Berkhamsted Canal Walk
This walk takes you along the Grand Union Canal from Berkhamsted to Tring and then on to Mawsworth. It's a very pretty section of the canal with a series of locks and nice views over the Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire countryside.
The walk starts in the town centre near the train station and the pretty Canal Fields park. You can then follow the towpath north west past Northchurch Common on the Ashridge Estate. The common has some nice woodland walking trails and feeds into the pretty Berkhamsted Common. You continue towards Tring where you will pass the lovely Tring Reservoirs. The reservoirs are a great place to extend your walk with a series of waterside footpaths and lots of birdlife to look out for on the water. After passing round Marsworth Reservoir the walk finishes in the village of Marsworth. Here the canal splits of in two directions. If you head west you can follow the Aylesbury Canal to Aylesbury.
Continuing north would take you into the Bedfordshire market town of Leighton Buzzard.
Berkhamsted Canal Walk Ordnance Survey Map 
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Berkhamsted Canal Walk Open Street Map 
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Berkhamsted Canal Walk OS Map 
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Berkhamsted Canal Walk Open Street Map 
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Further Information and Other Local Ideas
For cyclists the town makes a good entry point for the epic Chilterns Cycleway. The signed circular trail runs for about 170 miles through the Chilterns AONB on quiet country lanes, visiting a series of delightful villages.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Berkhamsted Canal
Grand Union Canal Berkhamsted
Grand Union Canal in Berkhamsted. On the day there was an extremely serious angling competition in progress all the way along the canal from Northchurch to Berkhamsted, and some of the participants can be seen on the opposite bank.
Northchurch top lock
Lock 47, Grand Junction Canal
Lock at Cow Roast, Grand Union Canal
Marsworth Reservoir
The Three New Islands at College Lake. Near the end of the walk you will pass the College Lake Wildlife Centre where you can look out for a wide variety of wildlife.