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The Hundred Parishes Society

Quiet Lane Walks

These are all circular walks, returning to the start point; they avoid footpaths, bridleways and byways so may be of particular interest when paths are exceptionally muddy or where smoother terrain is required. The number of walks is being increased gradually. Please select a walk reference number to access a downloadable route description which includes a map. The description starts with a short review of the route. If you are an inexperienced walker, do start with the shorter routes.

Walk
Start
Description
Miles
Parishes Visited
Hatfield Broad Oak
Village and countryside of Hatfield Broad Oak parish
3.0
Hatfield Broad Oak
Hempstead
Village and countryside of Hempstead parish
3.4
Hempstead
Nuthampstead
Countryside walk through two parishes
4.0
Nuthampstead, Anstey
Little Hallingbury
Mostly quiet lanes with 1/2 mile on A1060
4.0
Little Hallingbury, Great Hallingbury
Clavering
Countryside and villages of five parishes
10.3
Clavering, Brent Pelham + Meesden, Langley, Elmdon + Wenden Lofts, Arkesden
Nuthampstead
Through the uplands where three counties meet
10.5
Nuthampstead, Barley, Gt + Lt Chishill, Langley, Brent Pelham + Meesden, Anstey
Gravesend, Albury
Short stroll around Patmore Heath
1.0
Albury
Allen's Green
Fairly flat, quiet lanes
2.7
High Wych
Helions Bumpstead
Rural walk in two counties: Essex and Cambridgeshire
5.8
Helions Bumpstead, Castle Camps
Great Waltham
Great Waltham parish including some of the village
5.5
Great Waltham
Westmill
Rural walk plus Westmill village
4.2
Westmill
Langley / Clavering
Countryside and hamlets of Clavering and Langley
4.8
Clavering, Langley
High Easter
High Easter parish - village and lanes
5.5
High Easter
High Easter
Rural parts of High Easter and High Roding
4.3
High Easter, High Roding
Bury Green, Little Hadham
Rural walk from Bury Green including Green Street
2.0
Little Hadham
Matching Green
Flat rural walk through several Essex parishes
9.6
Matching, Hatfield Heath, Hatfield Broad Oak, White Roding
Littley Green in Great Waltham
Rural parts of Great Waltham and Felsted
3.5
Great Waltham, Felsted
Willows Green, Felsted
Rural parts of eastern Felsted parish
4.0
Felsted