In late January I walked the Slow Ways route Potche One, starting from the Memorial Garden, Potters Bar railway station, turning left onto Darkes Lane, then right along Billy Bowes Lane, past Parkfield open space to the junction with the Hatfield Road [my preference would have been to walk through Parkfield, but I am not aware of an entrance into it off either The Walk or Darkes Lane]. Keeping to the left going north, the path eventually led on through a kissing gate to a very muddy footpath (N12) that joined a very good footpath to the rear of Northaw Place (N4), exiting onto Well Road and then straight across Judges Hill (B158) onto the pavement and into Northaw. With the Church to the right, the route then went down Vineyards Road (pavement and grass verge) and through a kissing gate on the right, with a footpath (N1) signposting Cuffley. Suitably refreshed, the second half of the walk continued down Station Road to Cuffley Hill through a kissing gate off right opposite the entrance to Brook Farm....

Fred Allgood

With an automated crossing or footbridge at Cheshunt Junction and with a footbridge (many steps) at Marsh Bridge....

Tim Ryan

Plenty of birdlife on this mostly quiet walk using wide shared paths through Waltham Marsh and Hall Marsh to Chesham Junction. The walk then follows the paved road to Chesham....

Tim Ryan

Easy going and mostly along the river away from any roads. A good one to recommend with easy access to north-east London....

Dan Barron

From Cheshunt a short 1km walk along pavements to the waterside. 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....

Strider

Not 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....

Heather S.

When you turn off the lane the path becomes confusing, you have to walk down what looks like a dead-end between buildings and then through back gardens, waste ground and around the edge of greenhouses before finding a public footpath sign at the edge of a field. Around the B1393 High Road the route becomes unclear again and where it suggests a crossing we didn’t think was safe so walked along until oppsite the cricket club before attempting to cross what is a very busy road – you might want to continue further and cross at traffic lights since the walk then follows a path alongside the road for a while before cutting down through woodland towards Epping. The footpath leading to Epping station has a flight of uneven concrete steps so if you want to avoid those you would need to continue a bit further along the road and double back along Station Road....

porcovolente

It starts at Waltham Cross station, and then leads through a shopping centre towards a section along a busy road....

Derick Rethans

Near Waltham Abbey, there is a short section along a busy road, before ending up at the Abbey grounds and finishing on the meridian line....

Derick Rethans

The route starts at Potters Bar station, and after a short section through the local shopping street, and a little longer section along residential roads, you soon end up going up a (slightly muddy) hill in Morven Park. On the other side of the woods, there is a section of walking on a clear pavement along a busyish road, for about half a mile towards Northaw and its church. From there there is another section walking along a pavement and a little along a verge, to get back to proper footpaths lined with trees again, with lovely views....

Derick Rethans

The route passes Cheshunt station, and you can jump straight onto the next route north towards Hoddesden without going all the way into Cheshunt town centre....

Jane Taylor

The route passes the Eleanor Cross from which Waltham Cross gets its name....

Jane Taylor

Andrew's Lane starts as a residential road then becomes a path before ducking under a subway and becoming a rural road. On reaching a road junction a footpath takes you through overgrown grassland, thistles, nettles, and grass chin high (150cm), the ground is uneven and hard to see under the grass, the signposts help. Across fields with horses then a narrow footpath to a road which leads to Darnicle Hill, yet another road without provision for pedestrians, it is wider than the previous two roads but the traffic is faster....

Strider

A suburban route along residential streets, cycle lanes and roads from town center to town center. This is a wheel friendly alternative to Cheswal one....

Strider

I walked in a roundabout way from Cheshunt and Waltham Cross to Potters bar. POTCHE starts at the roundabout (shops cafes) heads East then south along suburban streets to a cycle path which takes you to gates outside Cedars Park. Together the above makes a wheelchair friendly route from Cheshunt to Waltham Cross. POTWAL goes under the tunnel along a track to the road which takes you to another track further on past a festival field and small holdings along Chain Walk past open fields until you meet the Hertfordshire Way and the beginning of Hemps Hill. Hemps Hill takes you through wooded tracks up to Northaw, a picturesque village (there’s a tap just inside the church gate but also a pub)....

Strider

There is a short busy road out of Cheshunt leading to an automated railway crossing with a footbridge 'bypass'. It seems a busy crossing so you may need to wait to wheel across....

Strider

Short grass and tarmac paths to the Abbey itself, very pretty. Then a short monotonous road to Cheshunt Town center with shops and cafes....

Strider

Good 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. 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....

Jane Taylor

The middle section through Lee Valley Regional Park takes only the paved paths and walks by some nice lakes and man made ornaments/sculptures....

Michelangelo

This 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)....

Rachamel

The road section from Darnicle Hill to Newgate Street Village in my view should not be recommended....

Rachamel