Pete's Walks - Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail - South (page 2 of 5)
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I went over a stile and continued through Webb's Copse. I was very surprised to see my first Bluebell of 2026 here! The permissive path then followed a lengthy hedgerow on my left. There were occasional gaps in the hedge giving views of the Golden Valley as it approached Nettleden. After several hundred yards the permissive path ended when it came to a stile. Over the stile I would normally have continued along a clear path through the grass, but today I stuck to the actual route of the public footpath (and the route shown on the National Trust's map of the 'Ashridge Estate Boundary Trail - South') by turning right and then turning left in a field corner and following that edge of the field. On reaching a field corner adjacent to some stables or farm buildings, I went through a gate and then turned right through a second gate immediately after the stable or farm entrance. This path dropped downhill to reach a minor road in Frithsden.
Webb's Copse
My first Bluebell of 2026
The route continuing from Webb's Copse
The route continuing from Webb's Copse
The route continuing from Webb's Copse (after I turned right and then almost immediately left in a field corner)
The footpath dropping down to Frithsden
I went a few yards right along the road, then took a footpath on the other side that went gently uphill through the trees of Great Frithsden Copse for almost half a mile (the path keeps right at an apparent fork, indicated by a waymark). The path then continued between garden fences, crossed a private drive (I'm not sure whether this still in Frithsden or part of Potten End), ran between gardens again, and finally emerged onto part of Berkhamsted golf course, where I turned right onto a bridleway. This was soon running through trees with a fairway just to my left.
The footpath through Great Frithsden Copse
The footpath through Great Frithsden Copse
The footpath continuing between gardens (not sure if this is in Frithsden or Potten End) to reach Berkhamsted Golf Club
The bridleway going past Berkhamsted Golf Club