Hertfordshire Chain Walk
A 39-mile long-distance walk in the counties north of London linking Enfield in the south to Odsey, near Royston, in the north. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: TL 309 001
Distance: 39 miles (63 km)
Time: 15–19 hours
Duration: 2–3 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
173 London North
174 Epping Forest and Lee Valley
182 St Albans, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead and Welwyn Garden City
193 Luton and Stevenage
194 Hertford and Bishop’s Stortford
Summary
The Hertfordshire Chain Walk consists of 15 linked circular walks making up a total distance of 87 miles. The tracks pass through villages in East Hertfordshire close to London, the Icknield Way, and the Cambridgeshire border, passing close to the Lea Valley Walk and the London Loop. The Hertfordshire Chain Walk starts in Enfield. Some of its path is shared with the Hertfordshire Way; the chain walk then heads north to Little Berkhamsted and passes west of Hertford. The route continues northwards between Stevenage and Buntingford, meeting the Hertfordshire Way again near Sandon and Therfield, south of Royston. The Chain Walk finishes at Ashwell and Morden railway station across the county boundary in Cambridgeshire. (Source: Wikipedia)