Walking In Hertford

The countryside around Hertford offers ideal opportunities for walkers, either following established routes or simply exploring the lanes and flood meadows.

To the east of the town is The Meads which offers open floods meadow and a walk along the River Lea to Ware. To the west is the Cole Green Way, which follows the line of the old railway to Welwyn Garden City. Both of these are also open to ccylists.

Pleasant walks are also to be found to the north and south of Hertford.

Wild Wood, Circular Walk No.5

The Countryside Management Service have published leaflets on a number of walks, including this one that takes you from Hertford Castle, along West Street and the Cole Green Way to Hertingfordbury before turning North toward Thieves Lane and then turning right, back towards Hertford.

Walking In Herts Website

For all the information you need for the best walking in the county you can visit www.walkinginherts.co.uk. This extensive site features help and useful guides for walkers, including:-

• Guided walks: eighty walks detailed every month. The website tells you how long the walk is, which group is running it, when and where it starts and a contact number in case of questions.
• Books of walks: There are more than twenty books of walks for the County. All the details are here.
• Leaflets of walks: More than eighty leaflets are produced around the County, many of them difficult to find.
• Walking groups: Every walking group in the County is listed (more than 35 of them!).