Abbots Langley and Leavesden Country Park Walks
This large Hertfordshire village is located near Watford. This walk in the village visits Leavesden Country Park where you will find some pleasant walking and cycling trails.
The park is split into two sections with the south side the best for a walk. This includes 50 acres of typical English parkland with a variety of apple trees, a pergola and the largest Monkey Puzzle tree in Hertfordshire. The north side includes two children’s play areas, three football pitches, an adult outdoor gym, a BMX track and over 20 acres of woodland area. You can start your walk from the free car park and then pick up the well laid out trails.
To continue your walking in the area head east to vist Bricket Wood Common where there's miles of woodland and heathland trails. To the west you can enjoy an easy waterside walk along the Grand Union Canal Walk. You could follow the trail south to visit the lovely Cassiobury Park and the wildlife rich Whippendell Woods. Heading north would take you to Hemel Hempstead with views of the River Gade on the way.
Postcode
WD5 0NX - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsPlease click here for more information
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Walks near Abbots Langley
- Watford - This pleasant waterside walk from Watford takes you through Cassiobury Park and along the Grand Union Canal to Uxbridge
- Bricket Wood Common - Enjoy a stroll around this area of ancient woodland and dry heath, located near Watford
- Cassiobury Park - Enjoy an easy circular walk around this large park in Watford
- Colne Valley Trail - Follow the Colne Valley Trail from Uxbridge to Rickmansworth and enjoy riverside and canalside walking or cycling.
The trails follows the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne while also passing a series of pretty Lakes including Lynsters, Stocker's and Batchworth Lake - Radlett - This affluent Hertfordshire based village has some nice country and river trails to try.
- Aldenham Country Park - Enjoy 100 acres of woodland and parkland adjacent to a 60 acre lake at this splendid park near Elstree/Borehamwood
- Whippendell Woods - Explore 165 acres of ancient woodland on this circular walk through Whippendell Woods in Watford
- Hemel Hempstead - This circular walk from Hemel Hempstead explores the countryside to the east of the town, skirting the edge of the Chilterns Hills
- Ashridge Boundary Trail - This walk takes you on a tour of the National Trust owned Ashridge Estate in the Chiltern Hills
- Berkhamsted Common - This large area of common land has some nice waymarked footpaths to try
- Icknield Way Path - The Icknield Way Path starts at Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire and heads to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk along prehistoric pathways
- Nickey Line-Hemel-Hempstead to Harpenden - This short off road cycle or walking route runs along the Nickey Line - a disused railway track running from Hemel Hempstead to Harpenden
- Whipsnade Tree Cathedral - This extraordinary 10 acre park in Whipsnade is planted in the form of a cathedral, using grass avenues for the nave, chancel, transepts, chapels and cloisters and 'walls' with different species of trees
- Kings Langley - This attractive Hertfordshire based village has some nice canal and country trails to try
- Chipperfield Common - The 117 acre common in Chipperfield has some waymarked woodland walking trails
Photos
Manor House Grounds, Gallows Hill Lane, WD5
Leavesden Court , Woodside
River Gade
Grand Union Canal and River Gade