Walks and trails
With over 700 acres across our parks, there are several routes to explore the beauty of the landscape all year round.
Why not walk, jog or run one of the routes listed below. You can also hire a bike from Go Ape and cycle your way around Black Park.
If you are looking for a short route, did you know that:
- the stroll around Black Park Lake is 0.9 miles
- an amble down Verney's Walk and back in Langley Park is 0.7 miles
- a jog across Misbourne meadow to the canal towpath and back in Denham will rack up 0.8 miles
Black Park
Select a trail at Black Park to view more information.
Orienteering is a great way to explore lesser-known areas of the park. You can compete as a group or against the clock on your own with our 3 recommended routes.
Use the map to navigate between the posts, recording the letters you find at each one. You can follow one of our recommended courses or create your own.
A compass isn’t required but can help in orientating the map, so bring it if you have one.
Print the map and instructions below and take them with you.
Explore the diverse habitats of Black Park, learn about the wild animals and plant life in the Park – from bats to butterflies and reptiles to Roe Deer.
Find out why and how we manage the heathland, woodlands and rides.
Do you know where the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are in the park? Who constructed the lake, why and when?
What’s the connection between Pine trees, Crossbills and Cauliflower Fungus?
Come and run, jog or walk 5km at any time on this permanently marked route. Or join in the Saturday morning Parkrun at 9am.
Follow the orange waymark discs and take steps towards a healthier lifestyle in this beautiful park setting.
Langley Park
Select a trail at Langley Park to view more information.
1km trail (blue) - a circular, easy access route through the maze of rhododendrons in the Temple Gardens. Follow the blue arrows from the Tea Room.
2km trail (purple) - a circular route through the Temple Gardens, down the vista, passing Destination Deadwood and up Verney's Walk (suitable for families and young children). Follow the purple arrows from the Tea Room.
Did you know we have our very own dragon in Langley Park? Follow the trail through Langley Park’s beautiful parkland and woodland to find the dragon tree and discover more about the fantastic variety of trees here.
Bring along a wax crayon and take a rubbing of the raised image on each tree plaque, which also has more information about the tree.
Ever wondered how much of its life an oak tree spends growing, resting, or dying? Discover this and many other fascinating facts about the trees of Langley Park.
Take a stroll through 800 years of history in Langley Park – from a Royal Hunting Ground to extravagant Pleasure Gardens.
This trail will take you through the amazing ancient woodland of King’s Wood, along the Capability Brown serpentine lake and out into the wider Langley Estate.
Discover which King dowered the Langley Estate to not 1 but 2 of his wives, who was the first appointed Ranger and explore the nationally recognised rhododendron collection and Victorian Pinetum.