Pre-registration preferred but not essential**
Moderate to brisk paced, 18.8km/11.7m walk with 225m/738.2ft of ascent; about 4.5 to 5 hours net walking.
Route: west across A1(M), Old Knebworth, Knebworth House grounds, Graffidge Wood, Rustling End, Easthall Farm, Reynolds Wood, Michael's Hope, St. Paul's Waldem village (lunch stop); Garden Wood, Stagenhoe, Foxholes Wood, Pinfold Wood, Hitch Wood, Lady Grove, Minsden Farm, Preston, Wain Wood, The Warren, Tatmorehills Lane, Charlton, Hitchin Hill, Hitchin Priory, Old Town and St. Mary's Church, backlanes to Hitchin Station.
Lunch: pub lunch at The Strathmore Arms (http://www.thestrathmorearms.co.uk) - or bring picnic.
Meet at Knebworth Station at 10.35.
Travel: King's Cross 09.57/Finsbury Park 10.03 - Cambridge train - arr Knebworth 10.34.
Ticket/Fare: Buy Off-Peak Day Return to Hitchin.
Finish: Hitchin Station. Trains xx.03 and xx.33 to King's Cross; xx.11, xx.25, xx.41 and xx.55 Thameslink via St. Pancras. Likely return trains: 15.55 or 16.03.
Leader: Thomas G (07775 676 092).
**Please register to let us know you plan to join the walk.. and to be informed of last minute changes.
Registration - via Eventbrite only - opens on Thurs 1 May at 09.00 and closes on Tues 6 May at 18.30.
To register use the web link below: