkjIlal0j6mMgy5usnFgC1czxp9Up8uAiRTP8TrOK6lNAtxI_LCEDTq2aHM06wPZfpPLFSjt9Q3MXjWXJ7Sdrn4VOSeO6IYCyF5CymmCgOmDFoxhRo6LosdRZHf7H_RCNOOfs/s16000/rwj.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then head SE for 20m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction then head SE for 20m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left at the junction then head SE for 20m until you reach a fence leading to a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/saints.goes.horn">https://w3w.co/saints.goes.horn</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKhCwNHrp4aAN0yFK8gEZTxUbtzemFtOGHvFK6vU_QQa9Pk8GxmTI-DY1wFjXs9CisjiS5_3RQypCcMTUCngrAuOxoCwmWHVbR3K5ShivU4B5uanGhQTAGcILyn3tFnCPFgYJQ7mG_G6YBwf8sHjNjQiDKZ1nDJskuKXFkl1jV28qTzTC7doYSApMEUze/s550/fence.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the track then continue heading straight and SE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKhCwNHrp4aAN0yFK8gEZTxUbtzemFtOGHvFK6vU_QQa9Pk8GxmTI-DY1wFjXs9CisjiS5_3RQypCcMTUCngrAuOxoCwmWHVbR3K5ShivU4B5uanGhQTAGcILyn3tFnCPFgYJQ7mG_G6YBwf8sHjNjQiDKZ1nDJskuKXFkl1jV28qTzTC7doYSApMEUze/s16000/fence.jpeg" title="Cross the track then continue heading straight and SE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the track then continue heading straight and SE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Cross the track then continue heading straight and SE for 17m until you reach a path on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/maybe.moving.path">https://w3w.co/maybe.moving.path</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oz46vAuI4fL-HZB0UT7Vk7YM3AkxPN63G_QLoh7wMfkxAvo8uh8uDvN5Vl_BOdFI0hqQJKqQ-JZkn9fB4XvU3E_kgP11zG44q6AJ7i80K5JIU9YWGMsm0IkqItlLCCIDMZ6AGq6YzA6bd-ANj18IU7uwbvlLT1XqlkMgc8EeN9yeXumbF2-vIWoW2d8q/s550/kkllk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right and head SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6oz46vAuI4fL-HZB0UT7Vk7YM3AkxPN63G_QLoh7wMfkxAvo8uh8uDvN5Vl_BOdFI0hqQJKqQ-JZkn9fB4XvU3E_kgP11zG44q6AJ7i80K5JIU9YWGMsm0IkqItlLCCIDMZ6AGq6YzA6bd-ANj18IU7uwbvlLT1XqlkMgc8EeN9yeXumbF2-vIWoW2d8q/s16000/kkllk.jpeg" title="Turn right and head SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right and head SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right on this lovely open path and head SW for 325m. You will pass a bench on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pinks.carry.boot">https://w3w.co/pinks.carry.boot</a>) just before you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/voters.kept.enhancement">https://w3w.co/voters.kept.enhancement</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM7VDQUpYyZnN5Hui7gCUJaY81CL-iW_vfzld2KnyD8KIL-GAifmcyez652wwRpiWPNqladud7wypbrvLl2S2iWCMEZLeHCSUiOLYWKRFoqGoIfN94e1NoHFGygRsbKyON_Pt4Zl3rXUpfvykEjaHZ00zIbGiKDNUPx0_WsC3SebUkyb2FT3oawVXRcb5/s550/pw.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then follow the path through Pudler's Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNM7VDQUpYyZnN5Hui7gCUJaY81CL-iW_vfzld2KnyD8KIL-GAifmcyez652wwRpiWPNqladud7wypbrvLl2S2iWCMEZLeHCSUiOLYWKRFoqGoIfN94e1NoHFGygRsbKyON_Pt4Zl3rXUpfvykEjaHZ00zIbGiKDNUPx0_WsC3SebUkyb2FT3oawVXRcb5/s16000/pw.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then follow the path through Pudler's Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then follow the path through Pudler's Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Cross the junction then follow the path W then SW through Pudler's Wood for 250m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/chops.create.wacky">https://w3w.co/chops.create.wacky</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGALXBN2VH_8e5SlO3WJMqhYQL1svcSOVMIZd-xYYPnn7l3FgB25JSoq4JLeV1GCf-dJDNudikK9zJYBoDZpdV0zZfhtrbRYChWIpLC45mR8YWsA9mWtZGMP0dPRpCtquaW_H_8YVotHBWF5-7uGpiN7vVNr4Xa3u5-R4dsLXOFYNTVwb7hewPo1rW8rXw/s550/p2lt.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then head S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGALXBN2VH_8e5SlO3WJMqhYQL1svcSOVMIZd-xYYPnn7l3FgB25JSoq4JLeV1GCf-dJDNudikK9zJYBoDZpdV0zZfhtrbRYChWIpLC45mR8YWsA9mWtZGMP0dPRpCtquaW_H_8YVotHBWF5-7uGpiN7vVNr4Xa3u5-R4dsLXOFYNTVwb7hewPo1rW8rXw/s16000/p2lt.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then head S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction then head S</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Turn left at the junction then head S for 110m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/remind.fight.work">https://w3w.co/remind.fight.work</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPGMZTE_0TowqFoQfdR8pXpWW5RKk0sjq2V08JEqthWZUJnRDq9n1unrWifpw9Oo_EX4cP7q8SxiH32HyvBvGbG9g78vcuOLM63aNKLxi4Ecg8Cvswq195uoBuSvikoaGeDLJcefId0eWLkXV8s6Zb_RACiC8Sn2xUex_UCMWj4ke-Ix3aCExFSkCBbfY/s550/wwj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then continue heading S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPGMZTE_0TowqFoQfdR8pXpWW5RKk0sjq2V08JEqthWZUJnRDq9n1unrWifpw9Oo_EX4cP7q8SxiH32HyvBvGbG9g78vcuOLM63aNKLxi4Ecg8Cvswq195uoBuSvikoaGeDLJcefId0eWLkXV8s6Zb_RACiC8Sn2xUex_UCMWj4ke-Ix3aCExFSkCBbfY/s16000/wwj.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then continue heading S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then continue heading S</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Cross the junction then continue heading S, SW, then S. You are now walking through Well Wood which was thought to be the site of an old well which has not been found. What was found was a deep <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole" target="_blank">sink hole</a> which The Woodland Trust filled in for safety reasons. Continue along the path through Well Wood for 210m to a fence leading to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/forms.songs.aspect">https://w3w.co/forms.songs.aspect</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WkomkZx6yBQtQFEkp2VzwFl-LiTbUt6YCvbHSwWeHyKoBfdMAySGaI-DqrjkH4zsJmeh0Qjq-qXBvYMkULy4FKynegY1G1WSRoejb4X_syY3oicdJt9U_EuC7mpeV1_q3hewMIjXRn7CpCr68k6UGQT9w4KR-EdzA8T32bgTee9rJw3e74gf14vWSfGs/s550/fenceleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left after leaving Well Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WkomkZx6yBQtQFEkp2VzwFl-LiTbUt6YCvbHSwWeHyKoBfdMAySGaI-DqrjkH4zsJmeh0Qjq-qXBvYMkULy4FKynegY1G1WSRoejb4X_syY3oicdJt9U_EuC7mpeV1_q3hewMIjXRn7CpCr68k6UGQT9w4KR-EdzA8T32bgTee9rJw3e74gf14vWSfGs/s16000/fenceleft.jpeg" title="Turn left after leaving Well Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left after leaving Well Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> After passing through the gap in the fence turn left then follow the path NE for 480m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stands.slower.spine">https://w3w.co/stands.slower.spine</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGA0W7N-jzdFXtKAwUE8zLjeE6kyjDwa7qUpt80YINKcZraerQntiJq3SjB4_sqA3oSzAyOuYKO5Ck84DEv6Nwzuh31dulFOPqKOZmLX3UlrYbWYrJavtb4EtxfexsJcJd3EiwgehAeGILeC4Jywsl92DQgQEzU618VNvTIxz1rSn5-DMxoVVgbFDurfD/s550/mwe.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right then right again to enter The Magical Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGA0W7N-jzdFXtKAwUE8zLjeE6kyjDwa7qUpt80YINKcZraerQntiJq3SjB4_sqA3oSzAyOuYKO5Ck84DEv6Nwzuh31dulFOPqKOZmLX3UlrYbWYrJavtb4EtxfexsJcJd3EiwgehAeGILeC4Jywsl92DQgQEzU618VNvTIxz1rSn5-DMxoVVgbFDurfD/s16000/mwe.jpeg" title="Turn right then right again to enter The Magical Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right then right again to enter The Magical Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> When you reach the junction turn right then right again to enter The Magical Wood. Head S for 300m to a junction in the centre of the wood where you will find picnic tables and a tunnel for the little ones to explore (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ticket.strain.backed">https://w3w.co/ticket.strain.backed</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDPqGtr94qATJLdnVy6Vre2d5R-SMOYOHcOdlg2vwkZ0V_vwfyuMrF1cpxghgLnCKexundvaRjAkVTg9gwzsK8zYQDK09jw-WUO9LxNzEkOwSbXp9_4C2aWGFe1RxMxGw6S-59A1fb-Puw7YMmZnBTggtZo5jqLP5Xigmo_XWaoxtobisIN-9fS35PoPY/s550/tunnel1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The tunnel in the centre of The Magical Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDPqGtr94qATJLdnVy6Vre2d5R-SMOYOHcOdlg2vwkZ0V_vwfyuMrF1cpxghgLnCKexundvaRjAkVTg9gwzsK8zYQDK09jw-WUO9LxNzEkOwSbXp9_4C2aWGFe1RxMxGw6S-59A1fb-Puw7YMmZnBTggtZo5jqLP5Xigmo_XWaoxtobisIN-9fS35PoPY/s16000/tunnel1.jpeg" title="The tunnel in the centre of The Magical Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The tunnel in the centre of The Magical Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmB77DC5fCEvfGmd_ESV5qAH1ckk7H586Jl7y5dJFY6_AptBr9QYkF18MqsfCXwc3rFurjFqXZ_dbMYlx68Io0qqK_fljjVOCryrDKjVu4HpTBuYSO0-SWAFfd5q8ETM9PNPWTl_tbaVk41wvSNPIpBWlR8EMZHz3xG8zkIWM9QySM0So9TpVGrQfw7Op/s550/tunnel2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The tunnel in the centre of The Magical Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmB77DC5fCEvfGmd_ESV5qAH1ckk7H586Jl7y5dJFY6_AptBr9QYkF18MqsfCXwc3rFurjFqXZ_dbMYlx68Io0qqK_fljjVOCryrDKjVu4HpTBuYSO0-SWAFfd5q8ETM9PNPWTl_tbaVk41wvSNPIpBWlR8EMZHz3xG8zkIWM9QySM0So9TpVGrQfw7Op/s16000/tunnel2.jpeg" title="The tunnel in the centre of The Magical Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Inside The Magical Wood tunnel </b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcMUYzdPl2UP5-csF1ywtulIzDjVlYtf3rrdF7RddyTMeBbPd5vX7BF7uahZCWC2qriM6Z3PebAE0RGBRrqlUyUUcDNq-uxg799rdlCrGnpcjRwvCizyJo7UnG2F7Idlj3CevTEtU5hNVZjiFzMxL3uBh0c8YK5lY6UvGiF-WcaM1JBBYG3l3eMkJ2uuZ/s550/tunnel3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="After the tunnel turn left then follow the path E" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWcMUYzdPl2UP5-csF1ywtulIzDjVlYtf3rrdF7RddyTMeBbPd5vX7BF7uahZCWC2qriM6Z3PebAE0RGBRrqlUyUUcDNq-uxg799rdlCrGnpcjRwvCizyJo7UnG2F7Idlj3CevTEtU5hNVZjiFzMxL3uBh0c8YK5lY6UvGiF-WcaM1JBBYG3l3eMkJ2uuZ/s16000/tunnel3.jpeg" title="After the tunnel turn left then follow the path E" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After the tunnel turn left then follow the path E</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> After the tunnel, turn left then follow the path E for 230m. Along the way see if you can spot the worried owl on the right of the path (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fees.pinks.photos">https://w3w.co/fees.pinks.photos</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDtfluSIFFZU8NZGdX4o_SNLraFNnLMQh-3_2CB_hCe9ycyAl7Xs9JfE14mAbcXZh8LBHoFzZ9lLl5ic21tRiIk8THR52sGx6lC891MtngwqX7Iukhk_PB2nKISylhMqUnFpCVbGe6UNUySkJPv1gM5RDGbOGV-qg5_a23TkCpqm4uujnvYlJ9ezHmULD/s550/owl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The worried owl alongside the path in The Magical Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDtfluSIFFZU8NZGdX4o_SNLraFNnLMQh-3_2CB_hCe9ycyAl7Xs9JfE14mAbcXZh8LBHoFzZ9lLl5ic21tRiIk8THR52sGx6lC891MtngwqX7Iukhk_PB2nKISylhMqUnFpCVbGe6UNUySkJPv1gM5RDGbOGV-qg5_a23TkCpqm4uujnvYlJ9ezHmULD/s16000/owl.jpeg" title="The worried owl alongside the path in The Magical Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The worried owl alongside the path in The Magical Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on this path until you leave The Magical Wood at a wooden arch and reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/park.issues.vote">https://w3w.co/park.issues.vote</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuhBCQDbXWQ9JfbWNM36CAfV3HubyyxJpvOblu-Bp5raxPCOXdzhqJjRT6qIvTIoop-1tokgtTeR91NM-5dp5Yna7RljQb_L-T3BT41s0rS_K2AVUOcIFNqWMHbJ1zhVHM_MOySWFK1RaNKwfP4xhEKLeLm2h6OuPSo6mVwKNyjWFpX1gnXxzsBqBXbbB/s550/arch.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the arch then take the second path on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuhBCQDbXWQ9JfbWNM36CAfV3HubyyxJpvOblu-Bp5raxPCOXdzhqJjRT6qIvTIoop-1tokgtTeR91NM-5dp5Yna7RljQb_L-T3BT41s0rS_K2AVUOcIFNqWMHbJ1zhVHM_MOySWFK1RaNKwfP4xhEKLeLm2h6OuPSo6mVwKNyjWFpX1gnXxzsBqBXbbB/s16000/arch.jpeg" title="Go through the arch then take the second path on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the arch then take the second path on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Go through the arch, ignore the first path immediately on your right, and continue to the second path on the right (see orange arrow on the image above).
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Head SE along this path for 160m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/putty.kick.moth">https://w3w.co/putty.kick.moth</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEkh0cPMgZ3-rIF5hpzDMelQPV2FQL1l__Ep9QEtgyinPBi-M03d--bRamT8q-YDj7Gy3F2B-ZBxP13-iVNaYNMTrVHKTBAr07RZKl365O8g1Pem4e5mIa7Qlz4tMmjZ9tHTWJByRZ26vuQir7r8P5yssALx4WlTmPZMDbev0-2ibjeqXP2Rb0Y5fa_g3/s550/gffgg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SE keeping to the right of the hedgerow" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEkh0cPMgZ3-rIF5hpzDMelQPV2FQL1l__Ep9QEtgyinPBi-M03d--bRamT8q-YDj7Gy3F2B-ZBxP13-iVNaYNMTrVHKTBAr07RZKl365O8g1Pem4e5mIa7Qlz4tMmjZ9tHTWJByRZ26vuQir7r8P5yssALx4WlTmPZMDbev0-2ibjeqXP2Rb0Y5fa_g3/s16000/gffgg.jpeg" title="Continue heading SE keeping to the right of the hedgerow" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SE keeping to the right of the hedgerow</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Continue heading SE keeping to the right of the hedgerow with the meadow on the right and the hedgerow on the left (see orange arrow on the photograph above) for 120m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fault.foster.meal">https://w3w.co/fault.foster.meal</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WsWw0TSCvGja_3ZZvs-vMmD_OktY9XJb6J9LBekmHvyVLqu9Cg0rIot706hwwW-0JoTp-upq87goBMRzVe5GsCZxzaIL6k7oFzZsUYYrBB_u_NBV5K50UhkozzfznGjHgT3c493P-YCZAYi30oPji2gpNFTWXZCdRA9MePnl--L2twbF4s0nsMjBGfbt/s550/khjkj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then continue heading SE" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3WsWw0TSCvGja_3ZZvs-vMmD_OktY9XJb6J9LBekmHvyVLqu9Cg0rIot706hwwW-0JoTp-upq87goBMRzVe5GsCZxzaIL6k7oFzZsUYYrBB_u_NBV5K50UhkozzfznGjHgT3c493P-YCZAYi30oPji2gpNFTWXZCdRA9MePnl--L2twbF4s0nsMjBGfbt/s16000/khjkj.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then continue heading SE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then continue heading SE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>20:</b> Cross the junction then continue heading SE with the hedgerow on the left and meadow on the right for 170m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/notice.smiled.today">https://w3w.co/notice.smiled.today</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtoOT3-RmaV6t0ZA_fkv6JrzvkxWeRAohD0xVGuyy9oUMf8okUFpDPpu6q4VnWa9j23dIK_6k9SQliqRoWqfM7TBwOqCfQNEiF6b-NtyukgjFiuYlmuO719jIx9J7chLtPTaIUorh9A8ZzIlAsfNOgkjMlosJa-NM4MCacv3sOAyHidTch9yr8YZCCFJN/s550/detour.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the detour" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCtoOT3-RmaV6t0ZA_fkv6JrzvkxWeRAohD0xVGuyy9oUMf8okUFpDPpu6q4VnWa9j23dIK_6k9SQliqRoWqfM7TBwOqCfQNEiF6b-NtyukgjFiuYlmuO719jIx9J7chLtPTaIUorh9A8ZzIlAsfNOgkjMlosJa-NM4MCacv3sOAyHidTch9yr8YZCCFJN/s16000/detour.jpeg" title="Turn right on the detour" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the detour</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>21:</b> At this point the path used to continue heading SE, but The Woodland Trust has created a detour in order to protect the habitat in the area. Turn right to take the detour then head S, SE, then E for 120m until you reach a gravelled track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/exist.fence.bronze">https://w3w.co/exist.fence.bronze</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiPATXLITL7oD3qnyoc6Vef9h1TNXnJh9AzS82hsYoECDgKZIlhIH6S60z1Rr2XY9A7NzAuvdPspabzSo17I0UK7uVf1L1c8YeQSWCUyfdSNA9TkdT3HNs0TZ4zs6jgS2jLLJKZou6OHkCbxxn7a_VCmo6mLRtA8lDiKF25V___BBWC09hSJhvtrp8xMp/s550/graveltrack.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the gravelled track to return to the car park" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiPATXLITL7oD3qnyoc6Vef9h1TNXnJh9AzS82hsYoECDgKZIlhIH6S60z1Rr2XY9A7NzAuvdPspabzSo17I0UK7uVf1L1c8YeQSWCUyfdSNA9TkdT3HNs0TZ4zs6jgS2jLLJKZou6OHkCbxxn7a_VCmo6mLRtA8lDiKF25V___BBWC09hSJhvtrp8xMp/s16000/graveltrack.jpeg" title="Turn right on the gravelled track to return to the car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the gravelled track then head S back to the car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>22:</b> Turn right on the gravelled track then head S for 270m to the car park and the starting point.
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<a href="https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">The Woodland Trust</a> has <a href="https://heartwood.woodlandtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">a map on its Heartwood Forest website</a> showing all the paths. There is also a pdf, which we have embedded below. They ask walkers to stay on the designated paths.
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There are three pubs in Sandridge. The pubs are <a href="http://www.greenmansandridge.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Green Man</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/units.jolly.rail">https://w3w.co/units.jolly.rail</a>), <a href="https://www.roseandcrownsandridge.com/" target="_blank">The Rose and Crown</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/truth.bronze.agenda">https://w3w.co/truth.bronze.agenda</a>), and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Thequeensheadsandridge/" target="_blank">The Queens Head</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/alarm.solo.decay">https://w3w.co/alarm.solo.decay</a>). The Village Store in Sandridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/focus.shut.mile">https://w3w.co/focus.shut.mile</a>) also serves refreshements.
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<h3 id="walks" style="text-align: center;">Our other walks in Heartwood Forest</h3>
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This walk is our fifth route in and around Heartwood Forest. The others are:
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<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2019/08/walk-90-heartwood-forest-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 90: Heartwood Forest Long Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/05/walk-132-sandridge-sw-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 132: Sandridge South-West Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/11/walk-162-heartwood-forest-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 162: Heartwood Forest Short Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/12/walk-164-heartwood-forest-outer-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 164: Heartwood Forest Outer Loop</a></li>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com4Heartwood Forest, Sandridge, St Albans AL4 9DQ, UK51.7839653 -0.308699823.473731463821153 -35.4649498 80.094199136178844 34.8475502tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-23370593951613134872023-06-24T10:01:00.003+01:002023-07-07T07:35:55.054+01:00Walk 234: Northaw Great Wood Red Trail<h4 style="text-align: center;">0.75 miles (1.18km) with 28m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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This is one of the shortest walks on Hertfordshire Walker and is one of three in Northaw Great Wood. It's ideal for those who are unable to walk a great distance and need easy access to the trails from a car park. However the red trail, although short, does involve some up and down with a total ascent of 28m. Some of the paths can be muddy after rain. The route has plenty of shade if you want to escape the heat.
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There are toilets next to the car park and an honesty box in the wall for the £1 parking fee; be sure to have change because there isn't a card reader. There are no refreshment facilities at Northaw Great Wood or any pubs or cafes within easy walking distance. There are picnic tables, and visitors are encouraged to take their waste home for environmental reasons.
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If you do the walk why not share your photos and experiences in our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/hertfordshirewalker" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a>.
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northaw_Great_Wood" target="_blank">Northaw Great Wood</a> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest" target="_blank">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a> (SSSI). The 223.6-hectare (553-acre) was once part of a huge Norman wood with mostly birch, oak and hornbeam. The historic woodland is managed by <a href="https://www.welhat.gov.uk/directory-record/20277/-northaw-great-wood-" target="_blank">Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council</a> with help from volunteers who belong to <a href="http://www.fongw.org.uk/" target="_blank">Friends of Northaw Great Wood</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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If you want to check what sort of landscape you will be crossing before you set off on this walk you can view a 30-second video (below) of the route. The video is created using the free version of <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOw-x1Grr7jbhjgcke6-2d2jrJaNzhsxhMsZppGGQMw1dB8k4yjEH9RBf4502QNu_xqfM0SMmM_aFcr7xb0KyUZpL5CVqGjlgyg27qocvRR3Lxzbewi3mexjh2f441XEvaLLl1uTKEq2gPhGiHTUFW142OhOsTDdomDjq3KLd2JvmoDm2D51MTqkZHzR3Z/s3072/redbig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 234: Northaw Great Wood Red Trail" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRepdt75ooq72AKSh8VwdgsIOvuh0WJOMssCxD921TbLe_Qz622n9tWJKKRtqYC2EGmgBF_YCk64z7CmaGfewU3xClwvGJeSZDFEqhZbu7cLqCgaBEOnKXfN3vlnJDsl9TXYE4svpFwwfU5gyhkBbkMTEkm6DsT3GC8AgHh8IyHz924399etU_M3ORRW_X/s16000/redsmall.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 234: Northaw Great Wood Red Trail" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 234: Northaw Great Wood Red Trail</b><br /><i>Click on the map above for a larger version<br />Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map at the foot of this page</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Northaw-Great-Wood-Red-Trail/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Northaw-Great-Wood-Red-Trail/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
<br /><br />The map and <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Northaw-Great-Wood-Red-Trail/download/gpx" target="_blank">GPX navigation file</a> on this page are for the red trail. We have also created a map and GPX navigation files for both <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2018/01/walk-56-great-wood-northaw.html" target="_blank">the yellow trail</a>, which is 2.75 miles, and <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2023/06/walk-233-northaw-great-wood-blue-trail.html" target="_blank">the blue trail</a> which is 1.45 miles.
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All three trails are signposted but not all forks are marked, which is why we have created separate walks for all three with GPX navigation files which you can use to follow the routes using satellite navigation (GPS) on a compatible mobile device.
<br /><br />The honesty box for the £1 car park fee is in the wall of the green information and toilet block (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/desks.prone.mass">https://w3w.co/desks.prone.mass</a>).<br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpYVwdPBU90qfhRuxsZloHalN7iaTBshCEx0iy0VMf06wBHF03ggtDuTSllBwiSTEkxOIhCaC3KHhXsF-capS6YnSTqyT2IQE9kjso5tS86OOS-JjN-4D0c6rGhsKiEI808479_quGwtMksfP1pdt_Qp11pWt5XuM5BWt1qieauozh72teID5ec5U5_KO/s550/greenbuilding.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information hut with toilets and car park honesty box" border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpYVwdPBU90qfhRuxsZloHalN7iaTBshCEx0iy0VMf06wBHF03ggtDuTSllBwiSTEkxOIhCaC3KHhXsF-capS6YnSTqyT2IQE9kjso5tS86OOS-JjN-4D0c6rGhsKiEI808479_quGwtMksfP1pdt_Qp11pWt5XuM5BWt1qieauozh72teID5ec5U5_KO/s16000/greenbuilding.jpeg" title="The information hut with toilets and car park honesty box" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information hut with toilets and car park honesty box</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4k5KIYXkbTC6xSEb7CDV647FcVAEBJluoVJysolmT896v3A6LdbB0h2jT3WP0G0GrVOdTO9RbbFt8qrZ9OvosD51NqmQ6NJ56uoSnU25KlZrBIfcoGEtQdqvW5iGxvDuvnTY2cPHkU9rmgf18LMWPzEmegTuxcwNaQ4ed4oJDb6fwFqq_TEZwCSCEvTG/s550/honest.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The £1 honesty box for the car park charge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4k5KIYXkbTC6xSEb7CDV647FcVAEBJluoVJysolmT896v3A6LdbB0h2jT3WP0G0GrVOdTO9RbbFt8qrZ9OvosD51NqmQ6NJ56uoSnU25KlZrBIfcoGEtQdqvW5iGxvDuvnTY2cPHkU9rmgf18LMWPzEmegTuxcwNaQ4ed4oJDb6fwFqq_TEZwCSCEvTG/s16000/honest.jpeg" title="The £1 honesty box for the car park charge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The £1 honesty box for the car park charge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mvkD39zwEm2PcvUCTZ3bDbx2IUtg1mK83tmwbK9pAxp5pXvuH0YY03iUnTYxGuQjDjonCyqFotQsGQqwx1YLBEjLa28WR-A1l0p_yoNAZZlmCyObwDjEQPRHPlsM5UfvmPfSVMAcwYmT8-MhaVbmsk1mp6XLz6qsI6xwSx4HztFH90bFLL5xsvDiEMRi/s550/rt2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The red trail is the most shaded of the three trails" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5mvkD39zwEm2PcvUCTZ3bDbx2IUtg1mK83tmwbK9pAxp5pXvuH0YY03iUnTYxGuQjDjonCyqFotQsGQqwx1YLBEjLa28WR-A1l0p_yoNAZZlmCyObwDjEQPRHPlsM5UfvmPfSVMAcwYmT8-MhaVbmsk1mp6XLz6qsI6xwSx4HztFH90bFLL5xsvDiEMRi/s16000/rt2.jpeg" title="The red trail is the most shaded of the three trails" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The red trail is the most shaded of the three trails</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdm4DgvxVb73QqeemOwEJak3okyR0cqk174pRspv8GR0AfilOs227sjrI0jZEE6i1NQjj2lH-hA1PmMEO_cJ8unT0qm2PXV6yT4hKDEb3ShV_u-JoDrcjRj36e1uf5u9R8csk2tILJsNxExJp9-DZvhI4BrGm_4YTvESYIqVNLQwfSuE13E8qm7wiQwjm8/s550/rt3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Dapped sunlight along the red trail at Northaw Great Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdm4DgvxVb73QqeemOwEJak3okyR0cqk174pRspv8GR0AfilOs227sjrI0jZEE6i1NQjj2lH-hA1PmMEO_cJ8unT0qm2PXV6yT4hKDEb3ShV_u-JoDrcjRj36e1uf5u9R8csk2tILJsNxExJp9-DZvhI4BrGm_4YTvESYIqVNLQwfSuE13E8qm7wiQwjm8/s16000/rt3.jpeg" title="Dapped sunlight along the red trail at Northaw Great Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Dappled sunlight along the red trail at Northaw Great Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLkrMuhcdwBwNXXQOALGKNN3CzAJrxlEn6wZEZECljGoDoA99mhWY6k5ggnK93AS9EUaBr5Ax_k-m8Dg-gCHB0c78CNk-dqGV161MDJKEcDDP3maGaTXT4kNlLeSNycGJu35wHJL7UfEdpvTGDQ7dHweHlvDeIoODaEIUDi1B_jcpBx2DxWvMaCjmLHH5/s550/rt5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Red signs have been placed at most junctions" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLkrMuhcdwBwNXXQOALGKNN3CzAJrxlEn6wZEZECljGoDoA99mhWY6k5ggnK93AS9EUaBr5Ax_k-m8Dg-gCHB0c78CNk-dqGV161MDJKEcDDP3maGaTXT4kNlLeSNycGJu35wHJL7UfEdpvTGDQ7dHweHlvDeIoODaEIUDi1B_jcpBx2DxWvMaCjmLHH5/s16000/rt5.jpeg" title="Red signs have been placed at most junctions" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Red signs have been placed at most junctions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2-g7IaY5A6yBu9ZCFCRCGyAVh8yyxlelDa26XzH-Fpz_G0Ow7m28BVI_y6ij4mJ5MglOoY3JN2PUSiaWg7m1bdLTjWT6onflNtg56q_Vdc8lCPa2dn8jRHlbL7ffnEF0l5s-YNeWtNUqCSCIXm2XiA-TmysuiyBgnmngzFB4BQ8y3_93eWvhcN4qv3hl/s550/rtbencgh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="There are a few benches along the red trail" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2-g7IaY5A6yBu9ZCFCRCGyAVh8yyxlelDa26XzH-Fpz_G0Ow7m28BVI_y6ij4mJ5MglOoY3JN2PUSiaWg7m1bdLTjWT6onflNtg56q_Vdc8lCPa2dn8jRHlbL7ffnEF0l5s-YNeWtNUqCSCIXm2XiA-TmysuiyBgnmngzFB4BQ8y3_93eWvhcN4qv3hl/s16000/rtbencgh.jpeg" title="There are a few benches along the red trail" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>There are a few benches along the red trail</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Interactive Map</h3>
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com0Northaw Great Wood, Cuffley, Potters Bar EN6, UK51.7196853 -0.14584723.409451463821156 -35.302097 80.029919136178847 35.010403tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-17666048652837207772023-06-24T08:29:00.005+01:002023-07-07T07:36:06.478+01:00Walk 233: Northaw Great Wood Blue Trail<h4 style="text-align: center;">1.45 miles (2.33km) with 43m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLT7PAqGu6QH3RIVB8OgF5zNAZ-DgAPH0En3LRQQnqbXVrGCryEs4QaVJCj6HUO4IQMkWestGnNeejZdIM3tc6xCUS4UI25EpGyCb5ALzN0qQJUIhu_PFeGwZHSnePafIcEXeK6ySgm0RsYA19VZksiWDXVUPN5MtiQGaO9EXLH49hdvF1RgcI6910ds-/s550/bluesigns.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A sign post along the blue trail in Northaw Great Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLT7PAqGu6QH3RIVB8OgF5zNAZ-DgAPH0En3LRQQnqbXVrGCryEs4QaVJCj6HUO4IQMkWestGnNeejZdIM3tc6xCUS4UI25EpGyCb5ALzN0qQJUIhu_PFeGwZHSnePafIcEXeK6ySgm0RsYA19VZksiWDXVUPN5MtiQGaO9EXLH49hdvF1RgcI6910ds-/s16000/bluesigns.jpeg" title="A sign post along the blue trail in Northaw Great Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>A sign post along the blue trail in Northaw Great Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
The blue trail at Northaw Great Wood is ideal for those who want a shady walk with easy access from a car park. It loops inside the longer yellow trail and circles the shorter red trail. All three trails are signposted but not all forks are marked, which is why we have created separate walks for all three with GPX navigation files which you can use to follow the routes on a compatible mobile device.
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There is a large car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lunch.wounds.jelly">https://w3w.co/lunch.wounds.jelly</a>) and you will need to have £1 in change for the parking fee honesty box. There are toilets next to the car park but there are no refreshment facilities or any pubs or cafes within easy walking distance. You will find picnic tables and benches along all three trails, and visitors are encouraged to take their rubbish home for environmental reasons.
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northaw_Great_Wood" target="_blank">Northaw Great Wood</a> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest" target="_blank">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a> (SSSI). The 223.6-hectare (553-acre) was once part of a huge Norman wood with mostly birch, oak and hornbeam. The historic woodland is managed by <a href="https://www.welhat.gov.uk/directory-record/20277/-northaw-great-wood-" target="_blank">Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council</a> with help from volunteers who belong to <a href="http://www.fongw.org.uk/" target="_blank">Friends of Northaw Great Wood</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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If you want to check what sort of landscape you will be crossing before you set off on this walk you can view a 30-second video of the route (below). The video is created using the free version of <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJFUlhYBQ7s33ITIqTOCrtZCX6RDPajfbOglyGhUNxKM063S7KMm-g9njfsbj6uCaeAUZNrZXUIxRAy13nIuHwSBjg3gOTAtZTq9WhiHFwyaZpcN2ihSPlnlMKHJUHW9ri2ijmqPRVipPSd1g4RQHa9mydn9xHKwXDVpT80n3MBUVde3i9a61WamX4u9O/s3072/233b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 233: Northaw Great Wood Blue Trail" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHc1EDZ2a6bXCkCUIerSF17Ga15jqWwtOHMiuZ0jngsDdQN-xjTB-dEWBSnqCMUPgGB9cgpp2OGsp_pMzpdstqZQ7Z-Pfh2apodH89rDc5VBGMIUAEGqw47RX9WFPprW70XGM6eil3P66gtAL_ffdYsazLWa2nkokDBmCxoBV3cx3uMQE_ay1FTHNLfwf9/s16000/223s.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 233: Northaw Great Wood Blue Trail" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 233: Northaw Great Wood Blue Trail</b><br /><i>Click on the map above for a larger version<br />Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map at the foot of this page</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Northaw-Great-Wood-Blue-Trail/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Northaw-Great-Wood-Blue-Trail/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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The map and <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Northaw-Great-Wood-Blue-Trail/download/gpx" target="_blank">GPX navigation file</a> on this page are for the blue trail which is 1.45 miles long and involves 43m of total ascent. We have also created a map and GPX navigation files for both <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2018/01/walk-56-great-wood-northaw.html" target="_blank">the yellow trail</a>, which is 2.75 miles, and <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2023/06/walk-234-northaw-great-wood-red-trail.html" target="_blank">the red trail</a> which is 0.75 miles.
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The honesty box (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/desks.prone.mass">https://w3w.co/desks.prone.mass</a>) for the £1 parking fee is in the wall of the green building (see image below).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpYVwdPBU90qfhRuxsZloHalN7iaTBshCEx0iy0VMf06wBHF03ggtDuTSllBwiSTEkxOIhCaC3KHhXsF-capS6YnSTqyT2IQE9kjso5tS86OOS-JjN-4D0c6rGhsKiEI808479_quGwtMksfP1pdt_Qp11pWt5XuM5BWt1qieauozh72teID5ec5U5_KO/s550/greenbuilding.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The information hut with toilets and car park honesty box" border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpYVwdPBU90qfhRuxsZloHalN7iaTBshCEx0iy0VMf06wBHF03ggtDuTSllBwiSTEkxOIhCaC3KHhXsF-capS6YnSTqyT2IQE9kjso5tS86OOS-JjN-4D0c6rGhsKiEI808479_quGwtMksfP1pdt_Qp11pWt5XuM5BWt1qieauozh72teID5ec5U5_KO/s16000/greenbuilding.jpeg" title="The information hut with toilets and car park honesty box" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The information hut with toilets and car park honesty box</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4k5KIYXkbTC6xSEb7CDV647FcVAEBJluoVJysolmT896v3A6LdbB0h2jT3WP0G0GrVOdTO9RbbFt8qrZ9OvosD51NqmQ6NJ56uoSnU25KlZrBIfcoGEtQdqvW5iGxvDuvnTY2cPHkU9rmgf18LMWPzEmegTuxcwNaQ4ed4oJDb6fwFqq_TEZwCSCEvTG/s550/honest.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The £1 honesty box for the car park charge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4k5KIYXkbTC6xSEb7CDV647FcVAEBJluoVJysolmT896v3A6LdbB0h2jT3WP0G0GrVOdTO9RbbFt8qrZ9OvosD51NqmQ6NJ56uoSnU25KlZrBIfcoGEtQdqvW5iGxvDuvnTY2cPHkU9rmgf18LMWPzEmegTuxcwNaQ4ed4oJDb6fwFqq_TEZwCSCEvTG/s16000/honest.jpeg" title="The £1 honesty box for the car park charge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The £1 honesty box for the car park charge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidocXv6AGDIU4glZmldn6Z5dgarhSzjw-9kIZERyLBT7qfEzarwIO5A6jEMV0-ay2xynYDVvYcarIBIGS2rNJX0CWtJrDpSoTMcCWqcwp3Sl3FHHaqkw2p0xUjZqX6GK0DkfHPVtzBctrwGVEdlVXK68PuSlrApZNsL6lSwF_QDN8veGdGOX_smCCHShtY/s550/bluetop.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The blue trail winding through Northaw Great Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidocXv6AGDIU4glZmldn6Z5dgarhSzjw-9kIZERyLBT7qfEzarwIO5A6jEMV0-ay2xynYDVvYcarIBIGS2rNJX0CWtJrDpSoTMcCWqcwp3Sl3FHHaqkw2p0xUjZqX6GK0DkfHPVtzBctrwGVEdlVXK68PuSlrApZNsL6lSwF_QDN8veGdGOX_smCCHShtY/s16000/bluetop.jpeg" title="The blue trail winding through Northaw Great Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The blue trail winding through Northaw Great Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Interactive Map</h3>
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com0The Ridgeway & Northaw Great Wood, Cuffley, Potters Bar EN6 4BH, UK51.718732 -0.146295423.408498163821157 -35.3025454 80.028965836178855 35.0099546tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-13519357543801233522023-06-22T13:21:00.010+01:002024-03-15T13:33:58.995+00:00Walk 232: Watton-at-Stone to Welwyn North Linear<h4 style="text-align: center;">5.3 miles (8.5 km) with 135m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZc6VPqYIxUYdTx2pqrxUcY0N7u-owKGwBqv5Un1Olv5qHu2WQfWuEtaxFzDwuKVlHSYxd1zhyzcT1RgNsqfjzR5MCBwqsgg4lp9QcgPdliYrnfazlPDsgccDOHloDJ8oFgz3wBOavRIk920V48fNOveEE-3wdfRJZxwQi7SN-T_nsDvf0s0OeIFqL7OE/s550/ykuk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The lane between points 2 & 3" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZc6VPqYIxUYdTx2pqrxUcY0N7u-owKGwBqv5Un1Olv5qHu2WQfWuEtaxFzDwuKVlHSYxd1zhyzcT1RgNsqfjzR5MCBwqsgg4lp9QcgPdliYrnfazlPDsgccDOHloDJ8oFgz3wBOavRIk920V48fNOveEE-3wdfRJZxwQi7SN-T_nsDvf0s0OeIFqL7OE/s16000/ykuk.jpeg" title="The lane between points 2 & 3" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The lane between points 2 & 3</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is a lovely station-to-station linear walk which starts and Watton-at-Stone Station then heads south-west via Brickground Wood and Tewin Wood before dropping down to Welwyn North Station. It is one of 15 linear walks on the site which have been created for those who prefer to leave the car at home and travel by public transport. <a href="https://www.whitehorseburnhamgreen.com/" target="_blank">The White Horse at Burnham Green</a> is a 380m detour about two-thirds of a way along the walk. You will cross one livestock field where there are signs asking dog owners to keep their pets on the lead.
