Walk 21: Broxbourne Wood Short Loop

1.4 miles (2.3 km) with 33m of total ascent

The Broxbourne Wood medium trail

This is a really short walk in Broxbourne Wood. It has fairly flat paths, although there are a number of elevated walkways which are probably not suitable for wheelchair users. There are two free car parks (at the time of writing). The route follows both the Broxbourne Wood medium trail, which has purple topped posts, and the Broxbourne Wood National Nature Reserve Trail. There is the option of walking The Sculpture Trail to extend the walk by 1km at the end.

This walk replaces the previous Walk 21: Cucumber Lane Loop, which we removed because it involved walking along a dangerous section of Grubbs Lane where there was no pedestrian pavement.

Fly through preview of walk

If you want to check what sort of landscape you will be crossing before you set off on this walk you can view a short 3D video of the route below. It's created using the free version of Relive.

Directions

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The information board at Broxbourne Wood east car park
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1: From Broxbourne Wood East Car Park off Pembridge Lane (location - https://w3w.co/nation.spring.cave), turn left then head WNW from the entrance of The Sculpture Trail (location - https://w3w.co/booth.alert.frame), then follow the purple-topped posts of the medium trail for 415m until you reach Broxbourne Wood West Car Park (location - https://w3w.co/torch.float.turkey) and the other entrance to The Sculpture Trail (location - https://w3w.co/cheek.sits.watch).

2: Continue, now heading NW, with the car park on your left, for 210m until you reach a junction (location - https://w3w.co/stem.canny.jeeps), see image below.

Keep right at the junction then head NE

3: Keep right at the junction then head NE for 210m until you reach a path going off to the right (location - https://w3w.co/tennis.safety.area).

4: Ignore the path on the right then continue heading NE then ESE for 355m until you reach a junction (location - https://w3w.co/museum.chains.area), see image below.

Cross the junction then head S

5: Cross the junction then head S, for 115m to another junction (location - https://w3w.co/fish.winner.goods).

6: Cross the junction, now heading SE, for 65m until you reach another junction and a track on the right (location - https://w3w.co/hangs.also.fantastic), see image below.

Keep right then head south until you reach a left turn

7: Head S for 145m until you reach a left turn and a bench and signpost on the left (location - https://w3w.co/churn.voice.groom), see image below.

Turn left at the purple-topped post then follow the medium trail

8: Turn left at the purple-topped post then follow the medium trail in an easterly direction for 115m until you reach a junction, see image below.

Turn left at the junction then head NE

9: Turn left at the junction then head NE for 65m until you reach another junction (location - https://w3w.co/event.dine.bond), see image below.

Turn right at the junction then rejoin the NNR Trail

10: Turn right at the junction then rejoin the NNR Trail and follow an elevated walkway heading SE for 180m until you reach a junction.

11: Keep right at the junction then head S then WSW along an elevated walkway for 215m until you reach a path on the right (location - https://w3w.co/shows.senses.swept), see image below.

Ignore the path on the right and head WSW

12: Ignore the path on the right and continue heading WSW for 170m, with Pembridge Lane on the left, until you return to the Broxbourne Wood East Car Park.

If you want to extend the walk you could turn right when you reach the car park to follow The Sculpture Walk (location - https://w3w.co/pill.banks.stacks). Follow the path round until you emerge at point 2 in the walk (location - https://w3w.co/globe.flash.major) then turn left and head SE back to the car park (location - https://w3w.co/deaf.palms.acute). This will add another 1k to the walk.

The nearest pubs to this walk are The Farmers Boy in Brickendon (location - https://w3w.co/daring.lift.swept) and The Woodman and Olive at Wormley (location - https://w3w.co/social.pies.casino).

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