Walks you can reach from Apsley by train
Hertfordshire · South East England
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Berkhamsted Station Circular via Hockeridge Woods (Hertfordshire)
7m direct from Apsley.
15km.
Canal towpath, wide bridleways, fields, woodland paths, school playing fields, and town centre. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Tring Station to Berkhamsted Station (Hertfordshire)
7m direct from Apsley.
15km.
Canal towpath, ancient woodland, chalk commons, open grassy hillsides, beech and oak estate woodland, and ridge paths with town views. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Watford Junction Station to St Albans Abbey Station (Hertfordshire)
8m direct from Apsley.
14km.
Way-marked trail through the Ver and Colne Valleys and linking all seven Abbey Line stations — can be done end-to-end or as individual sections with a train hop back. Sections can become waterlogged after heavy rain, sometimes without obvious alternative routes.
Documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Watford North Station to Watford Junction Station (Hertfordshire)
8m direct from Apsley.
2km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Tring Station Circular via Ashridge Estate (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Apsley.
13km. Moderate ascents. 3h30–6h.
Beginner-friendly: It’s nearly all in a big National Trust estate that’s extremely well sign-posted. It’s completely fine to deviate from the route — explore and shorten as you like! The lunch options are simple cafés, so no messing around with booking a table in advance.
An essential walk! The Ashridge Estate is very beautiful if you appreciate woodland, and covers more then enough ground to cover a day of hiking in itself. There are paths everywhere and you can wander freely. Ancient trees, rolling chalk downlands, and lush meadows. Relatively busy. Take the minor paths to avoid the crowds. Can be muddy.
Highlights: Ashridge Estate and Ashridge House.
Lunch stops: the Ashridge Estate Café (1h–1h30 in), or Ashridge House café (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Valiant Trooper.
Tring Station to Wendover Station (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Apsley.
Tough: 22km. Moderate ascents. 6h–10h.
Flat canal towpath, reservoir banks, open arable fields, wooded Chilterns hills, and steep descents. Steep chalky descent.
Lunch stop: the Partridge (3h–5h in).
End-of-walk reward: Wendover Woods Café.
Tring Station Circular via Ivinghoe Beacon (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Apsley.
Tough: steep ascents. 15km. 4h–7h.
Ridgeway escarpment, gravel track through beechwoods, and optional bluebell woodland diversion. Very exposed and windy.
Highlights: Ashridge Estate.
Lunch: Nowhere to eat except close to the end of the walk.
End-of-walk rewards: the Ashridge Estate Café, the Greyhound Inn, or Church Farm Café.
Cheddington Station to Leighton Buzzard Station (Buckinghamshire)
15m direct from Apsley.
24km. 5h30.
Rolling fields, wooded areas, hilltop villages, panoramic views of the Chilterns and Aylesbury Vale, and level descent into Linslade. Arable field crossings.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Bow Brickhill Station to Leighton Buzzard Station (Buckinghamshire)
30m direct from Apsley.
14km. 4h.
Woodland paths, pine and beech woods, greensand ridge with valley views, riverside meadows, and canal towpath. Can be muddy. Best avoided in winter.