Walks you can reach from Oakleigh Park by train
Hertfordshire · South East England
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Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Oakleigh Park.
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.
Alexandra Palace Station to Manor House Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Oakleigh Park.
11km. 2h30.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, reservoir circuit, and residential streets.
A shorter variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Alexandra Palace Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Oakleigh Park.
8km.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, and urban park.
A variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Potters Bar Station Circular via Gobions Wood (Middlesex)
8m direct from Oakleigh Park.
Easy: 8km, gentle ascents. 2h30–4h.
Gobions Wood is absolutely beautiful. The rest of walk takes you through unremarkable but quiet fields.
Highlights: Gobion's Wood.
Lunch: Nowhere to eat en route — pack lunch!
Harringay Green Lanes Station to Harringay Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finsbury Park Station to Harringay Green Lanes Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field and woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Drayton Park Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finsbury Park Station to Hampstead Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
19km. 5h.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, urban green spaces, woods, heathland, parkland, ponds, garden suburb streets, and panoramic hilltops. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Highgate to Hampstead – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Finsbury Park Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
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.
Highbury & Islington Station to Drayton Park Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Caledonian Road Station to Highbury & Islington Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Oakleigh Park.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Welwyn Garden City Station Circular (Hertfordshire)
30m direct from Oakleigh Park.
18km.
Rolling Hertfordshire countryside, landscaped parkland, arable fields, picturesque village, and Gothic church ruin.