As a nation of dog lovers many of us want to make sure we keep our four-legged friends as active and healthy as possible.

It can be tricky knowing where is best to take your dog for a walk, ensuring that it will be a safe environment for them.

Here, we round up some of the best easy, dog-friendly walks in Hertfordshire according to AllTrails.

Marsworth Reservoir Circular
Chiltern Hills

  • Length: 6.8km
  • Time: Average 1h 43min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 153m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Merry Hill Mud Circular
Bushey

  • Length: 6.4km
  • Time: Average 1h 57min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 231m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Watford Observer:

Northchurch Common and Ashridge Estate
Chiltern Hills

  • Length: 4.0km
  • Time: Average 1h 02min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 95m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Nomansland Common – Magical Wood Circular
St Albans

  • Length: 6.0km
  • Time: Average 1h 41min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 180m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Sarratt and River Chess
Chiltern Hills

  • Length: 2.7km
  • Time: Average 45min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 76m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Watford Observer:

Highfield Wood Circular
Hoddesdon

  • Length: 4.2km
  • Time: Average 1h 8min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 115m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Scratchwood Park Circular
Borehamwood

  • Length: 4.0km
  • Time: Average 1h 14min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 150m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Watford Observer:

Wormley Woods Circular
Broxbourne

  • Length: 7.1km
  • Time: Average 1h 41min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 127m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.

Shepreth Station to Foxton Station
Royston

  • Length: 6.8km
  • Time: Average 1h 30min to complete
  • Elevation gain: 87m
  • Route type: Circular
  • Dogs are welcome and may be off lead in some areas.
  • Click here to see the map for the walk’s start and end point.