Hiking routes around St Albans

No national or international trail comes within 15 km; the longest-distance routes here are regional. Lea Valley Walk passes through St Albans: 14 sections with 90 km mapped in all, 30 km of them within 15 km. London Outer Orbital Path passes through St Albans: 24 sections with 244 km mapped in all, 30 km of them within 15 km. Hertfordshire Way has more of its length here than any other route: 117 km within 15 km, of 311 km in all. Of the routes listed here, the longest is The Chiltern Way, 367 km long. Most of the 67 local routes are short walks: 47 of them are under 10 km. Operators named on the routes listed here include Brent Council, London Borough of Harrow and TfL Transport for London.

• Hertfordshire WayRegional117 km within 15 km · 311 km in all
• The Chiltern WayRegional · CW52 km within 15 km · 367 km in allThe Chiltern Society
• Lea Valley WalkRegional · 14 sections30 km within 15 km · 90 km in all · Leagrave to East India Dock
• London Outer Orbital PathRegional · LOOP · 24 sections30 km within 15 km · 244 km in all · Erith to PurfleetTfL Transport for London
• River Ver TrailRegional26 km within 15 km · Kensworth Lynch to Bricket Wood
• WGC100 Centenary WalkLocal20 km within 15 km
• Grand Union Canal WalkRegional · 7 sections20 km within 15 km · 273 km in all
• London LOOP (Section 16)Regional · LOOP · 6 sections18 km within 15 km · Elstree to CockfostersBrent Council
• Hertfordshire Chain WalkRegional · 17 sections17 km within 15 km · 143 km in all
• Watling Chase Timberland TrailLocal16 km within 15 km · Elstree and Borehamwood station to Smallwood
• London LOOP (Section 15)Regional · LOOP · 4 sections15 km within 15 km · Hatch End to ElstreeLondon Borough of Harrow
• Abbey Line TrailLocal14 km within 15 km · St Albans Abbey station to Watford Junction station

Each name opens the route on Waymarked Trails.

• Routes from Waymarked Trails, which draws the hiking routes mapped on OpenStreetMap (data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); counted on Oct 19, 2026.
• Only routes someone has mapped as a route on OpenStreetMap are counted. Signposted paths no one has mapped, and walks without waymarks, are not.
• Lengths within 15 km are measured on Waymarked Trails’ simplified lines and take in a route’s branches and variants; a path two routes share counts for each. A route’s length in all follows its main line along the mapped ways, and those marked “about” come from the simplified lines.

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