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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Cheshunt and Hoddesdon.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Cheshunt and Hoddesdon.
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Reviews - 5
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 120.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 5.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 5.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 1.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unsigned (1)
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Terrain
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15.0% of the route is on roads (1)
15.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
95.0% of the route is paved (1)
5.0% of the route is muddy (1)
2.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
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Start and end points
Cheshunt
Grid Ref
TL3589002220
Lat / Lon
51.70228° / -0.03491°
Easting / Northing
535,890E / 202,220N
What3Words
builds.glory.hurls
Hoddesdon
Grid Ref
TL3733808864
Lat / Lon
51.76163° / -0.01135°
Easting / Northing
537,338E / 208,864N
What3Words
league.danger.bless
Chehod One's land is
Cheshunt | |
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Grid Ref | TL3589002220 |
Lat / Lon | 51.70228° / -0.03491° |
Easting / Northing | 535,890E / 202,220N |
What3Words | builds.glory.hurls |
Hoddesdon | |
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Grid Ref | TL3733808864 |
Lat / Lon | 51.76163° / -0.01135° |
Easting / Northing | 537,338E / 208,864N |
What3Words | league.danger.bless |
Arable | 6.0% |
Other agricultural land | 23.8% |
Urban | 37.8% |
Water | 16.1% |
Woods | 16.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Dan Barron
25 Apr 2023Enjoyed this walk from Cheshunt to Hoddesdon with Strider. Easy going and mostly along the river away from any roads. A good one to recommend with easy access to north-east London.
Strider
22 Apr 2023I walked from Cheshunt to Hoddesdon.
From Cheshunt a short 1km walk along pavements to the waterside. Railway crossing or steps over the line next to the station. Then canal tow paths or riverside paths all the way to Hoddesdon, lakes, wild life, and sculls on the water makes this a pleasant walk. The path is well made. Lovely café before Broxbourne station and a place to hire a canoe. Nature reserves either side if you have time. Steps up to cross the B194 are the only barrier to wheels. The slight incline up to Hoddesdon town centre on an otherwise flat walk. Shops and cafes at each end.
An easy pleasant walk.
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Heather S.
26 Mar 2023Not a particularly complicated Slow Ways as it follows the Lea River Towpath and the New River footpath, but one where more is gained by keeping it simple.
Flat and well surfaced throughout it makes for easy walking even after a lot of rain. The path goes through both woodlands and very posh neighbourhoods with lots of bird life, gardens, hanging willow trees, and even a few muntjac deet. A thoroughly pleasant walk.
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Jane Taylor
08 Apr 2022Good direct easy to follow route connecting Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Hoddesden. The route follows the Lee River Navigation and the New River on mostly good towpath with some soft grassy verge. Steps at Broxbourne.
I walked from Cheshunt to Hoddesden. I’ve never explored this area before, it was a lovely treat to find the quiet waterways and wildlife so close to the city, and it is well connected with railway stations.
At Cheshunt the route starts at the town centre, which is about 10 mins from the railway station. There are plenty of refreshment options on the road between town and station.
Once on the towpath its very easy walking to Broxbourne, lots of benches and a few locks for interest. I saw a cormorant and a great crested grebe as well as mallards, coots, swans etc. Not much bicycling, but it was a Thursday lunchtime, maybe busier at weekends.
Broxbourne has refreshments and some lovely picnic areas. Here is where the route switches from the Lee to the New River, it briefly comes off towpaths (steps) and crosses a busy B road by the station, take care! When I walked, the New River towpath was being repaired here, but it was easy to follow the diversion signs and pick it up next to the station (more steps).
There are some splendid houses lining the New River on the approach to Hoddesden, I thoroughly enjoyed imagining how large the Victorian/Edwardian families who lived here would have been.
Agree with previous reviewer that the approach to Hoddesden is not the best of all the options available, especially I wondered about the loop around the Lampits estate, which can easily be snipped off by crossing at the last-but-one bridge. And the walk through Sainsbury’s car park can also be swerved if you are not a pedantic route follower!
I don’t think these suggestions warrant making a new route, but it just takes the edge off what would otherwise be a 5 star route.
Hoddesden High Street is very pleasant, and makes an excellent meeting place. If like me you are planning to continue to Ware, imo it is still worth coming into Hoddesden for refreshments and a look round unless you really want/need to push on.
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Rachamel
31 Dec 2021This is a very pleasant walk along the towpath of the River Lea and then the footpath alongside the New River (not a natural river, but built to supply London's drinking water). I regularly use different sections of the walk. The route can be varied, for example you could turn left (north) after the railway crossing in Cheshunt to walk through the Lea Valley Park and join the river further up. Alternatively, you could use the New River for the whole walk, starting from the bridge in College Road, to the west of the town centre in Cheshunt. At the end of the walk, I would be minded to turn off earlier along Upper Marsh Lane and then along the High Street in Hoddesdon, which is more straightforward and gives a better flavour of the town.
The route passes both Cheshunt and Broxbourne railway stations, there is also car parking near Cheshunt station in the LVP. There is a cafe by the river midway at Broxbourne (& pubs nearby). There are not any accessibility issues, but it would not be easy for wheelchair use as the towpath can be narrow , large parts are unsurfaced (in wet weather forming large puddles) and there are gates on the New River section.
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