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Slow Ways linking Stevenage and Baldock, Hitchin, Kimpton, Letchworth Garden City, Luton, Oaklands, Walkern, Watton at Stone
England / Hertfordshire / Stevenage
Stevenage’s eight Slow Ways are 81% checked
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Walk to Stevenage from further afield
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Hitchin—Stevenage
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Hitste one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 83m | Descent 58m | |
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Kimpton—Stevenage
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Kimste one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 153m | Descent 148m | ||
Letchworth Garden City—Stevenage
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Letste one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 88m | Descent 80m | |
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Letchworth Garden City—Stevenage
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Letste two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 88m | Descent 97m | |
Luton—Stevenage
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Lutste one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 0km/0mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Luton—Stevenage
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Lutste two |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 280m | Descent 297m | |
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Luton—Stevenage
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Lutste three |
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4 X |
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Verify me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Luton—Stevenage
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Lutste four |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 20km/12mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Stevenage—Baldock
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Stebal one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 98m | Descent 126m | ||
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Stevenage—Baldock
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Stebal two |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 118m | Descent 89m | ||
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Stevenage—Oaklands
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Steoak one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 100m | Descent 114m | ||
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Stevenage—Walkern
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Stewal one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 76m | Descent 86m | ||
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Stevenage—Watton at Stone
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Stewat one |
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4 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 116m | Descent 87m |
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Collective progress
73% of Stevenage’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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19 people have contributed to Stevenage’s Slow Ways
31 people have pledged to walk and review a route
8 people have surveyed a route in Stevenage
152km out of 152km have been walked and reviewed
341km of reviews have been shared in Stevenage
Latest Updates
This Stebal two route starts at Stevenage railway station and is an urban route for the first 1.6 miles or so to St Nicholas church. After leaving the farm and crossing Hitchin Lane there's a large field to be crossed diagonally. Arriving at the far corner of the field there is no signage but go through the gap onto the grass verge of the A505....
Lesley
A rural walk between Stevenage and Baldock with very few roads, and much of the middle part has several benches for a picnic or to just enjoy the views....
Richard
The A602 is normally a very busy dual carriageway and the route requires crossing through the barrier on the central reservation. Traffic travels very fast most of the time. In my opinion, this route is far too dangerous because of this and should not be used....
Glenn Godfrey
Kissing gates, narrow paths, muddy parts, steep section and the short section along the B656 make it unsuitable for wheels. The path into Whitwell has a short steep section down to the road. St Paul's Walden church is lovely; dates from circa 1400 or earlier. The short road section along the B656 to Langley Bottom needs a wary eye and ear - it can be busy and it is necessary to walk on the verge....
Glenn Godfrey
There is also a minor but not route breaking GPS error (assuming from when this was walked and recorded around Willian, both where the route backtracks on itself, and where he permissive path near Puncharden Hall sits slightly eastward of the intended route....
andy_mackay
Walkers need to be careful of the route they follow through Knebworth Park grounds as it is easy to go off track and also beyond that (and public footpath signage in Knebworth Park is not very clear). NB: on Slip Lane to go into woods to Old Knebworth, the first footpath sign (1/2 mile to Knebworth Park) leads to an overgrown wooded and waterlogged area where there is no clear path - however, if you continue along Slip Lane you shortly come to a second footpath (also 1/2 mile to Knebworth Park) which leads you across a field - clearly marked - and this goes to Old Park Lane....
Bernie W
Some of the paths are a little overgrown (photo #3), but it's soon wide open views (photo #4). Crossing London Road (B656) needs a little care (photo #5), but it is only a short stretch alongside it. Then more good paths follow (photo #9, #10), with the planes into Luton getting lower and lower....
Derick Rethans
Derick Rethans added Lutste four, a new walk from Luton to Stevenage
Walk this routeI will be proposing Lutste 4, which routes around the Ayes Lane hurdle (which is actually really nice, photo #2) and reinstates the walk along the very very quiet road (no cars at all, photo #4) between East Hall and St Paul's Walden, to avoid the cows...
Derick Rethans
A good walk, but spoiled by some dangerous road crossings and on-road walking. Corrected on Lutste Three....
Strider
A verge takes you to lovely open fields of rape, the small yellow flowers just beginning to show, and interesting views of the airport and planes landing. Good variety from narrow wooded paths to wide open fields with big skies, quaint villages to carparks....
Strider
The route is clear throughout the walk, and the section nearer to Watton-at-Stone is really enjoyable. In Stevenage, the route is still clear but perhaps less enjoyable as much of it passes through residential suburban areas....
Christopher Lewis
There is a short section of walking in the road which involves crossing in order to keep in sight. Walking through Stevenage train carpark is unpleasant....
Strider
This is a lovely walk crossing Stevenage and then with great views over the rolling Hertfordshire countryside. If you don't want to go the same way back, you can go back via Great Ashby District Park and Box Wood....
Stefanie
The last stretch heading into Kimpton is a bit hard to navigate, as it's hard to tell what is the path and what is farm tracks....
