Walk 74: North Mymms North-East Loop

3.5 miles (5.7 km) with 55m of total ascent

The path across North Mymms Park to Tollgate Road

A circular walk from St Mary's Church, North Mymms through North Mymms Park and over to Welham Green via the old Dellsome Lane. Then dropping south over the fields to Water End and back to North Mymms parish church.

Directions

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Park near St Mary's Church North Mymms or on St Mary's Church Road (location - https://w3w.co/lung.atoms.scope).

1: Walk through the churchyard and past the left side of the church then turn slightly to the right looking out for a path on the left leading NW down to two gates (location - https://w3w.co/branded.bleak.assets).

Take this path, North Mymms footpath 29 and continue heading NW. The path crosses the drive into North Mymms Park and enters another field. Cross this field still heading NW until you reach a footbridge over the River Colne (location - https://w3w.co/drape.elaborate.frost).

Take the wooden footbridge over the River Colne

Continue heading NNW, still on North Mymms footpath 29, through attractive parkland until you reach Tollgate Road (location - https://w3w.co/eagles.honest.courier).

Follow the way markers as you walk NW through North Mymms Park

2: Cross Tollgate Road and go through the gate on the other side.

Turn left after the gate and head NW

Here you turn left and walk NW for 200m along a permissive path that follows Tollgate Road until it reaches a footpath heading ENE (location - https://w3w.co/ready.turned.escape). Take this path, North Mymms footpath 55, and continue for 520m through the fields walking to the left of the line of trees that mark the route.

A line of trees and markers indicate the route NE across the fields

3: When you reach the A1(M), turn left on North Mymms footpath 52 for 55m and head NW to wooden steps (location - https://w3w.co/hammer.bath.region) leading up to a bridge over the A1(M).

Cross the bridge and turn left on the other side , still on North Mymms footpath 52, and head N for 350m until you reach the old Dellsome Lane (location - https://w3w.co/losses.puddles.deed).

4: Turn right on Dellsome Lane, still North Mymms footpath 52, and follow it round to your right and head E and SE for 1km until you reach the houses in Welham Green (location - https://w3w.co/suffer.normal.modes).

Follow Dellsome Lane S and SE to Welham Green

5: Continue down Dellsome Lane until you reach Knolles Crescent on your right (location - https://w3w.co/exit.relate.closes). Walk round the crescent until you reach Dixons Hill Road (location - https://w3w.co/stray.paid.plug) where you turn right and head SW for 320m.

6: When you reach Dixons Hill Close (location - https://w3w.co/kite.jolly.money), turn right and follow the road round to the left looking out for a footpath on your left (location - https://w3w.co/horns.tried.people). Take this path, North Mymms footpath 31, and head SSE for 100m to Dixons Hill Road (location - https://w3w.co/union.fear.agents).

7: When you reach Dixons Hill Road you will see North Mymms footpath 31 continues almost immediately opposite. Follow this footpath SSE across the fields for 210m before it turns SSW and continues for another 280m until you reach a footpath junction (location - https://w3w.co/thigh.trim.doctor).

The footpath from Dixons Hill Road to Water End

8: Here you turn right on North Mymms footpath 30 and head W for 100m to reach the cycle track running along the east side of Swanland Road (location - https://w3w.co/never.humid.rainy). Here you turn left.

9: After 190m you will reach the top of Warrengate Road, look out for the bridleway sign on the opposite side of Swanland Road (location - https://w3w.co/foam.calm.fresh). This bridleway, North Mymms bridleway 82 goes over a footbridge above the A1(M). Take this bridleway which heads N then W over the bridge.

10: At the other side of the bridge look out for a footpath on your left (location - https://w3w.co/extra.riches.slide), this is North Mymms footpath 6. Go through a gate, and then turn diagonally to your right walking ENE back to St Mary's Church.

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