🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
Best for
7 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Good match
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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14 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km▾
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Waterside StortfordWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hatfield Forest and Flitch Way Walk, Hatfield ForestWalking route5.6 km▾
Circular family walk, through medieval hunting forest full of ancient trees. Terrain is flat. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Trail takes you through the best places to see buttercups in May or June. Mostly level ground through grassy plains and woodland paths, some tree routes and gates. Paths can get muddy. Dogs on leads near livestock and around the lake.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Johns Roadpublic footpath · 20 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface pebblestonePath type: residential
Collins Crosspublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling
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24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 16Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route17 m▾
Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route47 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route337 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 337 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route546 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route160 m▾
Named routeRef 16Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
