HOOP photo gallery 3a: Wilbury Hills to the Cambridge Road
In these photos, the Hitchin Outer Orbital Path joins up with the Letchworth Greenway to make the southward journey to the Cambridge Road. After diverting into the fringes of the town to cross the railway, it zig-zags along field edges with magnificent views across the landscape.
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The route crosses the main road and goes into the one opposite
The Wilbury
From here until the next big red sign, you’re also on the Letchworth Greenway
Thankfully the waymarks are very clear on this potentially confusing stretch
The street is made up of these interesting corrugated houses
Again, the waymarking is clear
This is the point of the urban detour – the railway bridge
Looking up the line into Letchworth town centre
Down the line across the fields towards Hitchin
Go to the junction just ahead and turn right
Head up this road and turn left at the end
Follow this path between the houses
Through this gate, past an adventure playgound, and you’re back in the countryside
The route back to the fields
Been there, done that – looking back towards the walk up from Ickleford
A small ditch, easily crossed
You can choose to walk through this coppice or stick to the field edge
A brief excursion into shady woodland
Time to head back into the sun
Ahead is the Stotfold Road – soon, you’ll turn left
The field edges consist mainly of left-right-left turns in this stage
Broken waymark
Hitchin through the heat haze
Across open countryside into Bedfordshire
Big sky
The streetlights of the Cambridge Road come into view
