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A 170-mile circular cycle route through Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, through the Chiltern Hills AONB. More than 95 per cent of the route is on-road, mostly following minor routes.
A 195-mile waymarked, circular, long-distance footpath through Hertfordshire's countryside. The route takes in the Chilterns as well as several towns and villages, including Hertford, Kings Langley, Tring, Royston, Bishop's Stortford and St Albans. An extension to the path passes through the Lee Valley.
A 110-mile footpath between Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Thetford Forest in Norfolk. Dubbed the "oldest road in Britain" and one of the "four highways of medieval England", this ancient track joins the Ridgeway National Trail near Tring in Hertfordshire, linking it up with Dorset. Join the Icknield Way in Hertfordshire near Tring, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock and Royston. There is a 170-mile Icknield Way equestrian and mountain bike trail which runs roughly parallel to the walking route.
A 28-mile walk between Finsbury in London and Hertford, through Great Amwell, Hoddesdon and Cheshunt. It follows the course of the New River, which opened in 1613 to supply the capital with water.
By train
Most major towns in Hertfordshire have railway stations with regular National Rail services. Some towns and villages also lie on the London Underground network.
By car
Hertfordshire is well connected to the rest of the country by road.
By bus and coach
From London Victoria Coach Station, use:
By bicycle
Active travel charity Sustrans maintains a network of leisure cycle routes throughout Hertfordshire, as part of the National Cycle Network.
By car
It is easy to travel within Hertfordshire by car, but there is heavy congestion at peak times on some routes - particularly around Broxbourne, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead…
By bus
Check local routes online or at bus stops. Intalink is the official Hertfordshire County Council public transport website.
By bike
Cycle routes criss-cross Hertfordshire. Some longer routes include:
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the Chiltern Hills spans several counties, across the area between Reading, Berkshire and Hitchin. In Hertfordshire, the AONB features countryside around Tring and the Offleys
protected land between Ware and the River Thames, London, to support "recreation, sport, entertainment and the enjoyment of leisure"
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