12.6 km (7.8 mi), 1/10
or... 19.5 km (12.2 mi) 3/10
Ancient tracks and green lanes lead us through the quiet, rolling East Herts countryside and back along the Lea Navigation. The full walk is quite long but we won’t be doing that. Taking a shortcut, mate. Shortcut 1 is suggested. This reduces the length to 12.6 km (7.8mi), This is rated 1/10.
If you're up for something longer, Shortcut II cuts out the outer loop of the main walk, leaving a walk of 19.5 km (12.2 mi), this is rated 3/10.
Trains: Get the 10:12 Hertford East train from Liverpool Street (10:26 Tottenham Hale), arriving St Margarets at 10:52. (Tottenham Hale is on the Victoria Line).
Return trains xx:17 and xx:47
Lunch: Chequers Inn, Ware Road, Wareside (01920 467 010).
They do meals and have an interesting array of drinks, including scrumpy. (Best not to over-indulge, there's a dodgy-if-intoxicated stile shortly afterwards).
Tea: There are several pubs in Stanstead Abbots on your approach to St Margarets.
Of these, the Jolly Fisherman, nearest the station, has a pleasant riverside area.
There's also The Oak 36 High Street, and The Red Lion, 1 High Street, one of the oldest buildings in the area.
Directions: here.
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#10 people and 1 dog gathered at St Margaret’s. #cloudy-in-the-morning-sunny-after-lunch. At least three different interpretations of Shortcut 1 were followed. Miraculously 9 lunched at the Chequers Inn in Wareside where both beer and food was deemed good and at a reasonable price. One sandwicher raced ahead and was not seen again. After lunch, again alternative routes were taken but 9 made it back to St Margaret’s with a few staying to enjoy the navigation in the late afternoon light from the Jolly Fisherman. During the course of the walk, sightings were had of otter and muntjac deer. The foragers had a good haul of sweet chestnuts and apples. A fabulous autumnal walk in the rolling hills of Hertfordshire.
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