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Lea Valley Walk

Regional route90 km · 56 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

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

  1. J7°2°54
  2. F7°1°40
  3. M10°3°46
  4. A12°4°52
  5. M15°7°55
  6. J18°10°52
  7. J21°12°52
  8. A20°12°57
  9. S18°10°58
  10. O14°8°66
  11. N9°4°65
  12. D7°2°58

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
90 km · 56 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
3.5 km SE of Chalton (Central Bedfordshire, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Hertfordshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
From / to
Leagrave → East India Dock
Route centre
51.7094, -0.2235
Route start
51.9113, -0.4588
OpenStreetMap
relation 16206
Wikidata
Q6508241
Official info
leavalleywalk.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.

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