Best walks to or from Stevenage

Luton Station to Stevenage Station

wide open views; good views. A fairly hilly route, mostly on field-edge paths and good tracks across arable land and with some overgrown stretches and short sections on quiet roads and verges. The Luton end has rather a lot of residential roads. Good views from the higher ground. Follows the Chiltern Way Extension for a significant distance. Whitwell has an interesting tower.

19km.

Crossing London Road (B656) needs a little care. Some paths are a little overgrown, occasionally between barbed-wire fences.

Lunch: There is a pub at St Paul's Walden, roughly mid-route.

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Stevenage Station to Baldock Station

lovely views around Weston in particular. Mostly footpaths and some urban pavements, leaving the concrete of Stevenage to cross gently rolling countryside on footpaths and bridleways, with a small amount on pavement-less country roads. Fairly flat; surprisingly not too muddy even after rain and though some muddy paths.

12km. Moderate ascents.

Some steps onto bridges over roads at the Stevenage end (some with ramps); a small amount of walking on country roads without pavement.

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Stevenage Station to Watton-at-[Stone Station](/train-stations/south-east-england/hertfordshire/watton-at-stone)

Suburban residential streets out of Stevenage give way to scenic farmland and woodland, with road walking only on quiet lanes. Mostly field paths and farm tracks; can be very muddy in the woods (Stocking Grove) and on field edges after rain and with some steep verge walking. Town walking out of Stevenage is mostly kept away from traffic on cycle paths and underpasses. No shops or pub at Datchworth; places to eat near the cinema by Stevenage station.

Easy: 10km, moderate ascents.

Deep mud and puddles in the woods after rain; narrow verges and a steep (25%) step up off the road onto the verge near Datchworth; slippery when wet.

Lunch: No shops or pub at Datchworth mid-route.

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Letchworth Garden City Station to Stevenage Station

A pleasant route through leafy suburbs on flat pavements and across grassy farmland and diverting north of Stevenage to avoid a major road and using Stevenage's wide pedestrian/cycleways and underpasses. A short flight of steps at Willian (avoidable via about 50m of road). Makes use of permissive paths in several sections. Subject to footpath diversions near Stevenage Old Town due to new-build development (check in 2025).

Easy: 11km, gentle ascents.

Lunch: Pubs at Willian and Graveley and a village shop at Willian; Stevenage Old Town has refreshments.

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Hitchin Station to Stevenage Station

Some lovely open countryside with nice paths and views, let down by uncomfortable verge walking on busy roads with no or sporadic narrow verges, plus muddy open fields and kissing gates and barriers. Steps on both sides of the dual-carriageway crossing. The A602 crossing can be avoided via Todds Green between Little Wymondley and Stevenage; an alternative route via Redcoats Green also avoids it. Little Wymondley has two pubs; convenience shops near the stations at each end.

Easy: 9km, moderate ascents.

Crossing the A602 dual carriageway on foot via the central reservation is the main hazard, with fast traffic (reviewers disagree on how dangerous, but care needed and wear something bright); a 75m in-road dash along a busy road near Titmore Green; an unlit motorway underpass at Symonds Green.

Lunch: Two pubs at Little Wymondley mid-route, plus convenience shops near the stations at each end.

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