Walks you can reach from Radlett by train
Hertfordshire · South East England
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Harpenden Station to St Albans City Station (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Radlett.
17km. Gentle ascents. 4h30–7h30.
Mostly fields and country lanes. Some beautiful new bluebell woods, stunning historic city streeets, commons, golf courses, and parkland. Best in April (bluebell season). Some sections are busy.
Highlights: Heartwood Forest, St Albans Cathedral, and St Albans itself.
Lunch stops in Sandridge (2h–3h in): the Green Man (excellent; reservations recommended), Heartwood Tea Rooms (busy!), the Rose & Crown, or the Queens Head (not great).
End-of-walk rewards: the Lower Red Lion, the Mad Squirrel Tap, the Peahen, the Snug, or the Boot.
Garston Station to St Albans City Station (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Radlett.
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)
6m direct from Radlett.
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.
Harpenden Station Circular via the Devil's Dyke (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Radlett.
15km. Moderate ascents. 3h30–5h30.
Highlights: St Albans.
Lunch stops: the Swan (1h–2h in), the Bull (1h–2h in), or the Wicked Lady (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Marquis of Granby, or the Amble Inn.
West Hampstead Thameslink Station to Brondesbury Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Radlett.
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 Radlett.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 30m.
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Kentish Town Station to Gospel Oak Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Radlett.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Kentish Town West Station to Kentish Town Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Radlett.
Easy: 0km, moderate ascents. 30m.
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Kings Cross Station to Farringdon Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Radlett.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
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Cannon Street Station to City Thameslink Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Radlett.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
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Blackfriars Station to Charing Cross Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Radlett.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
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London Bridge Station to South Bermondsey Station (Surrey)
45m direct from Radlett.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.