Walks you can reach from Harlow Town by train
Essex · South East England | Walks by foot
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Roydon Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Essex)
3m direct from Harlow Town.
22km. 5h.
Gently rolling Hertfordshire countryside, wheat fields, woods, waterways, green lanes, quiet country roads, river stretches, and navigation canal. Cattle in pastures. Avoid end Oct–Easter.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Bishop's Stortford Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from Harlow Town.
14km. Flat terrain. 4h–6h30.
Highlights: Thorley Wash Nature Reserve.
Lunch stops: the Three Tuns, or Full of Beans Cafe (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk reward: the Moorhen.
Broxbourne Station Circular via Waltham Abbey (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Harlow Town.
19km. 4h.
Flat river floodplain, towpaths, water meadows, lakeside paths, woodland strips, farmland fields, and open parkland. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Broxbourne Station to Bayford Station (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Harlow Town.
18km.
Canal towpath, parkland, Spital Brook valley, ancient diverse woodland, streams, boardwalks, and green lanes. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Broxbourne Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cheshunt Station to Broxbourne Station (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Harlow Town.
16km. 3h30.
Flat river floodplain, towpaths, water meadows, lakeside paths, woodland strips, orchid area boardwalk, and open parkland. Can be muddy.
An alternative variant of Broxbourne Circular via Waltham Abbey – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Cheshunt Station Circular via Royal Gunpowder Mills (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Harlow Town.
15km. 3h30.
Flat river floodplain, gravel-pit lakes, water meadows, country park sculptures, farmland, and a market town. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Harlow Town.
15km. 3h30.
Urban north London, disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path, and open parkland.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Highgate Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Harlow Town.
11km. 2h30.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, urban parks, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, and riverside path.
A shorter variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Finsbury Park Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Harlow Town.
8km.
Urban park, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path, and open marshland.
A variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Newport Station to Audley End Station (Essex)
30m direct from Harlow Town.
14km. Moderate ascents. 4h–6h30.
Spoiled by a long trek along a busy road near Audley End.
Highlights: Saffron Walden.
Lunch stops in Saffron Walden: the Temeraire, Waffle, the Courtyard Tearoom, the Kings Arms, or the Eight Bells.
End-of-walk reward: Audley End House and Gardens.
Audley End Station Circular via the Cottage (pargeted house, Wendens Ambo) (Essex)
30m direct from Harlow Town.
23km. 5h30.
Gently rolling chalky uplands, farmland, woods and copses, green lanes, field boundaries, and pretty villages with thatched cottages and pargeted houses.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Great Chesterford Station to Audley End Station (Cambridgeshire)
30m direct from Harlow Town.
20km. 5h.
Rolling Essex farmland, grassy field edges, small woods, river valleys, historic market town, parkland, and village with thatched cottages. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Great Chesterford to Newport – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.