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<b>Travel tip:</b> The two stations, <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/WAS/Watton-at-Stone" target="_blank">Watton-at-Stone</a> and <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/WLW/Welwyn-North" target="_blank">Welwyn North</a>, are not on the same line; you will need to change at <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/SVG/Stevenage" target="_blank">Stevenage</a>. We bought return tickets to Watton-at-Stone from our local station because it's cheaper than buying single tickets. On the way out we changed at <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/WGC/Welwyn-Garden-City" target="_blank">Welwyn Garden City</a> then Stevenage. On the way back we changed at <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/HAT/Hatfield-Herts" target="_blank">Hatfield</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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If you want to check what sort of landscape you will be crossing before you set off on this walk you can view a 30-second video (below) of the route. It includes a short detour to The White Horse where we stopped for lunch. The video is created using the free version of <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMtdm1wZFuQ0STAxDXHIzR770GejznbpHkxKisof1LgTqG6oa3tVG1umC-O_MF6DaBcPUMv6iWkaskupnUheV8hv7m6fwh-hQuP3jWVB9d5BE7Gg46ZO29t1n4ql90JCVNoXCDgr0mHP9qIjeUpYiPbd00QN83LCVUqefv0tS5go74Ph9huewL8I1t5IG/s3072/232big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 232: Watton-at-Stone to Welwyn North Linear" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloZyvxD0tHGmYVWJ1IG1tIajC-ZVefZ9bTfNPfoi1owASN6_JUHnfwBCnqlLcZ-wKoqzS9YoeHhyUNzoQgJ_7mE_8Qo2Bsgu6D0_AGzKufqOnT4zFlvwYSPiGg0tvy3dKO9liqB45RsZ1r4yyfSnCxk840RaC-9ea1i3abASIOpFB3zQKxENk-L-xtseE/s16000/232small.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 232: Watton-at-Stone to Welwyn North Linear" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 232: Watton-at-Stone to Welwyn North Linear</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-232-Watton-to-Welwyn-Linear/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-232-Watton-to-Welwyn-Linear/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNGYwdrOP13qauYVzxkbsNjb_n_EO1bQ8833usP7iWd8l4b25n-JwB7CYFOgKqO2hWqWxPG5fFj136kQAvWCI_0Y7heWypo5lL51bNIoeIBsqL6sGoNHfSJrVQnPUmT9BjnHGT9XGX6PfdQx0qp42ohGUYdEH7dwaI1YjZAXGM6B-hifcBcwS3B5-RIKH/s550/wat.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Station Road then head SW over the railway bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNGYwdrOP13qauYVzxkbsNjb_n_EO1bQ8833usP7iWd8l4b25n-JwB7CYFOgKqO2hWqWxPG5fFj136kQAvWCI_0Y7heWypo5lL51bNIoeIBsqL6sGoNHfSJrVQnPUmT9BjnHGT9XGX6PfdQx0qp42ohGUYdEH7dwaI1YjZAXGM6B-hifcBcwS3B5-RIKH/s16000/wat.jpeg" title="Turn right on Station Road then head SW over the railway bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Station Road then head SW over the railway bridge</b> </td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> Exit Watton-at-Stone Station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bleak.sweep.neon">https://w3w.co/bleak.sweep.neon</a>), turn right on Station Road then head SW over the railway bridge for 40m until you reach Church Lane on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/plates.legend.hers">https://w3w.co/plates.legend.hers</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmCtAhJpFT_3lZrnb69lq8BaWi_g6MrqLVKiqBikjg-NqhhuEuv3IQmVvwsHls8kp7jlx1SmWMt__wv1gSvPhQzIUp2ECwV71sFbcCqNaF_u88pkC8-kOJmFL96CIflCJEtSScXJ56rh2eeHFAp-YA-acceyeyKjOvFFHZRdBBJj9Zrj8E0lVheBGN8l0/s550/churchroad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Church Lane then head SSE" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTmCtAhJpFT_3lZrnb69lq8BaWi_g6MrqLVKiqBikjg-NqhhuEuv3IQmVvwsHls8kp7jlx1SmWMt__wv1gSvPhQzIUp2ECwV71sFbcCqNaF_u88pkC8-kOJmFL96CIflCJEtSScXJ56rh2eeHFAp-YA-acceyeyKjOvFFHZRdBBJj9Zrj8E0lVheBGN8l0/s16000/churchroad.jpeg" title="Turn left on Church Lane then head SSE" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Church Lane then head SSE</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Church Lane then head SSE, with the railway on your left, for 260m until you reach a bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/moss.ozone.settle">https://w3w.co/moss.ozone.settle</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyrQBhyarXRUWW9coKL3zniHjmv6G1TpvnM2175K6pB-YmR1UJwq6TayOQDvg6d_fPJ9Ps94rWlp2cGW4QuPW7qdruKUny-AuBwYqQQ_EnsPluo7JXMRav5HhE20zekjQGXWGk5RyRoA7m4iD2j1DYLffSQAtz37iuORqT_HHozNf96DZh3qKbLyUmHh6/s550/hk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="When you reach a bend, turn right on a lane" border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyrQBhyarXRUWW9coKL3zniHjmv6G1TpvnM2175K6pB-YmR1UJwq6TayOQDvg6d_fPJ9Ps94rWlp2cGW4QuPW7qdruKUny-AuBwYqQQ_EnsPluo7JXMRav5HhE20zekjQGXWGk5RyRoA7m4iD2j1DYLffSQAtz37iuORqT_HHozNf96DZh3qKbLyUmHh6/s16000/hk.jpeg" title="When you reach a bend, turn right on a lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">When you reach a bend, turn right on a lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> When you reach a bend, turn right on a lane which is also Watton-at-Stone <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 22. <b><i>The bridleway sign had been bent when we tested the route and it pointed into a field. Do not enter the field. The sign should be pointing along the metalled lane.</i></b> Head SW down the lane for 740m until you reach Watkin's Hall Farm (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gear.dads.nature">https://w3w.co/gear.dads.nature</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPm4MgRU8aqtkj0B7Ztb8FbnhirhJwtxDvR2VRO54nUAIDVyOVv1nctOLATST4fQwjfTL0IoCcEdYGQmm-QnYfP6CSLkS1wAKLuwq5CRpTiwXl59H0rqSPk9JwZnTWebSDpyVIDsUW0dpksvsn58NiPDx2VlOetsS0vWHF0D0w8oD777ahXUe8TvwJMjx/s550/whf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at Watkin's Hall Farm, still on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 22" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPm4MgRU8aqtkj0B7Ztb8FbnhirhJwtxDvR2VRO54nUAIDVyOVv1nctOLATST4fQwjfTL0IoCcEdYGQmm-QnYfP6CSLkS1wAKLuwq5CRpTiwXl59H0rqSPk9JwZnTWebSDpyVIDsUW0dpksvsn58NiPDx2VlOetsS0vWHF0D0w8oD777ahXUe8TvwJMjx/s16000/whf.jpeg" title="Turn left at Watkin's Hall Farm, still on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 22" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at Watkin's Hall Farm, still on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 22</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Turn left at Watkin's Hall Farm, still on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 22, then head SW for 165m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nests.across.helps">https://w3w.co/nests.across.helps</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVGcVkkkQW1FcXt_9JXNRn8WE-8K6din4AL2CyH6ymCwVCOue38xhtXLRymJjS8_iHGPhgmb6Khu4dvPNUh0l-l5BUQQr0BLk6MhDwOQEMiJKP8_pahhLtsmaCG9kE4ZkhukF9ae87MvOloa_L9DX-A86hixC-HfKAOQ1yfqefnaJXNPf6TTInYqZ9VoL/s550/kjhhkj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction then head SSE on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 35" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVGcVkkkQW1FcXt_9JXNRn8WE-8K6din4AL2CyH6ymCwVCOue38xhtXLRymJjS8_iHGPhgmb6Khu4dvPNUh0l-l5BUQQr0BLk6MhDwOQEMiJKP8_pahhLtsmaCG9kE4ZkhukF9ae87MvOloa_L9DX-A86hixC-HfKAOQ1yfqefnaJXNPf6TTInYqZ9VoL/s16000/kjhhkj.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction then head SSE on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 35" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction then head SSE on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 35</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Keep left at the junction then head SSE on Watton-at-Stone bridleway 35 for 250m, following it as it cuts through woodland and reaches a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hears.curry.whites">https://w3w.co/hears.curry.whites</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xxJcVdPc8_FqNStffzelEY6v41oYGFQzZhfER-4iDjokb223ftRt0oEFtIh-VRIXCRVcO1frJN7AewrDQLxa-469vQo2NN8sprHLFV0W-xn01nXYkLzGj3RbectjHAozDva0o23TiuJ1eUuk2MalEg9uD3XqwzvFE95ydNWD9RlUrxorkRkjSZ2C8lci/s550/jhgj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xxJcVdPc8_FqNStffzelEY6v41oYGFQzZhfER-4iDjokb223ftRt0oEFtIh-VRIXCRVcO1frJN7AewrDQLxa-469vQo2NN8sprHLFV0W-xn01nXYkLzGj3RbectjHAozDva0o23TiuJ1eUuk2MalEg9uD3XqwzvFE95ydNWD9RlUrxorkRkjSZ2C8lci/s16000/jhgj.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction then head SW on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn right at the junction then head SW on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>). Follow this byway for 870m, with wide-open views to the left and behind. Continue until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/woes.pulse.rise">https://w3w.co/woes.pulse.rise</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2YPxLxrkWO4dG9Zz6qqSumV55A0cGCRom8nPMHGjUj5OFRKlByDdyzsW_WmXLPS9VGeNY9hEUELf92nKpvntocMKYw8rnxJIsBphCJr4V7XIVfU8HXi1zz609xDJtCLmncbFFBpPQsupxGAuUpPrzX0oGZ-V91u2ra90oNL7kKh4dFUmcyfrRNfA3oY0/s550/gfdj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction and follow the byway through shaded woodland" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2YPxLxrkWO4dG9Zz6qqSumV55A0cGCRom8nPMHGjUj5OFRKlByDdyzsW_WmXLPS9VGeNY9hEUELf92nKpvntocMKYw8rnxJIsBphCJr4V7XIVfU8HXi1zz609xDJtCLmncbFFBpPQsupxGAuUpPrzX0oGZ-V91u2ra90oNL7kKh4dFUmcyfrRNfA3oY0/s16000/gfdj.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction and follow the byway through shaded woodland" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction and follow the byway through shaded woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Keep right at the junction, still on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29, then follow the byway through a lovely stretch of shaded woodland. Continue heading SW then S for 745m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/brush.bricks.packet">https://w3w.co/brush.bricks.packet</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbL8Sd_2O6C6_7P2Zd3m-rTK7gA_HIsnYZkyGXQZPY9c76g_YnPD5023BLWhkDMQnGRTI69SBBL_thVtFeVPCf650rFCtmGrldZ5wbTF5-oJLPGFek8XlQuAZByBEX1jx5bX6__k_-54MO2HcCcJcsA0HcMNLg7di3RziT4sqT4Hi4flrWqLJo7CbYZ39/s550/khjkhj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction, still on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbL8Sd_2O6C6_7P2Zd3m-rTK7gA_HIsnYZkyGXQZPY9c76g_YnPD5023BLWhkDMQnGRTI69SBBL_thVtFeVPCf650rFCtmGrldZ5wbTF5-oJLPGFek8XlQuAZByBEX1jx5bX6__k_-54MO2HcCcJcsA0HcMNLg7di3RziT4sqT4Hi4flrWqLJo7CbYZ39/s16000/khjkhj.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction, still on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction, still on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn right at the junction, still on Watton-at-Stone BOAT 29, then head SW for 120m until you reach another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/venue.voting.stud">https://w3w.co/venue.voting.stud</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg2aYQsAYaAWhSGF7EjD6n5nNJE7_d3eIvOs98LzMVxQmDe1bb38cqr1MTmde3YhGzu4e8qv-8LwVrqft53qKcSLySNgX8Da-UecLxANgueR7AKA7HvHsbp8Wv1s8uTbbi4uJOffDujwXp8SFYjLMQD_GuzjXZuQpmBVOpujILL-REzblW4KMdjodgR0y/s550/jfjh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue straight across the junction, now on Bramfield bridleway 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyg2aYQsAYaAWhSGF7EjD6n5nNJE7_d3eIvOs98LzMVxQmDe1bb38cqr1MTmde3YhGzu4e8qv-8LwVrqft53qKcSLySNgX8Da-UecLxANgueR7AKA7HvHsbp8Wv1s8uTbbi4uJOffDujwXp8SFYjLMQD_GuzjXZuQpmBVOpujILL-REzblW4KMdjodgR0y/s16000/jfjh.jpeg" title="Continue straight across the junction, now on Bramfield bridleway 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue straight across the junction, now on Bramfield bridleway 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue straight across the junction, now on Bramfield bridleway 1, then head SW for 475m. There is a perfectly placed bench on the left as you walk this stretch. Ideal if you need a break. Continue until you reach a lane called Winding Shott (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/indoor.chop.wins">https://w3w.co/indoor.chop.wins</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgrW1_GuJRwwt6P0iZpVElWY3_Qaa5vOzzIVsrphVcu79MC9RNquHcBxxNQNtIUWWaTVD5h8NMY-pCfBBC2uE-CorLm631TjpSpd0z_cqg_9uizFTKoiF1emwPw7L-COtKoRqqtlPWhZdkMJ_PAPj5US7qeSCIYr7NVF9Q2wJ1h9Q0_xMBMxvYHFrRGcM/s550/jkj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Winding Shott then SW on a road called Tewin Hill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgrW1_GuJRwwt6P0iZpVElWY3_Qaa5vOzzIVsrphVcu79MC9RNquHcBxxNQNtIUWWaTVD5h8NMY-pCfBBC2uE-CorLm631TjpSpd0z_cqg_9uizFTKoiF1emwPw7L-COtKoRqqtlPWhZdkMJ_PAPj5US7qeSCIYr7NVF9Q2wJ1h9Q0_xMBMxvYHFrRGcM/s16000/jkj.jpeg" title="Cross Winding Shott then SW on a road called Tewin Hill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Winding Shott then head SW on a lane called Tewin Hill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Cross Winding Shott then continue heading SW, now on a lane called Tewin Hill. Continue for 120m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/social.skinny.leaps">https://w3w.co/social.skinny.leaps</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_n1ozx_BZ6_IeMB_SGmroXenRpRPw8SN1Jtbu3KNk9EN6TGSQGMHXsol0XhA_bqhlgiBa2DvJ504giBDeF_BA3M9zR0CFU3Wyca76Go_GTqApcLg7Mr7aexedZ7bYrVchtvinbPFyt0sTTNig7xr97VxqO2z6Yt2r0bSd-kxTBfpJNnAUaE-pl-_KN8X/s550/loiio.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_n1ozx_BZ6_IeMB_SGmroXenRpRPw8SN1Jtbu3KNk9EN6TGSQGMHXsol0XhA_bqhlgiBa2DvJ504giBDeF_BA3M9zR0CFU3Wyca76Go_GTqApcLg7Mr7aexedZ7bYrVchtvinbPFyt0sTTNig7xr97VxqO2z6Yt2r0bSd-kxTBfpJNnAUaE-pl-_KN8X/s16000/loiio.jpeg" title="Turn right on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn right on Tewin footpath 30 then follow it W and uphill for 45m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/assets.from.jolly">https://w3w.co/assets.from.jolly</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh8bwZN0JuEQpBuHG5XhFDbSYRk7x1gaOGYD2ZWOJZ27qY_B3S28S_RlyZycxjItVO2DiUkkaN69MhKTsQDKEk1reUFT_SIb74eklLgN0joYtX782UeVgYb54GLjt__exkhEA6wD4q0eh7rcdt1dip6VgA9kp-BP6sQeN9dukVGAC0w_Zd2jqFViwzZ0b/s550/lgdl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep heading W, straight and slightly uphill at the junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqh8bwZN0JuEQpBuHG5XhFDbSYRk7x1gaOGYD2ZWOJZ27qY_B3S28S_RlyZycxjItVO2DiUkkaN69MhKTsQDKEk1reUFT_SIb74eklLgN0joYtX782UeVgYb54GLjt__exkhEA6wD4q0eh7rcdt1dip6VgA9kp-BP6sQeN9dukVGAC0w_Zd2jqFViwzZ0b/s16000/lgdl.jpeg" title="Keep heading W, straight and slightly uphill at the junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep heading W, straight and slightly uphill at the junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep heading W, straight and slightly uphill at the junction (see orange arrow on the photograph above) then follow Tewin footpath 30 through a wonderful conifer woodland called Brickground Wood.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHr6_Yeqz3ZSP3pCxWkcV0SDNn5rLkPJOG9Kgj-GFETMU6mvnMmmhscq2raCR-Ap77OPE-km4_IrmL3E6Lo_Ay27ZiFjW2yrMWAQADpBeCY2l8si69_w049rxi8QRfIeUA6yEYsx0qwsAwwqbmRdMfK2irKw_1osfEgNwaEfYnJLzVNvCVHEdkf0-6IM6/s550/woods1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tewin footpath 30 heading W through Brickground Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHr6_Yeqz3ZSP3pCxWkcV0SDNn5rLkPJOG9Kgj-GFETMU6mvnMmmhscq2raCR-Ap77OPE-km4_IrmL3E6Lo_Ay27ZiFjW2yrMWAQADpBeCY2l8si69_w049rxi8QRfIeUA6yEYsx0qwsAwwqbmRdMfK2irKw_1osfEgNwaEfYnJLzVNvCVHEdkf0-6IM6/s16000/woods1.jpeg" title="Tewin footpath 30 heading W through Brickground Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tewin footpath 30 heading W through Brickground Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gugl44p2Xvnz8rYimI2O_sb0VFBQFrE8NoZC-EE4Knx5FA4gHdqDyQ-ki4ukfhhpi6oJomYGcjns_hTRTCGMV6SbhruTBNUOBK4Dwfeb0swqkm7hJiuzVhDBwO8mhmDBSLNWOy4-tv8DgTpGZX-R1pHkMKYyhQ_HY7jIg8OA-6heM1zwi8eIyPZfry6j/s550/hdfgg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tewin footpath 30 heading W through Brickground Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gugl44p2Xvnz8rYimI2O_sb0VFBQFrE8NoZC-EE4Knx5FA4gHdqDyQ-ki4ukfhhpi6oJomYGcjns_hTRTCGMV6SbhruTBNUOBK4Dwfeb0swqkm7hJiuzVhDBwO8mhmDBSLNWOy4-tv8DgTpGZX-R1pHkMKYyhQ_HY7jIg8OA-6heM1zwi8eIyPZfry6j/s16000/hdfgg.jpeg" title="Tewin footpath 30 heading W through Brickground Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><b>B</b>rickground Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue through the woodland for 240m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tasty.pink.leans">https://w3w.co/tasty.pink.leans</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J4BRZcBysyPac0cAR7OMdItQUtmQ2I7x3Bmf1Dxb_DHPTiU3haaRJz73pb5iyTKL6JKNGcE7R1O9ilskFBw78ZQsgxIB_6eZsjLWsD38UA3YRu_u-TfJJ27UgSgGYuyCr2VmanikGoXX3AxV3cNsMXChzplqHdtGAemeiJCn159UCEJSyEg4DRmZZfPK/s550/hgdfkgl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J4BRZcBysyPac0cAR7OMdItQUtmQ2I7x3Bmf1Dxb_DHPTiU3haaRJz73pb5iyTKL6JKNGcE7R1O9ilskFBw78ZQsgxIB_6eZsjLWsD38UA3YRu_u-TfJJ27UgSgGYuyCr2VmanikGoXX3AxV3cNsMXChzplqHdtGAemeiJCn159UCEJSyEg4DRmZZfPK/s16000/hgdfkgl.jpeg" title="Turn right at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn right at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30, then head N for 25m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/causes.cooks.behave">https://w3w.co/causes.cooks.behave</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iCLOrYsKHFXMSSITHoplFJjDaLzzmOSybtILxqo0pcny8cxxkQq4iI_6VHbkfQS_YJe7LJE3kR-_ikSdPPYw7jxBAnspp9ge7XxCHcHfh6MVvyBSv-qYowjWqFAC2CK-rYv-UYJqT3PzMHzKr9ojbR5JHwFTJon_ThhRAAzSeDixTAgqzl1gP57TijzY/s550/dsffdsf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iCLOrYsKHFXMSSITHoplFJjDaLzzmOSybtILxqo0pcny8cxxkQq4iI_6VHbkfQS_YJe7LJE3kR-_ikSdPPYw7jxBAnspp9ge7XxCHcHfh6MVvyBSv-qYowjWqFAC2CK-rYv-UYJqT3PzMHzKr9ojbR5JHwFTJon_ThhRAAzSeDixTAgqzl1gP57TijzY/s16000/dsffdsf.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30, then head W for 35m until you reach Queen Hoo Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/answer.beast.defend">https://w3w.co/answer.beast.defend</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerrRabU8jjVOEd3pq60sQfXFe2qiUf1nQXgUPm-E6feNWEBQNfcz3eh8YqZeTr7pg2fShMfgDCImVF2DAOFKV53p6yvuF2VGNzh3x1uXnwDnhf6Fwv5NfxXpTTlEL9PjfUgzpQpvvSlp-HqPFZb194y7FFLA_OcI4FB64GVPBRL80QVcMTom-UYOkQ3ov/s550/jghk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Queen Hoo Lane then take the footpath on the other side" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerrRabU8jjVOEd3pq60sQfXFe2qiUf1nQXgUPm-E6feNWEBQNfcz3eh8YqZeTr7pg2fShMfgDCImVF2DAOFKV53p6yvuF2VGNzh3x1uXnwDnhf6Fwv5NfxXpTTlEL9PjfUgzpQpvvSlp-HqPFZb194y7FFLA_OcI4FB64GVPBRL80QVcMTom-UYOkQ3ov/s16000/jghk.jpeg" title="Cross Queen Hoo Lane then take the footpath on the other side" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Queen Hoo Lane then take the footpath on the other side</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross Queen Hoo Lane then take the footpath on the other side, still Tewin footpath 30, then head WSW for 200m until the footpath bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shaped.decide.spends">https://w3w.co/shaped.decide.spends</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuGHN0cDm1r9m5knLCYkw8397LQ4H_Fd9XkBTw9hQc57rX4IJ-bD_sVxf2tqyaWco90rmihw3D3ek-B8QbAQVKxEQy2mnvQENyvG1vZR2qIemBQZVKe1yRj9EDa8IL4aOqG4UTluSyxf7TGKdVBZQXx7NxOBSKAAud8_wexZ-BMNVJZcDVYkTI_DwMZaJ/s550/khjjk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tewin footpath 30 now heads NNW then W" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuGHN0cDm1r9m5knLCYkw8397LQ4H_Fd9XkBTw9hQc57rX4IJ-bD_sVxf2tqyaWco90rmihw3D3ek-B8QbAQVKxEQy2mnvQENyvG1vZR2qIemBQZVKe1yRj9EDa8IL4aOqG4UTluSyxf7TGKdVBZQXx7NxOBSKAAud8_wexZ-BMNVJZcDVYkTI_DwMZaJ/s16000/khjjk.jpeg" title="Tewin footpath 30 now heads NNW then W" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tewin footpath 30 now heads NNW, W, then NW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Tewin footpath 30 now heads NNW then W then NW for 330m. <b><i>This section was slightly overgrown when we tested this walk in June 2023 but not bad enough to block the way. Probably worth picking up a stick to push back any nettles and brambles</i>.</b> Continue until you reach a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/flames.waddle.gone">https://w3w.co/flames.waddle.gone</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijP89lhFrlZJ5cf05ddB2o5PJtbwoXmfNlhWWE77xndrU6Or7BiqbxQFcqq65a8mW7S-ZdEy4_Amho7bZgSPJd8I739T3sxypG797V7qfSnGjtra4_Eu1UKNAbfH9Sdwui6haMENlSCqjj939aXDiYCGjrmXK0AlhnR3RRw8lvpuoBjeKFU6paopUCdvGU/s550/jgjfgj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijP89lhFrlZJ5cf05ddB2o5PJtbwoXmfNlhWWE77xndrU6Or7BiqbxQFcqq65a8mW7S-ZdEy4_Amho7bZgSPJd8I739T3sxypG797V7qfSnGjtra4_Eu1UKNAbfH9Sdwui6haMENlSCqjj939aXDiYCGjrmXK0AlhnR3RRw8lvpuoBjeKFU6paopUCdvGU/s16000/jgjfgj.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction, still on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left at the junction then head WSW, still on Tewin footpath 30, for 15m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fetch.nail.grants">https://w3w.co/fetch.nail.grants</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHpy5OB8WMPmc6QQehrnd9wJR7GLSmRJAGl7ledqWnaSObN1UmqvUjq9bonLddy1V3IP_T0sCc9LOI2KU4M2ZAUKFsYc0dXIc452kw2oGesnZhra1qp-ynZ-59ryabmN0N7XagigPk5e7wEaEjOUgm2HmZKPcSOwPI2ah7Q0T3Bi_26p4raoSirPRKdZY/s550/hgfh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tewin footpath 30 now bends right then heads WNW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHpy5OB8WMPmc6QQehrnd9wJR7GLSmRJAGl7ledqWnaSObN1UmqvUjq9bonLddy1V3IP_T0sCc9LOI2KU4M2ZAUKFsYc0dXIc452kw2oGesnZhra1qp-ynZ-59ryabmN0N7XagigPk5e7wEaEjOUgm2HmZKPcSOwPI2ah7Q0T3Bi_26p4raoSirPRKdZY/s16000/hgfh.jpeg" title="Tewin footpath 30 now bends right then heads WNW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tewin footpath 30 now bends right then heads WNW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Tewin footpath 30 now bends right then heads WNW for 90m between green chain-linked fences until it reaches Firs Walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dollar.aims.raced">https://w3w.co/dollar.aims.raced</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsIl8l-gV8ZkDMYM1pN2br8Vd4NU28cJxsjkRwadNZ_VirGlirv4vNeUQVpc4HR8QgUIREmDocVKt-JEQTEBXQq8noXRNT16zrJTLU2mNOt3xA0WGsMQkfSQQjsHYqMcSxa88Z5mWrE9qrGAl8jGKaKwm4NWFfOHdKSEjL4GYu06Uv5lO7M2I2Pchhnu9/s550/hfhh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WNW along Firs Walk, still on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsIl8l-gV8ZkDMYM1pN2br8Vd4NU28cJxsjkRwadNZ_VirGlirv4vNeUQVpc4HR8QgUIREmDocVKt-JEQTEBXQq8noXRNT16zrJTLU2mNOt3xA0WGsMQkfSQQjsHYqMcSxa88Z5mWrE9qrGAl8jGKaKwm4NWFfOHdKSEjL4GYu06Uv5lO7M2I2Pchhnu9/s16000/hfhh.jpeg" title="Continue heading WNW along Firs Walk, still on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WNW along Firs Walk, still on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading WNW along Firs Walk, still on Tewin footpath 30, for 120m until you reach Bishop's Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/zebra.logs.insist">https://w3w.co/zebra.logs.insist</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQesFe-1nfVk2HXCZGPenQykUph_1a8ZS-QsHTspu1EO78T0IVg-qTAj0J3VV7MqOf-vDjg7a8yD9lhYc_RLb_EDN3wwNG7j8tUEkPwC3zIUcvvvuImnAI4jhpESLPsD834U7j-EK1YvP8-Lpq9Z9H3s_us8VXTFSxfpoDnZRGc93fWzbE1_hXLcXgeks/s550/br.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Bishop's Road, still on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQesFe-1nfVk2HXCZGPenQykUph_1a8ZS-QsHTspu1EO78T0IVg-qTAj0J3VV7MqOf-vDjg7a8yD9lhYc_RLb_EDN3wwNG7j8tUEkPwC3zIUcvvvuImnAI4jhpESLPsD834U7j-EK1YvP8-Lpq9Z9H3s_us8VXTFSxfpoDnZRGc93fWzbE1_hXLcXgeks/s16000/br.jpeg" title="Cross Bishop's Road, still on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Bishop's Road, still on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Cross Bishop's Road, still on Tewin footpath 30, then head WSW for 150m until the footpath crosses a drive and continues to the left of a garage (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/scar.fingernails.became">https://w3w.co/scar.fingernails.became</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWiquFDR7iVA9bikkFLy9pcC4FYNpq_mVZJ4MkgJaN5Mzbycd1l9VqZ4GM522gP6nFtDKau8o7GY8ublxdXweRgJZxYu9gjdtpuSjSKvJ-z2zvRtjeWhdnP7x3y3F-8HB_NPGK-OUyZVDR5Y1p-xnMk8dNGjT3G3BrvZAMYCh39bpCt74VO9n11G6en00/s550/kjllhjk.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWiquFDR7iVA9bikkFLy9pcC4FYNpq_mVZJ4MkgJaN5Mzbycd1l9VqZ4GM522gP6nFtDKau8o7GY8ublxdXweRgJZxYu9gjdtpuSjSKvJ-z2zvRtjeWhdnP7x3y3F-8HB_NPGK-OUyZVDR5Y1p-xnMk8dNGjT3G3BrvZAMYCh39bpCt74VO9n11G6en00/s16000/kjllhjk.jpeg" title="Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30 for 100m until you reach a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/most.tennis.monks">https://w3w.co/most.tennis.monks</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSB_YzTEe_AmE39u4kK64Nm1mK6m-7kl0-GpqRs-2VJt2iaxHkEgmAcu_cY5Oj7ZhrLxVKOYcAer2LSRU1FYz6XIBakLKiZ-HwTlTCTAvEs4KI7toTItIPTri5jevJyAwfaBdUCD2WtKxl-FCf3JCjg5wVnPegfmuHRUKBX1NC5bRyWEHKWpkdvEd0U7Mq/s550/khhfgd.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSB_YzTEe_AmE39u4kK64Nm1mK6m-7kl0-GpqRs-2VJt2iaxHkEgmAcu_cY5Oj7ZhrLxVKOYcAer2LSRU1FYz6XIBakLKiZ-HwTlTCTAvEs4KI7toTItIPTri5jevJyAwfaBdUCD2WtKxl-FCf3JCjg5wVnPegfmuHRUKBX1NC5bRyWEHKWpkdvEd0U7Mq/s16000/khhfgd.jpeg" title="Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Continue heading WSW on Tewin footpath 30 for 340m until you reach Tewin Close (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/react.prop.stops">https://w3w.co/react.prop.stops</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2399CPzQ7ZmqN2TgE8l1kQ18cK2Pygz4ndvbNv79ib50Dv-GXe3qux7xqrzAVVnKzoTjEqJ8FWBHtdM26DTGFYjWTs8GfwYMcUlVarltkClncD7nLAp5TFBQz97JwDjHZ6aiNEozyS9pZ5aFNZxdQz5Ft3T0evq-S3zirjxHJMnae7pjc2ZoR7EJFih0-/s550/hgjhjh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue along Tewin Close, now heading SW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2399CPzQ7ZmqN2TgE8l1kQ18cK2Pygz4ndvbNv79ib50Dv-GXe3qux7xqrzAVVnKzoTjEqJ8FWBHtdM26DTGFYjWTs8GfwYMcUlVarltkClncD7nLAp5TFBQz97JwDjHZ6aiNEozyS9pZ5aFNZxdQz5Ft3T0evq-S3zirjxHJMnae7pjc2ZoR7EJFih0-/s16000/hgjhjh.jpeg" title="Continue along Tewin Close, now heading SW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue along Tewin Close, now heading SW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along Tewin Close, heading SW on Tewin footpath 30, for 60m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/attend.clear.washed">https://w3w.co/attend.clear.washed</a>) where you turn right then head W for 120m until you reach Orchard Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/local.glaze.speeds">https://w3w.co/local.glaze.speeds</a>).
