Oughtenhead common

Dog walk in Pirton, Hitchin

5.0

10+ comments

Type of walk

Hilly, Flat, Forest

What's here

Free Parking, Off Lead Areas, On Lead Areas, Pathed Routes, Animals On Route, Water On Route

About this walk

A huge expanse of fields and protected nature reserves. There is a small car park which would fit around 6-8 cars at the start of the playing field then many turnstiles on to various difference tracks. Some ponds, chalk pits and river areas. A great all rounder!

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BTier19

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Comments (12)

jenni78
4 years ago

my dog is a water diviner and loves water she can paddle in. Loves this walk in the summer
JaspersWalks
4 years ago

Lovely walk across meadows (look out for the longhorn cows) and next to fields (watch out for the oil seed rape, which can harm dogs) and alongside a river where we often see kingfishers
CockerFig
3 years ago

Pleasant area, few different routes to take. Many other dog walkers on route. Downside is we could not find one dog mess bin on the whole walk so had so spend an hour carrying that around! And they wonder why people don’t bother picking it up.
freddietheweimador
3 years ago

Loved it. Good mix of fields, woods and river.
Belleabee
2 years ago

Beautiful walk, the river has crystal clear water and perfect entry points for a little pup.
MotherBear19
2 years ago

Depending on where you park you will find Oughton Common a great place to explore. My dog Aldo loves playing in the water which is situated all over. Kids will also love it to. A great dog walk and mostly on the flat. It can get busy here at weekends and school holidays.
StormsWalkies
a year ago

This is my dog's favourite walk (even more than Rowney Warren Wood!). There is parking near the various ways onto the common, but it is limited. The stream running through it and the marshlands (with Longhorn Cattle) make it a beautiful area to explore. It's quite heavily wooded, so you can see lots of birds in the trees. The main paths are very easy to navigate with pushchair/wheelchairs and it is pretty level throughout , so easy going..
JohJoh
a year ago

Beautiful scenery, close to water trails. Short route is easy to follow, long route was s bit confusing but equally picturesque
JohJoh
a year ago

Parking close by is not an easy option
arian
a day ago

I was chatting with a few walkers earlier about how messy the dogs get around the Oughtonhead trails this time of year. Out of curiosity — do most of you clean them at home, or would you ever use something on-site if there was an easy option to rinse them off before heading off?
StormsWalkies
a day ago

In response to a previous comment: A doggie-wash would be really helpful. It’s the smell of the mud at Oughtonhead that’s the issue for us, so being able to wash it off before getting in the car would be great.
walkiees
a day ago

Have a look at a Muddaddy. Not affiliated in any way, only because we purchased one recently and have found it to be really useful. Bit of an outlay, but big saver on cleaning the car/van.