A Circular Walk In Cuffley
| Distance: | 5 miles/8km (the whole route) |
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| Time: | 4 hours |
| Rating: | Hard - there is a steep uphill walk through Cuffley |
| Starting point: | Cuffley Station |
Route description
Turn right from the station car park, walk under the railway bridge and turn right into Tolmers Road. Follow this to the top of the hill and Home Wood. The map shows more detail.
On leaving Home Wood, turn right into Hill Rise and take the third right into Hanyards Lane. At the end turn left onto The Ridgeway and walk down to a metal kissing gate and public footpath sign across the road
Follow the path to the valley bottom and turn left onto a broad farm track; follow this to the B156. Turn left and walk towards Cuffley.
Cross the road and follow the public footpath, beside the Sports Club car park and playground.
Go under the railway bridge, turn left and follow the field boundary around and to the right. Turn left at the kissing gate three quarters of the way down the field. The path runs under pylons, through two kissing gates and into a car park. Turn right onto the playing field and go diagonally left towards the road to a finger post. Turn left onto Station Road and walk back up to the station.
If you want a shorter walk, follow the roads shown on the map from the station to join the route at The Ridgeway (A), the Sports Club car park (B) (this route avoids the hill) or simply stroll around Home Wood.
Home Wood
This charming site was once part of Northaw Great Wood and the Gascoyne Cecil Estate.
Home Wood has a wide variety of flora, and the stream running along the southern boundary adds to the habitat diversity. Look out for the old coppice stools; these trees were probably once cropped for firewood.
The path running from north to south through the wood is a public footpath. All the other paths are permissive footpaths.
There are three coloured routes through the wood, and numbered waymark posts that may help you to orientate yourself.
This Health Walk follows the white circuit in a clockwise direction.
Walking - it's good for you!
Walking on a regular basis helps you to become fit and keeps you healthy, so step out and discover your local countryside. This route is based on footpaths (for pedestrian use only) across private land, so please keep to the paths shown. If you enjoy this circular walk, try planning your own routes using local Rights of Way. The Ordnance Survey maps Explorer 182 and Explorer 174 cover Northaw and Cuffley.
Rights of Way symbols you might see
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Yellow arrows indicate footpaths for pedestrian use only |
| Blue arrows indicate bridleways for horse riders, cyclists and pedestrian use only |
| Red arrows indicate Byways Open to All Traffic (BOAT) for horse riders, cyclists and pedestrians and may be legally used by other wheeled vehicles |
| Black arrows indicate Roads Used as Public Paths (RUPP) for horse riders, cyclists and pedestrians and may be legally used by other wheeled vehicles |
Maps
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