The footpath/bridleway network in Aldenham Parish totals about 21 miles, most of it within the Green Belt and much of it pleasantly rural although here and there affected by noise from Elstree airfield and the M1 motorway.
The quality of the footpaths varies considerably – some are easily walkable throughout the year while others are poorly marked and apt to become impassable quagmires in winter. This latter condition applies particularly to the paths beside the River Colne in the north of the parish and those alongside the railway in the east.
Some paths depart significantly from the line depicted on the Definitive Map published by the Hertfordshire County Council, partly because landowners have taken the liberty of directing users round the edges of fields rather than across them, and partly because users themselves have been unable to see the correct line across overgrown land on setaside and have taken the path of least resistance.
Some of the best paths do not appear on the Definitive Map and are not strictly rights of way but only routes to which landowners have provided access. Among these are those in Berrygrove Wood, including the heavily used Wendy Way, and some in the vicinity of Wall Hall, soon to be extended on the completion of the new housing estate.