<blockquote><i>* When you reach Orchard Road you have the option of turning right then heading NW for 380m to Burnham Green and The White Horse pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/brass.dairy.purely">https://w3w.co/brass.dairy.purely</a>). This detour will increase the total distance walked to 5.5 miles.</i>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7x6mfcw39gxvD6V47a0Ne_3gM4W7MWWKx4_HLYvOLh9gFuY_FG3wFg7bQosNJnWy9DymkTyjjzyNrNySTCxg1j3cGOeBODf0_p6d6ANXABauzTreP7d-7kv46AvcXdphuBCoHAJ22z7dMjaasWrOWjZqMxZ7PJuLe2GFZ_Il7XNYIifzwVuh2NDPPG68/s550/whbg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The White Horse at Burnham Green, a short detour from the route" border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7x6mfcw39gxvD6V47a0Ne_3gM4W7MWWKx4_HLYvOLh9gFuY_FG3wFg7bQosNJnWy9DymkTyjjzyNrNySTCxg1j3cGOeBODf0_p6d6ANXABauzTreP7d-7kv46AvcXdphuBCoHAJ22z7dMjaasWrOWjZqMxZ7PJuLe2GFZ_Il7XNYIifzwVuh2NDPPG68/s16000/whbg.jpg" title="The White Horse at Burnham Green, a short detour from the route" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The White Horse at Burnham Green, a short detour from the route</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAZVsPNj3tYmqct_EfqOVJXv6q1ihcFiJa7KGKsCPgWYqzpq7rXDbdviQQm-X3Rqj4SSdyPa3ibaTsVv1CXIEEs89_DIuYNX3nvH-nAGqD6Xjz7Zg-wydJmPTHvSwxkntkdBDLFKSpby9QKu09uH11YbNt246QEPfiXowIHjgMtedfLn2HKlH2gOXdnmg/s550/or.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Orchard Road then take Tewin footpath 12" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAZVsPNj3tYmqct_EfqOVJXv6q1ihcFiJa7KGKsCPgWYqzpq7rXDbdviQQm-X3Rqj4SSdyPa3ibaTsVv1CXIEEs89_DIuYNX3nvH-nAGqD6Xjz7Zg-wydJmPTHvSwxkntkdBDLFKSpby9QKu09uH11YbNt246QEPfiXowIHjgMtedfLn2HKlH2gOXdnmg/s16000/or.jpeg" title="Cross Orchard Road then take Tewin footpath 12" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Orchard Road then take Tewin footpath 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> If you don't take the detour to The White Horse, cross Orchard Road then take Tewin footpath 12 which you follow SW for 85m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/basic.newly.that">https://w3w.co/basic.newly.that</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GWsW72jTJCs6UdTt8ovo_1Mq4qys-PbV4qce48a44fB_050UCcs1wx9rYkXsErIatfoX6uC6gPo1_NHARJL5wI5rxMjzHQ4OB16mnUQx7GcJ4UU8R3CVd43hNe7kHBLUZ60VJZy1GaFoXvjknhB_qrJ7enlOLU_EVbo_g1OPZzHMOZ3tLzZVeuGOFWs7/s550/gate12.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork after the gate then head SW on Tewin footpath 12" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GWsW72jTJCs6UdTt8ovo_1Mq4qys-PbV4qce48a44fB_050UCcs1wx9rYkXsErIatfoX6uC6gPo1_NHARJL5wI5rxMjzHQ4OB16mnUQx7GcJ4UU8R3CVd43hNe7kHBLUZ60VJZy1GaFoXvjknhB_qrJ7enlOLU_EVbo_g1OPZzHMOZ3tLzZVeuGOFWs7/s16000/gate12.jpeg" title="Take the right fork after the gate then head SW on Tewin footpath 12" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork after the gate then head SW on Tewin footpath 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the right fork after the gate then head SW on Tewin footpath 12, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy317Uf21hSqs4rOzvExH2IT9-92Y7qYDAh_CBOFE5isreZ8z60CpImI4A8sIYvKgAqTimmgoFIbUyFwbpXL00PXIBHlFXmY-Iww-192aF6yTJwzPQmQoLbv1uUUgvLaO8DeCdis6oQXdzSy38gfwGwqN4vT2bzQMByEr1GUA20f5kGBzairRjPb_8jJZZ/s550/branch.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the right fork after the gate, Tewin footpath 12" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy317Uf21hSqs4rOzvExH2IT9-92Y7qYDAh_CBOFE5isreZ8z60CpImI4A8sIYvKgAqTimmgoFIbUyFwbpXL00PXIBHlFXmY-Iww-192aF6yTJwzPQmQoLbv1uUUgvLaO8DeCdis6oQXdzSy38gfwGwqN4vT2bzQMByEr1GUA20f5kGBzairRjPb_8jJZZ/s16000/branch.jpeg" title="Take the right fork after the gate, Tewin footpath 12" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the right fork after the gate, Tewin footpath 12</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Tewin footpath 12 for 65m at which point the footpath you are on becomes Welwyn footpath 35. Continue heading SW, with the hedgerow on the right and the field on the left, for 190m to a gate leading to a livestock field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/person.bikes.agent">https://w3w.co/person.bikes.agent</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9Roc6DzQ9r2WM4v2m5MI7F3e1X3uFJL8UX7RTVRiV5qeYJL-SAWFSONq7d68fYvpAuX5BKW9eQyQ8-WOPo8NC6n4n83ctV7fyakBXKXpVzk89RSrNhOJqQaUPb9NZ7zkKiK578qz3mL7yVrQEBdV3ARhZndAXkPKDPQo7EOeT6MKpi31BrsEDOdIwwYA/s550/bull.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The sign on the gate leading to the livestock field" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9Roc6DzQ9r2WM4v2m5MI7F3e1X3uFJL8UX7RTVRiV5qeYJL-SAWFSONq7d68fYvpAuX5BKW9eQyQ8-WOPo8NC6n4n83ctV7fyakBXKXpVzk89RSrNhOJqQaUPb9NZ7zkKiK578qz3mL7yVrQEBdV3ARhZndAXkPKDPQo7EOeT6MKpi31BrsEDOdIwwYA/s16000/bull.jpeg" title="The sign on the gate leading to the livestock field" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The sign on the gate leading to the livestock field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Go through the gate then continue heading SW on Welwyn footpath 35, with the hedgerow on the right and the field on the left, for 310m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/couches.held.ports">https://w3w.co/couches.held.ports</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhxg5e5cN752VGrTL_gt5OEar0vTm0VlIQq3NVwmSnQihuAjdxGaoxEO0QR2e4UPEGICulPJ6t-zyK7l0GC5hX3cM_rjZQaFusjP3tGMk3EEwHzlboQV8hotlx0qr7yqlHZqna8u5cgCxwuZ8o2xeD7OaOk8vLyLi4xG4k0pbJJ2n6SZm03GlE-3tU2Ee/s550/35gate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIhxg5e5cN752VGrTL_gt5OEar0vTm0VlIQq3NVwmSnQihuAjdxGaoxEO0QR2e4UPEGICulPJ6t-zyK7l0GC5hX3cM_rjZQaFusjP3tGMk3EEwHzlboQV8hotlx0qr7yqlHZqna8u5cgCxwuZ8o2xeD7OaOk8vLyLi4xG4k0pbJJ2n6SZm03GlE-3tU2Ee/s16000/35gate.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Go through the gate then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35, with the woodland on the right and field on the left.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97cdtp9H7Mj19AMck4OYnuj4ON5yYRvcxHAoPolVWj91y804_8IwFz2OVeWr4ir-to4iAi7f60ujhM3axpNbZ1vdJshBE4R5oR20sXnuvbk1qvmggSqTjbTqqCJz_BQd3EVtQBrvrXz2kJ_Zscs_Nk3ubpQ-Ogp_OPFgubqdLQESV-8OhHeyRhXuA7kuI/s550/35earlier.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue for 120m until you reach the end of the woodland" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi97cdtp9H7Mj19AMck4OYnuj4ON5yYRvcxHAoPolVWj91y804_8IwFz2OVeWr4ir-to4iAi7f60ujhM3axpNbZ1vdJshBE4R5oR20sXnuvbk1qvmggSqTjbTqqCJz_BQd3EVtQBrvrXz2kJ_Zscs_Nk3ubpQ-Ogp_OPFgubqdLQESV-8OhHeyRhXuA7kuI/s16000/35earlier.jpeg" title="Continue for 120m until you reach the end of the woodland" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue for 120m until you reach the end of the woodland</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 120m until you reach the end of the woodland and the point where the footpath crosses an arable field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dock.relay.sunk">https://w3w.co/dock.relay.sunk</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHHKtrZWVt7oFj2rAYS9LzExl-jhVucmQwFsMjuDNHwpAGKTp8Rup9nzHmJrmPOgeGUrV4fID7xOU4lQJvSdIZA8Yj7YqqAokk4vItsaJD7DIu6h8-UVdwgIMxErdJEWWUQznFSyPMKNK6yutJmwe8U6luqmCDeD7Obv6xIGS7_Gct_Ci9yNpvGKAZ3VV/s550/arable.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the arable field, still heading SW and still on Welwyn footpath 35" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHHKtrZWVt7oFj2rAYS9LzExl-jhVucmQwFsMjuDNHwpAGKTp8Rup9nzHmJrmPOgeGUrV4fID7xOU4lQJvSdIZA8Yj7YqqAokk4vItsaJD7DIu6h8-UVdwgIMxErdJEWWUQznFSyPMKNK6yutJmwe8U6luqmCDeD7Obv6xIGS7_Gct_Ci9yNpvGKAZ3VV/s16000/arable.jpeg" title="Cross the arable field, still heading SW and still on Welwyn footpath 35" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the arable field, still heading SW and still on Welwyn footpath 35</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the arable field, still heading SW and still on Welwyn footpath 35. This is a lovely stretch with some great views. Continue for 230m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/jars.jazzy.bless">https://w3w.co/jars.jazzy.bless</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZRxtKzELONx29NQwzEQ5eXO-d8ilQQC1zXq2toMdtSvNEp9b28ys5FCqlPiit2oAl_heZmnIESsVE_lAk13CL5cgkPr10w6a7yV_EX0F7tXZqHxpqZcWVCwWseNfW87Vej6k2o4f-L-OnNv5uxayP6KWdvQiq2EgRS_ivllv5shi2zqgSHwe68_d1s3M/s550/jction.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZRxtKzELONx29NQwzEQ5eXO-d8ilQQC1zXq2toMdtSvNEp9b28ys5FCqlPiit2oAl_heZmnIESsVE_lAk13CL5cgkPr10w6a7yV_EX0F7tXZqHxpqZcWVCwWseNfW87Vej6k2o4f-L-OnNv5uxayP6KWdvQiq2EgRS_ivllv5shi2zqgSHwe68_d1s3M/s16000/jction.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Cross the junction then continue heading SW, still on Welwyn footpath 35, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left. This is another lovely section of the walk.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2p2bw2GZr-t3iaVnasOVltZvfWtzsXv9GcjH22r_R3UCVjVA-R63KLs6HCoCon69we9ynMMHzNlXPzAkGCasKD3C9lUHB563GpNqouF-0G8UhCJeUBYiLWZkhVSXbeLZ1vbjimhEpStUSurbE8ezEpsdHtG_8EKnkSSQMUGPMkr69kMR-ni_oX438uE-/s550/35.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue along Welwyn footpath 35 for 670m to a T-junction" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2p2bw2GZr-t3iaVnasOVltZvfWtzsXv9GcjH22r_R3UCVjVA-R63KLs6HCoCon69we9ynMMHzNlXPzAkGCasKD3C9lUHB563GpNqouF-0G8UhCJeUBYiLWZkhVSXbeLZ1vbjimhEpStUSurbE8ezEpsdHtG_8EKnkSSQMUGPMkr69kMR-ni_oX438uE-/s16000/35.jpeg" title="Continue along Welwyn footpath 35 for 670m to a T-junction" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue along Welwyn footpath 35 for 670m to a T-junction</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 670m to a T-junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/maker.vine.asking">https://w3w.co/maker.vine.asking</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-QljCZn2S_T9MTCnpKTCU4hT29hXAtklWPW9ZvdQ5bgfBwk2r_ocW-_eDynYM5O7eFHOqmh1TJLOhRXCFsvVUCytMsr_NqhWoEJWMNvu_rxR960aJZMFketqOTF1nj9_kRQ5IGkKNc9fZZaQ3U1XGrbmSFIpm5o_ZYXWthVzLykNfi_IPndizo946jz/s550/lastjunc.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Welwyn bridleway 37 then head WNW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWb-QljCZn2S_T9MTCnpKTCU4hT29hXAtklWPW9ZvdQ5bgfBwk2r_ocW-_eDynYM5O7eFHOqmh1TJLOhRXCFsvVUCytMsr_NqhWoEJWMNvu_rxR960aJZMFketqOTF1nj9_kRQ5IGkKNc9fZZaQ3U1XGrbmSFIpm5o_ZYXWthVzLykNfi_IPndizo946jz/s16000/lastjunc.jpeg" title="Turn right on Welwyn bridleway 37 then head WNW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Welwyn bridleway 37 then head WNW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Turn right on Welwyn bridleway 37 then head WNW then W for 785m to Harmer Green Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stand.glow.slurs">https://w3w.co/stand.glow.slurs</a>)..
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<b>20:</b> Turn right on Harmer Green Lane then head N for 370m until you reach Adele Avenue on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/uses.people.locker">https://w3w.co/uses.people.locker</a>). There is a shorter route to the station up Harmer Green Lane, but it involves walking in the road because there is no pedestrian pavement. The route we have chosen is a little longer, but safer. See the map below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSfbhtbkFlxBnYySHzFOWgRD7DRkGeFMe0LCXLq2NDMOgFS81k3Xdgks6uy7iboNUm4_tv7qJDvWRlMMvb6GPkUnEX50xCRZk0Yxd84I85dGaMyX0R_F65PDQWkMb6p6fHbqZGQ9PayHrL2wrt2Bxb4hhfwdU9kcTv62kCFOo1C1lvzG-LunaoKswC1pL/s550/adele.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route from Welwyn bridleway 37 to the station" border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsSfbhtbkFlxBnYySHzFOWgRD7DRkGeFMe0LCXLq2NDMOgFS81k3Xdgks6uy7iboNUm4_tv7qJDvWRlMMvb6GPkUnEX50xCRZk0Yxd84I85dGaMyX0R_F65PDQWkMb6p6fHbqZGQ9PayHrL2wrt2Bxb4hhfwdU9kcTv62kCFOo1C1lvzG-LunaoKswC1pL/s16000/adele.jpg" title="The route from Welwyn bridleway 37 to the station" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route from Welwyn bridleway 37 to the station</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>21:</b> Turn left on Adele Avenue then head W for 100m to reach Welwyn North Station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/twig.lock.heats">https://w3w.co/twig.lock.heats</a>)
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* There is a cafe at the station, The Deli Stop, which closes at 2pm. There is a shop on the right as you approach the station. And <a href="https://www.cowperarmsdigswell.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cowper Arms</a> is on the other side of the tracks as you approach the station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/filled.yard.dining">https://w3w.co/filled.yard.dining</a>).
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com2Watton-at-Stone, Watton at Stone, Hertford SG14 3HF, UK51.8563717 -0.118954623.546137863821151 -35.2752046 80.166605536178849 35.0372954tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-88087675660869746482023-06-20T17:04:00.014+01:002023-07-07T07:36:29.898+01:00Walk 231: Gustard Wood West Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">4.7 miles (7.5 km) with 67m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z6dQ-opglfZena7dIRwWJ9ttvXLWIrwfl3gnYLpM2lyPaCozkSugJMs6UvcO8oGWG7Df4qwg16vAXx5IaaKtOUMneK42stLQ6m4F2qS7W6tfnR6vBJT_0jWV5BlSEmVoXEmemHy0R1RR-ax1wj3F9IRKBYzIGRDSjrBU9yK-_k4nMLI4D-EYyo4D_kKt/s550/sdfg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Kimpton bridleway 5 approaching point 4" border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3z6dQ-opglfZena7dIRwWJ9ttvXLWIrwfl3gnYLpM2lyPaCozkSugJMs6UvcO8oGWG7Df4qwg16vAXx5IaaKtOUMneK42stLQ6m4F2qS7W6tfnR6vBJT_0jWV5BlSEmVoXEmemHy0R1RR-ax1wj3F9IRKBYzIGRDSjrBU9yK-_k4nMLI4D-EYyo4D_kKt/s16000/sdfg.jpeg" title="Kimpton bridleway 5 approaching point 4" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Kimpton bridleway 5 approaching point 4</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This lovely walk, with some excellent views south over the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Lea" target="_blank">River Lea</a> valley, includes sections from five other routes in our collection, so regular followers of Hertfordshire Walker might find some of the junctions familiar. However, all the paths that appear in previous routes are walked in reverse, so the views are different and the whole experience feels new. A list of the five walks is included at the foot of these directions. <br /><br />
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The walk crosses <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustardwood_common" target="_blank">Gustard Wood Common</a>, now a golf course. There is a local legend that the famous highwaywoman, the "Wicked Lady", generally believed (although only after her death) to have been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Ferrers" target="_blank">Lady Katherine Ferrers</a>, carried out highway robbery in the area in the 17th century.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAm009Zc_xpbIiclwJjnJ379gQn7zUZ50DEQMy9qWomW8rGCFJZSalRN344zVYKjTsvVcQqO1M9x4yZB732AIgYzFQeivVMNppFAF09PCkui6-C6cv3_qsgFRbsw1okJY2CgIVA0iRCQVit528Tny_9N63OJegRQHCy0ynRvB0hu39Ef-mvMsBsME0BLl/s3072/231big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 231: Gustard Wood West Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmA4u9QIPlRYW70sCH9jyVUNkVQXrbeIB97gLa4I6gVWxrMwzXFKmXtIkPq68SoXPZnDOooHbKRTLkRO1aHREexdrLBhVmnAoXJQKebYMLbAKNAIF7pQfeUo6McG1AaBY-N3lj45d_nAu9C8X-6nScBwSPzVYc1cK0qu2PhPs7V0YIeX7M2barX_XWm4K/s16000/231small.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 231: Gustard Wood West Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 231: Gustard Wood West Loop</b><br />Click on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-231-Gustard-Wood-West-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-231-Gustard-Wood-West-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNzahR0srJJtkrki75AzVM5Fy0YiE9xaGtfcbrbPeK1B9c2rdVg_-_aKo9JzZaJ1miR1EQ4btMckfNei9cTaa2N5JK-uh9MnSZzR6WIxtadqnaqcPF3sI84bWGJ0tz6nUCPW0EEDq9ebmyK3qJ6AgfAFH3han6Wn0vwXfhiof7zed3hKZpQ6UZgtsE1KM/s550/carpark.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The walk starts in a small car park off Lamer Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNzahR0srJJtkrki75AzVM5Fy0YiE9xaGtfcbrbPeK1B9c2rdVg_-_aKo9JzZaJ1miR1EQ4btMckfNei9cTaa2N5JK-uh9MnSZzR6WIxtadqnaqcPF3sI84bWGJ0tz6nUCPW0EEDq9ebmyK3qJ6AgfAFH3han6Wn0vwXfhiof7zed3hKZpQ6UZgtsE1KM/s16000/carpark.jpeg" title="The walk starts in a small car park off Lamer Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The walk starts in a small car park off Lamer Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
The walk starts in a small car park off Lamer Lane in <a href="https://wheathampstead-pc.gov.uk/gustard-wood/" target="_blank">Gustard Wood</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/expand.hurt.bowls">https://w3w.co/expand.hurt.bowls</a>). The car park, which has space for about five vehicles, was free of charge at the time of writing (June 2023).<!--If the car park is full there is an alternative parking option at <a href="https://www.thecrosskeyspub.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cross Keys</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/curvy.stocks.bump">https://w3w.co/curvy.stocks.bump</a>) at point 2 in the directions where management say walkers are free to park in the pub car park if they intend to buy refreshments before or after the walk.-->
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dNnXiAOx6wVZmtlZn3wiDBMNkpH8RtkC1kr8nOyvnG1I135Zuf8sRD4x_wSrYYRoVWBsseKwatm_ILROQrj2P7ZnX3z91ok93RGtc_GgskPy4fE9zWod7dzaQ56GiNbi1YfwA7gQPBdH1dYH4qx5la3aCWSm4DydTqwiI0CLLSluY-Hz7eH18FU88b4i/s550/fp1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the footpath in the NE corner of the car park" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dNnXiAOx6wVZmtlZn3wiDBMNkpH8RtkC1kr8nOyvnG1I135Zuf8sRD4x_wSrYYRoVWBsseKwatm_ILROQrj2P7ZnX3z91ok93RGtc_GgskPy4fE9zWod7dzaQ56GiNbi1YfwA7gQPBdH1dYH4qx5la3aCWSm4DydTqwiI0CLLSluY-Hz7eH18FU88b4i/s16000/fp1.jpeg" title="Take the footpath in the NE corner of the car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the footpath in the NE corner of the car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> From the NE corner of the car park off Lamer Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/major.slams.cotton">https://w3w.co/major.slams.cotton</a>) take the path that heads N for 142m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/afford.influencing.hips">https://w3w.co/afford.influencing.hips</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTD_C-Wr81FGNJEGvl83LqRh14K0-BBe7V2-uTu5wZsjQwI_l96ELJli4MrlvF_-P8UxAmxLIwqVfOEPstwmf0DisqIZXdDorO1l83iQic6t69fsEJoOpCmat5QKm1a83ZmJQ1Zx9pjPc5o3oxcpOZLcwlQyFBYCYXmU9cxZUhkZ0B-NM4fUhB1WUNE_73/s550/fp101.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTD_C-Wr81FGNJEGvl83LqRh14K0-BBe7V2-uTu5wZsjQwI_l96ELJli4MrlvF_-P8UxAmxLIwqVfOEPstwmf0DisqIZXdDorO1l83iQic6t69fsEJoOpCmat5QKm1a83ZmJQ1Zx9pjPc5o3oxcpOZLcwlQyFBYCYXmU9cxZUhkZ0B-NM4fUhB1WUNE_73/s16000/fp101.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Wheathampstead bridleway 101</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Wheathampstead <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 101 then head N for 170m until you reach Ballslough Hill (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/family.fumes.second">https://w3w.co/family.fumes.second</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahNqY5oPXJpsR9bRYCmW968OTyPZPr1IcZN3CHIT7-W4LJDPgR-JEnYyYmmTR_14WE7YgLNBmWDN9vKW_sT68zOtJHPd832OHSpUdejvaj4Ucd9yHi_SRORZaKXhBiY4ic3mlpZni2_n3BN5JbRVGd4yv0HJTVNgt_l4t8PbNwVTROU78QwjPqsJO_8HO/s550/br.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Ballslough Hill then continue on Wheathampstead bridleway 101" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahNqY5oPXJpsR9bRYCmW968OTyPZPr1IcZN3CHIT7-W4LJDPgR-JEnYyYmmTR_14WE7YgLNBmWDN9vKW_sT68zOtJHPd832OHSpUdejvaj4Ucd9yHi_SRORZaKXhBiY4ic3mlpZni2_n3BN5JbRVGd4yv0HJTVNgt_l4t8PbNwVTROU78QwjPqsJO_8HO/s16000/br.jpeg" title="Cross Ballslough Hill then continue on Wheathampstead bridleway 101" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Ballslough Hill then continue on Wheathampstead bridleway 101</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Cross Ballslough Hill then head NE. If you look to your right you will see <a href="https://www.thecrosskeyspub.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cross Keys</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/motor.reason.doors">https://w3w.co/motor.reason.doors</a>) on the right.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0sUN1-KJ-LwW5l36UslfVi87WevwP2s7_hG9_gJhPOuJLZHdKOE78eCjhIVmM5VA90T3v6p4xoZWtGr9AS_Iai88OTb__24uT_He38csOO5KbFVKzdgWe1g3za88RuM80CMzRalY8cQLJ1lHD7fmvsu6_KT7khYxMJUrWobvKy02m__yT_3Jlqcjxt9t/s550/crosskeys.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Cross Keys at Gustard Wood" border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0sUN1-KJ-LwW5l36UslfVi87WevwP2s7_hG9_gJhPOuJLZHdKOE78eCjhIVmM5VA90T3v6p4xoZWtGr9AS_Iai88OTb__24uT_He38csOO5KbFVKzdgWe1g3za88RuM80CMzRalY8cQLJ1lHD7fmvsu6_KT7khYxMJUrWobvKy02m__yT_3Jlqcjxt9t/s16000/crosskeys.jpeg" title="The Cross Keys at Gustard Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Cross Keys at Gustard Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue, still on Wheathampstead bridleway 101, for 230m until you reach Kimpton Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gaps.fall.tells">https://w3w.co/gaps.fall.tells</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4gMk6Llull-uFFEVDu94C_yOvSRk6eIve2wKTc7Sb4xm4ygG5bptjoMSCNYm8aL5Z6N7xNi0_dLx3zIrzvZP01d5HWIe5ZrGqlDlzmVk6Zu_IPdrZdVNCvkX-sSGiCIUO-ANJiQTU660KA7Nk1u0DquyJPoqyZcy28i-s0ZrvieR1hvfzvdo4HcazFp2/s550/KimptonRoad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Kimpton Road then head N on the left side of the road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4gMk6Llull-uFFEVDu94C_yOvSRk6eIve2wKTc7Sb4xm4ygG5bptjoMSCNYm8aL5Z6N7xNi0_dLx3zIrzvZP01d5HWIe5ZrGqlDlzmVk6Zu_IPdrZdVNCvkX-sSGiCIUO-ANJiQTU660KA7Nk1u0DquyJPoqyZcy28i-s0ZrvieR1hvfzvdo4HcazFp2/s16000/KimptonRoad.jpeg" title="Cross Kimpton Road then head N on the left side of the road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Kimpton Road then turn right and head N on the left side of the road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Cross Kimpton Road then turn right and head N on the left side of the road for 50m until you pass a bus stop and reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#permissive" target="_blank">permissive path</a> on the right across the road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stared.patio.moves">https://w3w.co/stared.patio.moves</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2ciMOwdOyulchHGMd1fweQnTg0ktO3IKnFSmDhkSTFQSudfFIvBo8I93aGDGQCRLruNdOSXZur4wjFUiuBcjad0Q06icQQaensr19frsC4idlRnIMWQU67c5ZBxcXl10xDq5ECC63Eg-VjrBoRPO9ynRaCPVeVPhvKHsOIvsttGRBy7If0FDPvPGPSlO/s550/pp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the road then turn left on the permissive path" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf2ciMOwdOyulchHGMd1fweQnTg0ktO3IKnFSmDhkSTFQSudfFIvBo8I93aGDGQCRLruNdOSXZur4wjFUiuBcjad0Q06icQQaensr19frsC4idlRnIMWQU67c5ZBxcXl10xDq5ECC63Eg-VjrBoRPO9ynRaCPVeVPhvKHsOIvsttGRBy7If0FDPvPGPSlO/s16000/pp.jpeg" title="Cross the road then turn left on the permissive path" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the road then turn left on the permissive path</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIhtSudzSrehd4mBhpk7AbbgQv36oGk-_oAPwzRQSnRFBcOpITeHAFCr9Eh5EGyZ0apiNgv6LsNLfG_Qp3PE6_BX9KDfR73_CMp5GgAGwDAXl0MGH2CuBknRevSgZTvzrp5Y7MYm6mjEQoUp6howj6Zn1wt4COuQSMEwQecliE5ocqLn8OkILXxFjvwLB/s550/pp2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The entrance to the permissive path" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIhtSudzSrehd4mBhpk7AbbgQv36oGk-_oAPwzRQSnRFBcOpITeHAFCr9Eh5EGyZ0apiNgv6LsNLfG_Qp3PE6_BX9KDfR73_CMp5GgAGwDAXl0MGH2CuBknRevSgZTvzrp5Y7MYm6mjEQoUp6howj6Zn1wt4COuQSMEwQecliE5ocqLn8OkILXxFjvwLB/s16000/pp2.jpeg" title="The entrance to the permissive path" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The entrance to the permissive path</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the road then turn left on the permissive path and follow it, with the hedge on the left and the field on the right, as it heads NNW then N for 735m until it reaches a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/funded.kick.owner">https://w3w.co/funded.kick.owner</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHmHmGMxcT51u4By7XMHC9j-I_14Z_icecJLqvG3tyEHlekq-_DwtASjvqkf5NjD_OzdiV7UyL99vLFv20TnzcZ7bM3OukqXvW2G9gFSoH55cgtO9FBiiHfPMvI1bDWFRq0cYQnk_Jx1un-A_DIQW6b-pkuYZP9PEBIv7iEVoTF5v00oNGEhHPbE6wQdo/s550/junc.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction, now on Kimpton bridleway 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHmHmGMxcT51u4By7XMHC9j-I_14Z_icecJLqvG3tyEHlekq-_DwtASjvqkf5NjD_OzdiV7UyL99vLFv20TnzcZ7bM3OukqXvW2G9gFSoH55cgtO9FBiiHfPMvI1bDWFRq0cYQnk_Jx1un-A_DIQW6b-pkuYZP9PEBIv7iEVoTF5v00oNGEhHPbE6wQdo/s16000/junc.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction, now on Kimpton bridleway 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction, now on Kimpton bridleway 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Keep left at the junction, now on Kimpton bridleway 5, then head NW for 20m until you reach Kimpton Road again (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stress.played.payer">https://w3w.co/stress.played.payer</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCQjMnjdNin9QJ_mLC2koUzMm_2Uc-tb9sHTYQ9qKjWsT5K8HdeptyHFZAzUJGWVXqED8RQMGjJ5HD2J9faFTpuCKm5Y7-VJk36vDLUu4o5pX0Mpz_dMirYgVH4JtLRw_gkpcEPedUaAW3w7DCMGhS6oiGWZIMip-rEzgQVnt70v65Ubr-u3sfhusHHCq/s550/kr.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Kimpton Road then head SW along Kimpton footpath 48" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCQjMnjdNin9QJ_mLC2koUzMm_2Uc-tb9sHTYQ9qKjWsT5K8HdeptyHFZAzUJGWVXqED8RQMGjJ5HD2J9faFTpuCKm5Y7-VJk36vDLUu4o5pX0Mpz_dMirYgVH4JtLRw_gkpcEPedUaAW3w7DCMGhS6oiGWZIMip-rEzgQVnt70v65Ubr-u3sfhusHHCq/s16000/kr.jpeg" title="Cross Kimpton Road then head SW along Kimpton footpath 48" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Kimpton Road then head SW along Kimpton footpath 48</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross Kimpton Road then head SW down what looks like a private gravelled drive but which is also Kimpton footpath 48. Continue for 210m to where the footpath bends right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bucked.apples.sparks">https://w3w.co/bucked.apples.sparks</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEprIHgY2BMIYn9tm6ikN7vun2kipjw2JtcHyAFBMYaw6X4uzubTAIMczVSOAnfiHdvLvO-i6R7V_nPlhx531st_reM8grJyTuHVYAJw0rv0GXZMwdAlouh5OyCP-xjXjmvxIB8Lc_rjkpxAq2RPNXeIRPc55cCNKpp5AzZp-BWY5IN3fMj8Oiaa5HVwaV/s550/48r.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right, still on Kimpton footpath 48" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEprIHgY2BMIYn9tm6ikN7vun2kipjw2JtcHyAFBMYaw6X4uzubTAIMczVSOAnfiHdvLvO-i6R7V_nPlhx531st_reM8grJyTuHVYAJw0rv0GXZMwdAlouh5OyCP-xjXjmvxIB8Lc_rjkpxAq2RPNXeIRPc55cCNKpp5AzZp-BWY5IN3fMj8Oiaa5HVwaV/s16000/48r.jpeg" title="Keep right, still on Kimpton footpath 48" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right, still on Kimpton footpath 48</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right, still on Kimpton footpath 48, then head NW for 370m, with the hedgerow on the right and field on the left, until you reach Porter's End Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/called.hosts.proper">https://w3w.co/called.hosts.proper</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7czDc6LNBK4chNUxh-IOqoRKyF0zeQCgvfNhLV4ABOfyG906vV5f3NyRdbFT6TxoxYhQPn0O-_aUG1p4J5s9-uL4zPYRj7ZPctZY2oX0SV-9yfRIc32PlCaAlXx1oiuel1Qe6WUZPfo96BTqP1anY4iEybxySsmhkmyt9zctuzV50wmNI7_a1F2lvE-Z6/s550/pe.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap in the hedge then turn left on Porter's End Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7czDc6LNBK4chNUxh-IOqoRKyF0zeQCgvfNhLV4ABOfyG906vV5f3NyRdbFT6TxoxYhQPn0O-_aUG1p4J5s9-uL4zPYRj7ZPctZY2oX0SV-9yfRIc32PlCaAlXx1oiuel1Qe6WUZPfo96BTqP1anY4iEybxySsmhkmyt9zctuzV50wmNI7_a1F2lvE-Z6/s16000/pe.jpeg" title="Go through the gap in the hedge then turn left on Porter's End Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap in the hedge then turn left on Porter's End Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn left on Porter's End Lane then head SW for 1.1km until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/local.path.images">https://w3w.co/local.path.images</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyhgxyNTzLPpaZRpDIkH_sTH4fl3CkRQcjZjyrhGcWT3xR2gxMLpXk5KpXFMcIqTGZ0vLeyW9yWSjEh8t6VzNEuw7PNDmt40bTIDRFspIqgxQr1blmqwUDadsaLpQVjsOkhYCPFAXsRgSTwET9jBiPdfVqUiVnySzAQlwe7ECyjvno8gv6mOKLWr_3BF6/s550/roadjunction.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the junction then head SW along Mackerye End Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyhgxyNTzLPpaZRpDIkH_sTH4fl3CkRQcjZjyrhGcWT3xR2gxMLpXk5KpXFMcIqTGZ0vLeyW9yWSjEh8t6VzNEuw7PNDmt40bTIDRFspIqgxQr1blmqwUDadsaLpQVjsOkhYCPFAXsRgSTwET9jBiPdfVqUiVnySzAQlwe7ECyjvno8gv6mOKLWr_3BF6/s16000/roadjunction.jpeg" title="Cross the junction then head SW along Mackerye End Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the junction then head SW along Mackerye End Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Cross the junction then head SW along Mackerye End Lane for 290m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/spring.bike.thick">https://w3w.co/spring.bike.thick</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1mgxa1_ze4rP159PJaTta21riCh2BSAwb7lEUeTn_vceWIxUjvvGHgh3hAE71SwcM1OkTgmdptGoTxh33HYw1glLksUVKsgWSor056UXT6JhrRU2h5kZdDGsUIVD-pj6tlEstf8ZyD_mcnie47mkGhcFI7OFOJAjVFGYVSfdS2kmdga81PmpNaFQUMWw/s550/mljh.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Wheathampstead footpath 32" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1mgxa1_ze4rP159PJaTta21riCh2BSAwb7lEUeTn_vceWIxUjvvGHgh3hAE71SwcM1OkTgmdptGoTxh33HYw1glLksUVKsgWSor056UXT6JhrRU2h5kZdDGsUIVD-pj6tlEstf8ZyD_mcnie47mkGhcFI7OFOJAjVFGYVSfdS2kmdga81PmpNaFQUMWw/s16000/mljh.jpeg" title="Turn left on Wheathampstead footpath 32" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Wheathampstead footpath 32</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn left on Wheathampstead footpath 32 then head ESE for 270m until the footpath bends to the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sailor.mouth.tribe">https://w3w.co/sailor.mouth.tribe</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EHw9YWQwryjn5DIfhVKYOcsspBcFONBXBDLhY9sNCraGJCzZ_BcqHNzafUvuUGdeRJUV8-wWlh7bgF8Vcexsh4VjYSXwfSSJ3dzBsRr1c1-2NoglNTclJwoVAye_x94R9B_YA6ykf1hjCJfO3aEbX4V07lb-RphcJmhBUkVG6pZgMjUPyn09hKVvuwdd/s550/rtbend.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right, still on Wheathampstead footpath 32" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EHw9YWQwryjn5DIfhVKYOcsspBcFONBXBDLhY9sNCraGJCzZ_BcqHNzafUvuUGdeRJUV8-wWlh7bgF8Vcexsh4VjYSXwfSSJ3dzBsRr1c1-2NoglNTclJwoVAye_x94R9B_YA6ykf1hjCJfO3aEbX4V07lb-RphcJmhBUkVG6pZgMjUPyn09hKVvuwdd/s16000/rtbend.jpeg" title="Turn right, still on Wheathampstead footpath 32" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right, still on Wheathampstead footpath 32</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right, still on Wheathampstead footpath 32, then head S for 135m until you reach Turnershall Farm on the left and a farm track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ranks.boats.bill">https://w3w.co/ranks.boats.bill</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KPLWXcLfshBTbZ-lPd9KfDO7g0EyT2FAVStvWl8v4CFnvovIH0cvjtyAHfdJRyCZmEa3w6F04y7IqAtxzLv1HJpXxzIRBzOWJsV-XH4HQZf-RNHhjleq8GyfKRydwgWX1bgln8O6viUv5_Heis8p4qlSxbcH3TtrR-L_iy5TRfRUeyCfqx8r0DzDkpfq/s550/asdf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on the farm track then immediately right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KPLWXcLfshBTbZ-lPd9KfDO7g0EyT2FAVStvWl8v4CFnvovIH0cvjtyAHfdJRyCZmEa3w6F04y7IqAtxzLv1HJpXxzIRBzOWJsV-XH4HQZf-RNHhjleq8GyfKRydwgWX1bgln8O6viUv5_Heis8p4qlSxbcH3TtrR-L_iy5TRfRUeyCfqx8r0DzDkpfq/s16000/asdf.jpeg" title="Turn left on the farm track then immediately right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on the farm track then immediately right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn left on the farm track then immediately right (see orange arrow on the photograph above) then continue heading S, now on Wheathampstead footpath 34, for 260m until you reach a byway (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/desk.riders.sobs">https://w3w.co/desk.riders.sobs</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJytblImIgPw6CFJxZTwO0hjt8kpgM9zvaqkKGaKqCH8Mo2MRGkPZgKJKuQAPrZDc6M8bjq-__xrdtCbsZxnVxNMAkFECLwFoCDbfxwvhAWnCp-uCo53g7QDOborTV6LXgg2GG2tVSeky1Xm0NA68tSkxsTGRZzg6ta_bt3xlFKBSdPHPfuae_oUYUivNh/s550/dff.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the byway then head SSW on Wheathampstead footpath 29" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJytblImIgPw6CFJxZTwO0hjt8kpgM9zvaqkKGaKqCH8Mo2MRGkPZgKJKuQAPrZDc6M8bjq-__xrdtCbsZxnVxNMAkFECLwFoCDbfxwvhAWnCp-uCo53g7QDOborTV6LXgg2GG2tVSeky1Xm0NA68tSkxsTGRZzg6ta_bt3xlFKBSdPHPfuae_oUYUivNh/s16000/dff.jpeg" title="Cross the byway then head SSW on Wheathampstead footpath 29" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the byway then head SSW on Wheathampstead footpath 29</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Cross the byway then head SSW for 225m on Wheathampstead footpath 29 to a bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/begins.voices.salon">https://w3w.co/begins.voices.salon</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10aa1ix0BposGmkgyxgzcrLFGpFh5JWP-jGyYp6ygwe6zmtYX9mhv-4iyJJmHCnhyacLh9YLpCQqg_xqi-Ef77uSiX5_xchbHL8vOnt-8s02TaVvo-t4-0s3S3SJgOYpeW4h8A1BufcRCwlCyiLafMrWBsqQYEwVdwrRre6HrainWiuO3TZag__L1psyx/s550/werwer.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep to your right as the footpath bends right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10aa1ix0BposGmkgyxgzcrLFGpFh5JWP-jGyYp6ygwe6zmtYX9mhv-4iyJJmHCnhyacLh9YLpCQqg_xqi-Ef77uSiX5_xchbHL8vOnt-8s02TaVvo-t4-0s3S3SJgOYpeW4h8A1BufcRCwlCyiLafMrWBsqQYEwVdwrRre6HrainWiuO3TZag__L1psyx/s16000/werwer.jpeg" title="Keep to your right as the footpath bends right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep to your right as the footpath bends right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep to your right as the footpath bends right then heads WNW for 80m before it bends left at a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ended.museum.stole">https://w3w.co/ended.museum.stole</a>) then heads SSW for 130m until it reaches a lane called Mackerye End (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gown.finely.famous">https://w3w.co/gown.finely.famous</a>). Mackerye End is the name of a <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103672?section=official-list-entry" target="_blank">Grade I listed building</a>, a large manor house built in 1665 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/small.hammer.latter">https://w3w.co/small.hammer.latter</a>). <br /><br />
<b>10:</b> Turn left on the lane then follow it SE for 530m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/elbow.pound.fuzzy">https://w3w.co/elbow.pound.fuzzy</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRQxl1wQWvb52iaQlczmTyhsRvFA8TTu3ZjAsuc6LZ-ODOJQVjUK4-5UAkLHaxYngUbdN-Zhi6n8-AWjxhh3nHWmoDkY8WIcSwovJAQqyadQjpKxzCsTTOg8PrC2jNnXJQP70oU6ikgDP_kjY_8Y0LX-7FVgTqyc-phGaL9igBdWFiZNbSCvi0wwPdtRW/s550/sfsf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Marshalls Heath Lane then take the footpath on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRQxl1wQWvb52iaQlczmTyhsRvFA8TTu3ZjAsuc6LZ-ODOJQVjUK4-5UAkLHaxYngUbdN-Zhi6n8-AWjxhh3nHWmoDkY8WIcSwovJAQqyadQjpKxzCsTTOg8PrC2jNnXJQP70oU6ikgDP_kjY_8Y0LX-7FVgTqyc-phGaL9igBdWFiZNbSCvi0wwPdtRW/s16000/sfsf.jpeg" title="Turn right on Marshalls Heath Lane then take the footpath on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Marshalls Heath Lane then take the footpath on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right at the junction on Marshalls Heath Lane then head S for 55m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/public.front.ritual">https://w3w.co/public.front.ritual</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dVSb5kQ11JvWwPhVfsCRNeQR71rGh7aJL9l2XLdSPNi_32LXkPhwIXXYTR9oKhqyhJrZbKC5JKrGXS2KJlbxdBmsOTyLgabQh3p1iPKX5bAnYxUdMmnfxiTy5zxVKVt4Aindl8AAvmJY3ZYeb3sbpHSqV66qHMvfFZXDDfczoC_I7gdlViggtMwSeVqx/s550/asdf.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Wheathampstead bridleway 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2dVSb5kQ11JvWwPhVfsCRNeQR71rGh7aJL9l2XLdSPNi_32LXkPhwIXXYTR9oKhqyhJrZbKC5JKrGXS2KJlbxdBmsOTyLgabQh3p1iPKX5bAnYxUdMmnfxiTy5zxVKVt4Aindl8AAvmJY3ZYeb3sbpHSqV66qHMvfFZXDDfczoC_I7gdlViggtMwSeVqx/s16000/asdf.jpeg" title="Turn left on Wheathampstead bridleway 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Wheathampstead bridleway 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Wheathampstead bridleway 10 then follow it ESE and uphill for 295m until you reach a perfectly positioned bench on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sharp.beams.expert">https://w3w.co/sharp.beams.expert</a>), see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_85Vy-xybZVZwfN-45qMRLySWcktE6m70h5laxa-5Mz8tb6Yst9qdGn-RbUDSB2M0gqXB3wRun8JDGjIIIFw5SKCKJ2oHY5rYGeWFZBVIwP6Sf4oFrAcZcwZYIJV4BkA6S357I-x-tLMVKK5lLSRTEKmfjb7z0ELqhHtWzlj7wa46V1qDfi3COXrpAqC0/s550/thebench.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The bench-with-a-view" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_85Vy-xybZVZwfN-45qMRLySWcktE6m70h5laxa-5Mz8tb6Yst9qdGn-RbUDSB2M0gqXB3wRun8JDGjIIIFw5SKCKJ2oHY5rYGeWFZBVIwP6Sf4oFrAcZcwZYIJV4BkA6S357I-x-tLMVKK5lLSRTEKmfjb7z0ELqhHtWzlj7wa46V1qDfi3COXrpAqC0/s16000/thebench.jpeg" title="The bench-with-a-view" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The bench which has great views over the River Lea valley</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9evDh5aCx8PzX7lWOp-ZaEbqAU17TObxQi4_Y5jcqC159l9gQJaut8QCK5XzphgBqVkKFJMAJrXl9dIaLC8MpCOmGiXrSqT6gbPcpPZcpRkHJjHso1avzz9_IsgJxirEE5N8-8-pP-mQpu09uoN0nTIhDBhLMNGipwGLZhxmr96s3fEwUDT93NJk2FvUL/s550/theview.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The view from the bench-with-a-view" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9evDh5aCx8PzX7lWOp-ZaEbqAU17TObxQi4_Y5jcqC159l9gQJaut8QCK5XzphgBqVkKFJMAJrXl9dIaLC8MpCOmGiXrSqT6gbPcpPZcpRkHJjHso1avzz9_IsgJxirEE5N8-8-pP-mQpu09uoN0nTIhDBhLMNGipwGLZhxmr96s3fEwUDT93NJk2FvUL/s16000/theview.jpeg" title="The view from the bench-with-a-view" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The view from the bench</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TG4UKmxOpHl4wzlSOAuDxr3s7bhXFSUpxWoSD6f-ZYvZlGF-vGRzFwP3GfBjSHZEA7RxBq4yKtkiEAqBvaBmYFDh6mPmq223-n6Wx0vWw3gWUkpgUs6KWWyMcQ9DHrK9fF6yLDfQWXH30JaCdWb83xa14K4hz2IRVAMFHknAXZJRY6uQ4qdZ16xeZDkv/s550/10after.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Wheathampstead bridleway 10 heading E after the bench" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TG4UKmxOpHl4wzlSOAuDxr3s7bhXFSUpxWoSD6f-ZYvZlGF-vGRzFwP3GfBjSHZEA7RxBq4yKtkiEAqBvaBmYFDh6mPmq223-n6Wx0vWw3gWUkpgUs6KWWyMcQ9DHrK9fF6yLDfQWXH30JaCdWb83xa14K4hz2IRVAMFHknAXZJRY6uQ4qdZ16xeZDkv/s16000/10after.jpeg" title="Wheathampstead bridleway 10 heading E after the bench" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Wheathampstead bridleway 10 heading E after the bench</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue, now heading E then ENE on Wheathampstead bridleway 10 for 620m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/inner.colleague.cope">https://w3w.co/inner.colleague.cope</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xkescmGp0hJqo6-auIBcrwi9SEmhpeMEx_FJ-aj5OhqqoyEt4QKi_rGdr5OxQJ6V86kkZeo8bRkLhule5NpRN_ic2VIsE9iuPquZQwHnmuGyzHRK6tykspTSHIF6UmsVeoI0NQki9ytbf30_oBZYhTHg1d7_v-aazC8F6NvfDwJBfmz4npj118oUY4Yo/s550/hgd.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead bridleway 58" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xkescmGp0hJqo6-auIBcrwi9SEmhpeMEx_FJ-aj5OhqqoyEt4QKi_rGdr5OxQJ6V86kkZeo8bRkLhule5NpRN_ic2VIsE9iuPquZQwHnmuGyzHRK6tykspTSHIF6UmsVeoI0NQki9ytbf30_oBZYhTHg1d7_v-aazC8F6NvfDwJBfmz4npj118oUY4Yo/s16000/hgd.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead bridleway 58" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead bridleway 58</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn left at the junction on Wheathampstead bridleway 58 then head N for 270m until you reach a barn on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hats.milky.probe">https://w3w.co/hats.milky.probe</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvuL9I0yYsY9mCzhG_lldckJpHsG8jxp_8o8Ab3G5Ny4aY8J2oCpKmxaTZZakNhkn8IuVSpqkVymn72XHdUg0bVfyJYLOIPBYvbubJv7fobo0ykQoN_Z_9jaTLoBSNYdb2pTZFG8YWB0Sia-BvIsRCRxPZ9Ss-XBvP8s7KOZj9FIrjeL3PFXFMzajNrv0/s550/gfg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqvuL9I0yYsY9mCzhG_lldckJpHsG8jxp_8o8Ab3G5Ny4aY8J2oCpKmxaTZZakNhkn8IuVSpqkVymn72XHdUg0bVfyJYLOIPBYvbubJv7fobo0ykQoN_Z_9jaTLoBSNYdb2pTZFG8YWB0Sia-BvIsRCRxPZ9Ss-XBvP8s7KOZj9FIrjeL3PFXFMzajNrv0/s16000/gfg.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right, still on Wheathampstead bridleway 58</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>13:</b> Turn right immediately before the barn, still on Wheathampstead bridleway 58, then head E (with the barn on your left) for 35m then turn left and head N (with the barn on your left) for 115m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tiger.transfers.vibrate">https://w3w.co/tiger.transfers.vibrate</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocMHgsOjZQ44K_lN6xGl4w53Qs7c0CC7grOLcVjMZY7hcC4zEMkejAzty9_LPy2OzzwhIPZfSYYoW4knkW8DyQiwMXtwfXJuj7iHyXrU4jsdCQTDhppQJyEIc2PXc9FOGURZJ7UqyU4sjmxJVcGepXwplUNukdV2FXGdEfrl-PVQA9GDZrHFHbzMj8Znw/s550/hghg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Wheathampstead bridleway 102" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocMHgsOjZQ44K_lN6xGl4w53Qs7c0CC7grOLcVjMZY7hcC4zEMkejAzty9_LPy2OzzwhIPZfSYYoW4knkW8DyQiwMXtwfXJuj7iHyXrU4jsdCQTDhppQJyEIc2PXc9FOGURZJ7UqyU4sjmxJVcGepXwplUNukdV2FXGdEfrl-PVQA9GDZrHFHbzMj8Znw/s16000/hghg.jpeg" title="Turn right on Wheathampstead bridleway 102" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Wheathampstead bridleway 102</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Turn right on Wheathampstead bridleway 102 then follow it E as it crosses a golf course. As you walk this stretch look to your left and right as you cross a couple of fairways. Continue on Wheathampstead bridleway 102 for 550m until you reach Lamer Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grows.proud.things">https://w3w.co/grows.proud.things</a>).
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<b>15:</b> Turn left on Lamer Lane then head NNW for 95m until you reach a footpath on your right on the other side of the lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cones.mixer.penny">https://w3w.co/cones.mixer.penny</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SyfTIM8yMKX3kC8iootsaFbhC0zCo-9QUJlPhzkN-PBA0OMu79ev05hLDuuHSK5qCz-Q_kVq5bDSGbMeEHcjXxTIgm-k208E1NbansMzPCe0-Lz1f-9_kxN-zNiZVfoHLy9LZ-1KkuU68bJOFAF_zwL5y0X14guQqB_RfN1nb-y2rPCSlM0ptMNYaTGU/s550/fds.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Lamer Lane then follow Wheathampstead bridleway 101" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SyfTIM8yMKX3kC8iootsaFbhC0zCo-9QUJlPhzkN-PBA0OMu79ev05hLDuuHSK5qCz-Q_kVq5bDSGbMeEHcjXxTIgm-k208E1NbansMzPCe0-Lz1f-9_kxN-zNiZVfoHLy9LZ-1KkuU68bJOFAF_zwL5y0X14guQqB_RfN1nb-y2rPCSlM0ptMNYaTGU/s16000/fds.jpeg" title="Cross Lamer Lane then follow Wheathampstead bridleway 101" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Lamer Lane then follow Wheathampstead bridleway 101</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross Lamer Lane then turn left on Wheathampstead bridleway 101 and follow it N for 250m until you reach a path on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/order.boots.shins">https://w3w.co/order.boots.shins</a>) leading to a picnic table, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfFtrf-pw8Vmg7clUIRyc0FTwrdJOxMKq5iXMrvn28e8hynmLGlxQ8P92bT8JHtDxsJhE76_mfTe_4MfEdhENXZeEKp4I_rKDkcLFTdLFeNhBUg_XPompF-SEFT3IVQR0iNU9uLJKQBz_kRykGsw4chGqko-8tM2Q4Wmi_-RlG0Q5xvrLYyETub2JXRqy/s550/jjg.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left then follow the track back to the car park" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfFtrf-pw8Vmg7clUIRyc0FTwrdJOxMKq5iXMrvn28e8hynmLGlxQ8P92bT8JHtDxsJhE76_mfTe_4MfEdhENXZeEKp4I_rKDkcLFTdLFeNhBUg_XPompF-SEFT3IVQR0iNU9uLJKQBz_kRykGsw4chGqko-8tM2Q4Wmi_-RlG0Q5xvrLYyETub2JXRqy/s16000/jjg.jpeg" title="Turn left then follow the track back to the car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then follow the track back to the car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left then follow a track NW for 105m back to the car park and the start of the walk.
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For those interested, the five walks that share various rights of way with this new route are:
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<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2018/04/walk-64-gustard-wood-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 64: Gustard Wood Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2022/06/walk-185-wheathampstead-w-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 185: Wheathampstead West Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2022/09/walk-209-gustard-wood-south-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 209: Gustard Wood South Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2022/11/walk-222-kimpton-south-west-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 222: Kimpton South-West Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2022/11/walk-224-ayot-st-lawrence-west-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 224: Ayot St Lawrence West Loop</a></li>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com6Gustard Wood, St Albans AL4 8LW, UK51.835667000000008 -0.30130623.525433163821162 -35.457556 80.145900836178853 34.854944tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-9681868318604759462023-06-13T08:17:00.003+01:002024-01-31T08:08:57.019+00:00Walk 230: Welwyn Garden City short loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">2 miles (3.3 km) with 42m <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClxpTNcsVUkicNwNz_S4W5c7WY-y1H7UAdTRy3MT4egpjn_Ulaj7t4__Op73hcz_EgBKL7TnnQs0cYLrnu2csNVIY61rdQBIlfbSbMZM-dwl4Uv9Vs8a4nU8opkDhyoTDYHGbEh5h_b5MFaLhe6IaD4wbqUUG8JTVsv46_uafNzS6F0zzboDLGdsZhA/s550/sw5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Ayot Greenway through Sherrardspark Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiClxpTNcsVUkicNwNz_S4W5c7WY-y1H7UAdTRy3MT4egpjn_Ulaj7t4__Op73hcz_EgBKL7TnnQs0cYLrnu2csNVIY61rdQBIlfbSbMZM-dwl4Uv9Vs8a4nU8opkDhyoTDYHGbEh5h_b5MFaLhe6IaD4wbqUUG8JTVsv46_uafNzS6F0zzboDLGdsZhA/s16000/sw5.jpeg" title="The Ayot Greenway through Sherrardspark Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Ayot Greenway through Sherrardspark Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
We've had many requests for <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/shaded-walks.html" target="_blank">walks in the shade</a> and for <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/flat-routes.html" target="_blank">walks on the flat</a>, so we decided to add this short walk to try to meet both needs. The route starts and finishes in the car park at Campus West in Welwyn Garden City then heads west along the eastern section of Ayot Greenway through <a href="https://www.welhat.gov.uk/directory-record/20270/-sherrardspark-wood-" target="_blank">Sharrardspark Wood</a>, which is one of Hertfordshire's largest and most important oak and hornbeam woodlands, before returning the same way.
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We hadn't planned to add this walk until a hot June morning in 2023 when we had to nip into Welwyn Garden City and wanted to escape the sun and heat with a shady walk on the flat. <br />
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The route is ideal for people with buggies or mobility issues because there is a ramp at the beginning and end, and it follows the surfaced former track of what was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertford,_Luton_and_Dunstable_Railway" target="_blank">Hertford, Luton and Dunstable branch line</a>, parts of which make up <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayot_Greenway" target="_blank">The Ayot Greenway</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzEd-pZZrm6edf6U5hU8lCtF6Bbtd5F45B0cy_jta5rjdPG42i4zr2Ot51VL7q3Z9MpxZJ5jFD73IWXWfxvH0BSZIsVcY8oM5PlJ9f8Y8tQm06b9aJZWYt5Wq5vrY7dom1RMGW1rSf_ii1NbA5FOO17wCuWxwjvEpsNJBORxKjE3jRV4tDxLZ7fkBDNmY/s3072/230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 230: Welwyn Garden City Linear Loop" border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzEd-pZZrm6edf6U5hU8lCtF6Bbtd5F45B0cy_jta5rjdPG42i4zr2Ot51VL7q3Z9MpxZJ5jFD73IWXWfxvH0BSZIsVcY8oM5PlJ9f8Y8tQm06b9aJZWYt5Wq5vrY7dom1RMGW1rSf_ii1NbA5FOO17wCuWxwjvEpsNJBORxKjE3jRV4tDxLZ7fkBDNmY/w640-h480/230.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 230: Welwyn Garden City Linear Loop" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 230: Welwyn Garden City Linear Loop</b><br /><i>Click on the map above for a larger version<br />Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map embedded at the end of these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-230-Welwyn-Garden-City-short-linear-loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-230-Welwyn-Garden-City-short-linear-loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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If you travel by car you can park in the Campus West car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/offers.oiled.bath">https://w3w.co/offers.oiled.bath</a>). If you travel by train there is an 850m walk from Welwyn Garden City Station to the starting point (see map below).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6p_oXjLvNZGoLGDg9jwl3n5_VtOYmshIaqoSjLZGFDU5MOdu1mdAItFkuj99bhzYIt-szJDNdHS6NqlbW74bWgY_yppeusPrObWGp_StNXdznPwRMq_KPN_sJ6h9sFCZXIPZxqFTxJ5dVXnYjHguMSjBFufsNYf8M3E3xSYMkUJiJsT6dwY0b-xzhQ/s550/wgcstation.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route from Welwyn Garden City Station to the start" border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6p_oXjLvNZGoLGDg9jwl3n5_VtOYmshIaqoSjLZGFDU5MOdu1mdAItFkuj99bhzYIt-szJDNdHS6NqlbW74bWgY_yppeusPrObWGp_StNXdznPwRMq_KPN_sJ6h9sFCZXIPZxqFTxJ5dVXnYjHguMSjBFufsNYf8M3E3xSYMkUJiJsT6dwY0b-xzhQ/s16000/wgcstation.jpg" title="The route from Welwyn Garden City Station to the start" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route from Welwyn Garden City Station to the start</b><br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
You have to pay to use the car park at Campus West. The machine, when we visited, took cards and cash. You can also pay by phone - see photographs below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYKfG9f78GITwxIkTlr2M1gJGF6itJnUBQu-4NyUb0r5VfJN4nbm7QLl-N33rYxNTDVAJ7QgPwg4a2Wszl3sowOd2QLSer63rtJhdKMohbdwDzwFr-jsw2ldmr0nNzqlOVlst06mLMG1tCyXFxpxBZeo5PNJDp6hDqXvOuxUkwm1WkOEm8FK9xs_0vg/s550/charges.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Charges at Campus West Car park as of June 12, 2023" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYKfG9f78GITwxIkTlr2M1gJGF6itJnUBQu-4NyUb0r5VfJN4nbm7QLl-N33rYxNTDVAJ7QgPwg4a2Wszl3sowOd2QLSer63rtJhdKMohbdwDzwFr-jsw2ldmr0nNzqlOVlst06mLMG1tCyXFxpxBZeo5PNJDp6hDqXvOuxUkwm1WkOEm8FK9xs_0vg/s16000/charges.jpeg" title="Charges at Campus West Car park as of June 12, 2023" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Charges at Campus West Car park as of June 12, 2023</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz9NpELh-zqGwsrZFR1cZyy6i5DcjcPNXX_eyK09-YKKGc2rmVp0fabCStuVoIoX5SQJx4bpX9w0jm0Tsys53f4j9X89Tly3yh1ux6if4FixI4Vm3rj-jYR-ac15RiqxEDpkDx9KAYKe3vbrcw9rLho9o54XXy8H8J0V1umuckIzsklIEsw5kRWSV7w/s603/pay.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The payment machine at Campus West car park" border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVz9NpELh-zqGwsrZFR1cZyy6i5DcjcPNXX_eyK09-YKKGc2rmVp0fabCStuVoIoX5SQJx4bpX9w0jm0Tsys53f4j9X89Tly3yh1ux6if4FixI4Vm3rj-jYR-ac15RiqxEDpkDx9KAYKe3vbrcw9rLho9o54XXy8H8J0V1umuckIzsklIEsw5kRWSV7w/s16000/pay.jpeg" title="The payment machine at Campus West car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The payment machine at Campus West car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
At the NE corner (top right) of the disabled parking area of the car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/insist.tricks.jelly">https://w3w.co/insist.tricks.jelly</a>) look for a wooden sign which reads "Disabled Access To Ayot Greenway" which points to a ramp (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/eager.twins.pill">https://w3w.co/eager.twins.pill</a>). The ramp leads down to the former track and the path you will follow, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4LxIVOEUUWl2a5PxQsWUOelx56BKIHcyyS-z5X5sFikgbj-kggC91nSU0FM3feCQUo84j3lYtWgKRCvS-v5lgD01WkP4xUqrRPF-VqV6YBDTgtqG7fgUNUY4iF6rp7jVPhZFVyhcXAvYbfNC8kffe3nmaxKNStujTsFbCfQFOa-wB94rd1CpxfZPVw/s550/access.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="At the access sign turn left down the ramp to the track" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4LxIVOEUUWl2a5PxQsWUOelx56BKIHcyyS-z5X5sFikgbj-kggC91nSU0FM3feCQUo84j3lYtWgKRCvS-v5lgD01WkP4xUqrRPF-VqV6YBDTgtqG7fgUNUY4iF6rp7jVPhZFVyhcXAvYbfNC8kffe3nmaxKNStujTsFbCfQFOa-wB94rd1CpxfZPVw/s16000/access.jpeg" title="At the access sign turn left down the ramp to the track" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After the access sign turn left down the ramp to the track</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Once on the track turn left then follow it WSW, then W, then NW for 1.4km until you reach a ramp (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/farms.cowboy.alive">https://w3w.co/farms.cowboy.alive</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDp1_ideiuY4102nNe6g9QTDeZa6NfC0YQLAmnYmmuDsNgY5YPkYl9_FDCYVD7551PB3kIsc2Awv9SPwxsGzlPU-HFNOM6eSBfcxDk8vr1ma6_E45nHUzE-bnLHmpZq74J527vBYMxfCQC5rvLLAkjo3fG0xtdaXNNlU4TnkKr_N9WjSTiINvKg8FCw/s550/ramp.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The ramp at point 2 in the walk" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDp1_ideiuY4102nNe6g9QTDeZa6NfC0YQLAmnYmmuDsNgY5YPkYl9_FDCYVD7551PB3kIsc2Awv9SPwxsGzlPU-HFNOM6eSBfcxDk8vr1ma6_E45nHUzE-bnLHmpZq74J527vBYMxfCQC5rvLLAkjo3fG0xtdaXNNlU4TnkKr_N9WjSTiINvKg8FCw/s16000/ramp.jpeg" title="The ramp at point 2 in the walk" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The ramp at point 2 in the walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> At the ramp you could either turn back (which would reduce the overall walk to about 1.7 miles in total) or continue heading NW for another 270m to reach Digswell Hill and the option of visiting <a href="https://www.theredlionwelwyn.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Red Lion</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/aspect.risk.edge">https://w3w.co/aspect.risk.edge</a>) or <a href="https://www.thewaggoners.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Waggoners</a> on Brickwall Close the other side of the A1(M) - (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/report.trip.stove">https://w3w.co/report.trip.stove</a>) for refreshments.
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<b>3:</b> From Digswell Hill turn back and retrace your steps to the start point. Along the way there are several options to branch off to the right and left in order to explore Sharrardspark Wood, which has some lovely paths weaving through this ancient woodland. At times it's hard to believe you are so close to Welwyn Garden City, see photographs below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPZJk00LcrrK3ZJK0ZROEaR8eZpAY-NjDBQzm0TViL8dwmPSjjWL9CEiwF5xV9sM9YTRyH8wAD6UYudSsLyGExJfXgb1b1Fz8bIJ4pWCtlu441Qt5Tn27P0xVsY7MJ6RH9TP1mGC2iapFJ5Dj6yAqR9o8rKE-uvTHqVAOunFjgcw3l4RtD_3-UTTIwg/s550/spw1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="One of the paths leading to Sherrardspark Woods One of the paths leading to Sherrardspark Wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPZJk00LcrrK3ZJK0ZROEaR8eZpAY-NjDBQzm0TViL8dwmPSjjWL9CEiwF5xV9sM9YTRyH8wAD6UYudSsLyGExJfXgb1b1Fz8bIJ4pWCtlu441Qt5Tn27P0xVsY7MJ6RH9TP1mGC2iapFJ5Dj6yAqR9o8rKE-uvTHqVAOunFjgcw3l4RtD_3-UTTIwg/s16000/spw1.jpeg" title="One of the paths leading to Sherrardspark Woods One of the paths leading to Sherrardspark Wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the paths leading to Sherrardspark Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CP02Qi0l7S1LgwSoNYF8ykv-RRYSas9Ekeo02pz4LlKXaKi7YdL83RUkTu5yRg0ZuOZI9PHt0SdijiEOE_oSW6S2237ccOpXScqb1Ngms9EptNLLW_9rKLIhN_zFDKi8fTOSy3Xq1I3DPVvf_-7QXRKt8_UnRBUbFuCJawpu31jDJd-FR86JjZ9Exw/s550/spw2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Some of the paths in the woods are not suitable for buggies" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CP02Qi0l7S1LgwSoNYF8ykv-RRYSas9Ekeo02pz4LlKXaKi7YdL83RUkTu5yRg0ZuOZI9PHt0SdijiEOE_oSW6S2237ccOpXScqb1Ngms9EptNLLW_9rKLIhN_zFDKi8fTOSy3Xq1I3DPVvf_-7QXRKt8_UnRBUbFuCJawpu31jDJd-FR86JjZ9Exw/s16000/spw2.jpeg" title="Some of the paths in the woods are not suitable for buggies" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Some of the paths in the wood are not suitable for buggies</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCLXWiq3VTcOdZk1s0jAMt5FfwLqXA29DUtO65OTXa9hOJyXfWNXRgUkT6GiJu6dDFrUtJ-R3iY0IzW1hAlWKCEwZ1BIvciHaQ_dKC3uzRx72BSEli3ofzuS1pbjX-RiFPwcC2Y5LDpOz74GS1sJMMOP5c4rVWw0qOnNDnfp0DswXXrh8xXfOquvPWA/s550/sw3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCLXWiq3VTcOdZk1s0jAMt5FfwLqXA29DUtO65OTXa9hOJyXfWNXRgUkT6GiJu6dDFrUtJ-R3iY0IzW1hAlWKCEwZ1BIvciHaQ_dKC3uzRx72BSEli3ofzuS1pbjX-RiFPwcC2Y5LDpOz74GS1sJMMOP5c4rVWw0qOnNDnfp0DswXXrh8xXfOquvPWA/s16000/sw3.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The network of paths weaves through Sharrardspark Wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Once you are back on Welwyn Garden City there are several restaurants, cafes and pubs.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com0Welwyn Garden City AL8 6BX, UK51.805321199999987 -0.209673623.495087363821142 -35.3659236 80.115555036178833 34.9465764tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-18692939488583983042023-05-04T11:41:00.007+01:002024-03-17T19:03:33.534+00:00Walk 229: Baldock NE Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">7.4 miles (12 km) with 102m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3fSdCYCUUYp-mULOh1dHIkqrhBK8qa7_tybH-UJIuBbBFtaMl3s7iaWkvtgQn7gox_JOwATIberF-Y_kvmPROFV1RDcySNmtFDW6MQ8H7kAvbesXsyUgyZfqVKKNk_nuh1MZwSriqTxUyM1-5wY02E0FhKBoUajdbjxzojPWkoLYz_cIZoR8dbYfqg/s550/229top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The bridleway alongside Cat Ditch between points 14 & 15" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC3fSdCYCUUYp-mULOh1dHIkqrhBK8qa7_tybH-UJIuBbBFtaMl3s7iaWkvtgQn7gox_JOwATIberF-Y_kvmPROFV1RDcySNmtFDW6MQ8H7kAvbesXsyUgyZfqVKKNk_nuh1MZwSriqTxUyM1-5wY02E0FhKBoUajdbjxzojPWkoLYz_cIZoR8dbYfqg/s16000/229top.jpeg" title="The bridleway alongside Cat Ditch between points 14 & 15" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The bridleway alongside Cat Ditch between points 14 & 15</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is an excellent walk for those who like wide open uninterrupted views across undulating countryside. For most of the way the route follows well-defined tracks, although there are a few sections where footpaths cross arable fields which might be tough going after ploughing and before the paths are reinstated.
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When we tested this walk on May 2, 2023, many fields had just been sprayed with <a href="https://edinburghsensors.com/news-and-events/the-dangers-of-farm-slurry-and-the-production-of-slurry-gas">slurry</a> in preparation for the growing season. We recommend you save this walk for a few weeks until the aroma has died down and rain has washed the fertiliser into the ground.
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The route starts and finishes at Baldock Station, so for the first and last 10 minutes you will be walking in built-up areas. We have routed the return through the centre of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldock" target="_blank">Baldock</a> for those who want to see some of the interesting buildings in what is one of the few towns in Britain to have been "continually populated since prehistoric times".
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQXrAZ4E-JI8dcKhCai_Di5yHKrKA45sawe9nQzHG-wuy4dc7t4odpyvoFSpGmxb0IrT-1wfnAa-Euo9Y3zTFeFITMvmMBoVUlv8Iz-q4Zse6h3q8unWSkCNcMm-zQK5kbXriN8_GIM1XgfG47NpvDYvn3nT-og65ZRdaeuSEhyi_moVLiCQE82ih_g/s550/building.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Church Street, Baldock" border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQXrAZ4E-JI8dcKhCai_Di5yHKrKA45sawe9nQzHG-wuy4dc7t4odpyvoFSpGmxb0IrT-1wfnAa-Euo9Y3zTFeFITMvmMBoVUlv8Iz-q4Zse6h3q8unWSkCNcMm-zQK5kbXriN8_GIM1XgfG47NpvDYvn3nT-og65ZRdaeuSEhyi_moVLiCQE82ih_g/s16000/building.jpeg" title="Church Street, Baldock" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Church Street, Baldock</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Between points 5 & 12 you will be aware of noise from the A505 Royston Road and the Cambridge to London railway line to the south-east, but this is compensated for by the wonderful sounds of the <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/skylark/" target="_blank">skylarks</a> overhead along most of the route. <a href="https://www.british-birdsongs.uk/sky-lark/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to hear the sound of the skylark.
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Towards the end of the walk you will pass the entrance to the <a href="https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/ivel-springs" target="_blank">Ivel Springs Nature Reserve</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/bleat.freed.crazy">https://w3w.co/bleat.freed.crazy</a>) where there is an option to take a detour in order to visit the community run preservation project. The path through the reserve rejoins the main route further south.
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We recommend taking a snack with you because there are no cafes or pubs along the way other than in Baldock at the start and finish point. There is a bench with southerly views on your left just after point 9 in the directions (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grownup.chuckling.thatched">https://w3w.co/grownup.chuckling.thatched</a>) if you want a place to sit down for your picnic.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeuy-xECSxIk084CFknZQrvpnN0Z5gqOeVpLq9nDOXqe75RXT60uETkQ1rVIk6o-QQo45ibIM1FSDGUZ0waiG3lRRxec0IHuPdeaQCMcGiCfOMz2gvZ_vKEoZHAz19ey7lKgZx1-e-TcR521_zGtNDaAIuojeX9g7Uxhn0a3haEz81PR91f44G8YrIQ/s3072/229big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 229: Baldock NE Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnHa4yqF2l2D1w-2g3LFcZnmIqwc3qwKnhLEaH4b4zfF54NVI64AtsjNBqsOA0aW5YcPC2Aqg2u4mROveHFN0n4mqNRWtp4bsgp7XzwY5BISvr_RDbmrP-_O88O7XO-NDGoQ_KyNfSxUPYE1ArT0uPkPAOBLQj3xO6Modj9gPgL7Rucmzu0w571gPRg/s16000/229small.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 229: Baldock NE Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 229: Baldock NE Loop</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqeuy-xECSxIk084CFknZQrvpnN0Z5gqOeVpLq9nDOXqe75RXT60uETkQ1rVIk6o-QQo45ibIM1FSDGUZ0waiG3lRRxec0IHuPdeaQCMcGiCfOMz2gvZ_vKEoZHAz19ey7lKgZx1-e-TcR521_zGtNDaAIuojeX9g7Uxhn0a3haEz81PR91f44G8YrIQ/s3072/229big.jpeg" target="_blank">Click here</a> or on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-229-Baldock-NE/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-229-Baldock-NE/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<b>1:</b> Exit <a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/BDK/Baldock" target="_blank">Baldock Station</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/future.sprint.famed">https://w3w.co/future.sprint.famed</a>) then head S for 110m to Station Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wipe.inspector.trials">https://w3w.co/wipe.inspector.trials</a>). Turn right on Station Road then head NNW passing under the railway bridge and continuing for 195m until you reach Bygrave Road on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stage.basket.jaws">https://w3w.co/stage.basket.jaws</a>).
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<b>2:</b> Turn right on Bygrave Road then head ENE then E for 345m until you reach a bridleway on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tins.supply.rank">https://w3w.co/tins.supply.rank</a>), see image below. <i>Note: for the last 80m of this stretch there is no pavement, so you will need to step on a narrow grass verge to avoid traffic.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lupuK0_Ucyh0Zujd4H2Wfr2C1Wz3r-Z_lJzBsJTNx7_dztADhsMnXLik732gYfK46Ut8a57qedrtf7gQ6ppV4snWMvgP5zjYmcG6MwKpasBffyNiKt7qoodWoTSeXAYQfrXc6bgQzOjgc9TLOIk28-YQWUZDfgcaCQynHLlbwlCi1YlfIeSrHviTrw/s550/1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head north on Baldock bridleway 34" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lupuK0_Ucyh0Zujd4H2Wfr2C1Wz3r-Z_lJzBsJTNx7_dztADhsMnXLik732gYfK46Ut8a57qedrtf7gQ6ppV4snWMvgP5zjYmcG6MwKpasBffyNiKt7qoodWoTSeXAYQfrXc6bgQzOjgc9TLOIk28-YQWUZDfgcaCQynHLlbwlCi1YlfIeSrHviTrw/s16000/1.jpeg" title="Head north on Baldock bridleway 34" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head north on Baldock bridleway 34</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Turn left on Baldock bridleway 34 then head N for 300m at which point the bridleway you are on crosses an arable field. At the point where the path bends to the right it crosses the parish boundary and becomes Bygrave bridleway 2 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ballots.scans.wedge">https://w3w.co/ballots.scans.wedge</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KiNOyC6CkFlFecJXJ_THcwDZhTG4AlFzXHtdF7vS1Z4WM6WlPGbs4w3D24e_C3etZFW30jDtwuxm3kkzqlgkD5dvrbVcHXGaqZKa6xW4cGmHCcf3Sp6Gy8X-J6tZG6hKHokNNfJhnGQoNu4wCNUtpXpQtIJIGB6SfvT28FwAvAyahqDBq3UqkEWnWQ/s550/2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Baldock bridleway 34 crosses a field where it becomes Bygrave bridleway 2" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0KiNOyC6CkFlFecJXJ_THcwDZhTG4AlFzXHtdF7vS1Z4WM6WlPGbs4w3D24e_C3etZFW30jDtwuxm3kkzqlgkD5dvrbVcHXGaqZKa6xW4cGmHCcf3Sp6Gy8X-J6tZG6hKHokNNfJhnGQoNu4wCNUtpXpQtIJIGB6SfvT28FwAvAyahqDBq3UqkEWnWQ/s16000/2.jpeg" title="Baldock bridleway 34 crosses a field where it becomes Bygrave bridleway 2" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Baldock bridleway 34 becomes Bygrave bridleway 2 as it crosses a field</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Continue on Bygrave bridleway 2, now heading NNE, for 500m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rich.glows.nametag">https://w3w.co/rich.glows.nametag</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfh8gdUSK6ogYymreMtiuoeOQheSG9WrQRELI2yRirBrxAeAVetX0c7UW8A5-z5MOYdQLrA8ez76FCk62I5TY4IWIO1U1KMjpOavUqZJDZJy9nvOZ7ysoAAmarjgEh2Ge7YQ7tjV1h_Yd0JKLsrY2NzmjWtu8sOHhJNoCEn6t5X_AU2pioqDnANc9fA/s550/3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Bygrave bridleway 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfh8gdUSK6ogYymreMtiuoeOQheSG9WrQRELI2yRirBrxAeAVetX0c7UW8A5-z5MOYdQLrA8ez76FCk62I5TY4IWIO1U1KMjpOavUqZJDZJy9nvOZ7ysoAAmarjgEh2Ge7YQ7tjV1h_Yd0JKLsrY2NzmjWtu8sOHhJNoCEn6t5X_AU2pioqDnANc9fA/s16000/3.jpeg" title="Turn right on Bygrave bridleway 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Bygrave bridleway 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn right on Bygrave bridleway 1, then head ENE for 1.2km until you reach Ashwell Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/argue.sardine.skid">https://w3w.co/argue.sardine.skid</a>).
