Ebury Way
Length	3.5 mi (5.6 km)
Location	South West Hertfordshire, England
Trailheads	Rickmansworth,[a] Watford[b]
Use	Walking, hiking, running, cycling and horseriding

The Ebury Way is a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) rail trail in Hertfordshire, England, between Watford and Rickmansworth. The route crosses the Grand Union Canal and three rivers: the Colne, the Chess and the Gade.^[1]

Railway

The Watford and Rickmansworth Railway ran services between Watford Junction and Rickmansworth. The company was incorporated in 1860 and the line opened in 1862.^[2] The Rickmansworth branch was closed to passengers in 1952 and to freight in 1983.^[3]

The track was removed; the platforms and station buildings have been demolished. A considerable length of the trackbed now forms the Ebury Way.^[4]

Description

Passing lakes and fields in Rickmansworth, the shared-use path is frequented by walkers and cyclists. Its origin as the Watford and Rickmansworth Railway means that it is wide and largely flat.^[5]

It forms part of National Cycle Route 61, which runs between Windsor to the south-west and Ware to the north-east. The Watford section of the Ebury Way, up to its crossing of the Colne, also forms part of NCR 6, so this section is jointly routed 6/61.^[6]

See also

• List of rail trails
• National Cycle Network
• Segregated cycle facilities
• Sustainable transport.

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ebury Way.

• Ebury Way Cycling Leaflet
• Groundwork Herts
• Sustrans