50 Walks in Hertfordshire

by: Martin Andrew
As one of England's smallest counties at a mere 630 square miles, Hertfordshire packs in a tremendous variety of scenery. The chalk hills in the west and north and the boulder clay landscape of the east and centre are deeply cut by many rivers and streams. Through the chalk they sparkle and dash amid lush water meadows, the valley sides climbing up rounded bluffs to plateaux and wooded hills. Dry valleys, many of great beauty, abound in the chalk. Country houses abound in their superb parks and many are encountered on these walks such as Brocket Park, North Mymms, Knebworth, Kingswalden Bury and Rothamsted.

This guide explores some of the best countryside in Hertfordshire. It includes 50 themed walks of between 2 and 10 miles, each with fascinating background reading. There are clear, easy-to-follow route descriptions and full colour detailed sketch maps for every walk. Each walk chapter is prefaced by a practical information panel and then a section with interesting information on what to look out for during the walk. Details of places to eat and drink are provided, including guidance for dog owners on where to walk and dog-friendly establishments. The book also includes numerous stunning colour photographs of locations visited along the walks.

The walk locations are:
Albury - 5 or 6 miles
Aldenham - 6 miles
Ardeley - 6.5 miles
Ashridge Park - 6 or 6.5 miles
Ashwell - 6.5 miles
Ayot St Lawrence - 5 miles
Baldock - 4.5 miles
Barley - 7.5 miles
Beane Valley - 6 miles
Berkhampsted - 5 miles
Bishop's Stortford - 5 miles
Buntingford - 8 miles
Cheshunt - 4.5 miles
Cottered - 6.5 miles
Deacon Hill - 6.5 miles
Great Gaddesden - 6 miles
Great Hormead - 4 miles
Harpenden - 5.5 miles
Hertford - 6 miles
Hertford Heath - 6.5 miles
Hunsdon - 6 miles
Kings Langley - 6.5 miles
Kingswalden Park - 5 miles
Knebworth Park - 5 miles
Little Berkhamstead - 4 miles
Little Hadham - 4 miles
Long Marston - 4 miles
Markyate - 7 miles
Marsworth - 4.5 miles
Much Hadham - 4.5 miles
Mymms Park North - 4 miles
Nuthampsted and Anstey - 4 miles
Redbourne - 8 miles
Rickmansworth - 6.5 or 7.5 miles
Sandridge - 8 miles
Sarratt - 7.5 miles
Sawbridgeworth - 4 miles
St Albans - 3.75 miles
Standon - 5 miles
Stanstead Abbotts - 8 miles
Tewin - 6 miles
Therfield - 3.5 miles
Thundridge - 4 miles
Tring - 5.5 miles
Wallington - 5 miles
Welwyn Garden City - 4 miles
Wheathampstead - 5 miles

ISBN 9780749575700 Pages 173 (2014 reprinted 2017) 118mm x 218mm