Walks you can reach from How Wood by train
Hertfordshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Bricket Wood Station to Garston Station (Hertfordshire)
2m direct from How Wood.
4km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
St Albans Abbey Station to Park Street Station (Hertfordshire)
2m direct from How Wood.
4km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Park Street Station to Bricket Wood Station (Hertfordshire)
2m direct from How Wood.
4km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Garston Station to St Albans City Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from How Wood.
13km. Gentle ascents. 3h30–6h.
Common woodland, farmland tracks, river meadows, water meadows, quiet residential roads, and historic city streets. Can be very muddy.
Highlights: St Albans.
Lunch stops: Moor Mill Watermill & Inn (1h30–3h in), the Overdraught (2h30–4h in), or Rumbles Fish Bar (2h30–4h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Horn, or the Robin Hood.
Watford Junction Station to St Albans Abbey Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from How Wood.
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.
Garston Station to Watford North Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from How Wood.
4km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Watford North Station to Watford Junction Station (Hertfordshire)
8m direct from How Wood.
2km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.