Walks you can reach from Broxbourne by train
Hertfordshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Cheshunt Station Circular via Royal Gunpowder Mills (Hertfordshire)
4m direct from Broxbourne.
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.
Roydon Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Essex)
4m direct from Broxbourne.
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.
Harlow Town Station Circular (Essex)
6m direct from Broxbourne.
14km.
Flat, easy farmland, open fields, riverside, and quiet villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
[St Margarets Station](/train-stations/south-east-england/middlesex/st-margarets) Circular via Hollycross Lake (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Broxbourne.
24km. 5h30.
Rolling East Hertfordshire countryside, wheat fields, woods, ancient tracks, green lanes, river valleys along Ash, Rib and Lea rivers, and scenic nature reserve. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Bishop's Stortford Station to Sawbridgeworth Station (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Broxbourne.
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.
Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Broxbourne.
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 Broxbourne.
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 Broxbourne.
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.
Stratford Station to Stratford International Station (Essex)
30m direct from Broxbourne.
Easy: 0km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Hackney Wick Station to Stratford Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Broxbourne.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Newport Station to Audley End Station (Essex)
30m direct from Broxbourne.
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 Broxbourne.
23km. 5h30.
Gently rolling chalky uplands, farmland, woods and copses, green lanes, field boundaries, and pretty villages with thatched cottages and pargeted houses.