Walks you can reach from Hitchin by train

Arlesey Station to Letchworth Garden City Station (Bedfordshire)

5m direct from Hitchin.

25km. 5h30.

Chalk stream meadows, field boundaries, hilltop village, open farmland with far views, green lanes, lavender farm, and Garden City.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Sandy Station to Arlesey Station (Bedfordshire)

6m direct from Hitchin.

17km. 4h.

Flat river meadows, commons, heathland, acid grassland, woods, and riverside paths along the River Ivel. Can be boggy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Biggleswade Station to Arlesey Station (Bedfordshire)

6m direct from Hitchin.

11km. 2h30.

Flat river meadows, conservation site, riverside paths, and gentle farmland. Can be boggy.

A shorter variant of Sandy to Arlesey – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Baldock Station Circular (Hertfordshire)

8m direct from Hitchin.

19km. 5h.

Vast flat Hertfordshire arable farmland, open field edges, big skies, gentle hills, small historic villages, and patches of woodland. Can be muddy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Knebworth Station Circular via Graffidge Wood (Hertfordshire)

9m direct from Hitchin.

19km.

Undulating Hertfordshire countryside, woodland, large open arable fields, quiet lanes, deer park, and pretty villages. Can be muddy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Knebworth Station to Welwyn Garden City Station (Hertfordshire)

9m direct from Hitchin.

21km.

Gently undulating woodland, open fields, deer park, golf course, nature reserve, and formal garden city streets. Can be muddy.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Biggleswade Station to Sandy Station (Bedfordshire)

15m direct from Hitchin.

18km. 4h.

Flat arable farmland, grassy tracks, woodland trails, thatched villages, and low greensand ridge. Airshow closures apply.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Biggleswade Station Circular via Old Warden Aerodrome (Bedfordshire)

15m direct from Hitchin.

19km. 4h30.

Flat farmland, woodland, greensand ridge, riverside path, Iron Age hillfort site, and RSPB nature reserve.

An alternative variant of Biggleswade to Sandy – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Welwyn Garden City Station Circular (Hertfordshire)

15m direct from Hitchin.

18km.

Rolling Hertfordshire countryside, landscaped parkland, arable fields, picturesque village, and Gothic church ruin.

Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.

Finsbury Park Station to Harringay Green Lanes Station (Middlesex)

30m direct from Hitchin.

Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.

Field and woodland paths.

Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route

Drayton Park Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)

30m direct from Hitchin.

Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.

Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route

Finsbury Park Station to Hampstead Station (Middlesex)

30m direct from Hitchin.

19km. 5h.

Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, urban green spaces, woods, heathland, parkland, ponds, garden suburb streets, and panoramic hilltops. Can be muddy.

A longer variant of Highgate to Hampstead – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.