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Hertfordshire Way

Regional route267 km · 166 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Forest Way 8 mi · 13 kmExplore Hertfordshire →

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7-day forecast

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–21 °C (54–70 °F)

  1. J7°2°57
  2. F7°1°42
  3. M10°3°43
  4. A12°4°44
  5. M16°7°53
  6. J19°11°53
  7. J21°13°54
  8. A21°13°58
  9. S18°11°53
  10. O14°8°65
  11. N10°4°63
  12. D7°2°55

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

Long distance path

OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Trail facts

Length (signed)
267 km · 166 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
311 km · 193 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Hertfordshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Route centre
51.8571, -0.2288
Route start
51.8705, 0.1546
OpenStreetMap
relation 8842
Wikidata
Q5744799
Official info
fhw.org.uk/
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

Forest Way

8 mi · 13 km · Essex

Three Forests Way

9 mi · 15 km · Essex

Harcamlow Way

10 mi · 16 km · Essex

Hertfordshire Chain Walk

11 mi · 18 km · Hertfordshire

Broxbourne Woods NNR Trail

13 mi · 21 km · Hertfordshire

Icknield Way Path

18 mi · 28 km · Cambridgeshire

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