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Northchurch Common Grasslands – Alpine Meadow Nature Reserve loop from Little Gaddesden

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Northchurch Common Grasslands – Alpine Meadow Nature Reserve loop from Little Gaddesden

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Northchurch Common Grasslands – Alpine Meadow Nature Reserve loop from Little Gaddesden

03:56

15.0km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

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Start point

Bus stop

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701 m

Bob's Oak

Highlight • Forest

400 years old. One of the oldest trees on the Ashridge Estate

Tip by

1.05 km

Aldbury Common

Forest

2.30 km

Lovely open grasslands. Wide trails good for walking or cycling, and places to stop and have a picnic (though stay on the wide trail areas to not disturb wildlife). Potential to see lots of birds, perhaps a deer or a common lizard sunning itself on a rock or log.

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7.21 km

View of the Grand Union Canal from the Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • River

Views of the grand canal and walking paths

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7.75 km

Castle Street Totem Pole

Highlight • Monument

Didn't get close enough to read why a Totem pole is here

Tip by

10.5 km

Berkhamsted WWI Training Trenches

Highlight • Natural Monument

During WWI, Berkhamsted was used by troops to train for trench life on the continent. They would live in a nearby tented camp, stand parade on Kitchener’s Field, and trained on Berkhamsted and Northchurch Commons. These were officers from the Inns of Court Officers Training Corp., otherwise known as The Devil’s Own. These officers dug 13 miles of trenches here in training for the real thing that they would shortly face opposite enemy lines. These days there is an information board here, a memorial, and of course the trenches.

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11.6 km

Alpine Meadow Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Alpine Meadow Nature Reserve is a tranquil and unspoilt part of the Ashridge Woodlands. This chalk grassland region boasts a wealth of wildflowers through the warmer months. Keep your eyes out for butterflies, such as the conspicuously spotted Silver-washed fritillary, flitting from flower to flower during summer.

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15.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.96 km

5.09 km

1.36 km

1.34 km

245 m

Surfaces

6.09 km

3.37 km

2.54 km

1.37 km

1.29 km

335 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Northchurch Common Grasslands – Alpine Meadow Nature Reserve loop from Little Gaddesden

Bob's Oak