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<b>6:</b> Turn right on Ashwell Road then head SSE for 130m until you reach Wedon Way on the left. (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/marmalade.glassware.clicker">https://w3w.co/marmalade.glassware.clicker</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7rDYLWBZdBbzqZ9yLE1qCBrnL7TfAPUXQEERTx6xm8KvFsA7yTWR2olgwxAxR-lPoDWvqh5rURP4GaGOOVnW8u1GpvUOe5QzZuMJBVzCfFCkrXZY0hG7PFwg9Bm5MSjK64AvwERL8UVMXHX8qbtWQ9fC7VsaXcLKPvNBRM96wU0vB0m9ZDU5byImgA/s550/4.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Wedon Way" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7rDYLWBZdBbzqZ9yLE1qCBrnL7TfAPUXQEERTx6xm8KvFsA7yTWR2olgwxAxR-lPoDWvqh5rURP4GaGOOVnW8u1GpvUOe5QzZuMJBVzCfFCkrXZY0hG7PFwg9Bm5MSjK64AvwERL8UVMXHX8qbtWQ9fC7VsaXcLKPvNBRM96wU0vB0m9ZDU5byImgA/s16000/4.jpeg" title="Turn left on Wedon Way" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Wedon Way</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn left on Wedon Way then head E then ESE for 410m until you pass the last house on the left where you join a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/gulped.revealing.coached">https://w3w.co/gulped.revealing.coached</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZelKcWZD4CXHwZY0FtDV5D5hD977KaaemWln9asPK6Pj9oSuSuoXhMcudbUYcZ70xL8IENMWQWMExkT3eqjKbLARa47EkRF0i-qKupjD2-wK2xD3Wp3nI9FeQYavzGyKXAhcHfHKlkG8lcPXSX3692ktDH_RodqBPiS00tlpQuHEMcPTs2YHw_9Tzw/s550/5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Bygrave footpath 4" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigZelKcWZD4CXHwZY0FtDV5D5hD977KaaemWln9asPK6Pj9oSuSuoXhMcudbUYcZ70xL8IENMWQWMExkT3eqjKbLARa47EkRF0i-qKupjD2-wK2xD3Wp3nI9FeQYavzGyKXAhcHfHKlkG8lcPXSX3692ktDH_RodqBPiS00tlpQuHEMcPTs2YHw_9Tzw/s16000/5.jpeg" title="Turn left on Bygrave footpath 4" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Bygrave footpath 4</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn left then head NNE on Bygrave footpath 4 for 230m until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stage.nurtures.combining">https://w3w.co/stage.nurtures.combining</a>), this is the point where you will find a bench, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAsGkQWuMolxVxBBhtdZRholRFLGcUsM6WViTZiVbDLjGWTKJgeQiHtCuP6kzsc5PL7JrYwB72uHiRpXsh1gKwHgdK41r1F-sp36EesVLhALRIr8MqZFciqnd14cnpGRbCUrN1Y6qJGUCLvPQVoZAI2gbFSg4HPXm8SNM7qbUhGYxl25Wx3X3vkDFPw/s550/6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Bygrave footpath 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicAsGkQWuMolxVxBBhtdZRholRFLGcUsM6WViTZiVbDLjGWTKJgeQiHtCuP6kzsc5PL7JrYwB72uHiRpXsh1gKwHgdK41r1F-sp36EesVLhALRIr8MqZFciqnd14cnpGRbCUrN1Y6qJGUCLvPQVoZAI2gbFSg4HPXm8SNM7qbUhGYxl25Wx3X3vkDFPw/s16000/6.jpeg" title="Turn right on Bygrave footpath 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Bygrave footpath 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Turn right on Bygrave footpath 5 then head ESE for 315m until you reach a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/marathons.shuttle.celebrate">https://w3w.co/marathons.shuttle.celebrate</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLKvo84m3HWZVKqnkGrs10p1KHBPKqTR-rmook8zbTsAI39rqV0mAR0uck2NugT8OHK0o_Ii8_Q2r1zgdlXXMKNGxG4mZpDPrn-UZDhvT_mGRwp4r9LdSvH-NKQeITnbBDdfTKRFVD_hAMrI5Y1nxs2i20UYeiwf3hP6PpXZw7tK07qBGSKsYAnadtw/s550/7.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Bygrave footpath 6" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimLKvo84m3HWZVKqnkGrs10p1KHBPKqTR-rmook8zbTsAI39rqV0mAR0uck2NugT8OHK0o_Ii8_Q2r1zgdlXXMKNGxG4mZpDPrn-UZDhvT_mGRwp4r9LdSvH-NKQeITnbBDdfTKRFVD_hAMrI5Y1nxs2i20UYeiwf3hP6PpXZw7tK07qBGSKsYAnadtw/s16000/7.jpeg" title="Turn left on Bygrave footpath 6" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Bygrave footpath 6</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn left on Bygrave footpath 6 then head NNE for 410m until you reach a track leading to Park Wood Lodge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/panoramic.ages.towels">https://w3w.co/panoramic.ages.towels</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YDQ_V0xQ_sctTCiAiIkx6p67lv3206O0tRQlKyaWtwHk1FsTxwex7zmYVapRzUwuOkIfxfeB940k6FiMuMuevOnWURxuTD3PfwN1F-ftG6-nWxSGyF_0P9ae3OdqxqDwO_wgQK8ky51DBiDPlNQ9cU9cCP_dW3LrgBfjD8-BTJvnnFypIm4flCGPIQ/s550/8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross a track then head NNW, still on Bygrave footpath 6" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YDQ_V0xQ_sctTCiAiIkx6p67lv3206O0tRQlKyaWtwHk1FsTxwex7zmYVapRzUwuOkIfxfeB940k6FiMuMuevOnWURxuTD3PfwN1F-ftG6-nWxSGyF_0P9ae3OdqxqDwO_wgQK8ky51DBiDPlNQ9cU9cCP_dW3LrgBfjD8-BTJvnnFypIm4flCGPIQ/s16000/8.jpeg" title="Cross a track then head NNW, still on Bygrave footpath 6" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross a track then head NNW, still on Bygrave footpath 6</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Cross a track then head NNW, still on Bygrave footpath 6, and continue through Park Wood for 460m until you leave the woodland and reach a junction. (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/seeing.width.that">https://w3w.co/seeing.width.that</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM7ZDztYPHJuV5fTKqvI-7jJH-PT0Jyo3v6Gol7welAYo7FCgRyuUj6SjvEpiAKNtU7fp9S_lXFGmdiwkOVf9eQl5ItfdcVB8K0sb0j1Ff4n8y-RPAVqibkUKr-vKlqIjHd_20r2pHulH_ZNTecRWQjCNSZ-vr7qkgHVXSVXgM-zRCWUMiqLww4wbhA/s550/9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Bygrave footpath 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM7ZDztYPHJuV5fTKqvI-7jJH-PT0Jyo3v6Gol7welAYo7FCgRyuUj6SjvEpiAKNtU7fp9S_lXFGmdiwkOVf9eQl5ItfdcVB8K0sb0j1Ff4n8y-RPAVqibkUKr-vKlqIjHd_20r2pHulH_ZNTecRWQjCNSZ-vr7qkgHVXSVXgM-zRCWUMiqLww4wbhA/s16000/9.jpeg" title="Turn right on Bygrave footpath 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Bygrave footpath 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn right on Bygrave footpath 10 then head NE for 270m across an arable field until you reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/boating.paintings.seasonal">https://w3w.co/boating.paintings.seasonal</a>). Continue on the track, still on Bygrave footpath 10, for another 270m until you reach a footpath on the left which cuts through the crops (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/acrobatic.exacts.ferrets">https://w3w.co/acrobatic.exacts.ferrets</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqO3VMAfo1zVNYfFVJJKfjPGl8965AuT3YoWst3MuM8Xs8ac9Zf_R2VPPWdZ0KaLjZtNA_XVDYW2yxxXuV-Hfcr04V9NzbQ8OM2M_-3LcxJwf66CDBk3iX0onrzm6Si2Ymq6psD_v3ARKtBctlLbFjhYt3UFhyRoz0bYrG3lID3vXXXs4KzjtUqejqQ/s550/10.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left then head NW on Bygrave footpath 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqO3VMAfo1zVNYfFVJJKfjPGl8965AuT3YoWst3MuM8Xs8ac9Zf_R2VPPWdZ0KaLjZtNA_XVDYW2yxxXuV-Hfcr04V9NzbQ8OM2M_-3LcxJwf66CDBk3iX0onrzm6Si2Ymq6psD_v3ARKtBctlLbFjhYt3UFhyRoz0bYrG3lID3vXXXs4KzjtUqejqQ/s16000/10.jpeg" title="Turn left then head NW on Bygrave footpath 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left then head NW on Bygrave footpath 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Turn left then head NW on Bygrave footpath 8 for 380m until you reach the edge of the field and a wooden footbridge over Cat Ditch. Cross the footbridge then turn left at a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/violinist.song.burns">https://w3w.co/violinist.song.burns</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz5jYMxW2slt6fE1sBSfsQ7lyEQ0FT5qpqt44kXuhu0YFC1S7bZ6066hQwMdbBSzzFGXm9YMWOpAN8SSdzfuX34lwRaiBKCkijtUVa-O29JGbDlHkrcNfa6bhygK31WWTo69gHnjQhaZQeturgVda_P9eACygbRH5wWHcRoNy9ChAu5C-icMiIO5NMg/s550/11.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Cat Ditch then turn left on Bygrave bridleway 13" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz5jYMxW2slt6fE1sBSfsQ7lyEQ0FT5qpqt44kXuhu0YFC1S7bZ6066hQwMdbBSzzFGXm9YMWOpAN8SSdzfuX34lwRaiBKCkijtUVa-O29JGbDlHkrcNfa6bhygK31WWTo69gHnjQhaZQeturgVda_P9eACygbRH5wWHcRoNy9ChAu5C-icMiIO5NMg/s16000/11.jpeg" title="Cross Cat Ditch then turn left on Bygrave bridleway 13" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Cat Ditch then turn left on the bridleway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Turn left on a bridleway which is both Bygrave bridleway 13 and Ashwell bridleway 4 then follow it NW for 325m until you cross Ashwell Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/conjured.clapper.computer">https://w3w.co/conjured.clapper.computer</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiBuxlqPMWeKYP2E8X61jgtlPZY7-Jh6eWC81CUCBPAwdvmNxSP4mhMGeDJPtROu0PQKrrdb1Kg0yVBcd5BIgcBeNDcs6_5G92ib0mwD96CDXXEvezv4o41gZhJ-d-2dpzW5MYexkinALD2b6LBMfie-gGtGyALw0JSQ0ajG7QQBX0Vuew96wwvu7ZA/s550/12.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Ashwell Road and continue on Bygrave bridleway 13" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioiBuxlqPMWeKYP2E8X61jgtlPZY7-Jh6eWC81CUCBPAwdvmNxSP4mhMGeDJPtROu0PQKrrdb1Kg0yVBcd5BIgcBeNDcs6_5G92ib0mwD96CDXXEvezv4o41gZhJ-d-2dpzW5MYexkinALD2b6LBMfie-gGtGyALw0JSQ0ajG7QQBX0Vuew96wwvu7ZA/s16000/12.jpeg" title="Cross Ashwell Road and continue on Bygrave bridleway 13" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Ashwell Road and continue on Bygrave bridleway 13</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Cross Ashwell Road and continue heading NW, still on Bygrave bridleway 13, for 490m until the bridleway turns sharp left and heads S alongside a line of trees (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intensely.nips.wished">https://w3w.co/intensely.nips.wished</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Lclvsg99xhOLcyJvmbVb2lr-jzk2vf-bTmWG9EmCUiXvd1Ab_fRizFbj3ao7Vm4oygM5GgH6Fn5NPDVnn3nisV4G08CFEPjV8cb2yz-mAn79CXb2P78cLr6UaIWhS8dbZ_I3jaYN-HvmZETUm2_NDkrLGniAs7ish2fdfgdB-swbrHCX7-0Cn9mPYg/s550/13.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left before the line of trees on Bygrave bridleway 13" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Lclvsg99xhOLcyJvmbVb2lr-jzk2vf-bTmWG9EmCUiXvd1Ab_fRizFbj3ao7Vm4oygM5GgH6Fn5NPDVnn3nisV4G08CFEPjV8cb2yz-mAn79CXb2P78cLr6UaIWhS8dbZ_I3jaYN-HvmZETUm2_NDkrLGniAs7ish2fdfgdB-swbrHCX7-0Cn9mPYg/s16000/13.jpeg" title="Turn left before the line of trees on Bygrave bridleway 13" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left before the line of trees on Bygrave bridleway 13</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn left before the line of trees then follow Bygrave bridleway 13 S then SSW for 1.4km passing Bygrave Plantation on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pass.yelled.finishers">https://w3w.co/pass.yelled.finishers</a>) and continuing until you reach a right-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/curiosity.unfounded.replays">https://w3w.co/curiosity.unfounded.replays</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuomIhqgd7k9SQETI79rNaLkLNH2yptpVgyZhUaoD2JNisamUCtf8I34NQuG_IGx3QCLp-ZNEJ8AcU-LwY_LlqGhiX3ApDgg2G5I8m627NxV0fFrkYKa8-0M3cpnzPVIN3L1PVlYfYUwVa8KqdG9vlX5-1t24yc3hy9_2g6cNQj2j6DracoQkUlMlQyA/s550/14.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right, now on Bygrave restricted byway 14" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuomIhqgd7k9SQETI79rNaLkLNH2yptpVgyZhUaoD2JNisamUCtf8I34NQuG_IGx3QCLp-ZNEJ8AcU-LwY_LlqGhiX3ApDgg2G5I8m627NxV0fFrkYKa8-0M3cpnzPVIN3L1PVlYfYUwVa8KqdG9vlX5-1t24yc3hy9_2g6cNQj2j6DracoQkUlMlQyA/s16000/14.jpeg" title="Keep right, now on Bygrave restricted byway 14" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right, now on Bygrave restricted byway 14</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Follow the track as it bends to the right. You are now on Bygrave restricted byway 14 which you follow SW for 2.2km until you reach North Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pizza.ridge.plan">https://w3w.co/pizza.ridge.plan</a>).
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<b>18:</b> Cross North Road to reach the pedestrian pavement then turn left and head SSE for 160m until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sling.wasp.swan">https://w3w.co/sling.wasp.swan</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oZr2IaPk9CErMoQkh3fWVoiCom4d2Kg_LDp5JJZ6heqXDNE5ND0QpdXimd7QNY2g44Qv7_xkL8QDRvzXrAnlCSFrtgax0eOawAm2E2yVd-RPtx4nElKyrPmVW6psKqlYT6ecg2uckbDjfin7ybX_YvFekoC64eG2f7qj4Xj7BuO4HwIieoJq5mVyYQ/s550/15.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Baldock footpath 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oZr2IaPk9CErMoQkh3fWVoiCom4d2Kg_LDp5JJZ6heqXDNE5ND0QpdXimd7QNY2g44Qv7_xkL8QDRvzXrAnlCSFrtgax0eOawAm2E2yVd-RPtx4nElKyrPmVW6psKqlYT6ecg2uckbDjfin7ybX_YvFekoC64eG2f7qj4Xj7BuO4HwIieoJq5mVyYQ/s16000/15.jpeg" title="Turn right on Baldock footpath 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Baldock footpath 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Turn right on Baldock footpath 1 then head W passing between two cottages, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9jLqZ8vUKXQTARZzC4SG_ODc3tsP0LtU8gJI0dGppJO-q6lmuLSQR_I4ShJ4dZGi6nNMKEFGzg6650u2YHcKcWGUSc3_MROcCGkBxw9GYfOZJnoqMHxCcb2oPkwLlg9mNAjQcKthMvit4WUn2Zi2ZO0d2fswYJiNjweL83DJ2Zb9oddYwVdESE_OeQ/s550/16.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Baldock footpath 1 passes between two cottages" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9jLqZ8vUKXQTARZzC4SG_ODc3tsP0LtU8gJI0dGppJO-q6lmuLSQR_I4ShJ4dZGi6nNMKEFGzg6650u2YHcKcWGUSc3_MROcCGkBxw9GYfOZJnoqMHxCcb2oPkwLlg9mNAjQcKthMvit4WUn2Zi2ZO0d2fswYJiNjweL83DJ2Zb9oddYwVdESE_OeQ/s16000/16.jpeg" title="Baldock footpath 1 passes between two cottages" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Baldock footpath 1 passes between two cottages</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Baldock footpath 1 heading SW then S for 220m until you reach a staircase leading to the <a href="https://www.north-herts.gov.uk/ivel-springs" target="_blank">Ivel Springs Nature Reserve</a> on your left, see image below. <i>At this point you could take a detour through the reserve and rejoin the main route later. We have embedded some information and a map for the reserve at the foot of these directions. <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2023/05/walk-229-baldock-ne-loop.html#Ivel" target="_blank">Click here</a> for information about the reserve.</i><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_D2cDGLx2NVLSr3HmK_3n4UbKYTbc3FOarI9j7mu5Efp-XOFfWX8-5TEa9e9RYbu0zxMlevdiVni7Y7fDerh_rDpJ98gwD8RIzjRv5k8z3iOICEwTG6FQX9YL7c5MqyXGr99jEV69gMBRmeoQEalgbOgAvoPnijZglj2dzl5Vz_sDsuu-nKQdl8OwA/s550/Ivel.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Staircase leading to the Ivel Springs Nature Reserve" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_D2cDGLx2NVLSr3HmK_3n4UbKYTbc3FOarI9j7mu5Efp-XOFfWX8-5TEa9e9RYbu0zxMlevdiVni7Y7fDerh_rDpJ98gwD8RIzjRv5k8z3iOICEwTG6FQX9YL7c5MqyXGr99jEV69gMBRmeoQEalgbOgAvoPnijZglj2dzl5Vz_sDsuu-nKQdl8OwA/s16000/Ivel.jpeg" title="Staircase leading to the Ivel Springs Nature Reserve" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Staircase leading to the Ivel Springs Nature Reserve</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>20:</b> Continue on Baldock footpath 1 through a gate then turn left and head S for 360m crossing a livestock field where horses graze, and then passing stables on your right. Continue until you reach a footpath on the left, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwf91-WVeicJvsSjtIkMNGlIkVlWWiWtxSv-v0cUpOrunM2OXka9DQMDabIlhcf79O-j-Qgqkt8SVhWLS5R28mm-RQv2YE09k-9W5Tz0OsuiZWla6XXpTlRLp0wVhreys63Egs8S3yY_I0He5g0ofrzeCFPWnlnOqspcJXeHHBKHibVbELgYLCnLqGg/s550/17.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left, still on Baldock footpath 1" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwf91-WVeicJvsSjtIkMNGlIkVlWWiWtxSv-v0cUpOrunM2OXka9DQMDabIlhcf79O-j-Qgqkt8SVhWLS5R28mm-RQv2YE09k-9W5Tz0OsuiZWla6XXpTlRLp0wVhreys63Egs8S3yY_I0He5g0ofrzeCFPWnlnOqspcJXeHHBKHibVbELgYLCnLqGg/s16000/17.jpeg" title="Turn left, still on Baldock footpath 1" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left, still on Baldock footpath 1</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>21:</b> Turn left, still on Baldock footpath 1, then head E then SE for 240m until you reach a pedestrian tunnel under the railway line (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/slate.slips.circle">https://w3w.co/slate.slips.circle</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H7iM5KHIXy2RcNKqdQ-BhzboAYb3oq4XAGsp7345UmR4dUwQX7ixhtFOfaTQs8Sy7lNyZueRPx-zcdfhXQzb0OtsbuuNsQbCA6avsSY_zbJEF7h_Ci_DygMl7JPNkgC3JmEXKVcHFhxkHcy3kAWFxmJOPfXuNMolCJ2PxUg5XpdXfhvibO5ZY7sQXA/s550/18.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head S through the pedestrian tunnel under the railway line" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-H7iM5KHIXy2RcNKqdQ-BhzboAYb3oq4XAGsp7345UmR4dUwQX7ixhtFOfaTQs8Sy7lNyZueRPx-zcdfhXQzb0OtsbuuNsQbCA6avsSY_zbJEF7h_Ci_DygMl7JPNkgC3JmEXKVcHFhxkHcy3kAWFxmJOPfXuNMolCJ2PxUg5XpdXfhvibO5ZY7sQXA/s16000/18.jpeg" title="Head S through the pedestrian tunnel under the railway line" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head S through the pedestrian tunnel under the railway line</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>22:</b> Walk through the tunnel then continue for 85m until you reach a road called Icknield Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/ruler.club.take">https://w3w.co/ruler.club.take</a>).
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<i><b>*</b> The Orange Tree pub/restaurant (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/remain.verge.twin">https://w3w.co/remain.verge.twin</a>) is 90m to the right when you join Icknield Way.
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<b>23:</b> Turn left on Icknield Way then head E for 60m until you reach Church Street on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/player.sleep.human">https://w3w.co/player.sleep.human</a>). Turn right on Church Street then head SE for 250m until you reach Sun Street on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/losses.happen.crowds">https://w3w.co/losses.happen.crowds</a>).
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<b>24:</b> Turn left on Sun Street then follow it NE for 75m, passing The Victoria (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/aware.jazz.placed">https://w3w.co/aware.jazz.placed</a>) on your left and continuing until you reach Whitehorse Street (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lime.speaks.cage">https://w3w.co/lime.speaks.cage</a>).
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Continue heading NE, now on Whitehorse Street, for 180m until you reach reach Station Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/wiser.copy.jobs">https://w3w.co/wiser.copy.jobs</a>).
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<b>25:</b> Turn left on Station Road then head NNW for 110m passing The Old White Horse (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hurry.boots.discrepancy">https://w3w.co/hurry.boots.discrepancy</a>) and The Engine (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/harsh.pizza.oasis">https://w3w.co/harsh.pizza.oasis</a>) on your left.
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When you reach The Engine, cross Station Road then walk along Mallard Court (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/nobody.fills.brings">https://w3w.co/nobody.fills.brings</a>) back to Baldock Station and the end of the walk.<blockquote>
There are several pub, cafes and restaurants in Baldock. Apart from the pubs already mentioned there is The White Hart (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/apply.bumpy.level">https://w3w.co/apply.bumpy.level</a>), The White Lion (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/defeat.skills.cards">https://w3w.co/defeat.skills.cards</a>), and The Cock (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/agents.hoot.edge">https://w3w.co/agents.hoot.edge</a>).
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<h3 id="Ivel" style="text-align: center;">Literature about Ivel Springs Reserve</h3>
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brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com0Baldock, Baldock SG7 5BU, UK51.9928647 -0.187507123.682630863821153 -35.3437571 80.303098536178851 34.9687429tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-37878729556358158982023-02-16T07:06:00.020+00:002024-03-17T19:03:13.276+00:00Walk 228: Tring Long Loop <h4 style="text-align: center;">10.2 miles (16.5 km) with 210m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBxkqf_6o1HjYCmm6Ba_e9HH2YZu9ESCOMzV8CdE9LEXfpnQbMQob7BHp6K58E64KqPOWLOCvOlyy1G92AWznd9Rb826HtllR7Oodu-gmgnyXHyCqHxTUeu6QBlNK5kmmXtAKmojqRxJztL6g93UUQAlBZtBehuLDLvgxrlZVbu7CTbr5hQfP2UgnnQ/s550/228top1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The route between points 26 & 27" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBxkqf_6o1HjYCmm6Ba_e9HH2YZu9ESCOMzV8CdE9LEXfpnQbMQob7BHp6K58E64KqPOWLOCvOlyy1G92AWznd9Rb826HtllR7Oodu-gmgnyXHyCqHxTUeu6QBlNK5kmmXtAKmojqRxJztL6g93UUQAlBZtBehuLDLvgxrlZVbu7CTbr5hQfP2UgnnQ/s16000/228top1.jpeg" title="The route between points 26 & 27" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The route between points 26 & 27</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
This is a wonderful loop around the town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tring" target="_blank">Tring</a>. The route has a bit of everything. You will walk alongside canals, through woodland, climb to excellent view points, and follow quiet country lanes. The first quarter is flat, the second is almost all uphill, the third quarter is a mix of up and down, and the final leg is flat.
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There is a pub at the start and finish point, one along the way, and two a short detour from the route. Those wanting to access this walk via public transport could catch the train to Tring Station, which is 300m from point 5 in the directions.
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You will pass through a new housing development between points 23 and 24, and alongside 300 acres of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_belt_(United_Kingdom)" target="_blank">green belt</a> land between points 4 and 5 which <a href="https://www.cpreherts.org.uk/news/marshcroft-fundraising-appeal-fighting-massive-green-belt-development" target="_blank">CPRE Hertfordshire says is threatened</a> with 1,400 dwellings which would <i>"increase the population by 30%, adding around 3,400 more people and 2,000 more cars, adding immense pressure on the infrastructure of Tring and the whole surrounding area."</i>
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This is the fourth walk in our collection that explores the <a href="https://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/tring-reservoirs" target="_blank">Tring Reservoirs Nature Reserve</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Canal" target="_blank">The Grand Union Canal</a>. The others are:
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<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/09/walk-157-wilstone-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 157: Wilstone Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/11/walk-158-wigginton-e-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 158: Wigginton East Loop</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/11/walk-159-wigginton-sw-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 159: Wigginton South-West Loop</a></li>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_FEpOeVPZ1-p0ueuGAh0eGvcd0OE3_2mooSkRmMSOiN7xvZI-lpPzibxE22dVicEHKX6rmxvoBIiHopE1_cKkiEOHUnn5Y2epRn62HU3RTRNfktb6RWqEhoF0Aj6YQF8CsHJj0cC1W1e6DDV-bDDS3w6DwnU9sqVrS53aH4EGeNZ7SaJ8MOmDCOtVA/s3072/228b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Map for Walk 228: Tring Loop" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjJQaQTZw3X-LXO5h554Xff7h9G1RwfVgBu4Zl865RaNxzGr6qxlwI4uUclPqLZH1KpK6N8Gkjejhfldz8SS5Su3wNe1-MpEgGoIz4kLARV3t9U076nG4_UWYZG1ec9PrxW65BxzdaEo1lpMy7vDmSmcFFYT_-fKPV5a5D2OpFQ0_AJ54lZYH0Wofew/s16000/228s.jpeg" title="Map for Walk 228: Tring Loop" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Map for Walk 228: Tring Loop</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_FEpOeVPZ1-p0ueuGAh0eGvcd0OE3_2mooSkRmMSOiN7xvZI-lpPzibxE22dVicEHKX6rmxvoBIiHopE1_cKkiEOHUnn5Y2epRn62HU3RTRNfktb6RWqEhoF0Aj6YQF8CsHJj0cC1W1e6DDV-bDDS3w6DwnU9sqVrS53aH4EGeNZ7SaJ8MOmDCOtVA/s3072/228b.jpeg" target="_blank">Click here</a> or on the map above for a larger version<br /><i>Created on Map Hub by Hertfordshire Walker<br />Elements © Thunderforest © OpenStreetMap contributors</i><br /><b>There is an interactive map below these directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-228-Tring-Long-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/Walk-228-Tring-Long-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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Park in the Startop's End car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rents.thumbnail.backed">https://w3w.co/rents.thumbnail.backed</a>). The rates for the car park when we visited in February 2023 were £2.50 for three hours and £4 for 24 hours. We recommend you pay for 24 hours. The walk took us almost five hours allowing for a 20-minutes break at the halfway point and stopping to take photographs for these directions.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2grTEvtlvpUPNpiT-t0mTqn_K5YQB8dRRQH_lrzOponXSXjO--lXF6cJAZeO50LL7fuHDI3WX3NltrFQpvlKrVyDPbFUD9Re2PrvCRWIN23jmG0Rz0wrHcj1gzghHT_f0yTRhpL6WMmS3PKAc9ViNL9bB20LUTHT6BD5klh45i2fRtZzpVKc5RP4bQ/s567/228carpark.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Startop's End car park charges" border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2grTEvtlvpUPNpiT-t0mTqn_K5YQB8dRRQH_lrzOponXSXjO--lXF6cJAZeO50LL7fuHDI3WX3NltrFQpvlKrVyDPbFUD9Re2PrvCRWIN23jmG0Rz0wrHcj1gzghHT_f0yTRhpL6WMmS3PKAc9ViNL9bB20LUTHT6BD5klh45i2fRtZzpVKc5RP4bQ/s16000/228carpark.jpeg" title="Startop's End car park charges" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Startop's End car park charges</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> From the car park take the footpath that runs between <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tring_Reservoirs" target="_blank">Startop's End Reservoir</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Canal" target="_blank">Grand Union Canal</a>. This is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsworth" target="_blank">Marsworth</a> <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> 13, which starts at a gate in the southern end of the car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/convinced.stove.tidal">https://w3w.co/convinced.stove.tidal</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeTqcpT_56AY9AFOCzPFBJVbRVy6JZGhxz__p7zN49ALdXafHaHQKwszmpQQuF4j7Mi1xGmOXPnMwizGxREiWiBVarZw6p8pBv_BVZGMmqIgt7x95Gi2VmJFxCjC_uKF9GEOGbf3LhaG3pEVsDVUDv1A1FpwvLKvqNk_sl2UnsgJiHMIJOJunB4a5Qw/s550/2281.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The footpath heading south from the car park" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeTqcpT_56AY9AFOCzPFBJVbRVy6JZGhxz__p7zN49ALdXafHaHQKwszmpQQuF4j7Mi1xGmOXPnMwizGxREiWiBVarZw6p8pBv_BVZGMmqIgt7x95Gi2VmJFxCjC_uKF9GEOGbf3LhaG3pEVsDVUDv1A1FpwvLKvqNk_sl2UnsgJiHMIJOJunB4a5Qw/s16000/2281.jpeg" title="The footpath heading south from the car park" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The footpath heading south from the car park</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head SSE for 250m until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/atoms.posting.broached">https://w3w.co/atoms.posting.broached</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKe8DVaeG3zQ0HHCIQpRozQme7GmHC4A7sHlNOv1I5L6bd8UJhBhpYk9iq5OhljaWpvFjP5DbdhcG6q1_HE-4qbDn-2G1b_154JsbZqabhSPWA5O5EMC1TgNqp30XK2IWJLNhDe0Mc4OQVW7K12bmLoegnOu5i4qeM6WkjwqQ5uV1BgPSTBVlrsLLeQ/s550/2282.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left fork with the reservoir on the right and the canal on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKe8DVaeG3zQ0HHCIQpRozQme7GmHC4A7sHlNOv1I5L6bd8UJhBhpYk9iq5OhljaWpvFjP5DbdhcG6q1_HE-4qbDn-2G1b_154JsbZqabhSPWA5O5EMC1TgNqp30XK2IWJLNhDe0Mc4OQVW7K12bmLoegnOu5i4qeM6WkjwqQ5uV1BgPSTBVlrsLLeQ/s16000/2282.jpeg" title="Take the left fork with the reservoir on the right and the canal on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left fork with the reservoir on the right and the canal on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Take the left fork and head ENE along the towpath of The Grand Union Canal and follow it for 1.4km passing a series of locks until you reach the B488 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trudges.edgy.badge">https://w3w.co/trudges.edgy.badge</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs1VVu0Ua1ZHpm9suwOyGY6WJEEFsjVWfvKgdlhTYSiNQ6vBIjWmB-YyPDDj7k0LhPOAX_YJ3aGABc-sBd3uypcrCqbR5Djeip3XgBVyqpbgJ4Mi2DvcDyV7c5ah3ULzNGX1d140Pj4YVaVM2YQZxgqnL3VqbvoVYWBFn3A_tfgjA5FnLsZ0aOxlokQ/s550/2283.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhs1VVu0Ua1ZHpm9suwOyGY6WJEEFsjVWfvKgdlhTYSiNQ6vBIjWmB-YyPDDj7k0LhPOAX_YJ3aGABc-sBd3uypcrCqbR5Djeip3XgBVyqpbgJ4Mi2DvcDyV7c5ah3ULzNGX1d140Pj4YVaVM2YQZxgqnL3VqbvoVYWBFn3A_tfgjA5FnLsZ0aOxlokQ/s16000/2283.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the locks between points 2 & 3</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe3ncJwka-bq-gqIYuHyugmCcGj0UsGN7RmtZjE3jnDzBhIoUdZwDHVB4gfFuFUi-E9Pl8C0hx7fRXbNLfYSQR2tPaM1yAHJt2DXRJMXPnAl13MZNLHHfpNvlq2WhAzgN2bKv-A8vhUEAfZIlkJK-prOp18Tr_pzjdw3saOvLX-vuVCtJ-udrOalhNA/s733/2283a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The reservoirs are popular with bird watchers" border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe3ncJwka-bq-gqIYuHyugmCcGj0UsGN7RmtZjE3jnDzBhIoUdZwDHVB4gfFuFUi-E9Pl8C0hx7fRXbNLfYSQR2tPaM1yAHJt2DXRJMXPnAl13MZNLHHfpNvlq2WhAzgN2bKv-A8vhUEAfZIlkJK-prOp18Tr_pzjdw3saOvLX-vuVCtJ-udrOalhNA/s16000/2283a.jpeg" title="The reservoirs are popular with bird watchers" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The reservoirs are popular with bird watchers</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> When you reach the B488 you have the option of turning right to visit <a href="https://www.thegrandjunctionarmstring.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Grand Junction Arms</a>. If you don't visit the pub, continue along the towpath and head SE with the canal on your left for 960m until you reach a bridge carrying Marshcroft Lane over the canal (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/losing.intent.backlog">https://w3w.co/losing.intent.backlog</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfxysK8-qTT1fXbr4HzmX-AOsla1VmtnLjGHtnVOZyxwJUX6ox1yF7W1w_Ab3yG3PEWs1UpPUb7pXLyshdurv1t-vpEE_MU3CLHoPs9Cvl9fdP_tqI8km2h4QOMLhuqP7az11-VP6ZyVm9AzgbFM0zLd7_OiAv_RAs5pag3Np3rKA5wMi4ucPtrfxnA/s550/2283b.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left over the bridge then turn right on the towpath" border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfxysK8-qTT1fXbr4HzmX-AOsla1VmtnLjGHtnVOZyxwJUX6ox1yF7W1w_Ab3yG3PEWs1UpPUb7pXLyshdurv1t-vpEE_MU3CLHoPs9Cvl9fdP_tqI8km2h4QOMLhuqP7az11-VP6ZyVm9AzgbFM0zLd7_OiAv_RAs5pag3Np3rKA5wMi4ucPtrfxnA/s16000/2283b.jpeg" title="Turn left over the bridge then turn right on the towpath" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left over the bridge then turn right on the towpath</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Leave the towpath then turn left over the bridge crossing the Grand Union Canal then turn right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/available.senses.gashes">https://w3w.co/available.senses.gashes</a>) and continue following the towpath SE, but now with the canal on your right, for 1.2km until you reach Station Road, Tring (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/foam.cobbles.withdraws">https://w3w.co/foam.cobbles.withdraws</a>), see image below. This is the point where you would join the walk if you decided to travel by train to Tring Station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/according.today.mule" target="_blank">https://w3w.co/according.today.mule</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIZUtTXtDp2HdpWQqvUXCRWTU_Hb6WR5AnhIOa9Dh3pDE9Or-_5GxetAuTmy63wP8U9FSZTF39ZEoBwGh8eIMB2guSY5uvBarW-YeH1-KeG5u8BuBU1LyfuAvnul7TX_fBkfSZZizV6RV509kvsZGCGcLcaZB9v_Pl-K8fKIaIs3_43_FAdS5jmk06g/s550/2285.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Leave the towpath then turn right over the bridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIZUtTXtDp2HdpWQqvUXCRWTU_Hb6WR5AnhIOa9Dh3pDE9Or-_5GxetAuTmy63wP8U9FSZTF39ZEoBwGh8eIMB2guSY5uvBarW-YeH1-KeG5u8BuBU1LyfuAvnul7TX_fBkfSZZizV6RV509kvsZGCGcLcaZB9v_Pl-K8fKIaIs3_43_FAdS5jmk06g/s16000/2285.jpeg" title="Leave the towpath then turn right over the bridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Leave the towpath then turn right over the bridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Leave the towpath then turn right, cross a bridge over the Grand Union Canal, then turn left along Beggars Lane which heads SSE immediately after the bridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intervals.dwarf.dive">https://w3w.co/intervals.dwarf.dive</a>). Regular users of our site will recognise the next section if they had previously walked <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/2021/11/walk-158-wigginton-e-loop.html" target="_blank">Walk 158: Wiggington E Loop</a>.
