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Amwell Walkway – Easneye Wood loop from Ware

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Amwell Walkway – Easneye Wood loop from Ware

Moderate

4.6

(18)

hikers

Amwell Walkway – Easneye Wood loop from Ware

02:08

8.22km

50m

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: June 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.78 km

View of the River Lee Navigation

Highlight • Viewpoint

Drop into the RSPB Rye Meads Nature Reserve to see the kingfishers.

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2.07 km

Otter Observation Point, Amwell Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

early in the morning otters can be seen here

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2.82 km

Easneye Wood

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

This beautiful woodland is moments away from the busy towns of Ware and Stanstead Abbotts in Hertfordshire. This is a great place for spotting Red Kite's if you're keen on birdwatching.

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8.22 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.92 km

3.12 km

650 m

331 m

195 m

Surfaces

3.75 km

2.13 km

1.04 km

748 m

424 m

128 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

26°C

16°C

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Comments

January 21, 2023,Hertfordshire - Ware - Lea River & Amwell Nature Reserve Loop [🌦️🍁🐦🍎]

Our Rating: 7/10 (Part canal / part farmland, lovely old oaks, amazing bird watching at the Amwell Nature Reserve, bench rest point lunch spot on the River Lea, handful of red kites - tip: bring binoculars!)

March 8, 2026,Hertfordshire - Ware - Lea River & Amwell Nature Reserve Loop [🌦️🌸🍄🐦🍎]

Our Rating: 7.5/10 (Late winter / early spring walk - wonderful nature reserve and bird watching paradise *bring your binoculars* - easy pathways with some interesting fungi and beautiful daffodils along the way, plenty of bench rest points along the canal)

March 9, 2025,Hertfordshire - Ware - Lea River & Amwell Nature Reserve Loop [☀️🍁🐦🍎]

Our Rating: 7.5/10 (An old favourite, lovely in the sunny weather, lots of birds by Amwell Nature Reserve - spectacular bird watching - bring your binoculars!, a few bench rest points by the canal, even woodland - making it a very easygoing walk - sorry to skimp on the photos... was video-ing instead!)

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Amwell Walkway – Easneye Wood loop from Ware

Amwell Walkway

View of the River Lee Navigation

Otter Observation Point, Amwell Nature Reserve

Easneye Wood

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