Chiltern Walks: Boxmoor and Kings Langley
Approaching Belsize
Start: Hemel Hempstead Station, London Road, Hemel Hempstead HP3 9BQ
Finish: Kings Langley Station, Station Roadd, Kings Langley WD4 8LF
Distance: 12.8 km (7.9 miles)
Elevation change: +154m / - 175m. Net -21m
Hertfordshire Way section covered:
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): Chiltern Way, Grand Union Canal Circular Walk Kings Langley - Hemel, Hertfordshire Way, Red Walk
Other routes touched (cycle): Grand Union Canal Towpath
Pubs / Cafes on route: The Bell Inn Bovingdon (3.9 km in), several in Kings Langley, just off route at the end.
Map: St Albans & Hatfield Map | Hemel Hempstead & Welwyn Garden City | Ordnance Survey | OS Explorer Map 182
Links: Hemel Hempstead, Boxmoor, Bovingdon, Kings Langley
The Hertfordshire Way offers an incredible opportunity to circumnavigate one of England's home counties, revealing its hidden charms and surprising variety. This circular long-distance footpath, stretching around 273 km (170 miles), guides walkers through the county's most picturesque landscapes, proving that green spaces are never far, even in this area close to London. We walked the Chilterns part of the Hertfordshire Way in 15 sections over a couple of years. We used my “Greater Chilterns” definition that takes the trail from the River Lea near Wheathampstead to the River Colne near Garston. This route is one of those 15 circular walks.
The guidance below will help you navigate but don’t use it as a fully accurate turn-by-turn guide. Always take a map and/or a GPX route and prepare well for the weather and terrain.
Unlike most our walks on the Hertfordshire Way this is a point-to-point walk rather than a circular. The start and end are at railway stations on the same line so it’s a quick train journey to get from the start to the end. We parked at Kings Langley Station and got the train to the start at Hemel Hempstead. Check train times in advance for any delays or cancellations.
From Hemel Hempstead Station we took the southern exit and walked along the path that connects to the Chiltern Way. Take a left onto the Chiltern Way to continue walking south. After 800m leave the Chiltern Way to take the Red Walk path on the right towards Bovingdon. Once in Bovingdon you’ll have reconnected with the Hertfordshire Way which you’ll follow in an anti-clockwise direction all the way to Kings Langley Station.