Heather S.
a bit long to get out of Stevenage but then you get to fantastic scenic farmland and woodlands all the way to Watton at stone. Road walking on only quiet roads. As there had been rain all week, there were puddles and mud, but all were traversible with minor detours through the wood...
Heather S.
The path goes through a permissive byway into Knebworth House grounds where you get a lovely view of the manor before going back to woods and farmlands with lots of ponds before finally entering Stevenage....
Heather S.
I do, however, have slight reservations about some of the in-road walking where there are no verges, or sporadic narrow verges, especially on the busier roads. There are nice paths out of Stevenage, close to but not next to traffic, then some verge walking to Symonds Green with benches and a nice pub (The Tranquil Turtle). More verge walking along Arch Road (hop into the field instead) followed by an open field and then more verge walking, crossing one side to another. There are some lovely parts of this walk through open countryside rather let down by some uncomfortable verge walking....
Strider
Watton is a pretty village, the walk starts with roadside pavement walking until just past the station where it cuts into a field behind a hedge. The walk out of the village is along a verge/ field edge but it is quite a step up to get off the road onto the verge. There is a monotonous road for a short while before reaching nice paths alongside cycle paths, no road crossing, lots of underpasses and always slightly away from the traffic makes the pavement walking quite pleasant....
Strider
There are good views across the Hertfordshire countryside as you cross big open fields, then down to the River Mimram in Whitwell (pub). From here you have to walk in the road for a while, but I only encountered a couple of cars (no through way on one part) and being quite open the visibility is good. The path in Stevenage is alongside cycle paths through open lit underpasses so avoids the roads and road crossings....
Strider
Good route, footpaths and some urban pavements mostly, small amount on country roads without pavement, bit not too much. Some lovely views around Weston in particular. I followed the route in November on sunny day after quite a lot of rain, and surprisingly it wasn't too muddy....
greysquirrel
A pleasant enough walk, particularly once you leave the concrete of Stevenage and rapidly find yourself crossing rolling fields. There's a mixture of walking along pavements, country roads, and muddy paths with some beautiful views....
LukeMorgan
A direct route out of Stevenage and through lovely, gently rolling countryside to Weston and then to Baldock. Most of it very rural, on footpaths and bridleways, some on country lanes with no pavement....
Anne Holland
There is one short section (<50m) on road in Graveley village. There is a narrow pavement on the opposite side of Julians Road railway bridge (see photo), but the pavement on the near side is satisfactory...
Black Squirrel
Finding your way through the first footpaths on the outskirts of Stevenage is a little bewildering, but modern Stevenage is endowed with wide pedestrian/cycleways and pleasing underpasses separating people from traffic....
Black Squirrel
Unfortunately you do sometimes have to cross dual carriageways/busy roads with inadequate/no warnings to the drivers that walkers might be crossing and no easy way across (this same crossing is on the Hertfordshire Way route and I have just returned from walking the Peddars Way national trail where I had to cross a busy dual carriageway) so regrettably it cannot always be avoided when planning routes such as this. I also walked the alternative route via Redcoats Green avoiding this crossing a couple of times which has some fast moving traffic, a couple of sharp corners and no verge for a lot of the way so you do need to take care, stay alert and ensure that you are fully visible to drivers. I enjoyed this walk which was mainly on quiet streets (until the A1072!) and through some lovely countryside hence my higher rating however I do acknowledge that the crossing of the dual carriageway and possibly the alternative route will not be appealing to many people....
Graham
From Stevenage, using a route through Todds Green (Clovelly Way, Fishers Green, Stevenage Rd, Chantry Lane)to brings you out East of Little Wymondley, where you can pick up the trail again. following the Stevenage road/a602 into Hitchin, instead of following footpath from edge of Little Wymondley...
hickem01
There are some nice parts to this route but there are some negatives including a potentially dangerous road crossing. Once in Stevenage, the route as plotted goes along Clovelly Way, which has no pavement; you need to take paths around the houses instead, joining a footpath / cycle path that winds past some office buildings. The countryside between Hitchin and Stevenage is pleasant and several paths on this route are nice to walk along but this wouldn’t be my favoured route between these towns....
Al M
In Stevenage there is a little more walking on residential streets but the route also goes along one or two old footpaths and uses the town’s cycle path network to keep away from main roads as much as possible. At the edge of Stevenage, walking alongside the A602 is unpleasant with traffic fumes and crossing the Graveley Road at the A1(M) junction is difficult. A detour is recommended using the path between Wymondley Road and the village green, by The Fox pub2...
Al M
Al M added Letste two, a new walk from Letchworth Garden City to Stevenage
Walk this routeA better route would deviate on the public footway that goes past the Fox PH; there is a route that connects the pub to Wymondley Road....
gavinf
Slow Ways added Letste one, a new walk from Letchworth Garden City to Stevenage
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Steoak one, a new walk from Stevenage to Oaklands
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Stewat one, a new walk from Stevenage to Watton at Stone
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Grid ref
TL2348324087
Lat / Lon
51.90166° / -0.20658°
Easting / Northing
523,483E / 224,087N
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