Geocaches - 56
From - Leagrave, Bedfordshire to Limehouse, Greater London
Walk Inspiration
The Lea Valley walk was noticed when I was looking for inspiration for high mileage rambles in London. How I love my cheap Virgin weekend rail tickets.
The first leg of this perfectly matched my requirements - heading from Cheshunt, all the way to Limehouse Basin. Not every walk starts in Zone 8 and ends in Zone 2.
Once committed, I then headed north from Cheshunt, through Ware and walking into Hertford and ticking off a couple of CAMRA Good Beer Guide Pubs.
Stage 3 provided the only complexity with route finding. The GPX downloaded from the "Walk Inspiration" links provided above is out of date. I had a look at the official web site, whre there is some information but not enough to plan the walk. There was a comment from a walker in 2013 who had experienced the same problems with a permissive path (marked on the OS), which is no longer permissive. Signage on the grounds was very poor. I left a comment, polite but suggesting the web site was no longer maintained. I got a reply from the book author saying I needed to buy the latest version of her book, as there had been some major re-routing. And my polite comment was removed :-)
Still, the walk was enjoyable. I used to work in Hatfield and it was good to see a bit more of the area and to follow some previously walked paths through Brocket Hall golf club.
The final stage meant that for the first time in my life, I was rambling through Luton. There cannot be too many people who have said that. I find the source - nestling in the shadow of some 1960's tower block.
Always nice to walk from source of the river to its end..... even if I did complete it in a haphazard style. Some fine towns in Hertfordshire. Plenty of geocaches.
Walking Stages
Stage 1 - Cheshunt to Limehouse Basin, 17 Miles
Stage 2 - Cheshunt to Hertford, 13.5 Miles
Stage 3 - Hertford to Harpenden, 16.5 Miles
Stage 4 - Harpenden to Leagrave, 11 Miles
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