Walks you can reach from Bushey by train
Hertfordshire · South East England
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Watford Junction Station to St Albans Abbey Station (Hertfordshire)
3m direct from Bushey.
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)
3m direct from Bushey.
2km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Euston Station to South Hampstead Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Bushey.
Easy: 5km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
Excellent view. Hill paths and with gentle gradients.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Marylebone Station to Euston Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Bushey.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Short stretch on a fast-traffic road with limited verge.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Berkhamsted Station Circular via Hockeridge Woods (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Bushey.
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)
15m direct from Bushey.
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.
Tring Station Circular via Ashridge Estate (Hertfordshire)
30m direct from Bushey.
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)
30m direct from Bushey.
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)
30m direct from Bushey.
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.