Walks you can reach from How Wood by train
Hertfordshire · South East England
MapA day hike is just a simple train journey away — plan your next day of green.
Alternatively, view walks directly from How Wood.
Garston to St Albans City (Hertfordshire)
5 minutes direct from How Wood.
Common woodland, farmland tracks, river meadows, water meadows, quiet residential roads and historic city streets.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 3h30–7h
3 lunch spots: Moor Mill Watermill & Inn (1h30–3h30 in), the Overdraught (2h30–4h30 in), or Rumbles Fish Bar (2h30–4h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Horn, or the Robin Hood
Warnings: Can be very muddy.
Adapted from: Time Out Country Walks Volume 1.
Similar walk: the Saturday Walkers Club.
Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey (Hertfordshire)
15 minutes direct from How Wood.
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.
Warnings: Sections can become waterlogged after heavy rain, sometimes without obvious alternative routes.
Walk details: the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership (PDF).