Unwaymarked Route: London/Eastern England
Crews Hill to Ashwell and return
140km/87 miles
A series of 15 linked circular walks of between 7km/4.25 miles and 14.5km/9 miles that can also be walked as a long circuit or a linear path, through the quiet villages of east Hertfordshire from the edge of London to the Icknield Way and the Cambridgeshire border. The route was devised by East Herts Footpath Society.
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Parks and countryside
Tourist Information Centres
Public transport
Between Crews Hill and Watton-at-Stone the route roughly parallels the Great Northern railway line from London King's Cross and Moorgate to Stevenage (for services to Peterborough, Leeds, York and Scotland) and Cambridge via Hertford, with stations at Crews Hill, Cuffley, Bayford, Hertford North and Watton-at-Stone either on or near the route. This line is rejoined at Ashwell & Morden station on the final section of the Walk. Between these points the route passes through rural country and local buses may be sparse. For more on public transport in Hertfordshire, click here.
Maps
The route is marked on the most recent editions of these maps.
Publications
- Hertfordshire Chain Walk by East Herts Footpath Society, ISBN 0 948555 36 X. £4 + 50p p&p from Book Centre. Route description, sketch maps, some background details, no public transport information.
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