Walks you can reach from St James Street by train
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Dalston Junction to Walthamstow Central (Middlesex)
2 minutes direct from St James Street.
Recommended: An accessible East London route mostly through green spaces and back roads, along the River Lee and past the marshes and with some rough ground beside the river. There are steep ramps over footbridges and a low bridge (about 1.5m) to duck under near Coppermill Lane.
Walthamstow Marshes: One of the last remaining floodplain marshlands in London, home to over 400 plant and animal species.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Plenty of refreshment stops at either end and in Clapton Village.
Warnings: A third urban. A low bridge (around 1.5m) at the marshes end of Coppermill Lane means many walkers will need to stoop.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Chingford to Epping (Essex)
15 minutes direct from St James Street.
Ancient woodland, forest rides, gravel tracks and meadows.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Manor Park to Epping (Saturday Walkers Club).
Central London to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich (Middlesex)
15 minutes direct from St James Street.
Flat riverside pavement, converted Victorian wharves, residential riverside developments, industrial heritage and pocket parks.
Source: A shorter variant of Westminster to Greenwich via the south bank (Saturday Walkers Club).
Manor Park to Chingford (Essex)
15 minutes direct from St James Street.
Open flats, commons, woodland, forest rides and gravel tracks.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Manor Park to Epping (Saturday Walkers Club).
Leytonstone to Chingford (Essex)
15 minutes direct from St James Street.
Open woodland, earth tracks, grassy paths, ponds and gentle slopes.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Source: A shorter variant of Leytonstone to Loughton (Saturday Walkers Club).