General

 

As these walks are planned up to 6 months in advance and there could be late changes it is suggested that walkers contact hertfordshireway@gmail.com closer to the scheduled date.

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All walks start at 10am unless otherwise stated and generally finished by 4pm. Most of the walks are within Hertfordshire but from time to time we "stray" into neighbouring counties.

All are welcome on the walks (but no dogs please) and we would recommend that you join The Friends. Children and vulnerable adults must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

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Please remember whenever you have to leave your car in a residential area park it with due consideration for those who live there.

 

In 2026, to celebrate 30 years of “The Friends”, we will be walking the Hertfordshire Way Legs 1 to 8 in the anticlockwise direction. ​As a general rule walkers meet at the end of the walk and we get to the start via lift sharing or public transport. Full details will be sent out about 2 weeks before each walk.

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2026

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​July 20th

A figure of 8 walk starting from The Goat, Hertford Heath, SG13 7RT. The morning walk will be 7.5 miles south along Elbow Lane (Ermine Street) and then through Broxbourne Woods and back north to Hertford Heath. In the afternoon, a 4 mile walk will take us through the grounds of Haileybury College. Lunch at the pub, to be booked before the walk.

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August 3rd​

Leg 6 Hertfordshire Way Anticlockwise 10.3 miles. 

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August 17th

A figure of 8 walk from the Robin Hood and Little John, Rabley Heath, AL6 9UB. Morning about 7 miles via Knebworth Park and Codicote. Afternoon about 5.5 miles via Mardley Heath, Oaklands and Danesbury. 

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September 7th

Leg 7 Hertfordshire Way Anticlockwise 15.4 miles. 

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September 21st

An 11 mile circular walk starting at Potten End HP4 2QQ, parking opposite the church or on the street near Martin’s Pond. We will walk via the WW1 trenches on Berkhamsted Common then through the woods and glades and along the Golden Valley past Ashridge Management College, then on to The Bridgewater Arms for lunch. The return journey takes us along the local footpaths and trails including the villages of Hudnall, Nettleden and Frithden.

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October 5th

Leg 8 Hertfordshire Way Anticlockwise 12.3 miles. 

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October 19th

​A figure of 8 walk from the Plume of Feathers Ickleford SG5 3YD. TL182317. The morning walk is 6.4 miles to Pirton back via Oughtonhead Common. The afternoon walk is 5.2 miles to Wilbury Hills back via Ickleford Common. Plan is to eat at the pub.

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November 2nd

​London Wetherspoons walk 9.5 miles. Meet at The Barrel Vault, Ground Floor, (adjacent to M & S), St Pancras Mainline Station for a 10.30 start. Walking along the Regents Canal, with detour through Regents Park, to Paddington Basin where we lunch in another Wetherspoons, The Alexander Fleming, (5 miles, & Paddington Mainline Station is close by if morning only walk required). PM is 4.5 miles, through Kensington Gardens and Holland Park to finish in The Central Bar, Westfield Centre. Shepherds Bush tube station (Central and Mildmay lines) is on the opposite side of the road, a one minute walk.

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November 16th

​A figure of 8 walk from the Ashridge Monument Visitors Centre HP4 1LT. Morning 6.5 miles, afternoon 4.5 miles. Please bring a packed lunch.

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December 7th

​Short walk followed by Christmas lunch at The Cricketers, Weston, SG4 7DA.

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2027

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January 18th

​A London walk starting from Station Place outside Finsbury Park Station, where the main bus stand is on the east side of the station. We will cross in to Finsbury Park and follow the Parkland Trail to Highgate and briefly explore Highgate Wood before a limited amount of road walking to access Hampstead Heath. The route has not yet been fully explored to identify suitable refreshment stops. The full walking route will be planned to be around 8 miles with bus or tube for the final leg to get you home. Full details will be published in the December newsletter and on the website shortly before the walk.

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