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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Harpenden and St Albans.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Harpenden and St Albans.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
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Grade 3: Route includes rough surfaces that may include small boulders, potholes, shallow ruts, loose gravel, short muddy sections. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Facilities
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 45.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 7.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 8.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 3.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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Start and end points
Harpenden
Grid Ref
TL1369614210
Lat / Lon
51.81497° / -0.35201°
Easting / Northing
513,696E / 214,210N
What3Words
fast.mutual.lifts
St Albans
Grid Ref
TL1556907084
Lat / Lon
51.75054° / -0.32722°
Easting / Northing
515,569E / 207,084N
What3Words
drew.tender.soil
Harsta One's land is
Harpenden | |
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Grid Ref | TL1369614210 |
Lat / Lon | 51.81497° / -0.35201° |
Easting / Northing | 513,696E / 214,210N |
What3Words | fast.mutual.lifts |
St Albans | |
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Grid Ref | TL1556907084 |
Lat / Lon | 51.75054° / -0.32722° |
Easting / Northing | 515,569E / 207,084N |
What3Words | drew.tender.soil |
Arable | 38.7% |
Pasture | 33.8% |
Urban | 22.8% |
Woods | 4.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Strider
26 May 2024We walked from Harpenden to St Albans.
What a lovely walk, quite idyllic.
Across farmland, then along tracks, picking up the Ver and along rural paths and Nature reserves.
Not the most direct route. Still flooded (shallow) and muddy in one area in May after a very wet Winter and Spring.
Redbournbury Mill was open and working, well worth a visit. Loaves were purchased. Flood also in Verulium Park, with easy detour, the Cathederal is beautiful.
Lots of wildlife to see, birds and flowers, the vole was too quick to photo.
Superb walk. Easy navigation.
Kissing gates, narrow paths, not for wheels.
Lwatson
26 Mar 2022I walked from Harpenden. This was a lovely route, which very quickly became very beautiful countryside. Going through Rothamstead there were very clear navigation boards and interesting information boards about the experiments. The route was easy to navigate down the Nickey Line and then followed the Ver Valley trail which is beautiful. Could have been more direct and there were some busy roads to cross but otherwise a fabulous walk!.
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Kate Ingrams
22 Mar 2022This is a very enjoyable and varied walk which allows for a couple of interesting stops along the way. It is a gentle, mainly flat, walk.
The first and last sections are on pavements and there are some wide tracks but a large part of the route is on paths through fields. For part of the way, the route follows the river Ver, a chalk stream, and another section is along a former railway line. I walked the route in March and parts were muddy and there were some large puddles the width of the path. There are several kissing gates and, for this reason, the route would not be accessible to wheelchairs or buggies.
The route passes St Albans Abbey, the Roman amphitheatre at Verulamium and Redbournbury watermill (the latter has a shop and bakery - only open on Saturdays). A short diversion takes you into Redbourne village where there is a lovely café.
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Pastim
10 Jun 2021I walk much of this quite often, and enjoy it. Beware Gorehambury doesn't open until 8:00am, and a short section by the River Ver sometimes floods for a couple of metres.
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Slow Ways Cristie
26 Apr 2023Hope it's ok to tag here more information about Gorehambury Drive as we've heard that it is closed on some days. You can find out more athttps://www.gorhamburyestate.co.uk/Gorhambury-Drive
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