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Head down Beggars Lane for 160m. There isn't a pavement along this stretch. Continue until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/status.paradise.shook">https://w3w.co/status.paradise.shook</a>). This is <a href="https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/the-ridgeway/" target="_blank">The Ridgeway</a>, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSojVkG90cvEsG3ECS9Nm5C0SigiRSJcQNxvO9q7Y13UnB_fJdP1yCmPaxKf3tSSNgw855V8RXEj7VMSIE1Id0dfo7oP0EF9OIR7fxW0tTytzalYUVCgRDP3utFrE0MKRG0G4_SO8g-l1V9sSobAVDd9W_6phGxNciAjck85n6NPQncoeKDZwwyfOiA/s550/2286.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on The Ridgeway, which is also Aldbury footpath 66" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSojVkG90cvEsG3ECS9Nm5C0SigiRSJcQNxvO9q7Y13UnB_fJdP1yCmPaxKf3tSSNgw855V8RXEj7VMSIE1Id0dfo7oP0EF9OIR7fxW0tTytzalYUVCgRDP3utFrE0MKRG0G4_SO8g-l1V9sSobAVDd9W_6phGxNciAjck85n6NPQncoeKDZwwyfOiA/s16000/2286.jpeg" title="Turn right on The Ridgeway, which is also Aldbury footpath 66" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on The Ridgeway, which is also Aldbury footpath 66</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn right on The Ridgeway, which is also Aldbury footpath 66 along this stretch, then head SW for 810m until you reach the A4251, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeman_Street" target="_blank">Akeman Street, a former Roman road</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/thrusters.haggle.scarred">https://w3w.co/thrusters.haggle.scarred</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9ObzCLSeh-O8pUsYnBwECDg_8T0itc1ZfRMXk36vzQXXpiPsUuQxhci2XjKJIkewR47a3Su5I1Wu8ojXqcwwe4ZeRasr4YEBthHL3cZ1hInEaWPRT_95XVCDiAqkDjFOtodmdjUCny-E8N-Fgb5qT08-JCHmEWHNZ0Mf6aLo_JPb1ywEeCEgCkC_rg/s550/2287.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the A4251, then follow the path on the other side" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9ObzCLSeh-O8pUsYnBwECDg_8T0itc1ZfRMXk36vzQXXpiPsUuQxhci2XjKJIkewR47a3Su5I1Wu8ojXqcwwe4ZeRasr4YEBthHL3cZ1hInEaWPRT_95XVCDiAqkDjFOtodmdjUCny-E8N-Fgb5qT08-JCHmEWHNZ0Mf6aLo_JPb1ywEeCEgCkC_rg/s16000/2287.jpeg" title="Cross the A4251, then follow the path on the other side" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the A4251, then follow the path on the other side</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Cross the A4251, then follow the path on the other side, Wigginton footpath 14, uphill as it weaves its way WSW for 240m until you reach a footbridge over the A41 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lies.attic.tunes">https://w3w.co/lies.attic.tunes</a>). Cross the footbridge then continue heading SW, still on Wigginton footpath 14 and The Ridgeway, for 520m until you reach a lane called The Twist (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lyricist.durations.quality">https://w3w.co/lyricist.durations.quality</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZs5Lk9m-S9akgspnX47TNcEg1p0UQ27vAg5_GfdjtRvEdCJ2Y1h_7W1SZHTAdI0y54mvSxsT6PTJkYCFA13XoJSpR3Xm2MWxSXp5MiN5I8i1gLil6leEOXn_kH8GOuy9Jp9rAmH9XeHB9_F7TPynPpxR9xc4JBKEk9FkHMz2L74nvYWF0A_FXyaXVA/s550/2288.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on lane for 25m until you reach a footpath on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZs5Lk9m-S9akgspnX47TNcEg1p0UQ27vAg5_GfdjtRvEdCJ2Y1h_7W1SZHTAdI0y54mvSxsT6PTJkYCFA13XoJSpR3Xm2MWxSXp5MiN5I8i1gLil6leEOXn_kH8GOuy9Jp9rAmH9XeHB9_F7TPynPpxR9xc4JBKEk9FkHMz2L74nvYWF0A_FXyaXVA/s16000/2288.jpeg" title="Turn right on lane for 25m until you reach a footpath on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on lane then take a footpath on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn right on The Twist then head NW for 25m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/quality.caressed.lemons">https://w3w.co/quality.caressed.lemons</a>). Take this path, which is still The Ridgeway and also Wigginton footpath 20, then head SW then WSW. After 340m you will pass a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_station" target="_blank">trig point</a> on the left of the footpath (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/udder.reclaimed.offhand" target="_blank">https://w3w.co/udder.reclaimed.offhand</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCGWu0EAbEPIWTxl3m3bHOHM6TEwh1N9Op_H85XPhC7y_5Kt5ZLaXPLtGsYi-9tM-OxJPGcuUG5VZomrQjX3M09sKfvcCFc558T3-cgnuwehLU7w8BTlorkiXTRu85hn9Y5Xk1qTmAYCFZdFEZJOhXSdPg_HgG8qVXTHGcZGOmw7H8BKkYswFs-tq-g/s550/228trig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The trig point alongside The Ridgeway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpCGWu0EAbEPIWTxl3m3bHOHM6TEwh1N9Op_H85XPhC7y_5Kt5ZLaXPLtGsYi-9tM-OxJPGcuUG5VZomrQjX3M09sKfvcCFc558T3-cgnuwehLU7w8BTlorkiXTRu85hn9Y5Xk1qTmAYCFZdFEZJOhXSdPg_HgG8qVXTHGcZGOmw7H8BKkYswFs-tq-g/s16000/228trig.jpeg" title="The trig point alongside The Ridgeway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The trig point alongside The Ridgeway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for another 160m until you reach Fox Road, Wigginton (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/opts.wooden.backed">https://w3w.co/opts.wooden.backed</a>), see image below.
<blockquote><i><b>*</b> If you want refreshments you could turn left on Fox Road and take a 750m detour to visit <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g503883-d1194977-Reviews-The_Greyhound_Pub-Tring_Hertfordshire_England.html" target="_blank">The Greyhound</a> pub/restaurant at the corner of Wick Road and Chesham Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/essays.preoccupied.promises">https://w3w.co/essays.preoccupied.promises</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hxF8zoy6K4Ebc5wGa_usbqN0tm-iEuUJSacVgs7VdQCsqNyPt2Rr75Lx5AYRW-ShboSALkda_qtit8Ir-pZfc5KuliJY-M6GVvNs1J9SQbBZtEROecm90RiPG4zH8jq9STh2bA2ulbeI_Fesozso0OZJARn6B4pgAmzhhiF7ezAY3hUZ_NPqon5t3g/s550/foxroad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Fox Road then head WNW along The Ridgeway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hxF8zoy6K4Ebc5wGa_usbqN0tm-iEuUJSacVgs7VdQCsqNyPt2Rr75Lx5AYRW-ShboSALkda_qtit8Ir-pZfc5KuliJY-M6GVvNs1J9SQbBZtEROecm90RiPG4zH8jq9STh2bA2ulbeI_Fesozso0OZJARn6B4pgAmzhhiF7ezAY3hUZ_NPqon5t3g/s16000/foxroad.jpeg" title="Cross Fox Road then head WNW along The Ridgeway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Fox Road then head WNW along The Ridgeway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Cross Fox Road then head WNW along The Ridgeway, which is also Wigginton footpath 18 at this point, for 70m until you reach a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/signified.clown.loafer">https://w3w.co/signified.clown.loafer</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG-VrIH-R7tl8zDXco77UZFqGkgUEkVLy1vMS-45F7714-Varjv54Tzc0uTQ-pHjIV9MaPWfs2zIqomFcVESxULc5eGoU-m-ky2LTvmxiS4-O1SVZBgGYdQV79eqzSJdrFAHTi72B-8-2GN6525OGzXwr1T0mkSPQbfyuofnV-VhaTjYlakneGatFlA/s550/riedgeway.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading WNW along The Ridgeway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirG-VrIH-R7tl8zDXco77UZFqGkgUEkVLy1vMS-45F7714-Varjv54Tzc0uTQ-pHjIV9MaPWfs2zIqomFcVESxULc5eGoU-m-ky2LTvmxiS4-O1SVZBgGYdQV79eqzSJdrFAHTi72B-8-2GN6525OGzXwr1T0mkSPQbfyuofnV-VhaTjYlakneGatFlA/s16000/riedgeway.jpeg" title="Continue heading WNW along The Ridgeway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading WNW along The Ridgeway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Head WNW along The Ridgeway, which is also Tring Town footpath 21 along this stretch. Continue for 90m until you reach a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/copying.shuttled.grant">https://w3w.co/copying.shuttled.grant</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUrIN8jgfHOq4xwViBTUjt8nFuEisqcv0gvo_PUxG71cBVXTweGDEb6oXQnMg6qKwuBrJyJJVuvRl2AT8nZgoAerV8pc9Ud_C_jqKJ27_KwH-MVMYUwgo_nsNgl0FWmfMPzECRdKJMKHuX9WlmHkfKaP6zdSXL5QY_VMmVhRgxDMrFSo6igBhzGR7ig/s550/ridgeleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left to stay on The Ridgeway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUrIN8jgfHOq4xwViBTUjt8nFuEisqcv0gvo_PUxG71cBVXTweGDEb6oXQnMg6qKwuBrJyJJVuvRl2AT8nZgoAerV8pc9Ud_C_jqKJ27_KwH-MVMYUwgo_nsNgl0FWmfMPzECRdKJMKHuX9WlmHkfKaP6zdSXL5QY_VMmVhRgxDMrFSo6igBhzGR7ig/s16000/ridgeleft.jpeg" title="Turn left to stay on The Ridgeway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left to stay on The Ridgeway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10: </b>Turn left on Tring Town footpath 85, which, at this stage is both The Ridgeway and <a href="https://ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Icknield+Way+Trail" target="_blank">The Icknield Way</a>, then head SW then SSW for 1.5m. There is an excellent view point on the right along this stretch, and, if you have children with you, look out for the 'Natural Play Area' on the left, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJ_F3Zool1vImGTn74QZj7etQr6RTi3CFdz7Jrqfsx3-rloMHUsn39J7pnDjUvegBYOIgvi90AOYEH7Ct7X4p_mYQy14al2ZVpLBIIS5RtG_s70-jw9MgdCOlfbDqFo3Mc1lVpU5BUj1oCZnT4mwFYOgTeTlwSzX8n81K7hCHcUGP_vw1IcXIZff42g/s550/naturalplay.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The 'Natural Play Area' alongside The Ridgeway" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJ_F3Zool1vImGTn74QZj7etQr6RTi3CFdz7Jrqfsx3-rloMHUsn39J7pnDjUvegBYOIgvi90AOYEH7Ct7X4p_mYQy14al2ZVpLBIIS5RtG_s70-jw9MgdCOlfbDqFo3Mc1lVpU5BUj1oCZnT4mwFYOgTeTlwSzX8n81K7hCHcUGP_vw1IcXIZff42g/s16000/naturalplay.jpeg" title="The 'Natural Play Area' alongside The Ridgeway" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The 'Natural Play Area' alongside The Ridgeway</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along The Ridgeway until you reach Martin Hill (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/enrolling.amazed.bets">https://w3w.co/enrolling.amazed.bets</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhZDHHHabXdx79kLt52ulrrG5q9kcw30lGGyRszZBXulX_rhg5EfCTg8dILsj_7ncNEakD89r21HsShsT0lzMuXuZsCc_Sa0024kGAg6T1p4u2bcaKZN0v94ulajFMY_djWbOxDqhHwPDe9dmn2J5Rqb3TmSebpqac2KXy_WUJRCoseM4jdFogg4VbA/s550/rwtolane.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then turn left on Martin Hill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhZDHHHabXdx79kLt52ulrrG5q9kcw30lGGyRszZBXulX_rhg5EfCTg8dILsj_7ncNEakD89r21HsShsT0lzMuXuZsCc_Sa0024kGAg6T1p4u2bcaKZN0v94ulajFMY_djWbOxDqhHwPDe9dmn2J5Rqb3TmSebpqac2KXy_WUJRCoseM4jdFogg4VbA/s16000/rwtolane.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then turn left on Martin Hill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then turn left on Martin Hill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Go through the gate and continue to a lane called Martin Hill where you turn left then head S for 190m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sweetener.name.nutrients">https://w3w.co/sweetener.name.nutrients</a>).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURupTjUYXQAb3VV9QJINnl_yHRc6KvXIkPV7rMMqz5nT7dbfb3575KKHviks2yoYCix2mlpEIK3PAITCj8OiqrTwo0tyNUR877d62yPocYRHz6sQ8ZmQXYXPvdIMqyKJEogldpFrtATp1wH1FH1gER-3CQYcZd_Y9kBEBEMBccdT_lxkGwdk-2dxqgA/s550/churchlane.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Church Lane" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURupTjUYXQAb3VV9QJINnl_yHRc6KvXIkPV7rMMqz5nT7dbfb3575KKHviks2yoYCix2mlpEIK3PAITCj8OiqrTwo0tyNUR877d62yPocYRHz6sQ8ZmQXYXPvdIMqyKJEogldpFrtATp1wH1FH1gER-3CQYcZd_Y9kBEBEMBccdT_lxkGwdk-2dxqgA/s16000/churchlane.jpeg" title="Turn right on Church Lane" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Church Lane</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn right on Church Lane, which is also The Ridgeway along this stretch, then head W then WSW for 590m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/trifling.tile.pronouns">https://w3w.co/trifling.tile.pronouns</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvVrqHzjdY5N-j66OyWua-oj0KdDsAcg60QkEgDl6JXEL1kOyuVrGHJ9GVbF8ZRx-AJJoCZT9Rh1c6j_BzuWv0wwsRohxr178gwx7uXoNCrHVshZhSd2ElX_7Gjr2GtzkP1-MyG2Zdna9mr68-Q17_RrDbEYDPAdl2ZHMafrAPtZIipHKgwSx7u6n1Q/s550/junction.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction for 20m then take the track on the right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvVrqHzjdY5N-j66OyWua-oj0KdDsAcg60QkEgDl6JXEL1kOyuVrGHJ9GVbF8ZRx-AJJoCZT9Rh1c6j_BzuWv0wwsRohxr178gwx7uXoNCrHVshZhSd2ElX_7Gjr2GtzkP1-MyG2Zdna9mr68-Q17_RrDbEYDPAdl2ZHMafrAPtZIipHKgwSx7u6n1Q/s16000/junction.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction for 20m then take the track on the right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left at the junction then take the track on the right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Turn left at the junction then take the track on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/support.blurs.scan">https://w3w.co/support.blurs.scan</a>). This is Tring Town BOAT 75 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>), which you follow NW for 280m until you reach a junction in front of a cottage (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/firework.rejoiced.terms">https://w3w.co/firework.rejoiced.terms</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipI9_sz7HS2_xszGKyF58bip6kSE9KEYIQ5JqNeKJtxWvBvLvG4qFFVJtuFpJtE39wYOQj2-fHFbEacB0htp9KRdVrrbfOHyqZG8kmN4tu-xYz8h9CNovGBFv3ejACqqk5Q7FqvB9MmoTbQnu9MTMDDTyvsRpF8JzyS-DWbnINSJrAdjH6MAiQhkRwA/s550/cottage.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the byway to the left of the cottage" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipI9_sz7HS2_xszGKyF58bip6kSE9KEYIQ5JqNeKJtxWvBvLvG4qFFVJtuFpJtE39wYOQj2-fHFbEacB0htp9KRdVrrbfOHyqZG8kmN4tu-xYz8h9CNovGBFv3ejACqqk5Q7FqvB9MmoTbQnu9MTMDDTyvsRpF8JzyS-DWbnINSJrAdjH6MAiQhkRwA/s16000/cottage.jpeg" title="Take the byway to the left of the cottage" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the byway, Tring Town BOAT 74, to the left of the cottage</b></td></tr></tbody></table>Take the byway to the left of the cottage and continue heading NW, now on Tring Town BOAT 74, for 85m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lighters.drops.nuance">https://w3w.co/lighters.drops.nuance</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLDTkkmyK7umTLmEK63B5efS55mdAPCLTF3VBlW_ztDtrvvRcKBH7uxAySfYXuT6V_05CWgOX23N7i9LQbQsVQv9aipKlxQZU6vx5MlI7RpQ6SJY3VJqjdGMwntAIPZntU3EA0XNvYYcsS56TfzyGK68-ChAcEm4uq1M3d3KVKE8v6i2CYIwI1ekKtQ/s550/woods.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tring Town BOAT 74 now heads N" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLDTkkmyK7umTLmEK63B5efS55mdAPCLTF3VBlW_ztDtrvvRcKBH7uxAySfYXuT6V_05CWgOX23N7i9LQbQsVQv9aipKlxQZU6vx5MlI7RpQ6SJY3VJqjdGMwntAIPZntU3EA0XNvYYcsS56TfzyGK68-ChAcEm4uq1M3d3KVKE8v6i2CYIwI1ekKtQ/s16000/woods.jpeg" title="Tring Town BOAT 74 now heads N" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tring Town BOAT 74 now heads N</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> Tring Town BOAT 74 now heads N for 225m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/mocking.intruders.loitering">https://w3w.co/mocking.intruders.loitering</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwxljRajoPNTyyQ55QF9yV60N4kCOxYd58MxkyNiAfQPdTRCrP5QlMQuhJWtXRWT_QwciSblPLVaURIEPwLLHTW_Nu_eatYKc7ZjyB5segZ2H88lCtbyB2Wnedzn29vBUGAAQPbxRy2B4ybfMhmI771ltNIu0WsqQ3BJC2wDiqMxga8sjecWejMsIAA/s550/sharpleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left at the junction then head SSW" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwxljRajoPNTyyQ55QF9yV60N4kCOxYd58MxkyNiAfQPdTRCrP5QlMQuhJWtXRWT_QwciSblPLVaURIEPwLLHTW_Nu_eatYKc7ZjyB5segZ2H88lCtbyB2Wnedzn29vBUGAAQPbxRy2B4ybfMhmI771ltNIu0WsqQ3BJC2wDiqMxga8sjecWejMsIAA/s16000/sharpleft.jpeg" title="Turn left at the junction then head SSW" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn sharp left at the junction then head SSW</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn sharp left at the junction on Tring Town <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 27 then head SSW for 230m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/moment.pies.published">https://w3w.co/moment.pies.published</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VXzwfM3pdgfQioqgthkMeyTf9JpHbUqyzZvGa3Z8iz7oibr8xcypEVUPItfPMgGFr8mGW_mfs711VqVPCPTNl-aihmdZJBhJJws95qEJFAiGGMniB1cIqA_AxpcEO3H4w6naIpOtCGnBWpbSj9j9085AS07tKXPmrXNavfoRzM2N0Wk09cdp0TvGQ/s550/sharpright.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn sharp right and then head NNW on Tring Town BOAT 36" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_VXzwfM3pdgfQioqgthkMeyTf9JpHbUqyzZvGa3Z8iz7oibr8xcypEVUPItfPMgGFr8mGW_mfs711VqVPCPTNl-aihmdZJBhJJws95qEJFAiGGMniB1cIqA_AxpcEO3H4w6naIpOtCGnBWpbSj9j9085AS07tKXPmrXNavfoRzM2N0Wk09cdp0TvGQ/s16000/sharpright.jpeg" title="Turn sharp right and then head NNW on Tring Town BOAT 36" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn sharp right and then head NNW on Tring Town BOAT 36</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn sharp right and then head NNW on Tring Town BOAT 36 for 280m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/undercuts.dart.curve">https://w3w.co/undercuts.dart.curve</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrMyccXwrNPoJgIF2GnGPZ11XVVTdpIQlyo1ij52JXlQU39gZ-Z585gQVoI-O1drP1scIWdX_TcN2zg4bAx1s5jSGjFAE6DQSWyof3cCrs4uVp7e7nfgy7zt2PQh9Obfue2u36WG_F893UB79vx2TP7pgqaxW_1jFEA5BlGKb-_szCCkpUN-uT9-6BQ/s550/border.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Tring Town BOAT 36 for 340m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrMyccXwrNPoJgIF2GnGPZ11XVVTdpIQlyo1ij52JXlQU39gZ-Z585gQVoI-O1drP1scIWdX_TcN2zg4bAx1s5jSGjFAE6DQSWyof3cCrs4uVp7e7nfgy7zt2PQh9Obfue2u36WG_F893UB79vx2TP7pgqaxW_1jFEA5BlGKb-_szCCkpUN-uT9-6BQ/s16000/border.jpeg" title="Continue on Tring Town BOAT 36 for 340m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Tring Town BOAT 36 for 340m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Continue on Tring Town BOAT 36 for 340m until you reach Duckmore Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/photo.hesitate.reassured">https://w3w.co/photo.hesitate.reassured</a>). <i>We stopped for a picnic just through the gate on the image above. It was a lovely spot with uninterrupted views across the Chilterns.</i><br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6iFo9vOK-8OOAvfe5E45e4IcQhlgjqPv27QN7BQ5jL4QpBVz0vjmqM5JwVMyMD6L6B1r-WNlwJc_cECGFwXi_7C2X8Sd6If75Uzz10Xcpd-z7lOlXNLQLDWzqP8x3qCzU_aYB4P86YUpH_XOK4-i-fMpAUPLRGFPylSFmygHSPmMn50dhI3QHYDN9w/s550/duckmore.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Duckmore Lane then continue on Tring Town BOAT 36" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6iFo9vOK-8OOAvfe5E45e4IcQhlgjqPv27QN7BQ5jL4QpBVz0vjmqM5JwVMyMD6L6B1r-WNlwJc_cECGFwXi_7C2X8Sd6If75Uzz10Xcpd-z7lOlXNLQLDWzqP8x3qCzU_aYB4P86YUpH_XOK4-i-fMpAUPLRGFPylSFmygHSPmMn50dhI3QHYDN9w/s16000/duckmore.jpeg" title="Cross Duckmore Lane then continue on Tring Town BOAT 36" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Duckmore Lane then continue on Tring Town BOAT 36</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Cross Duckmore Lane then continue heading NNW, still on Tring Town BOAT 36, for 650m until you reach a bridge over the A41 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/freshen.overlaps.defeated">https://w3w.co/freshen.overlaps.defeated</a>).
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<b>19:</b> Cross the A41 then head NNE, still on Tring Town BOAT 36, for 190m until you reach the B4635, Aylesbury Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dazzling.unfilled.command">https://w3w.co/dazzling.unfilled.command</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd3ZVCoXQ83X6PvzptF9aipQswJkfTSoKguYmNhcMDn_S6DwfY4zlQ78BeHJy26wmkVcv9AUA6bW6qWy27zpGTq0VO02ShDYYBf5kmL9qE6Colki0NhB-fvb0KFJ_H38peu08uE6_z_QPnXRp7nQltZNV0JxW28AiNE3inVNeBCKWvougZe_XIXF3VpPH/s550/19.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Aylesbury Road then head N, now on Tring Town footpath 71" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnd3ZVCoXQ83X6PvzptF9aipQswJkfTSoKguYmNhcMDn_S6DwfY4zlQ78BeHJy26wmkVcv9AUA6bW6qWy27zpGTq0VO02ShDYYBf5kmL9qE6Colki0NhB-fvb0KFJ_H38peu08uE6_z_QPnXRp7nQltZNV0JxW28AiNE3inVNeBCKWvougZe_XIXF3VpPH/s16000/19.jpeg" title="Cross Aylesbury Road then head N, now on Tring Town footpath 71" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Aylesbury Road then head N, now on Tring Town footpath 71</b><br /><i>Photograph courtesy of Susie Jackson</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>20:</b> Cross Aylesbury Road then head N, now on Tring Town footpath 71. This footpath has housing on the right and new housing being built on the left but the public right of way has been protected with fencing (Feb 2023). After 210m the path bends right then left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/delivers.less.badminton">https://w3w.co/delivers.less.badminton</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZmMaix_qiLTE69CH1swvmp9zaeHssNYL5ZJePCdq1v4bwR6DSBmNtuXCytvJ5_yI4pF0bHsYEAkxs8hgjwgIvAoPiDbhuzFi26VSjNiGe6mOcuMvsxgLc-9bIGO8qp9a3GdmtlPpH5_9tXKyM6fUBjTHv912zx0Sm6swwsoUAiWBVAICqf8cmoxnosoo/s550/20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue on Tring Town footpath 71 until you reach the B488" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYZmMaix_qiLTE69CH1swvmp9zaeHssNYL5ZJePCdq1v4bwR6DSBmNtuXCytvJ5_yI4pF0bHsYEAkxs8hgjwgIvAoPiDbhuzFi26VSjNiGe6mOcuMvsxgLc-9bIGO8qp9a3GdmtlPpH5_9tXKyM6fUBjTHv912zx0Sm6swwsoUAiWBVAICqf8cmoxnosoo/s16000/20.jpeg" title="Continue on Tring Town footpath 71 until you reach the B488" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue on Tring Town footpath 71 until you reach the B488</b><br /><i>Image courtesy of Susie Jackson</i></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Tring Town footpath 71 which along this stretch is a yellow gravel path (see photograph above). Continue for 210m until you reach the B488 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/protected.escalates.crafts">https://w3w.co/protected.escalates.crafts</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkilfz9AQFM0lotdOnvHpAZz1NHbsveyis9oB2TrCzzq3GZKVlaRs6j6eLVf6TXwEErqUFMIRLpejPq-vCbTnqkVy_vDX4Dq3V9dhsQXJBaDkJhgnXdilPX_-LTBYTWuiYNJmljT7ytiZjttNRSLp4jX-Vv17RQpT7snPZxRL5F2DAD_M34tfuTx0_A/s550/broad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on the B488, then head NE for 20m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkilfz9AQFM0lotdOnvHpAZz1NHbsveyis9oB2TrCzzq3GZKVlaRs6j6eLVf6TXwEErqUFMIRLpejPq-vCbTnqkVy_vDX4Dq3V9dhsQXJBaDkJhgnXdilPX_-LTBYTWuiYNJmljT7ytiZjttNRSLp4jX-Vv17RQpT7snPZxRL5F2DAD_M34tfuTx0_A/s16000/broad.jpeg" title="Turn right on the B488, then head NE for 20m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on the B488, then head NE for 20m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>21:</b> Turn right on the B488, then head NE for 20m before taking a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/really.protected.exotic">https://w3w.co/really.protected.exotic</a>), see orange arrow on the image above.
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You are now in Buckinghamshire. Follow this path, Drayton Beauchamp footpath 17, NW for 710m through farmland and a farm yard, until you reach a lane called The Holloway (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/crowned.tabs.monorail">https://w3w.co/crowned.tabs.monorail</a>).
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<b>22:</b> Turn right on The Holloway then head N for 210m until you reach a bridge over <a href="https://wendoverarmtrust.co.uk/key-benefits/restoration/" target="_blank">The Wendover Arm</a> of The Grand Union Canal (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/published.simmer.radiated">https://w3w.co/published.simmer.radiated</a>), which is being renovated by the <a href="https://wendoverarmtrust.co.uk/" target="_blank">Wendover Arm Trust</a>. Cross the bridge then take the footpath on the right leading to the towpath, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu_js5J42-IjpM0fm-oreufNjFD7WxLOlp_U_CiR6YyJgM-_Bb0VHwoL-ZTx_ywBmshFprQPsgb-rrNJwV8_zbUP8GJeYbwyHDflvaZFQGpuvVPXOzgA6ODgih6PuDjTB__Mr4RnijQz6B16DA99haz3r5OH5-oHhS-Z9NI_QouSs-mpGnH8jGYhoNw/s550/canalpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right after crossing the bridge then head NE on the towpath" border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeu_js5J42-IjpM0fm-oreufNjFD7WxLOlp_U_CiR6YyJgM-_Bb0VHwoL-ZTx_ywBmshFprQPsgb-rrNJwV8_zbUP8GJeYbwyHDflvaZFQGpuvVPXOzgA6ODgih6PuDjTB__Mr4RnijQz6B16DA99haz3r5OH5-oHhS-Z9NI_QouSs-mpGnH8jGYhoNw/s16000/canalpath.jpeg" title="Turn right after crossing the bridge then head NE on the towpath" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right after crossing the bridge then head NE on the towpath</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>23:</b> Turn right after crossing the bridge then head NE for 400m at which point (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/blizzard.expressed.fans">https://w3w.co/blizzard.expressed.fans</a>) you are back in Hertfordshire and on Tring Rural footpath 47. This is a particularly lovely and peaceful part of the walk with several benches along the way.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL6A15RlBEqT02tsSMU73fJ2NuS3tibM6a8dZGefGnpjROcW64cavxO4nqKwVGnnzRs97lwERfoNLpPnjNEZVrPHyLOuS9xjrfsp108XpE97TCvr1l__iBORpSuCnP11kMXV9cWZaH0zsmSm6kCIINfRY8W9L1FZfYE_jMLSh00x75g9wpenKYQqULA/s550/wendover.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tring Rural footpath 47 alongside The Wendover Arm" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL6A15RlBEqT02tsSMU73fJ2NuS3tibM6a8dZGefGnpjROcW64cavxO4nqKwVGnnzRs97lwERfoNLpPnjNEZVrPHyLOuS9xjrfsp108XpE97TCvr1l__iBORpSuCnP11kMXV9cWZaH0zsmSm6kCIINfRY8W9L1FZfYE_jMLSh00x75g9wpenKYQqULA/s16000/wendover.jpeg" title="Tring Rural footpath 47 alongside The Wendover Arm" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tring Rural footpath 47 alongside The Wendover Arm</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along this footpath heading NE for 1.5km until you reach Little Tring Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/incur.spins.herring">https://w3w.co/incur.spins.herring</a>).
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<b>24:</b> Turn right on Little Tring Road then head S for 25m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/overused.mentioned.milkman">https://w3w.co/overused.mentioned.milkman</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHYLIWb2eUuZEDlrA5ovpOekOgbfLAGPi2tn8L2E24fHgqWNJyWcawA5bqMnJi5AzjTdZmAzps9Sh7LG71x0Wl8Q_XwJBPTFpVTTw0ebi9FWLS9ujqKqvmYAzKj8J-7gljes2_8m6_u2vfTdeSdgh4Z6_Y2wv7XXxxeXYbDD0Sh6x9ha29bM8259Wtg/s550/straight.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 59" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHYLIWb2eUuZEDlrA5ovpOekOgbfLAGPi2tn8L2E24fHgqWNJyWcawA5bqMnJi5AzjTdZmAzps9Sh7LG71x0Wl8Q_XwJBPTFpVTTw0ebi9FWLS9ujqKqvmYAzKj8J-7gljes2_8m6_u2vfTdeSdgh4Z6_Y2wv7XXxxeXYbDD0Sh6x9ha29bM8259Wtg/s16000/straight.jpeg" title="Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 59" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 59</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 59, then head SE for 130m until you reach a footpath junction in an area that was being used as a car park when we visited (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rather.human.tailwind">https://w3w.co/rather.human.tailwind</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrjfeKKwEf2nvcrCFMFQEIW1-ZzlAFdUsYal58RfFUwEgmNVzTQvXr231VJjLsZQbNx-Fdc8NgmOfduJIhc2jwSdCCsr-YD52rgps6rt3DHUjt6H31JbbbMPORJhqU2cEYtRWBHk41YbnCefyTN6yH6WYZpKzuj_FInaDleX9VN-Q4QwXaOYCY6oYyA/s550/fpj.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Tring Town footpath 20" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrjfeKKwEf2nvcrCFMFQEIW1-ZzlAFdUsYal58RfFUwEgmNVzTQvXr231VJjLsZQbNx-Fdc8NgmOfduJIhc2jwSdCCsr-YD52rgps6rt3DHUjt6H31JbbbMPORJhqU2cEYtRWBHk41YbnCefyTN6yH6WYZpKzuj_FInaDleX9VN-Q4QwXaOYCY6oYyA/s16000/fpj.jpeg" title="Turn left on Tring Town footpath 20" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Tring Town footpath 20</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>25:</b> Take the left of two footpaths then head N on Tring Town footpath 20 for 400m until the path bends to the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/renewals.expressed.snappy">https://w3w.co/renewals.expressed.snappy</a>), see image below. You will pass a birdwatching hide on the right.<br /><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tTrAgt_Ul0AMkX9smJ6a24D2Dl-KVpi6pLyvgpo968v_kPFyoi50223OEXeYTIH4aW8wvJtQv1V0hp-4TnH0DVi18NN09MYjihzK4KRGQib2DawOIUWWvYJtftz5E-AEDUs2AoDfBJ2Zlmu0MYoztT4lOWtK5U109H2T5VX3mH1gW4k178e4hpTCaA/s550/rt.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head NE, still on Tring Town footpath 20" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0tTrAgt_Ul0AMkX9smJ6a24D2Dl-KVpi6pLyvgpo968v_kPFyoi50223OEXeYTIH4aW8wvJtQv1V0hp-4TnH0DVi18NN09MYjihzK4KRGQib2DawOIUWWvYJtftz5E-AEDUs2AoDfBJ2Zlmu0MYoztT4lOWtK5U109H2T5VX3mH1gW4k178e4hpTCaA/s16000/rt.jpeg" title="Head NE, still on Tring Town footpath 20" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head NE, still on Tring Town footpath 20</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>26:</b> Head NE, still on Tring Town footpath 20, for 250m with Tringford Reservoir on the right, until you reach Tringford Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/spaceship.flap.impresses">https://w3w.co/spaceship.flap.impresses</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZupToeOyBAtTaiKXHSIofjknkAlUtdGEuxRd98-Kxj9z_7AXDzY8HhQG63bS_7ros1wFpS9KYtkdmocye7sb11xKswtzJ7fOqNd6rAan2PV_PJXRgR49hN_CV_8llHAZVPzXzfmTBjswkJHNMQVc2IH6Qd_HBDVhBZ1Q-GFyp9Jqn3ylKgslZ_z0JBw/s550/crossroad.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Tringford Road, go down some steps, then turn sharp right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZupToeOyBAtTaiKXHSIofjknkAlUtdGEuxRd98-Kxj9z_7AXDzY8HhQG63bS_7ros1wFpS9KYtkdmocye7sb11xKswtzJ7fOqNd6rAan2PV_PJXRgR49hN_CV_8llHAZVPzXzfmTBjswkJHNMQVc2IH6Qd_HBDVhBZ1Q-GFyp9Jqn3ylKgslZ_z0JBw/s16000/crossroad.jpeg" title="Cross Tringford Road, go down some steps, then turn sharp right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Tringford Road, go down some steps, then turn sharp right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>27:</b> Cross Tringford Road, go down some steps, then turn sharp right on a footpath which runs along the bank of Startop's End Reservoir with a fence on your left, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUiwo7yZmS5J002eCLbh-i82yryzX1P8-kN7ECarXzHcTzDzO1K3RAxZvuQjWOggVD2t_iOdcsoB7BopyCahiwfzikCkU_jUupv9eKsp7Sf9nTIAU5KLSViBkrt6KbwA6hf5-vbj_L6POFljD7HkQRaawJTcCHNYqUEM1fbBG68YOtsE4A6JeuSaDng/s550/fence.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue for 185m with the reservoir on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUiwo7yZmS5J002eCLbh-i82yryzX1P8-kN7ECarXzHcTzDzO1K3RAxZvuQjWOggVD2t_iOdcsoB7BopyCahiwfzikCkU_jUupv9eKsp7Sf9nTIAU5KLSViBkrt6KbwA6hf5-vbj_L6POFljD7HkQRaawJTcCHNYqUEM1fbBG68YOtsE4A6JeuSaDng/s16000/fence.jpeg" title="Continue for 185m with the reservoir on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue for 185m with the reservoir on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue for 185m with the reservoir on the left and road on the right until you reach a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/denser.astounded.airship">https://w3w.co/denser.astounded.airship</a>), where you turn left on Tring Rural footpath 41, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFWjUigl9WaxnrRgqLL5wkw334FMmPQY0WhV1EXx2A5hNfMVifiheSjDjB3jXX0DbdMi5oikXJdr-dMy1qTQVM8rCBXRkGEGjHrvaP05Ur-cP1pYcpZx9-gtiLctCGoeJSw2EO6RlqvfaVMzuHgjREicgwSvUVQECfOhb5lfLm-wE-f2G0IsK8ovhtg/s550/riturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 41" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfFWjUigl9WaxnrRgqLL5wkw334FMmPQY0WhV1EXx2A5hNfMVifiheSjDjB3jXX0DbdMi5oikXJdr-dMy1qTQVM8rCBXRkGEGjHrvaP05Ur-cP1pYcpZx9-gtiLctCGoeJSw2EO6RlqvfaVMzuHgjREicgwSvUVQECfOhb5lfLm-wE-f2G0IsK8ovhtg/s16000/riturn.jpeg" title="Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 41" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Tring Rural footpath 41</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Follow Tring Rural footpath 41 through a gate and then along a spit of land between Startop's End Reservoir on the left and Marsworth Reservoir on the right.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WGO31Ozmbp-sygG8KwsIvW3fEAS-QKMx5P-dIWLjVQVxJnti52vj2-LlJYZHNkqAiMKwrPJrHV7uZvxuGt8QjtBpInd4HcLWGYeRNd85S3-T-srutQIPAG_WviYZnpQU-EZAZ6sty1nmlrqpO_jnnIAeckHCCwrIbi3NYzB8KZc34rSkIuCZCina1g/s550/last.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tring Rural footpath 41 runs between two reservoirs" border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WGO31Ozmbp-sygG8KwsIvW3fEAS-QKMx5P-dIWLjVQVxJnti52vj2-LlJYZHNkqAiMKwrPJrHV7uZvxuGt8QjtBpInd4HcLWGYeRNd85S3-T-srutQIPAG_WviYZnpQU-EZAZ6sty1nmlrqpO_jnnIAeckHCCwrIbi3NYzB8KZc34rSkIuCZCina1g/s16000/last.jpeg" title="Tring Rural footpath 41 runs between two reservoirs" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Tring Rural footpath 41 runs between two reservoirs</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue along Tring Rural footpath 41 for 430m until you reach the junction you passed at point 2 in the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/meatballs.notices.compiler">https://w3w.co/meatballs.notices.compiler</a>). Turn left then follow the path back to the Startop's End Reservoir car park. As well as the <a href="https://www.anglersretreatpub.co.uk/en-GB" target="_blank">Anglers Retreat</a> pub close to the car park, there is also <a href="https://www.redlionmarsworth.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Red Lion</a> at Marsworth 700m N along the towpath.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<br /><hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com1026 Lower Icknield Way, Marsworth, Tring HP23 4LN, UK51.8186484 -0.6675859000000000729.842108221001574 -35.823835899999985 73.79518857899842 34.488664099999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-62738975118350633032023-02-09T12:02:00.003+00:002024-01-30T10:28:48.918+00:00Walk 227: Great Hormead North-East Loop<h4 style="text-align: center;">5.5 miles (8.8 km) with 75m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtNJFLRfnFbIk755IZS1UrpqNOXw3heRnYXxmkMzJoDgK_4Bykt-udrWtUCPA1T_XO5es0orrhihXx99Luz9cNnQ7fbL07I2tCVvKjer-xDrK_w7svw6PcckaPcCMc-LqObSl5sv2wYp8ipe8mIRcJU0PRMkBh0msB0EhqKLVZpZbp0m31zg55zlRsQ/s550/227topoption1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The footpath between points 4 & 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtNJFLRfnFbIk755IZS1UrpqNOXw3heRnYXxmkMzJoDgK_4Bykt-udrWtUCPA1T_XO5es0orrhihXx99Luz9cNnQ7fbL07I2tCVvKjer-xDrK_w7svw6PcckaPcCMc-LqObSl5sv2wYp8ipe8mIRcJU0PRMkBh0msB0EhqKLVZpZbp0m31zg55zlRsQ/s16000/227topoption1.jpeg" title="The footpath between points 4 & 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The footpath between points 4 & 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="color: red;">
We have been notified that The Three Tuns pub at the start/finish point of this walk is currently closed. We had an agreement with the previous management that followers of Hertfordshire Walker would be able to use the pub car park if they were planning to take refreshments at the pub before or after the walk. As mentioned in the walk directions, parking is difficult. I think we will need to reroute this walk and find a different start/finish point because there are very few parking opportunities at the moment. So if you were planning to do the walk I suggest you pick a different one until we have updated it. Thanks</span></b><br /><br />
This is an excellent walk, one which we both agreed is up there with the best in our growing collection. There are wide, open views across the north Hertfordshire countryside, a great pub at the start and finish point and another gem of a local a short detour from the halfway point. We saw a herd of wild deer, a flock of fieldfare, buzzards and kites, and we walked through a woodland carpeted with snowdrops. What was particularly noticeable was the silence. It is one of those Hertfordshire spots that is out of earshot of the main roads and motorways; it's like stepping back in time. The paths are clear and well-maintained throughout.
