Section 7 of 14, Hertfordshire Way
Tring Station to Kings Langley
15.5 miles (25 km). About 5½ hours, challenging.
Start: SP 951 123. Finish: TL 079 021. OS grid.
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Diversion in place on this route. On section 10 (Cuffley to Hertford), not this one. The details are on its page.
Up and down
About 288 m of climbing and 344 m of descent; highest point 199 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Tring Station.
- Station
- Tring, 100 m from the start. Directions SP 950 122
- Bus stops
- Tring Railway Station, 130 m from the start. Directions SP 950 122Pendley Manor Hotel and Conference Centre, 960 m from the start. Directions SP 942 120
- Car parks
- Tring Station (pay), 110 m from the start. Directions SP 951 122Car park, 130 m from the start. Directions SP 950 122Car park, 140 m from the start. Directions SP 950 122
Getting back
The section finishes at Kings Langley. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Kings Langley, 160 m from the finish. Directions TL 080 019
- Bus stops
- Kings Langley Railway Station, 120 m from the finish. Directions TL 079 020Kings Langley Railway Station, 180 m from the finish. Directions TL 080 019Roman Gardens, 250 m from the finish. Directions TL 078 023
Planning the Hertfordshire Way
- Planning the whole trail: fhw.org.uk.
- The guidebook: The Hertfordshire Way (third edition) (The Friends of the Hertfordshire Way).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 20%, earth, rock and mud 15%, gravel and tracks 5%; the rest (57%) isn't recorded.
About 18% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 8 kissing gates, 6 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 68 m in a kilometre (1 in 15), starting 0.8 miles in.
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