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Overview

With some of the group's regular Wednesday walkers away in Exmoor on this date, I'm repeating this walk which I led in the autumn of 2024. A varied route incorporating Batchworth Lake, sections of the Grand Union Canal, the Ebury Way, Croxley Common Moor and the environs of Croxley Green.

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
17.4km / 10.8mi
Ascent:
102.4m / 336ft
Type:
circular

We'll meet outside the cafe at Rickmansworth Aquadrome, where public toilets are available (as well as good coffee). There's free parking onsite. For those coming by train, it's a c.0.75 mile walk from the station. We'll make a short refreshment stop after c.3.5 miles, and a longer lunch stop outside The Artichoke pub on Croxley Green (c.7.25 miles). Please bring a picnic lunch. Toilets are available in The Artichoke for those making a purchase; otherwise al fresco options are available elsewhere along the route. 

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • Dog friendly
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 05513 93793
Nearest postcode:
WD3 1NF
what3words:
snow.sofa.wink
Start time:
10:30 am

On the green space in front of Cafe in the Park, Frogmore Lane, Rickmansworth Aquadrome

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking