This Pathfinder Guide makes the ideal companion for country walks
throughout Hertfordshire and into Bedfordshire. Clear and easy to follow
directions are accompanied by detailed Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale
maps and specially commissioned photographs. With 28 colour-coded routes
to choose from, all tried and tested by seasoned walkers and varying
from extended strolls to exhilarating hikes, there is a walk to suit all
situations.
The guide introduces you to the area and highlights
the most scenic walks. Each walk entry begins with a box giving start,
distance, height gain, time, parking and route terrain.
This is followed
by a short overview highlighting the routes features. The following
route finding instructions have paragraphs numbered corresponding to
numbers on the OS map making navigation safe and easy.
The route is
highlighted in yellow on the map. The guide also includes information on
where to park, good pubs and places of interest along the route.
Routes include explorations along the
Greensand Ridge Walk, the Icknield Way Path, the Ouse Valley Way, the
Lea Valley Walk, as well as the Grand Union Canal Walk, the Bunyan Trail
and a part of the Chilterns Way.
28 outstanding circular walks in
Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire from 3 to 10.5 miles with easy-to-follow
route descriptions, clear Ordnance Survey route maps, GPS waypoints,
where to park, good pubs and places of interest en route.
- All
routes have been researched and written by expert outdoor writer Deborah
King and showcase beautiful photography of scenes from the walks.
- Pathfinder® Guides are Britain’s best-loved walking guides.
- Printed with
weather-resistant covers featuring durable rounded corners, they are
the perfect companion for country walking throughout Britain.
- With over
90 titles in the series, and well in excess of 2000 routes to choose
from, a wealth of walks is available throughout England, Scotland and
Wales from Land's End to John o' Groats and the Lleyn Peninsula to
Southwold.
Each Pathfinder guide in the range features a total of
28 circular routes varying in length and difficulty and have all been
tried and tested by seasoned walkers. The routes range from extended
strolls to exhilarating hikes, so there is something for everyone.
Contains:
- Clear, large scale Ordnance Survey mapping;
- 28 great country walks;
- GPS references for all route waypoints;
- details of refreshment stops and parking;
- walking safety advice; and
- information about walkers and the law.
The walk locations are:
Roxton - 3.5 miles
Stockgrove Country Park - 3 miles
Bramfield Woods - 4.5 miles
Old Warden Park - 4.5 miles
Bridgewater Monument and Aldbury - 4 miles
Essendon and Little Berkhamsted - 4.5 miles
King's Wood and Houghton House - 4 miles
Ashwell - 5.5 miles
Hertford and the Cole Green Way - 5.5 miles
Sarratt and the River Chess - 5.5 miles
Ware, Stanstead Abbotts and Great Amwell - 6.5 miles
Turvey - 6.5 miles
Dunstable Downs and Totternhoe - 5.5 miles
Odell, Great Wood and Harrold - 6 miles
Sundon Hills and Sharpenhoe Clappers - 5.5 miles
Whitwell and St Paul's Walden - 6 miles
Chipperfield and Kings Langley - 6.5 miles
Northchurch Common and the Grand Union Canal - 6 miles
Barkway, Reed and Earl's Wood - 6 miles
Upper Lea Valley and Someries Castle - 6.5 miles
Ardeley, Benington and Walkern - 7 miles
John Bunyan country, Priory Country Park - 7.5 miles
Woburn Park and Eversholt - 8 miles
Ampthill Park and Millbrook Warren - 8.5 miles
Sandy and Everton - 8.5 miles
Clophill, Wrest Park and Silsoe - 8.5 miles
The Ayots, Brocket Park and the River Lea - 9.5 miles
St Albans and the Ver Valley - 10.5 miles