The official Thames Estuary Path is divided into 5 accessible sections, but as sections 2, 4, and 5 are pretty short, I divided the walk into three longer sections. This first section, from Tilbury Town to Stanford-le-Hope is a 19 km walk with frequent views over the Thames and surprising open landscape. The route is … More Thames Estuary Path – Section 1
This is the 13th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 13th walk of 4 miles (6.6 km) follows the River Lea from Springfield … More The Capital Ring: Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick
This is the 12th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 12th walk of 5.6 miles (9 km) encounters the parkland walk, Finsbury Park, … More The Capital Ring: Highgate to Stoke Newington
This 16.5km hike takes you through a series of beautiful woodlands in the Chiltern Hills between Great Missenden and High Wycombe. This walk is taken (in a slightly adapted form) from Christopher Somerville’s Walks in the Country near London. The route starts at the train station in the lovely village of Great Missenden, just a … More Chiltern Woodlands
This 14 km (8.7 miles) walk follows the New River from Enfield to Finsbury Park. The New River Path is divided into three sections and this second section covers the part of the route that goes through London. You could add the third section to this walk, that is the London heritage section, and adds … More New River Path – Section 2
This 29 km (18 miles) walk follows the New River from its start at New Gauge, just outside of Hertford, to Enfield. The New River Path is divided into three sections and this first section covers the part of the route that goes through Hertfordshire. The walk starts at Hertford North station, but can also … More New River Path – Section 1
The official route of the Pymmes Brook Trail is 19 km, but with the connections from and to the stations, the total route is 23 km (14 miles). The trail roughly follows Pymmes Brook from its start at Jack’s Lake to where it flows into River Lee Navigation near Tottenham Hale. The route alternates between … More Pymmes Brook Trail
This is the 11th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 11th walk of 6 miles (10 km) follows a section of the River … More The Capital Ring: Hendon Park to Highgate
This is the 10th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 10th walk of 6.8 miles (11 km) is one of my favourite walks … More The Capital Ring: South Kenton to Hendon Park
This is the 9th section of the 78 miles (125 km) long Capital Ring. Most of the walks of The Capital Ring are through London’s green spaces. If you plan to walk all sections, I recommend this guidebook by Colin Saunders. This 9th walk of 5.6 miles (9 km) is a hilly section that starts … More The Capital Ring: Greenford to South Kenton
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