Walks you can reach from Harpenden by train
Hertfordshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Garston Station to St Albans City Station (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from Harpenden.
13km. Gentle ascents. 3h30–6h.
Common woodland, farmland tracks, river meadows, water meadows, quiet residential roads, and historic city streets. Can be very muddy.
Highlights: St Albans.
Lunch stops: Moor Mill Watermill & Inn (1h30–3h in), the Overdraught (2h30–4h in), or Rumbles Fish Bar (2h30–4h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Horn, or the Robin Hood.
St Albans City Station Circular via Ruins of Gorhambury House (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from Harpenden.
15km. Moderate ascents. 4h–7h.
Highlights: St Albans Cathedral, Verulamium Roman City Walls, Ruins of Gorhambury House, and St Albans itself.
Lunch stop: Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (30m–1h in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Six Bells, the Lower Red Lion, the Snug, the Boot, the Mad Squirrel Tap, or the Peahen.
Leagrave Station to Harlington Station (Bedfordshire)
15m direct from Harpenden.
23km. 5h.
Meadows, solitary chalk hills, ancient woodlands, steep chalk escarpments, chalk downland, Neolithic hill forts, ancient trackways, rolling grassy fields, and hilltop village. Steep chalk escarpments.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
West Hampstead Thameslink Station to Brondesbury Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Harpenden.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 30m.
Hill paths and with gentle gradients.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finchley Road & Frognal Station to West Hampstead Thameslink Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Harpenden.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Harlington Station to Flitwick Station (Bedfordshire)
15m direct from Harpenden.
24km. 5h.
Steep rolling downlands, chalk escarpments, hilltop views, grassy fields, pastures, and ancient woodland. Can be hilly.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Harlington Station Circular (Bedfordshire)
15m direct from Harpenden.
17km.
Steep rolling downlands, chalk escarpments, hilltop views, grassy fields, and pastures. Can be hilly.
An alternative variant of Harlington to Flitwick – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Flitwick Station Circular via Old St. Mary's Church (Bedfordshire)
30m direct from Harpenden.
25km. 5h30.
River valley, wooded wetland fringes, quiet villages, rolling fields, escarpment ridge, nature reserve lakes, and ancient woodland. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Lidlington Station to Flitwick Station (Bedfordshire)
30m direct from Harpenden.
22km. 5h.
Undulating Greensand Ridge, mixed woods, open parkland, heathland, historic market town, ancient woodland, and flat moors and wetland nature reserve. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Kings Cross Station to Farringdon Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Harpenden.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Cannon Street Station to City Thameslink Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Harpenden.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Blackfriars Station to Charing Cross Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Harpenden.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.