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Parking is difficult for this walk, so we had a chat with the management of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thethreetunsbuntingford/" target="_blank">The Three Tuns</a> pub/restaurant in Great Hormead (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rumbles.incorrect.dazzling">https://w3w.co/rumbles.incorrect.dazzling</a>) who say they are happy for walkers to park in the pub car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/vocab.translate.workbook">https://w3w.co/vocab.translate.workbook</a>) if they intend to buy refreshments before or after their walk. Please check with The Three Tuns to make sure this is still the case, or if you want to order food in advance if you are part of a large walking group. The Three Tuns contact details are on its Facebook page (link above). Also please check their opening times and the times the kitchen is open so as to avoid disappointment.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF98tfwtKGeVdwtBBL1gyuwiPzbQ2FYhicOYD3BKDsv3IvggecJ8iZhgpV4tCVyJ8Vx2vL30DVY3yTDMjU2dcM4H9i0UBgNZg6_i-AmFoYQynDxyaHwaqyK9yvot4onyPAoYVXY5ldvJLKCZbvgcwf_usWSvqKnMwJWq4-5RdVJ3v9I87GcrZJ9VRxQ/s3072/227big.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Walk 227: Great Hormead North-East Loop Click here or on the map for a larger version Map created on MapHub - copyright details here There is an interactive map below the directions" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxoqatVXsUQxgP05-JW--r4xYYVC6d-OidMdGQHs6Le3PFGxkNUdJpPSOLtcYInezEluzmmaXNDYLvFc0yQ2gyA9jRoXYGjgrmzEIx6MmowgD7Rmx9Wu9TyFDN5C5LWo03ykEWr0x0FCQlBrWcx2u2HFusSur22xEui51Di6g3p1GPe4UFScO6xMSNg/s16000/227small.jpeg" title="Walk 227: Great Hormead North-East Loop Click here or on the map for a larger version Map created on MapHub - copyright details here There is an interactive map below the directions" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk 227: Great Hormead North-East Loop</b><br /><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqF98tfwtKGeVdwtBBL1gyuwiPzbQ2FYhicOYD3BKDsv3IvggecJ8iZhgpV4tCVyJ8Vx2vL30DVY3yTDMjU2dcM4H9i0UBgNZg6_i-AmFoYQynDxyaHwaqyK9yvot4onyPAoYVXY5ldvJLKCZbvgcwf_usWSvqKnMwJWq4-5RdVJ3v9I87GcrZJ9VRxQ/s3072/227big.jpeg" target="_blank">Click here</a> or on the map for a larger version<br />Map created on <a href="https://maphub.net/" target="_blank">MapHub</a> - </i>copyright details <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/copyright.html" target="_blank">here</a><br /><b>There is an interactive map below the directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Those with GPS devices can download <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/227-Great-Hormead-North-East-Loop/download/gpx">GPX</a> or <a href="https://maphub.net/breweruk/227-Great-Hormead-North-East-Loop/download/kml">KML</a> files for this walk. We've added <a href="https://what3words.com/" target="_blank">What3Words</a> location references for those who use that system. If you print these walks you might want to use the green <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#printing" target="_blank">PrintFriendly</a> icon at the bottom of these directions to delete elements such as photographs.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGvF3n_2xQvNz4m596UE0iF8I-XZoizWrxbz_RRyB4-YBYSKuMWL8EH0O30u2W0tac0NqF2Pq1j3zr6NzcNPeOaEkc37hEUE9rSs2AU63rocMpTKnTwWP1Hwg30PWZ-81nb-IHknxew6ZtB4eLGWpmMufDjFzYP_hNAW6iDX-AvClOuBpjv2O4LlAcw/s550/227threetuns.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Three Tuns, Great Hormead" border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGvF3n_2xQvNz4m596UE0iF8I-XZoizWrxbz_RRyB4-YBYSKuMWL8EH0O30u2W0tac0NqF2Pq1j3zr6NzcNPeOaEkc37hEUE9rSs2AU63rocMpTKnTwWP1Hwg30PWZ-81nb-IHknxew6ZtB4eLGWpmMufDjFzYP_hNAW6iDX-AvClOuBpjv2O4LlAcw/s16000/227threetuns.jpeg" title="The Three Tuns, Great Hormead" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Three Tuns, Great Hormead</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>1:</b> With your back to The Three Tuns turn right then head ENE along High Street (B1038) for 320m until you reach a <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#footpath" target="_blank">footpath</a> on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/samplers.suits.verge">https://w3w.co/samplers.suits.verge</a>), see image below.
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<i><b>Note:</b> The first 300m of this stretch has a pedestrian pavement, but the last 20m to the footpath does not, although there is a grass verge where you can step to one side to avoid traffic.</i>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-B-VZHbIVG44uFOJcCtGDpQXiSx4Pxnh7IenKp1lNlMeEeOLyvpDS8-cMQDJ4K-FAVqJWRDdqVmyaRz6NuT6EZ7MEnMFPjlxnKvHibZHhXlTHHx3DzbRVy5N-EL43Ux3KfqlEgl1mTGTn2EsNFGzXTlgts6_BzyYMIRSoKnczifheMu6rZAxAf-Daw/s550/227firstpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Hormead footpath 8" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-B-VZHbIVG44uFOJcCtGDpQXiSx4Pxnh7IenKp1lNlMeEeOLyvpDS8-cMQDJ4K-FAVqJWRDdqVmyaRz6NuT6EZ7MEnMFPjlxnKvHibZHhXlTHHx3DzbRVy5N-EL43Ux3KfqlEgl1mTGTn2EsNFGzXTlgts6_BzyYMIRSoKnczifheMu6rZAxAf-Daw/s16000/227firstpath.jpeg" title="Turn left on Hormead footpath 8" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Hormead footpath 8</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Turn left on Hormead footpath 8 then head NE for 730m then N for 480m until you reach a lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/mankind.cuddled.scuba">https://w3w.co/mankind.cuddled.scuba</a>).
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<b>3:</b> Turn right then head E for 290m passing through a farmyard and continuing until the lane becomes a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/silent.sideboard.crunched">https://w3w.co/silent.sideboard.crunched</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY0BnvS68LBQ6nNunNRzGyG22_HY-CL1Tvu6xqLN8-WRAR1fDuXrfkdffDOSI3qGLim7CiB_8zv8ZGIBkxm_0Mqtvoy2RRCp0hZmdL2y-vZEAK9N1AKtprqg2SfNDdiOkhXZY1v_JrslbfkkZJ_Orh_vCBUp4o7H8GW6m1KXbG2n4urfArUFCZZsMug/s550/227BOAT.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading E, now on Hormead BOAT 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY0BnvS68LBQ6nNunNRzGyG22_HY-CL1Tvu6xqLN8-WRAR1fDuXrfkdffDOSI3qGLim7CiB_8zv8ZGIBkxm_0Mqtvoy2RRCp0hZmdL2y-vZEAK9N1AKtprqg2SfNDdiOkhXZY1v_JrslbfkkZJ_Orh_vCBUp4o7H8GW6m1KXbG2n4urfArUFCZZsMug/s16000/227BOAT.jpeg" title="Continue heading E, now on Hormead BOAT 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading E, now on Hormead BOAT 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading E, now on Hormead BOAT 5 (<a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#boat" target="_blank">byway open to all traffic</a>), for 650m. All along this stretch new hedgerow is being planted alongside the public right of way. It will look great when it grows and will be a welcome housing complex for local birdlife.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bgJvr79X2krj10wXS5yMMnkDley-7Whb4zgpe79j4cVx3shdTpYVRbbf_f0Jeqnkih9Wrbs6FL0srCYelkVKxvYdKy-gytu5ndKtvhmKyCRaKyKu6UCzm8vdKIyGyHfvoc_p55iJx0FM_38E06oTPPyoo0_M55LQHEQwAZ2RKN3orxe45CQ4yaSbEg/s550/227newhedge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hedgerow planted alongside Hormead BOAT 5" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bgJvr79X2krj10wXS5yMMnkDley-7Whb4zgpe79j4cVx3shdTpYVRbbf_f0Jeqnkih9Wrbs6FL0srCYelkVKxvYdKy-gytu5ndKtvhmKyCRaKyKu6UCzm8vdKIyGyHfvoc_p55iJx0FM_38E06oTPPyoo0_M55LQHEQwAZ2RKN3orxe45CQ4yaSbEg/s16000/227newhedge.jpeg" title="Hedgerow planted alongside Hormead BOAT 5" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Hedgerow planted alongside Hormead BOAT 5</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue on Hormead BOAT 5 to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/joints.vitamins.slurs">https://w3w.co/joints.vitamins.slurs</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyG4__CA5uB_em1mD1jH2Tklc1MYMLMbKReO-G-CFGmi7RTTQhXVr6rk29ajhXo8tuhqtKbkgMvJhWc5iYs6ZS7bzCsQf2-GvDikErUBbUMEjbaXxdfbsJERm7nNqqN8_hkAba32ip69pLKcgr1T59BGvhGks37ea6U1N31KlpTGXj2JevpZDuzqMkA/s550/227leftturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Hormead bridleway 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyG4__CA5uB_em1mD1jH2Tklc1MYMLMbKReO-G-CFGmi7RTTQhXVr6rk29ajhXo8tuhqtKbkgMvJhWc5iYs6ZS7bzCsQf2-GvDikErUBbUMEjbaXxdfbsJERm7nNqqN8_hkAba32ip69pLKcgr1T59BGvhGks37ea6U1N31KlpTGXj2JevpZDuzqMkA/s16000/227leftturn.jpeg" title="Turn left on Hormead bridleway 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Hormead bridleway 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>4:</b> Turn left on Hormead <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/rights-of-way.html#bridleway" target="_blank">bridleway</a> 7, another stretch with hedgerow planting underway. Head NNE for 405m until you cross a parish boundary and the track you are on becomes Anstey bridleway 19 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/happening.iteration.elbow">https://w3w.co/happening.iteration.elbow</a>). At this point we saw the soil being ploughed ready for more hedgerow planting, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ElpjFfp5vWk2gdhj_CxzQsuHhjwwlCpMyZm66K8ANR6yocSLNVvsiFg7zOw9hzt-jWyVNxwaN06MXyZd4amhq-R2ujWoThs2eun83saiobnCL0xOPaRSGc0E_yNPe7YJ5g4hZtlXGZdZAzo9UohECBhCt2toFGA2oJRGwLh53_yCRQ9ZMCFIYsLjNw/s550/oldtractor.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The edge of the bridleway being prepared for hedgerow planting" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ElpjFfp5vWk2gdhj_CxzQsuHhjwwlCpMyZm66K8ANR6yocSLNVvsiFg7zOw9hzt-jWyVNxwaN06MXyZd4amhq-R2ujWoThs2eun83saiobnCL0xOPaRSGc0E_yNPe7YJ5g4hZtlXGZdZAzo9UohECBhCt2toFGA2oJRGwLh53_yCRQ9ZMCFIYsLjNw/s16000/oldtractor.jpeg" title="The edge of the bridleway being prepared for hedgerow planting" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The edge of the bridleway being prepared for hedgerow planting</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading NNE, now on Anstey bridleway 19, for 225m until you reach a lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sides.airbase.milky">https://w3w.co/sides.airbase.milky</a>).
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<b>5:</b> Cross the lane then continue heading NNE, now on Anstey footpath 18, for 1.2km. After 300m the footpath your on runs along the parish boundary and is both Anstey footpath 18 and Brent Pelham & Meesden footpath 18. As you walk this stretch ignore a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/retrain.toddler.salary">https://w3w.co/retrain.toddler.salary</a>) and one on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/endings.animates.tile">https://w3w.co/endings.animates.tile</a>) and continuing until you reach a T-junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shadowed.november.depended">https://w3w.co/shadowed.november.depended</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYYV823-GzvAIFB5-j0Z4HzahrUbMo5LBOjukqkIoK6oS01s8X0Gu67SnSkU_dqGntjq48Gn-koc_QWzbwuWRH9zZEFEO25RGKbiMok9jDOCnFkA5hCi9VNyPEUxrvHAp6XU438NcDmoGRJ8iMaCI2zHLC58dT0pAHOOKqNcys1gAqFs8mTGD-qL-MA/s550/227lt.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Anstey footpath 7 then head W" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYYV823-GzvAIFB5-j0Z4HzahrUbMo5LBOjukqkIoK6oS01s8X0Gu67SnSkU_dqGntjq48Gn-koc_QWzbwuWRH9zZEFEO25RGKbiMok9jDOCnFkA5hCi9VNyPEUxrvHAp6XU438NcDmoGRJ8iMaCI2zHLC58dT0pAHOOKqNcys1gAqFs8mTGD-qL-MA/s16000/227lt.jpeg" title="Turn left on Anstey footpath 7 then head W" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Anstey footpath 7 then head W</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Turn left on Anstey footpath 7 then head W. After 450m the footpath zig-zags right and left then continues heading W (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tops.incurring.flattered">https://w3w.co/tops.incurring.flattered</a>), now with the hedgerow on the left, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbybT5YW7bPZyFgBMYjjTx5WYVxzIf5Z2yjF2VdtJNgAlkfet4pB9fdCmQVkvpMFcaEW4w0iNFtMjVynlCljFZNT2L2rjebUPnkTyeAAqAUVLrFKrlReDpV9hpkUpSEMAHzPdbnpqVKoS2qTR4yegIz7gK9hR6IjPoR_RdiGfEZFuUm6G1YBJftaVt8g/s550/227zig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Anstey footpath 7 turns right and left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbybT5YW7bPZyFgBMYjjTx5WYVxzIf5Z2yjF2VdtJNgAlkfet4pB9fdCmQVkvpMFcaEW4w0iNFtMjVynlCljFZNT2L2rjebUPnkTyeAAqAUVLrFKrlReDpV9hpkUpSEMAHzPdbnpqVKoS2qTR4yegIz7gK9hR6IjPoR_RdiGfEZFuUm6G1YBJftaVt8g/s16000/227zig.jpeg" title="Anstey footpath 7 turns right and left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Anstey footpath 7 turns right and left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading W for another 290m to two footbridges (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hometown.thighs.rejoins">https://w3w.co/hometown.thighs.rejoins</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaSeO0IQwcL4WKJDfZVys2FDt1xkZVJ3DHfp-4F4g-3OGplxcsmqwDGX5hk5U6ExT5j2lcXvdK2PR6ShNALQYKSodqVqdahPgmgqLWNZ3JjhnvtRo9PrqqqA-Yt3M2ELXnuyPcYvhr9fEqf9Zpisk3gRMxLPSkYfCjDiS397umPL5tamk01u_wECLHQ/s550/227footbridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The two footbridges before the snowdrop wood" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaSeO0IQwcL4WKJDfZVys2FDt1xkZVJ3DHfp-4F4g-3OGplxcsmqwDGX5hk5U6ExT5j2lcXvdK2PR6ShNALQYKSodqVqdahPgmgqLWNZ3JjhnvtRo9PrqqqA-Yt3M2ELXnuyPcYvhr9fEqf9Zpisk3gRMxLPSkYfCjDiS397umPL5tamk01u_wECLHQ/s16000/227footbridge.jpeg" title="The two footbridges before the snowdrop wood" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The two footbridges before the snowdrop wood</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
After 60m you will enter a short stretch of woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/threaded.promote.episodes">https://w3w.co/threaded.promote.episodes</a>) which, when we were there on February 8, 2023, was carpeted in snowdrops. A lovely spot, see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjg2rJ1TykWkzaWOizZyTRJ0Ge46JdWxz7nQ2zNgoIIvZBepFvtA9StNPnyFP6JiNNGx9kOl3xpteOYAKvsYPmVe855Fp_z8WMWSCxYkS8TAy_btSpGyS--Sj09lSGPpIsNL5cDhRPviIDFu4Rs4wJkMSo9AB_UfENY0hjVHfxCM5yt1lmGNmNP72jQ/s550/227snowdrops.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Snowdrops along Anstey footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjg2rJ1TykWkzaWOizZyTRJ0Ge46JdWxz7nQ2zNgoIIvZBepFvtA9StNPnyFP6JiNNGx9kOl3xpteOYAKvsYPmVe855Fp_z8WMWSCxYkS8TAy_btSpGyS--Sj09lSGPpIsNL5cDhRPviIDFu4Rs4wJkMSo9AB_UfENY0hjVHfxCM5yt1lmGNmNP72jQ/s16000/227snowdrops.jpeg" title="Snowdrops along Anstey footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Snowdrops along Anstey footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HFZX5P0u4L-37rN3sFkN32af_Cw3kmqoIRtwqkatKWzJFqHVWt0KqsIw59sHqeAlCM15C3X5dnyJ4I9FqTeglQAeN9fYwPCWcZ2KTYzuYjkgHkJCgV-bQ5VuNYP77ESi0xgZbRIZLS47MliLUavkj1oz44dhhQPNaCeIHo690qNKLx-YnMzK3GjqDA/s550/snowdrops.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Snowdrops along Anstey footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HFZX5P0u4L-37rN3sFkN32af_Cw3kmqoIRtwqkatKWzJFqHVWt0KqsIw59sHqeAlCM15C3X5dnyJ4I9FqTeglQAeN9fYwPCWcZ2KTYzuYjkgHkJCgV-bQ5VuNYP77ESi0xgZbRIZLS47MliLUavkj1oz44dhhQPNaCeIHo690qNKLx-YnMzK3GjqDA/s16000/snowdrops.jpeg" title="Snowdrops along Anstey footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Snowdrops along Anstey footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading W, still on Anstey footpath 7, for 335m passing a footpath that crosses your way on the left and the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/youths.reforming.fuse">https://w3w.co/youths.reforming.fuse</a>), and continuing until Anstey footpath 7 takes a left hand fork, (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/over.stammer.sensual">https://w3w.co/over.stammer.sensual</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx8CTHLxCkzKNfuG_ZNgftUo7yXG6kUk_0rU_AXqh2qQAWZ4Gv3nmwABO1dBwbX2L1oxUo9qmWzmVSrPd5_mn_HLDaAUMvlRtCJ9cfHtOJGA4B-2auDEphRGSXaa5VqQqiTnWK2C8YoHX-ulGuMfLG4elpwuLUFIPRrnyENP0vQndnN8iSSHnXAB_lA/s550/227leftfork.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Take the left hand fork and continue on Anstey footpath 7" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAx8CTHLxCkzKNfuG_ZNgftUo7yXG6kUk_0rU_AXqh2qQAWZ4Gv3nmwABO1dBwbX2L1oxUo9qmWzmVSrPd5_mn_HLDaAUMvlRtCJ9cfHtOJGA4B-2auDEphRGSXaa5VqQqiTnWK2C8YoHX-ulGuMfLG4elpwuLUFIPRrnyENP0vQndnN8iSSHnXAB_lA/s16000/227leftfork.jpeg" title="Take the left hand fork and continue on Anstey footpath 7" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Take the left hand fork and continue on Anstey footpath 7</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Take the left hand fork and continue on Anstey footpath 7 for 280m to a footpath junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/affirming.catching.customers">https://w3w.co/affirming.catching.customers</a>).
<blockquote><i><b>*</b> At this point you could take a detour to visit <a href="https://theblindfiddler.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Blind Fiddler</a> pub/restaurant in Anstey which served an excellent pint when we visited. To reach the pub turn right at point 7 then head NNE on Anstey footpath 6 for 500m to a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/embellish.hogs.lookout">https://w3w.co/embellish.hogs.lookout</a>). Turn left on Anstey footpath 5 then head NW for 360m until you reach Hare Street, Anstey (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/glove.collapsed.respected">https://w3w.co/glove.collapsed.respected</a>). Turn left on Hare Street then head S for 100m to reach the pub on your left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/blueberry.rested.tunes">https://w3w.co/blueberry.rested.tunes</a>). After leaving the pub head SSW then S along Hare Street for 430m looking for a footpath on the left. Take this path, Anstey footpath 7 then head E for 260m to rejoin the walk at point 7. See detour map below.</i></blockquote>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCC-zz1jWgNxvv7-tpkDAtY9LcYQBG2XnnAUpSFJR3DMDbu_Y5Pn3fTydySHxHrvlNrIwrchgOJcUiI6pCxiGOhBGtJcKxj1svqJi9Qr5OgZcKZ1ZhSV8zl1IpNgRLpuvvWIKrv3hV5UJBv1J83l-S5VTPi2oPSvSuXvzJgGWGpzSOIQNSz8396F4z6Q/s550/227detourtobf.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The detour to The Blind Fiddler and back is about 1 mile (1.7km)" border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCC-zz1jWgNxvv7-tpkDAtY9LcYQBG2XnnAUpSFJR3DMDbu_Y5Pn3fTydySHxHrvlNrIwrchgOJcUiI6pCxiGOhBGtJcKxj1svqJi9Qr5OgZcKZ1ZhSV8zl1IpNgRLpuvvWIKrv3hV5UJBv1J83l-S5VTPi2oPSvSuXvzJgGWGpzSOIQNSz8396F4z6Q/s16000/227detourtobf.jpg" title="The detour to The Blind Fiddler and back is about 1 mile (1.7km)" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The detour to The Blind Fiddler and back is about 1 mile (1.7km)</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> If you don't take the detour to the pub, turn left on Anstey footpath 6 then head S for 210m until the footpath splits (location - https://w3w.co/rigs.remind.serious), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzjf1xPJeroNz4b0qDXn0qKfJlYoPfmC7cqi1VPOx2GwZFe76RdqbAr3z-YUjBHm8NwI_89GsIOEg-xC-2Z1bCdteT3WeAZxAvmEmnPHsHDWYXsMul14KyYkvqxWbags8JzwveKDhrSdPur2Jr7WsoUi134-4A9hC1WUUMhoTM4lLWc1NbRkCjF6Wlg/s550/227f6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right, still on Anstey footpath 6, then cross a footbridge" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzjf1xPJeroNz4b0qDXn0qKfJlYoPfmC7cqi1VPOx2GwZFe76RdqbAr3z-YUjBHm8NwI_89GsIOEg-xC-2Z1bCdteT3WeAZxAvmEmnPHsHDWYXsMul14KyYkvqxWbags8JzwveKDhrSdPur2Jr7WsoUi134-4A9hC1WUUMhoTM4lLWc1NbRkCjF6Wlg/s16000/227f6.jpeg" title="Turn right, still on Anstey footpath 6, then cross a footbridge" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right, still on Anstey footpath 6, then cross a footbridge</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right, still on Anstey footpath 6, cross a footbridge, go through a gate, then head across a field for 145m heading to the left of a cottage (see image below).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXhZoeP_xnU_YsZppWkZbvKyvHVCF1KhW25RpDmTdxT0vbr4dSPiWncx89c8drA4FPMkhegOK8HiRYv4uvHUMoF2othQZfbesF6ROXm9OhVaz99kbSKOKdJe5g-3BIr9R7AdzxIGJ9p_b0_-WsW_0VZX3kwBFGn16Ht5P4zfvG46cgM6c2EbHebYVyQ/s550/227leftofcottage.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head across the field heading to the left of a cottage" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXhZoeP_xnU_YsZppWkZbvKyvHVCF1KhW25RpDmTdxT0vbr4dSPiWncx89c8drA4FPMkhegOK8HiRYv4uvHUMoF2othQZfbesF6ROXm9OhVaz99kbSKOKdJe5g-3BIr9R7AdzxIGJ9p_b0_-WsW_0VZX3kwBFGn16Ht5P4zfvG46cgM6c2EbHebYVyQ/s16000/227leftofcottage.jpeg" title="Head across the field heading to the left of a cottage" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head across the field heading to the left of a cottage</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
On the other side of the field you will reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hobble.centrally.cornfield">https://w3w.co/hobble.centrally.cornfield</a>) see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3En4qEA0I6xms7YEXoQE8z-fmPJMsK5PsjVHRk72qh08LS5m3pFtnrG65LZR1F_wqPRxc3CSwRRBQkHIMPq7EMNkjAGx7_uQ7-DoKakErGNuUV6cpgvLjZ_5oSb0t1fCkSL0a0XGN_uXK4C3IhB42OxtIQhSJjtrErfl8ueKhI_MKdtTtgSqAy3GEQA/s550/227gateline.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then follow Anstey footpath 6 left then right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3En4qEA0I6xms7YEXoQE8z-fmPJMsK5PsjVHRk72qh08LS5m3pFtnrG65LZR1F_wqPRxc3CSwRRBQkHIMPq7EMNkjAGx7_uQ7-DoKakErGNuUV6cpgvLjZ_5oSb0t1fCkSL0a0XGN_uXK4C3IhB42OxtIQhSJjtrErfl8ueKhI_MKdtTtgSqAy3GEQA/s16000/227gateline.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then follow Anstey footpath 6 left then right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then follow Anstey footpath 6 left then right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then follow Anstey footpath 6 left and right for 60m until you reach a lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dozed.smug.throwaway">https://w3w.co/dozed.smug.throwaway</a>).
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<b>8:</b> Turn right on the lane then immediately left then head S on Anstey footpath 11 for 1km until the footpath turns right then left and crosses a parish boundary on a footbridge (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/snuggle.reverted.mugs">https://w3w.co/snuggle.reverted.mugs</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3Q7gnQz05tmNrhev6PVR1W8QQi7w9-2d3kwQFvtzU_bPVGaGA3Y9y06NFYyUd6IjJJof-ATRfKVPKOiQMCMB-v6rN1-R8TkQyiFL2FmdFDR3mCIeXHJry2_0nowoPCLqTo5ZDWBh0zMmgu8wuidcZT3CGVatTHTPhD4LnGCzogro2DVAcX6fACLmgQ/s550/227parishbridge.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the footbridge then continue on Hormead footpath 26" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3Q7gnQz05tmNrhev6PVR1W8QQi7w9-2d3kwQFvtzU_bPVGaGA3Y9y06NFYyUd6IjJJof-ATRfKVPKOiQMCMB-v6rN1-R8TkQyiFL2FmdFDR3mCIeXHJry2_0nowoPCLqTo5ZDWBh0zMmgu8wuidcZT3CGVatTHTPhD4LnGCzogro2DVAcX6fACLmgQ/s16000/227parishbridge.jpeg" title="Cross the footbridge then continue on Hormead footpath 26" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the footbridge then head SSW on Hormead footpath 26</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Cross the footbridge then head SSW on Hormead footpath 26 crossing a field for 240m heading in the direction of a pylon in the distance and a lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/famous.served.pursue">https://w3w.co/famous.served.pursue</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCIj59r_rAicxu7UYXFPSv3Dr_f1x6wSRMCCHUOnMW8Dz4PIEbsIP8asWfhxrVv8tM9E_wSATZZFdvjaO9yR3vWhxRPbNsEz6WPemjQHGyVVSkJWkEQf8bYYSGoXfO5S0yXR1oEkk2cFRxP2EiifpFLx207QNjekmWc25xWV_xbBSZiSlwvnU712qeA/s550/227pylon.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the bridge then head SSW in the direction of a pylon" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVCIj59r_rAicxu7UYXFPSv3Dr_f1x6wSRMCCHUOnMW8Dz4PIEbsIP8asWfhxrVv8tM9E_wSATZZFdvjaO9yR3vWhxRPbNsEz6WPemjQHGyVVSkJWkEQf8bYYSGoXfO5S0yXR1oEkk2cFRxP2EiifpFLx207QNjekmWc25xWV_xbBSZiSlwvnU712qeA/s16000/227pylon.jpeg" title="Cross the bridge then head SSW in the direction of a pylon" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the bridge then head SSW in the direction of a pylon</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> When you reach the lane turn right then head W for 330m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/shredding.trips.feeds">https://w3w.co/shredding.trips.feeds</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPmK9wg7xi0SOqCszVHUEnNkhQEGdnHe1pAxwUReiR3weOmHqS7SpQO6SY_uHp24uydgH1nGrXJ05LtXDqMYCSEPpDokcvyKdtIYXl64AvWvHuiYddxTrU6bvkVxNH3fjjUO33hooFGneuRCqNH8GYKWS5UPHsU4dHvOgond2U17_rbkDRt4QT-41YQ/s550/227lastleft.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Hormead footpath 27" border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPmK9wg7xi0SOqCszVHUEnNkhQEGdnHe1pAxwUReiR3weOmHqS7SpQO6SY_uHp24uydgH1nGrXJ05LtXDqMYCSEPpDokcvyKdtIYXl64AvWvHuiYddxTrU6bvkVxNH3fjjUO33hooFGneuRCqNH8GYKWS5UPHsU4dHvOgond2U17_rbkDRt4QT-41YQ/s16000/227lastleft.jpeg" title="Turn left on Hormead footpath 27" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Hormead footpath 27</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Turn left on Hormead footpath 27 then head SSE for 410m until you reach a farm where the footpath turns right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/candy.handyman.whispers">https://w3w.co/candy.handyman.whispers</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-86HVj6m8yXv61UZBWQwjPACzdTUrANn77mDueGEGf8fsBKTG_doRi2-ZeMOum7SafjlitJRIynj91N0ijYkhL-5_oAvRCuWc_nxTyiNNAUC0ZIyak4XRiyfJdTvmjU3jCFPRRe0DmjQXY93sEHkO_pbOFaKkUkYUlXhGQ7z0llwAOPtmEeQvXVV3-Q/s550/227lastright.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right at the gate still on Hormead footpath 27" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-86HVj6m8yXv61UZBWQwjPACzdTUrANn77mDueGEGf8fsBKTG_doRi2-ZeMOum7SafjlitJRIynj91N0ijYkhL-5_oAvRCuWc_nxTyiNNAUC0ZIyak4XRiyfJdTvmjU3jCFPRRe0DmjQXY93sEHkO_pbOFaKkUkYUlXhGQ7z0llwAOPtmEeQvXVV3-Q/s16000/227lastright.jpeg" title="Turn right at the gate still on Hormead footpath 27" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right at the gate still on Hormead footpath 27</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Turn right at the gate then head SW, still on Hormead footpath 27, across a field to another gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/stunner.supposes.permit">https://w3w.co/stunner.supposes.permit</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRGDlA7a73dM_Tnr-YJ83sm4DcaUl6W6uXnbjv5nglacjS-iYAs0kOdieeRnxwNDlqW6RTMw3R1pyq7_eQgnXCXDGCJADKhTDN-aX1bcugR0Csjb6NnM9G_4-DzWOFo3f-JUXgepODfAOUzivbCZR6Ntmg6NI9Rkmf5Gek3Xzga53sKCpiClfOOzNcA/s550/227finalgate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then head S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhRGDlA7a73dM_Tnr-YJ83sm4DcaUl6W6uXnbjv5nglacjS-iYAs0kOdieeRnxwNDlqW6RTMw3R1pyq7_eQgnXCXDGCJADKhTDN-aX1bcugR0Csjb6NnM9G_4-DzWOFo3f-JUXgepODfAOUzivbCZR6Ntmg6NI9Rkmf5Gek3Xzga53sKCpiClfOOzNcA/s16000/227finalgate.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then head S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then head S</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Go through the gate then head S for 130m until Hormead footpath 27 cuts left to reach Hall Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/explains.manifests.coarser">https://w3w.co/explains.manifests.coarser</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRk5wwToonlOlS_cyKsBrxJNwKeDYZZgHzzt35V9dcISnGhMIGtVMwe41DOZSTGYU3XwRyLCzZnx1etd0Mm3QXQLgQXgvWhgpM_U7gcju77Y2nFp9O2uAFjbPOxECtOArVl3AB4yZTWa8YGUSVpzA4yCIoFOPMRZ0miqcoWynQzRVltPi4BDzDSl7ww/s550/227lastturn.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left to join Hall Lane then turn right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCRk5wwToonlOlS_cyKsBrxJNwKeDYZZgHzzt35V9dcISnGhMIGtVMwe41DOZSTGYU3XwRyLCzZnx1etd0Mm3QXQLgQXgvWhgpM_U7gcju77Y2nFp9O2uAFjbPOxECtOArVl3AB4yZTWa8YGUSVpzA4yCIoFOPMRZ0miqcoWynQzRVltPi4BDzDSl7ww/s16000/227lastturn.jpeg" title="Turn left to join Hall Lane then turn right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left to join Hall Lane then turn right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn right on Hall Lane then head S along Hall Lane for 230m until you reach High Street, Great Hormead (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intersect.vines.blogging">https://w3w.co/intersect.vines.blogging</a>), see image below.
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Turn right on High Street then head WSW for 300m until you reach The Three Tuns and the start of the walk (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/landlady.served.monk">https://w3w.co/landlady.served.monk</a>).
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Interactive map</h3>
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<hr />brewerukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13449727123903424041noreply@blogger.com8High street, Great Hormead, Buntingford SG9 0NT, UK51.9506672 0.03864120000000000723.640433363821153 -35.1176088 80.260901036178836 35.1948912tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648587423460241493.post-86694000375771577382023-02-07T19:00:00.006+00:002024-03-15T13:36:46.837+00:00Walk 226: Knebworth to Welwyn North Linear<h4 style="text-align: center;">5.2 miles (8.4 km) with 110m of <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/tips.html#elevation" target="_blank">total ascent</a></h4>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-69Xeluw_nM1y6EzZmj-_h3TntuulvWNz-uqBwiqSRFT5wWP7X5NQ3Y-D7E7ZhJbBElshpAq9qDUd7v1eycnqVWjY2fD-VZu_Apx5cjPa2gbVCta--Bw1ba9LnXBRDiNKfiowcdBkSiiWIjC_U9jj3g1CEb9J5nMpzrJT0Lwp-Ovt2zN3qqKcOpxkhA/s550/226top.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The view approaching point 9 in the walk" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-69Xeluw_nM1y6EzZmj-_h3TntuulvWNz-uqBwiqSRFT5wWP7X5NQ3Y-D7E7ZhJbBElshpAq9qDUd7v1eycnqVWjY2fD-VZu_Apx5cjPa2gbVCta--Bw1ba9LnXBRDiNKfiowcdBkSiiWIjC_U9jj3g1CEb9J5nMpzrJT0Lwp-Ovt2zN3qqKcOpxkhA/s16000/226top.jpeg" title="The view approaching point 9 in the walk" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The view approaching point 9 in the walk</b></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This linear walk from Knebworth station to Welwyn North station crosses the A1(M) twice then weaves its way south-west then south-east to the outskirts of old Welwyn where you can take a short detour for refreshments at one of the many pubs, restaurants and coffee shops. Because of the proximity to the motorway you will be aware of the noise of traffic, particularly between points 3 & 5 and 12 & 17, but, if you can try to ignore the sound, the views are rewarding.
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There is some urban walking at the start and finish of this walk, some walking along country lanes, and a fair amount of up and down. You will cross livestock fields along the way. In one we were followed by two curious yet friendly horses. The route would be difficult for anyone with a pushchair.
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When we tested the route, on a crisp sunny February day, the ground was firm, but this route it could be muddy in places after rain. There are eight pubs along the way (five accessed via a short detour), including one at the start and one at the finish. If you set off early you might make it back to the Deli Stop coffee shop at Welwyn North Station where we ended the walk sitting in the sun with a coffee and a scone. The Deli Stop opens early but closes at 2pm.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Fly through preview of walk</h3>
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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 <a href="https://www.relive.cc/" target="_blank">Relive</a>.
