United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Hertfordshire
Dacorum
Northchurch
Berkhamsted WWI Training Trenches
United Kingdom
England
East Of England
Hertfordshire
Dacorum
Northchurch
Berkhamsted WWI Training Trenches
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 39 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Chilterns National Landscape
Location: Northchurch, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom
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01:41
6.24km
80m
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04:03
15.4km
130m
4.7
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119
07:38
28.1km
390m
During WWI, Berkhamsted was used by troops to train for trench life on the continent. They would live in a nearby tented camp, stand parade on Kitchener’s Field, and trained on Berkhamsted and Northchurch Commons. These were officers from the Inns of Court Officers Training Corp., otherwise known as The Devil’s Own. These officers dug 13 miles of trenches here in training for the real thing that they would shortly face opposite enemy lines. These days there is an information board here, a memorial, and of course the trenches.
September 14, 2024
Located within a quiet area of the golf course, lovely bit of history and located honoured to those fallen
July 9, 2025
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Location: Northchurch, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom
5.0
(1)
19
01:41
6.24km
80m
4.7
(10)
47
04:03
15.4km
130m
4.7
(15)
119
07:38
28.1km
390m