As a nation of dog lovers many of us want to make sure we keep our four-legged friends as active and healthy as possible.
It can be tricky knowing where is best to take your dog for a walk, ensuring that it will be a safe environment for them.
Here, we round up some of the best easy, dog-friendly walks in Hertfordshire according to AllTrails.
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Marsworth Reservoir Circular
Chiltern Hills
- Length: 6.8km
- Time: Average 1h 43min to complete
- Elevation gain: 153m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Merry Hill Mud Circular
Bushey
- Length: 6.4km
- Time: Average 1h 57min to complete
- Elevation gain: 231m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Northchurch Common and Ashridge Estate
Chiltern Hills
- Length: 4.0km
- Time: Average 1h 02min to complete
- Elevation gain: 95m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Nomansland Common – Magical Wood Circular
St Albans
- Length: 6.0km
- Time: Average 1h 41min to complete
- Elevation gain: 180m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Sarratt and River Chess
Chiltern Hills
- Length: 2.7km
- Time: Average 45min to complete
- Elevation gain: 76m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Highfield Wood Circular
Hoddesdon
- Length: 4.2km
- Time: Average 1h 8min to complete
- Elevation gain: 115m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Scratchwood Park Circular
Borehamwood
- Length: 4.0km
- Time: Average 1h 14min to complete
- Elevation gain: 150m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Wormley Woods Circular
Broxbourne
- Length: 7.1km
- Time: Average 1h 41min to complete
- Elevation gain: 127m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
Shepreth Station to Foxton Station
Royston
- Length: 6.8km
- Time: Average 1h 30min to complete
- Elevation gain: 87m
- Route type: Circular
- Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
- Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.
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