Walks you can reach from Park Street by train
Hertfordshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Watford Junction Station to St Albans Abbey Station (Hertfordshire)
3m direct from Park Street.
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.
Bricket Wood Station to Garston Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from Park Street.
4km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Garston Station to St Albans City Station (Hertfordshire)
8m direct from Park Street.
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.
Garston Station to Watford North Station (Hertfordshire)
8m direct from Park Street.
4km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.
Watford North Station to Watford Junction Station (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Park Street.
2km.
A segment of Abbey Trail – documented by the Abbey Line Community Rail Partnership.