Walks you can reach from St Albans City by train
Hertfordshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Harpenden Station Circular via the Devil's Dyke (Hertfordshire)
5m direct from St Albans City.
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 St Albans City.
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 St Albans City.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Leagrave Station to Harlington Station (Bedfordshire)
15m direct from St Albans City.
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.
Harlington Station to Flitwick Station (Bedfordshire)
30m direct from St Albans City.
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)
30m direct from St Albans City.
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.
Kings Cross Station to Farringdon Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from St Albans City.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 1h30.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Cannon Street Station to City Thameslink Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from St Albans City.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Flitwick Station Circular via Old St. Mary's Church (Bedfordshire)
30m direct from St Albans City.
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 St Albans City.
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.
Blackfriars Station to Charing Cross Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from St Albans City.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
London Bridge Station to South Bermondsey Station (Surrey)
45m direct from St Albans City.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.