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Directions</h3>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg_BT9-USnncCLrm3jNGxDXrluX8tr2JlOebUS2xmfqUo36dIogtbW1hlWm5UlBLsXDhWhW-nXipz5zbuw9KNA3k9aHzDM34xWz__BKhX_2ZmxS4Wurot90rRj8Y8Ovl7FevCImTl1pk4xqTcD4_ji5TSPJmSItS-hr9dA_7qaDikpgVrThRj07YY5g/s3072/226mapbig.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqe8m7gB60cKwrRPA0OFI5KRGv_YPztEm_VvH4t3qlXeynXasZz0qaSekC1Lc0wM2nIysnQp5XlJJsQAA1bYNQ751RxTk9oSKwrs--7GVLtDvjwD9tnl6jDbutQcqLkyhAupIOEWws6VmBbcyBti2kPEMN4ckkx_ACaCue9tJBbp6AaSfm9DwiQOHGg/s16000/226small.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Walk 226: Knebworth to Welwyn North Linear</b><br /><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDg_BT9-USnncCLrm3jNGxDXrluX8tr2JlOebUS2xmfqUo36dIogtbW1hlWm5UlBLsXDhWhW-nXipz5zbuw9KNA3k9aHzDM34xWz__BKhX_2ZmxS4Wurot90rRj8Y8Ovl7FevCImTl1pk4xqTcD4_ji5TSPJmSItS-hr9dA_7qaDikpgVrThRj07YY5g/s3072/226mapbig.jpeg" target="_blank">Click here</a> or on the map for a larger version<br />Map created on <a href="https://maphub.net/" target="_blank">MapHub</a> - </i>copyright details <a href="https://www.hertfordshirewalker.uk/p/copyright.html" target="_blank">here</a><br /><b>There is an interactive map below the directions</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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1:</b> Exit <a href="https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/KBW/details.html" target="_blank">Knebworth station</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rust.unable.cure">https://w3w.co/rust.unable.cure</a>) and, with <a href="https://www.stationpubknebworth.com/" target="_blank">The Station</a> pub (location - h<a href="ttps://w3w.co/heads.gallons.sings">ttps://w3w.co/heads.gallons.sings</a>) in front of you turn left and head S down Station Approach for 60m until you reach Gun Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sung.grass.club">https://w3w.co/sung.grass.club</a>) which heads S with the railway line on your left for 110m until you reach <a href="https://www.facebook.com/knebwothroyalbritishlegion/" target="_blank">The British Legion</a> club on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tunnel.spark.critic">https://w3w.co/tunnel.spark.critic</a>) and a footpath on the right, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKwSzN-Z_KUi8I7qE4rC7N_-_zVpnVxbGQ70MtRY6_qK9A73ld7VWJAOe16KZ1nuK1w5Rj2Ju6ULf_g5KvT6_L7k3fdK5ws9JHj36vrevw7APqWnfPP2KZfhhR_KnSEyE8EyboHmP-WwAWuh__Kt40-Dk0AXly7z5pcX5U9xUlEZEO0zdExtpfdxDSw/s550/BLfootpath.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right immediately after passing The British Legion" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKwSzN-Z_KUi8I7qE4rC7N_-_zVpnVxbGQ70MtRY6_qK9A73ld7VWJAOe16KZ1nuK1w5Rj2Ju6ULf_g5KvT6_L7k3fdK5ws9JHj36vrevw7APqWnfPP2KZfhhR_KnSEyE8EyboHmP-WwAWuh__Kt40-Dk0AXly7z5pcX5U9xUlEZEO0zdExtpfdxDSw/s16000/BLfootpath.jpeg" title="Turn right immediately after passing The British Legion" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right immediately after passing The British Legion</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>2:</b> Immediately after passing The British Legion turn right on Knebworth footpath 8 then head SW for 120m until you reach a road called Lytton Fields (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/locate.pines.reform">https://w3w.co/locate.pines.reform</a>). Cross Lytton Fields and continue heading SW, still on Knebworth footpath 8, passing a play area (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/hoot.digits.pizza">https://w3w.co/hoot.digits.pizza</a>) on the right and continue for 100m until you reach a road called Stockens Dell (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/loving.label.urgent">https://w3w.co/loving.label.urgent</a>). Continue heading SW along Stockens Dell for 185m until you reach the end and a footpath (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/angle.class.chip">https://w3w.co/angle.class.chip</a>). Continue, still on Knebworth footpath 8, until you reach Gipsy Lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pint.rift.grab">https://w3w.co/pint.rift.grab</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstBZiwRZQNGs8zR02fuJCuJ12IvuQX-Bn5x7ApXXS9y1s5gsBx4n3zX255qxl05J8sdgqAiwXmzIlj2BdI6RHi-Ke01F2qdGAdtp3VfCboWCOc92mnt3lfC_evEZl5dtw2ozuuEnmS07-Y8gAsnUJFffiL3kMhmF1Yk48FM7Q3AWQU_C8YrXryyUnPA/s550/GypsyLane.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head SW then S along Gipsy Lane for 700m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstBZiwRZQNGs8zR02fuJCuJ12IvuQX-Bn5x7ApXXS9y1s5gsBx4n3zX255qxl05J8sdgqAiwXmzIlj2BdI6RHi-Ke01F2qdGAdtp3VfCboWCOc92mnt3lfC_evEZl5dtw2ozuuEnmS07-Y8gAsnUJFffiL3kMhmF1Yk48FM7Q3AWQU_C8YrXryyUnPA/s16000/GypsyLane.jpeg" title="Head SW then S along Gipsy Lane for 700m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head SW then S along Gipsy Lane for 700m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>3:</b> Head SW then S along Gipsy Lane for 700m until you reach a road on the right crossing the A1(M) (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/serves.detail.swung">https://w3w.co/serves.detail.swung</a>).
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4:</b> Turn right on this road, Wych Elm Lane, then head W, crossing the A1(M) and continuing for 230m until you reach a left-hand bend (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rise.transit.master">https://w3w.co/rise.transit.master</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mTfVtsNoP8CKHU5xSn8G9lcjsUf0qhlxKrEIKsrZkZONGF0OmwzeGk0qLSR5HPtCfuL1AP-YpJz4j8iSV7WvqpW_4JvpdhqjVR9zW4Rshl0Kwc4Sh2HBAx7Kr0h0bDooOgEo9fNsOPlAKyoQV0V5UfonQAi4PUMyXoz24mwOGSxN_Zz7vCfRF_Appg/s550/lhb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Knebworth footpath 10" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mTfVtsNoP8CKHU5xSn8G9lcjsUf0qhlxKrEIKsrZkZONGF0OmwzeGk0qLSR5HPtCfuL1AP-YpJz4j8iSV7WvqpW_4JvpdhqjVR9zW4Rshl0Kwc4Sh2HBAx7Kr0h0bDooOgEo9fNsOPlAKyoQV0V5UfonQAi4PUMyXoz24mwOGSxN_Zz7vCfRF_Appg/s16000/lhb.jpeg" title="Turn right on Knebworth footpath 10" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Knebworth footpath 10</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>5:</b> Turn right on Knebworth footpath 10 then head W for 370m until you reach a gap on the right between wooden fencing in the hedgerow (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/guards.whites.cried">https://w3w.co/guards.whites.cried</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NMgAUhagRlTdA1x6vk7G1JFhR40xKPjquAUm9V3Bc0nlOKsa3cGFcHGoF64kVF5JNEf_kHmtkOCU9N3uA57eQvSfQubd88jeTq0G1TX4KT0jRVv9BagdY4B7A9_RiLbrAvZ4EUu_mVM63nED0ErvuBi__zH1mf4R7YC7oIhbx89KaAHTQamP8Kp-Sg/s550/fenceingap.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gap then immediately turn left through a gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-NMgAUhagRlTdA1x6vk7G1JFhR40xKPjquAUm9V3Bc0nlOKsa3cGFcHGoF64kVF5JNEf_kHmtkOCU9N3uA57eQvSfQubd88jeTq0G1TX4KT0jRVv9BagdY4B7A9_RiLbrAvZ4EUu_mVM63nED0ErvuBi__zH1mf4R7YC7oIhbx89KaAHTQamP8Kp-Sg/s16000/fenceingap.jpeg" title="Go through the gap then immediately turn left through a gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gap then immediately turn left through a gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>6:</b> Go through the gap then immediately turn left through a gate and enter a field on Codicote footpath 29 (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sings.emerge.ties">https://w3w.co/sings.emerge.ties</a>). Your way is now SW across the field for 160m heading for an aluminium gate in the distant hedgerow (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/rats.holly.grapes">https://w3w.co/rats.holly.grapes</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxdYZCVku2lJmLYqKwk0RNge9NAKgpHSfVAkWdS2BPve0JQf0uokdHgGmnxIdE_3v7QXt_hzdsJgT3_hcRgCp9HSSEwxQxodv1Ow-5NGcAedUg5nGA7xUSkJlVEd-Bk8J075VrSPiRhynv_NXX3h2opKSjWwgg5IAFrjsRGKPUCpkA_hJAwQTItmWHQ/s550/fieldandarrow1.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the field heading for the aluminium gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxdYZCVku2lJmLYqKwk0RNge9NAKgpHSfVAkWdS2BPve0JQf0uokdHgGmnxIdE_3v7QXt_hzdsJgT3_hcRgCp9HSSEwxQxodv1Ow-5NGcAedUg5nGA7xUSkJlVEd-Bk8J075VrSPiRhynv_NXX3h2opKSjWwgg5IAFrjsRGKPUCpkA_hJAwQTItmWHQ/s16000/fieldandarrow1.jpeg" title="Cross the field heading for the aluminium gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the field heading for the aluminium gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>7:</b> Turn left when you reach the lane then head SW for 85m until you reach <a href="https://www.robinhoodandlittlejohnpub.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Robin Hood & Little John</a> pub/restaurant on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/artist.leaves.hosts">https://w3w.co/artist.leaves.hosts</a>), immediately after the pub turn right on Rabley Heath Road, see images below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQknkXWv6UTd9PCzHX0E2iPwvl26QmkWiDZ0RgfhyKweqTG_bhvzgHArWyjj52J1vZnM4K47tdsA_kBFEmOi9WpijySv2wpADTDO7l9Nt1hglnVf8N1_cCMJmdZgbovj2zy0ToxKkX026KJH4zpgnyEOBp2UMfpTXt219SJsaXGld_jTrRN4yM6krLQ/s550/RHLJ.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Robin Hood & Little John at Rabley Heath" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQknkXWv6UTd9PCzHX0E2iPwvl26QmkWiDZ0RgfhyKweqTG_bhvzgHArWyjj52J1vZnM4K47tdsA_kBFEmOi9WpijySv2wpADTDO7l9Nt1hglnVf8N1_cCMJmdZgbovj2zy0ToxKkX026KJH4zpgnyEOBp2UMfpTXt219SJsaXGld_jTrRN4yM6krLQ/s16000/RHLJ.jpeg" title="The Robin Hood & Little John at Rabley Heath" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The Robin Hood & Little John at Rabley Heath</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dw4XP3D4RZN1KSOFPcbgHbPUOExCD-YczFnolpsYr0okjc-0EV9zHDMaiAaAhj_hC7VMJDjqQWp3OVaF7G6YBkr7EStPeDPO4BFUF9lWs7nGy8YuXqP_8nkNT7o6dwVF7lrRDli6E2KKvEkBcWK55lQZdGoZcYHp2VnpSJADiM_X8sv7Ye92jqpHUA/s550/RHL.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="After the pub turn right on Rabley Heath Road" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dw4XP3D4RZN1KSOFPcbgHbPUOExCD-YczFnolpsYr0okjc-0EV9zHDMaiAaAhj_hC7VMJDjqQWp3OVaF7G6YBkr7EStPeDPO4BFUF9lWs7nGy8YuXqP_8nkNT7o6dwVF7lrRDli6E2KKvEkBcWK55lQZdGoZcYHp2VnpSJADiM_X8sv7Ye92jqpHUA/s16000/RHL.jpeg" title="After the pub turn right on Rabley Heath Road" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>After the pub turn right on Rabley Heath Road</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SW along Rabley Heath Road for 720m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/tube.vase.wiring">https://w3w.co/tube.vase.wiring</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuhsMHZypBKFxzNYNX80qOdqyX5umpvjM5oKb77jEi90dO61hA3sDhQfua93e_DwZQyPi50tVNi420g3vwhxgEapMyMZvRdcRjGu5PCOIa7L7Beho-o_3W8G3k21wH0nCcW1oPQCxICS09Uqiy7xuRaVBt4PCnhZVgxDNRz6RFMwW_vTkLMtd8jQCUA/s550/footpath33.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Codicote footpath 33" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtuhsMHZypBKFxzNYNX80qOdqyX5umpvjM5oKb77jEi90dO61hA3sDhQfua93e_DwZQyPi50tVNi420g3vwhxgEapMyMZvRdcRjGu5PCOIa7L7Beho-o_3W8G3k21wH0nCcW1oPQCxICS09Uqiy7xuRaVBt4PCnhZVgxDNRz6RFMwW_vTkLMtd8jQCUA/s16000/footpath33.jpeg" title="Turn left on Codicote footpath 33" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Codicote footpath 33</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>8:</b> Turn left on Codicote footpath 33 then head SE for 360m then NE for 95m, then SE for 35m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/films.rocks.gloves">https://w3w.co/films.rocks.gloves</a>). You will now cross a field, still on Codicote footpath 33. When we walked this way on February 6, 2023 we had the company of some really friendly horses who welcomed us. One followed us SW across the field for almost all of the 290m to a gate where we exited the field (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fine.saying.upgrading">https://w3w.co/fine.saying.upgrading</a>), see images of the field and the gate below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LklF704fZqIOxIFAFaDz9v2oNPGg_no-o9ZUNW4g-_j0zM0O4yRFQijbG7F87owsCGPlVqRPYXofnrgH6RodyaCJnbz5j7-SFZIxmWSFrGBZZIzCN4pp2eQivJPjZjCEpfchSxV1iG4DO9W1eXy34HU6YKijzvP4z951dRC1fol67YPEgppWANNbYQ/s550/horsefield.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Head SW across the field heading for a gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LklF704fZqIOxIFAFaDz9v2oNPGg_no-o9ZUNW4g-_j0zM0O4yRFQijbG7F87owsCGPlVqRPYXofnrgH6RodyaCJnbz5j7-SFZIxmWSFrGBZZIzCN4pp2eQivJPjZjCEpfchSxV1iG4DO9W1eXy34HU6YKijzvP4z951dRC1fol67YPEgppWANNbYQ/s16000/horsefield.jpeg" title="Head SW across the field heading for a gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Head SW across the field heading for a gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4b2hufn6fbR7CRSJ5eboFa7ZCMqH9r85yD6hOq_-RwAnKCYLAPyaod1WYCQ_o0uWi3lFqVpcHlkJa0okCCCZ8X5Usz7LcfxJAjGOJ8d97Etl26xombHLN7G7WHZmCbuHAj-CobLstjD5f_WNMszMGf7OGyCcWmx5c644W-aO360avLp1vEVweKO1HA/s550/gateleavinghorsefield.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then keep to the left of the hedgerow" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU4b2hufn6fbR7CRSJ5eboFa7ZCMqH9r85yD6hOq_-RwAnKCYLAPyaod1WYCQ_o0uWi3lFqVpcHlkJa0okCCCZ8X5Usz7LcfxJAjGOJ8d97Etl26xombHLN7G7WHZmCbuHAj-CobLstjD5f_WNMszMGf7OGyCcWmx5c644W-aO360avLp1vEVweKO1HA/s16000/gateleavinghorsefield.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then keep to the left of the hedgerow" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then keep to the left of the hedgerow</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>9:</b> Go through the gate then keep to the left of the hedgerow and head SE for 240m through another field of horses, now on Codicote footpath 34, until you reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/until.runs.sits">https://w3w.co/until.runs.sits</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUQNrG_XYV92qqrcXAMD7TXJeLWP9QyRTXVWxCz00A7q9gq_squB_JrxYrPF2fC5covNNa4dAE_42uerN9hEmgMNTLNn9MvFaIRDbR4Xzecsv29NA4XnsLMw1OekIbqiXilg0XSIYVQCSYEAbFX_dWUh9Z8Nqzgh2lCJIMsJLY3PPeSJxutVkHOu57Q/s550/secondgate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Go through the gate then turn right" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUQNrG_XYV92qqrcXAMD7TXJeLWP9QyRTXVWxCz00A7q9gq_squB_JrxYrPF2fC5covNNa4dAE_42uerN9hEmgMNTLNn9MvFaIRDbR4Xzecsv29NA4XnsLMw1OekIbqiXilg0XSIYVQCSYEAbFX_dWUh9Z8Nqzgh2lCJIMsJLY3PPeSJxutVkHOu57Q/s16000/secondgate.jpeg" title="Go through the gate then turn right" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Go through the gate then turn right</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>10:</b> Go through the gate then turn right, go through another gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/editor.soil.truck">https://w3w.co/editor.soil.truck</a>), then head straight and SSE, now on Codicote footpath 31, for 240m to another gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/fork.herb.noises">https://w3w.co/fork.herb.noises</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTMpQNrmLwNTa0w_DBG05QLRGzAY5dHh44lSZbftt1dGfBAiH35vNOA8vYvzhzBVQKp3FsEzAWIx03A5KEoTImbNr2VZ5IRdyyjOyqK8U53IHROY6Pmbms9w-xAg1gCbkQMbCvSJWf8BUIa-XdOnKSQVD33GBqslrlyrcLLYgPT9j-_kxds-cdcvhXw/s550/anothergate.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading S along a track for 220m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTMpQNrmLwNTa0w_DBG05QLRGzAY5dHh44lSZbftt1dGfBAiH35vNOA8vYvzhzBVQKp3FsEzAWIx03A5KEoTImbNr2VZ5IRdyyjOyqK8U53IHROY6Pmbms9w-xAg1gCbkQMbCvSJWf8BUIa-XdOnKSQVD33GBqslrlyrcLLYgPT9j-_kxds-cdcvhXw/s16000/anothergate.jpeg" title="Continue heading S along a track for 220m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading S along a track for 220m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading S along a track for 220m until the path bends right and you reach a footpath on the left location - <a href="https://w3w.co/magic.ruins.points">https://w3w.co/magic.ruins.points</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnq13eIYyQEijGWGkcKWA3fpXfEYZKjKtfm9wvm31OUVx_ItyLA2FqGPjvNH1Yksy3kHts2HAFbNUXs5aAqGP0NhRkW5Jk3jZoSV3srdTwASfZds-vnXdNU08hCkNOs2HiNoc0mlV2PDXM0-_BCTJt-GllOhZC6p6yhLAkBzZv2fW2QvDrKxH6XF8JCg/s550/cf31.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left, still on Codicote footpath 31" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnq13eIYyQEijGWGkcKWA3fpXfEYZKjKtfm9wvm31OUVx_ItyLA2FqGPjvNH1Yksy3kHts2HAFbNUXs5aAqGP0NhRkW5Jk3jZoSV3srdTwASfZds-vnXdNU08hCkNOs2HiNoc0mlV2PDXM0-_BCTJt-GllOhZC6p6yhLAkBzZv2fW2QvDrKxH6XF8JCg/s16000/cf31.jpeg" title="Turn left, still on Codicote footpath 31" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left, still on Codicote footpath 31</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>11:</b> Turn left, still on Codicote footpath 31, for 100m until you reach a lane (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/upset.really.tone">https://w3w.co/upset.really.tone</a>). Turn left on the lane then head SE for 55m until you reach Danesbury Park Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/arrive.roses.chefs">https://w3w.co/arrive.roses.chefs</a>). Turn right on Danesbury Park Road then head SW for 140m until you reach a footpath on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/admit.images.saying">https://w3w.co/admit.images.saying</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgurbRHNo1QQ_4H7Mf5bjeDnUsd_zIldk_q4EDFm6rMOo-RsCp6puG36Jc2E7fqDUResBCIqF6_L57n-uIZQXKJKMvgun2S77GzGayWsf6cJj3K-Wco18J0NoA0eDm_vOwrO6ZQx_rWWVo-_uAboQ64lKOSUWzzPXXokTJTpYYCTYdS3gTjGK1slaYbw/s550/dpl.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left on Welwyn footpath 39 then head S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgurbRHNo1QQ_4H7Mf5bjeDnUsd_zIldk_q4EDFm6rMOo-RsCp6puG36Jc2E7fqDUResBCIqF6_L57n-uIZQXKJKMvgun2S77GzGayWsf6cJj3K-Wco18J0NoA0eDm_vOwrO6ZQx_rWWVo-_uAboQ64lKOSUWzzPXXokTJTpYYCTYdS3gTjGK1slaYbw/s16000/dpl.jpeg" title="Turn left on Welwyn footpath 39 then head S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left on Welwyn footpath 39 then head S</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>12:</b> Turn left on Welwyn footpath 39 then head S and downhill for 850m until you reach a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/sleep.pulse.slides">https://w3w.co/sleep.pulse.slides</a>). This is a really nice path, despite the growing proximity of the A1 (M).
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobKeQ4VVOzU7OthPZbQ7mmSUJXNNig5Q-66ohJhHV58OpRn_1_kfc3F6ct0kxAqJhMFRjMtXu7ZxSgY5vnGe9oqXlVWTDCbwNSQz-vm2Hh0Il_8lAyEY7GEeg2rqa1h5Si_FwX9xSXYGR969HhIxJeAhq2fnfPiL9R9TI-Um5CsEAkVrwHridomxrNg/s550/crossingdowntoow.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Welwyn footpath 39 then head S and downhill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobKeQ4VVOzU7OthPZbQ7mmSUJXNNig5Q-66ohJhHV58OpRn_1_kfc3F6ct0kxAqJhMFRjMtXu7ZxSgY5vnGe9oqXlVWTDCbwNSQz-vm2Hh0Il_8lAyEY7GEeg2rqa1h5Si_FwX9xSXYGR969HhIxJeAhq2fnfPiL9R9TI-Um5CsEAkVrwHridomxrNg/s16000/crossingdowntoow.jpeg" title="Welwyn footpath 39 then head S and downhill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Welwyn footpath 39 then head S and downhill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>13:</b> Once through the gate continue heading S for 85m until you reach a track called Roman Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/office.jabs.learn">https://w3w.co/office.jabs.learn</a>). Head SW along Roman Road with apartments on your left, for 180m until you reach Church Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/lasts.riots.lofts">https://w3w.co/lasts.riots.lofts</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNm06QmMLkFBs26RojHwp0aTp4QgYa40ZSsHld2ZrTIqqf_UK358y21I6WG7NLOBxhqGvIJksLTA8nUsr3bR610tiumD33tY-QIs93X7d2O8pulsVPIAoU8cGrJc3sL8uG_Wv-Y_FMvZ1FfgHxAAJ8jZQSXsTGb90ZKEz2zpbqz0xMLmTv6H5s8WWww/s550/clock.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross Church Road then head E for 30m" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNm06QmMLkFBs26RojHwp0aTp4QgYa40ZSsHld2ZrTIqqf_UK358y21I6WG7NLOBxhqGvIJksLTA8nUsr3bR610tiumD33tY-QIs93X7d2O8pulsVPIAoU8cGrJc3sL8uG_Wv-Y_FMvZ1FfgHxAAJ8jZQSXsTGb90ZKEz2zpbqz0xMLmTv6H5s8WWww/s16000/clock.jpeg" title="Cross Church Road then head E for 30m" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Church Road then head E for 30m</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<blockquote><b>* </b><i>If you want refreshments you could take a short detour into Welwyn where you will find several pubs, restaurants and cafes. See map showing detour below. The detour takes you past public toilets (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dips.lately.train">https://w3w.co/dips.lately.train</a>). The pubs are <a href="https://www.theroseandcrownwelwyn.co.uk/index" target="_blank">The Rose & Crown</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/grin.scans.inspector">https://w3w.co/grin.scans.inspector</a>), <a href="https://www.whitehorsewelwyn.com/" target="_blank">The White Horse</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/give.bids.notice">https://w3w.co/give.bids.notice</a>), <a href="https://www.mcmullens.co.uk/tavern" target="_blank">The Tavern</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/logo.ending.tile">https://w3w.co/logo.ending.tile</a>), <a href="https://whitehartwelwyn.co.uk/" target="_blank">The White Hart</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/copies.trial.taxi">https://w3w.co/copies.trial.taxi</a>), and <a href="https://www.wellingtonatwelwyn.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Wellington</a> (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/cliff.copper.rear">https://w3w.co/cliff.copper.rear</a>).</i>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkUVyOJmRIwiAUIw-d96n52CiEM9qPZUChB_IK3iz4jl0U66x6XZ01YRK5deiMPK17qCl-CfqmQ8i3nFmCy55Sys_FvOhyzT5Bfgv7Ee_RMZUaiechk7RcQhLQnsIfc5puUuvcVZ64s7T-SRZvMG5w-xWSbPdNjLtJTYCoDRebWynlIPCIu333jL0aQ/s500/detour.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The detour into old Welwyn from points 14 to 15" border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkUVyOJmRIwiAUIw-d96n52CiEM9qPZUChB_IK3iz4jl0U66x6XZ01YRK5deiMPK17qCl-CfqmQ8i3nFmCy55Sys_FvOhyzT5Bfgv7Ee_RMZUaiechk7RcQhLQnsIfc5puUuvcVZ64s7T-SRZvMG5w-xWSbPdNjLtJTYCoDRebWynlIPCIu333jL0aQ/s16000/detour.jpg" title="The detour into old Welwyn from points 14 to 15" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>The detour into old Welwyn from point 14</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>14:</b> After crossing Church Road head E for 30m until you reach a side road on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/discrepancy.matter.almost">https://w3w.co/discrepancy.matter.almost</a>). Turn right and follow the side road SSE for 140m, down to an underpass (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/line.secret.wounds">https://w3w.co/line.secret.wounds</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6kod0fvlgttWUdshFLmy3pcJ8R6JcascG9YQz-6zt0PNgsvQwMMwuzC-_PEsnBsJimRkJlhCAm9G5sD4EknAmBaN5uXFewX4L6NxcbzvOYr_t3Gv_sUAho-4CafRwh3YquoXvFKG6zGiPrRCMGupirl16ywOfyyuEYVgKHpDuicLszPyOkeFo0UChg/s550/underpass.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn left and head E through the underpass" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6kod0fvlgttWUdshFLmy3pcJ8R6JcascG9YQz-6zt0PNgsvQwMMwuzC-_PEsnBsJimRkJlhCAm9G5sD4EknAmBaN5uXFewX4L6NxcbzvOYr_t3Gv_sUAho-4CafRwh3YquoXvFKG6zGiPrRCMGupirl16ywOfyyuEYVgKHpDuicLszPyOkeFo0UChg/s16000/underpass.jpeg" title="Turn left and head E through the underpass" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn left and head E through the underpass</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>15:</b> Turn left and head E through the underpass beneath the Welwyn Bypass, then, when on the other side head NNE then NE passing under the A1(M) and continuing for 160m until you reach a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/claps.chip.duty">https://w3w.co/claps.chip.duty</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_GapWz369_VPG1fycGYqcjVw2hGafLWH3VvrRJmq9ZudHUefwx33GwMK3RvvZoo4VGTQcUgz2LbIJzxL4Pn3mco0MshyvmdkttnjXP8H3VWPILyFdrBiXHNghS4hCav-iA8SSXHTIiIz4vIlws0ddhTmdaT8hxul7WhjgnGbX6XoNx4-IY8q4DHdwA/s550/pathoffbypass.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Welwyn footpath 38" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_GapWz369_VPG1fycGYqcjVw2hGafLWH3VvrRJmq9ZudHUefwx33GwMK3RvvZoo4VGTQcUgz2LbIJzxL4Pn3mco0MshyvmdkttnjXP8H3VWPILyFdrBiXHNghS4hCav-iA8SSXHTIiIz4vIlws0ddhTmdaT8hxul7WhjgnGbX6XoNx4-IY8q4DHdwA/s16000/pathoffbypass.jpeg" title="Turn right on Welwyn footpath 38" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Welwyn footpath 38</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>16:</b> Turn right on Welwyn footpath 38 then head S for 120m with the A1(M) on your right until you reach a track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pest.sector.thinks">https://w3w.co/pest.sector.thinks</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE37vgSR9YWipjTmK39ear3urFqzOD2Rmtc9wdq2xM_xrrOhyqVFgRj_yzqW7PQ8OZGZa1WjLjGqzL9aNnODDmxz9OzhD9GtcwgKSadq-95CCLt9eCmGHEuAGKHbWeg9w692_-l4b9HZPM1CHTz1BzIuoRXa8MUGo1FzOrQYLzqraugHqNktjTn6JTw/s550/track.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cross the track then head SE and uphill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE37vgSR9YWipjTmK39ear3urFqzOD2Rmtc9wdq2xM_xrrOhyqVFgRj_yzqW7PQ8OZGZa1WjLjGqzL9aNnODDmxz9OzhD9GtcwgKSadq-95CCLt9eCmGHEuAGKHbWeg9w692_-l4b9HZPM1CHTz1BzIuoRXa8MUGo1FzOrQYLzqraugHqNktjTn6JTw/s16000/track.jpeg" title="Cross the track then head SE and uphill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross the track then head SE and uphill </b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>17:</b> Cross the track then head SE and uphill for 370m until the footpath crosses a farm track (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/expand.splice.zest">https://w3w.co/expand.splice.zest</a>). Continue heading SE for 240m, still on Welwyn footpath 38, passing woodland on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/intervals.bonus.drips">https://w3w.co/intervals.bonus.drips</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0bGFosaUV-si-HkW3ZWcbfjX0FMaQ8spAcTju89MnD5VE4RXSpgwLYeE6BSLNUxmEvvOSIe2w5IBTx0q4W0LIk0FUiCGhBZVmiAxjR0BWlh1PBl3ODnrdM74hPLZ2Y4XbDbZ0o-x4pCr2eY-ZFlQ89J-iPadRJBnNZYzqx75dclR87Frc0tiMN-UOA/s550/woodland.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Continue heading SE with the woodland on the left" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0bGFosaUV-si-HkW3ZWcbfjX0FMaQ8spAcTju89MnD5VE4RXSpgwLYeE6BSLNUxmEvvOSIe2w5IBTx0q4W0LIk0FUiCGhBZVmiAxjR0BWlh1PBl3ODnrdM74hPLZ2Y4XbDbZ0o-x4pCr2eY-ZFlQ89J-iPadRJBnNZYzqx75dclR87Frc0tiMN-UOA/s16000/woodland.jpeg" title="Continue heading SE with the woodland on the left" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Continue heading SE with the woodland on the left</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue heading SE for 170m to a gate (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/zoom.slice.jets">https://w3w.co/zoom.slice.jets</a>). Go through the gate then head E and downhill. There are some great views from this gate, see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_tkP1g282xsFaJ-6RowcUgZV2d7kgZ4vdartrlHyj8dRZb81j8MDxvwAYLREJtjUse9ivnrPDcGdXTVUiPJ0N6u5WV0VktxLZmRefuFC6C94ATUdXJh8JZYDZjEtvENLEuRhMyRjWi2XB4VPCq5W56B3XvFKZf46I5ZUr4c7Fv4jF3x5ugq-CN1kDA/s550/views.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="There are some great views from this gate" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_tkP1g282xsFaJ-6RowcUgZV2d7kgZ4vdartrlHyj8dRZb81j8MDxvwAYLREJtjUse9ivnrPDcGdXTVUiPJ0N6u5WV0VktxLZmRefuFC6C94ATUdXJh8JZYDZjEtvENLEuRhMyRjWi2XB4VPCq5W56B3XvFKZf46I5ZUr4c7Fv4jF3x5ugq-CN1kDA/s16000/views.jpeg" title="There are some great views from this gate" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>There are some great views from this gate</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Continue, still on Welwyn footpath 38, for 450m until you reach woodland (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/format.slip.ended">https://w3w.co/format.slip.ended</a>) then, with the woodland on your right continue for 25m looking for a footpath on the right (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/harp.dips.evenly">https://w3w.co/harp.dips.evenly</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHGP0_NbN5BVc0oVpct_4pg6eZz6Y7BciTjqXE5h9GeUvr9cKAI2Hdzfe9JzwkQHWGA8xWvcKQrnMEL0Z39rwKhscfz8kRwHJKeHVQUtdQ1bD9Sex0n_f-hyIPIHjemsBhcuIB2rQ63lx7rNvDCHXU-knIvXrocpgJwJ480yC5J_SnwsfKxafMelkCQ/s550/rtinwoods.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Welwyn footpath 51" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHGP0_NbN5BVc0oVpct_4pg6eZz6Y7BciTjqXE5h9GeUvr9cKAI2Hdzfe9JzwkQHWGA8xWvcKQrnMEL0Z39rwKhscfz8kRwHJKeHVQUtdQ1bD9Sex0n_f-hyIPIHjemsBhcuIB2rQ63lx7rNvDCHXU-knIvXrocpgJwJ480yC5J_SnwsfKxafMelkCQ/s16000/rtinwoods.jpeg" title="Turn right on Welwyn footpath 51" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Welwyn footpath 51</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>18:</b> Turn right on Welwyn footpath 51 then head SSW for 175m until the footpath reaches a junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/oldest.direct.random">https://w3w.co/oldest.direct.random</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1BSNJwj3QYP54QgXfSJvJeGsSya68KPIxqSOVaJWkcOi8VQUgq45M6ml_7-dHdFCe-OqXTKQlrQodPR7AdZk82G9AIixiwWiG3N5l0V8sYMMzRBU0Wxn-HTIBnFzNOliXkANJc7o6aSjcXhtTEo_vVyurZMGdwluw1ammMdWx7akRP1n4lQXZI5VSg/s550/uphillstruggle.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep left at the junction then head uphill" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1BSNJwj3QYP54QgXfSJvJeGsSya68KPIxqSOVaJWkcOi8VQUgq45M6ml_7-dHdFCe-OqXTKQlrQodPR7AdZk82G9AIixiwWiG3N5l0V8sYMMzRBU0Wxn-HTIBnFzNOliXkANJc7o6aSjcXhtTEo_vVyurZMGdwluw1ammMdWx7akRP1n4lQXZI5VSg/s16000/uphillstruggle.jpeg" title="Keep left at the junction then head uphill" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep left at the junction then head uphill</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>19:</b> Keep left at the junction then head uphill, still on Welwyn footpath 51, for 120m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/export.flight.ocean">https://w3w.co/export.flight.ocean</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlYmii33I9YxK1DZdhGWuflHCOY_xVxtqzMGY2LedRIJ-UZGgbSK74k5DWB_6yphXc132TnD9hQtq-ieipLkQeZlAZZh_x9G3sosXZ6Tz_b7bdEhv6er4eKw20_0OGjUchRlgv0fL5kHD1Yl_wwxYIXc8jnpzQhqqYDP1GB0VMHgG3PIFJepEY-yaZg/s550/21.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keep right at the junction then head SE on Welwyn footpath 53" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlYmii33I9YxK1DZdhGWuflHCOY_xVxtqzMGY2LedRIJ-UZGgbSK74k5DWB_6yphXc132TnD9hQtq-ieipLkQeZlAZZh_x9G3sosXZ6Tz_b7bdEhv6er4eKw20_0OGjUchRlgv0fL5kHD1Yl_wwxYIXc8jnpzQhqqYDP1GB0VMHgG3PIFJepEY-yaZg/s16000/21.jpeg" title="Keep right at the junction then head SE on Welwyn footpath 53" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Keep right at the junction then head SE on Welwyn footpath 53</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
Keep right at the junction then head SE, now on Welwyn footpath 53, for 75m to another junction (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/live.inspector.chief">https://w3w.co/live.inspector.chief</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdUfbs23fFy8x4RBcjJ4MiDbZHYvdg1se92uzSbG0AEDYkHeidmx7ZGpF4G0X1og_nsXibTnCZZVkv116hz3lyLYEiYsGigoJKrSaesdjnMm57QTx-c3LrzL1GPvg4ONKx5NmYMR3zWb1G6GCdCuKfWB8bdUk6D70ngbFVynl58Nf8uJK8rWM-Mh3Ag/s550/final.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turn right on Welwyn footpath 53 then head S" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdUfbs23fFy8x4RBcjJ4MiDbZHYvdg1se92uzSbG0AEDYkHeidmx7ZGpF4G0X1og_nsXibTnCZZVkv116hz3lyLYEiYsGigoJKrSaesdjnMm57QTx-c3LrzL1GPvg4ONKx5NmYMR3zWb1G6GCdCuKfWB8bdUk6D70ngbFVynl58Nf8uJK8rWM-Mh3Ag/s16000/final.jpeg" title="Turn right on Welwyn footpath 53 then head S" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Turn right on Welwyn footpath 54</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>20:</b> Turn right on Welwyn footpath 54 then head S then SSW for 90m until you reach Warren Way (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/city.scam.visit">https://w3w.co/city.scam.visit</a>)
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<b>21:</b> Turn left on Warren Way then follow it SSW for 180m until you reach Woodside Road (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/audit.glory.join">https://w3w.co/audit.glory.join</a>). Keep left on Woodside Road then head SE then S for 45m until you reach a road on the left (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/degree.become.mirror">https://w3w.co/degree.become.mirror</a>) leading to a footpath (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/pens.zoom.solved">https://w3w.co/pens.zoom.solved</a>), see image below.
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rkbTR65zrfkyi_B53eUkOFXBOljIVIjN7hHb5qh2x0TY4738GV22kgUEAUzuB5oXURTqLSq4BO_cVlz2sklF9adM_lzHWyBI_jVf83SN_qjmTwJgFM2FX-g3AbFFLnRRmgu_k315d-FINhq7RYyCiz6TXJdkBO5Jc2GsLcVYdsqiMpavlNEt5vTgUw/s550/co.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Follow the footpath SE to Welwyn North station" border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3rkbTR65zrfkyi_B53eUkOFXBOljIVIjN7hHb5qh2x0TY4738GV22kgUEAUzuB5oXURTqLSq4BO_cVlz2sklF9adM_lzHWyBI_jVf83SN_qjmTwJgFM2FX-g3AbFFLnRRmgu_k315d-FINhq7RYyCiz6TXJdkBO5Jc2GsLcVYdsqiMpavlNEt5vTgUw/s16000/co.jpeg" title="Follow the footpath SE to Welwyn North station" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Follow the footpath SE to Welwyn North station</b></td></tr></tbody></table>
<b>22:</b> Follow the footpath SE for 120m to the car park at Welwyn North station (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/dining.these.preoccupied">https://w3w.co/dining.these.preoccupied</a>).
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<b>*</b><i>If you want refreshments <a href="https://www.cowperarmsdigswell.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cowper Arms</a> is just to the right out of the car park (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/limp.recent.code">https://w3w.co/limp.recent.code</a>) and the <a href="https://restaurantguru.com/Deli-Stop-Welwyn" target="_blank">The Deli Stop</a> (which closes at 2pm) is part of the station complex (location - <a href="https://w3w.co/decks.sofa.mild">https://w3w.co/decks.sofa.mild</a>).</i>
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