Walks you can reach from Welwyn Garden City by train
Hertfordshire · South East England | Walks by foot
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Knebworth Station Circular via Graffidge Wood (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
19km.
Undulating Hertfordshire countryside, woodland, large open arable fields, quiet lanes, deer park, and pretty villages. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Knebworth Station to Hitchin Station (Hertfordshire)
6m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
19km.
Woodland, open fields, deer park, bluebell woods, small Hertfordshire villages, and historic market town. Inquisitive cattle.
A variant of Knebworth Circular – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Potters Bar Station Circular via Gobions Wood (Middlesex)
9m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
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!
Hitchin Station Circular (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
25km. 6h.
Chilterns chalk ridge, farm tracks, field boundaries, grassy lanes, woods, steep chalk downland, flat-bottomed valleys, alder and willow fen woodland, chalk river, and historic market town. Can be hilly.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
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)
15m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
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)
15m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
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.
Arlesey Station to Letchworth Garden City Station (Bedfordshire)
30m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
25km. 5h30.
Chalk stream meadows, field boundaries, hilltop village, open farmland with far views, green lanes, lavender farm, and Garden City.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Finsbury Park Station to Harringay Green Lanes Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field and woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Drayton Park Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finsbury Park Station to Hampstead Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
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)
30m direct from Welwyn Garden City.
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.