Getting There
Sat Nav: AL2 3XU
Leave the M1 at Junction 6
Southbound Turn right, signed North Watford, onto Mount Pleasant Lane. Continue on Mount Pleasant Lane over two mini-roundabouts.
Drive under a railway bridge and turn immediately right afterwards into School Lane . Continue on this narrow country lane until reaching the Old Fox Public House on your right.
Old Fox PH car park, some on road parking nearby. Note: don't park in the passing places provided on this narrow country lane.
Return to M1 Junction 6
Northbound
Return up School Lane and turn left onto Mount Pleasant Lane and then turn right onto Hunters Ride, and left onto Black Boy Wood. Turn right onto South Riding, and then right into West Riding and quickly left onto Oakwood Road.
At the end of Oakwood Road turn left onto the A405, signed North Watford getting into the right hand lane. At the traffic lights turn right and bear right to rejoin the motorway.
Southbound
Return up School Lane and turn left onto Mount Pleasant Lane and then turn right onto Hunters Ride, and left onto Black Boy Wood. Turn right onto South Riding, and then right into West Riding and quickly left onto Oakwood Road.
At the end of Oakwood Road turn left onto the A405, signed North Watford staying in the left hand lane. Bear round to the left as signed to rejoin the M1 southbound.
Bricket Wood Common
Length of walk: 20 minutes or longer
This area is an unspoilt byway that remains rooted in the life of a century ago.
Public Footpaths are well signed here, and to start the walk cross the road from the Old Fox and enter the wood at Public Footpath sign.
The wood is popular with local dog walkers, and the paths are well trodden and easy to follow.
It's such a pleasant spot that the temptation to meander through this ancient woodland, choosing paths at whim is irresistible. And so that's what we did, enjoying the birdsong and sense of seclusion as we went. The Common is large and offers the space to ramble for many hours.
Facilities
At Old Fox PH. Bar snacks/food available. Well-behaved dogs permitted in bar areas on leads, and in garden area. Dog water bowls provided.
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