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Hertfordshire Chain Walk

Regional route143 km · 89 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: London LOOP (Section 17) 2.3 mi · 3.8 kmExplore Hertfordshire →

Hertfordshire, United KingdomBarnetLondon LOOP (Section 16) · BarnetBarnetBuckinghamshireChiltern Heritage Trail · BuckinghamshireChiltern Heritage Trail Temporary Diversion · BuckinghamshireSouth Bucks Way · BuckinghamshireThe Chiltern Way · BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireCentral BedfordshireGreensand Ridge Walk · Central BedfordshireJohn Bunyan Trail · Central BedfordshireCentral BedfordshireEnfieldLondon LOOP (Section 17) · EnfieldNew River Path · EnfieldEnfieldEssexAdmiral McHardy Way · EssexBeech Trail · EssexBlakes Wood to Lingwood Common Walk, Danbury · EssexCentenary Circle · EssexForest Way · EssexHarcamlow Way · EssexLondon LOOP (Section 18) · EssexThree Forests Way · EssexEssexHertfordshireAbbey Line Trail · HertfordshireAbbot Trail · HertfordshireAbove the Lea Valley · HertfordshireBroxbourne Woods NNR Trail · HertfordshireHertfordshire Way · HertfordshireLea Valley Walk · HertfordshireLondon LOOP (Section 15) · HertfordshireRiver Ver Trail · HertfordshireEndStart10 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 13–21 °C (55–70 °F)

  1. J7°2°55
  2. F7°2°41
  3. M10°3°45
  4. A13°4°47
  5. M16°8°54
  6. J19°11°51
  7. J21°13°49
  8. A21°13°56
  9. S18°11°56
  10. O14°8°66
  11. N10°5°64
  12. D7°2°56

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Not waymarked but widely known

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Trail facts

Mapped length
143 km · 89 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Hertfordshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
51.8554, -0.0999
Route start
51.6970, -0.0977
OpenStreetMap
relation 305544
Wikidata
Q5744745
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

London LOOP (Section 17)

2.3 mi · 3.8 km · Enfield

New River Path

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Enfield

Broxbourne Woods NNR Trail

3.6 mi · 5.8 km · Hertfordshire

London LOOP (Section 18)

5.0 mi · 8.0 km · Essex

Lea Valley Walk

5.5 mi · 8.8 km · Hertfordshire

London LOOP (Section 16)

6 mi · 10 km · Barnet

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