Hatfield Station - West End - Welham Green loop v2
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.06 mi
- Elevation gain
- 344 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 344 ft
- Max elevation
- 404 ft
- TrailRank
- 12
- Min elevation
- 183 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 2 hours 20 minutes
- Coordinates
- 242
- Uploaded
- April 18, 2024
- Recorded
- April 2024
near Hatfield, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
A "Tour d'Hatfield Park" from Hatfield Station - Mill Green - West End - Bell Bar - Welham Green - Hatfield
From Hatfield Station to Mill Green then to West End near Essendon (Candlesticks Pub) then via Bell Bar and Welham Green back to Hatfield Station. The route goes around the outside of Hatfield Park on public footpaths and public bridleways but it doesn't actually go into Hatfield Park, so there is no admission charge to pay.
Most of the route is on public footpaths and public bridleways in the countryside plus some roads in built-up areas. There is a 300 metre section of Grubbs Lane with no footway where care is required and care is also required crossing the A414.
Total distance 11.1 miles (17.8 km) with some hills, 123 metres (403 ft) of ascent and descent. This length is due to the large size of Hatfield Park and the lack of public rights of way through the park but you can shorten the route to 8.3 mls (13.4 km) if you finish at Welham Green station and take a train back to Hatfield.
From Hatfield Station to Mill Green then to West End near Essendon (Candlesticks Pub) then via Bell Bar and Welham Green back to Hatfield Station. The route goes around the outside of Hatfield Park on public footpaths and public bridleways but it doesn't actually go into Hatfield Park, so there is no admission charge to pay.
Most of the route is on public footpaths and public bridleways in the countryside plus some roads in built-up areas. There is a 300 metre section of Grubbs Lane with no footway where care is required and care is also required crossing the A414.
Total distance 11.1 miles (17.8 km) with some hills, 123 metres (403 ft) of ascent and descent. This length is due to the large size of Hatfield Park and the lack of public rights of way through the park but you can shorten the route to 8.3 mls (13.4 km) if you finish at Welham Green station and take a train back to Hatfield.
Waypoints
Train stop
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01 Hatfield Station
Risk
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02 A414 road crossing
Care is required crossing the A414 dual carriageway at this point from Gypsy Lane to Hatfield Bridleway 75 because the the footway has been diverted West along the central reservation then it crosses the Westbound carriageway of the A414 and you have to walk along a narrow sloping highway verge with no proper footway.
Provisioning
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03 The Candlesticks P.H.
The Candlesticks Public House, West End near Essendon
Provisioning
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04 Cock o' the North P.H.
Cock o' the North public house at Bell Bar near Brookmans Park
Provisioning
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05 Dutch Garden Centre and Cafe
The Dutch Garden Centre also has a cafe
Train stop
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06 Welham Green Station
The route passes near Welham Green Station and it is possible to end the walk here and take a train back to Hatfield
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