West of Old Stevenage Autumn Afternoon Walk (5 miles / 8km- Leisurely, Booking Required)

An afternoon walk of just under five miles starting from Stevenage Old Town, heading through the suburbs and into the countryside, taking in some urban art along the way. The route is relatively flat, partly on rural tracks and partly on surfaced paths.

The walk follows on from our late morning ‘Annual Get-together of Members’ and lunch social at Cinnabar in Stevenage High Street (please see our separate event pages if you wish to join us at Cinnabar). We hope you can join us for the whole day but if you can’t make it earlier then feel free to come along just for the walk after lunch.

On the walk you can meet the new Stag Walkers committee for 2025-26 who will be elected by members at our morning meeting.

The route begins along a section of Stevenage’s walking/cycling network, taking us through a series of underpasses and past some cute statues of a robot family. After passing through the 1970s neighbourhood of Symonds Green, across its common and past its pond, we’ll walk underneath the A1(M) and into the countryside.

We’ll loop around arable fields and along tree-lined paths with a wide view over the Langley valley. Depending on weather and timing, we might catch the sunset before again passing below the motorway and back to town.

On our return stretch through Stevenage we’ll pass Meadway Playing Field then rejoin the extensive cycle-path network, taking us through some underpasses recently painted with colourful murals. Coming back into the Old Town at dusk we have the option of finishing with drinks at a local pub before heading home.

Dogs are welcome on a lead.

There is no limit on group size for this walk but we do find it helpful to know who's coming so:
* if you plan to come along, please book a place for yourself and any guests you are bringing
* if you have to cancel please update your RSVP so we know not to wait for you
* you can RSVP via our Meetup group or e-mail stagwalkers at gmail dot com

Unless you opt in to further communications, we will only use contact information you provide to get in touch about the walk.