Walks you can reach from Abbey Wood by train
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Blackheath Station to Canary Wharf Station (Kent)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
12km. 2h30.
Leafy Georgian avenues, open heath, parkland, Royal Observatory hill, riverside Thames Path, Docklands waterfront, and financial district.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Maze Hill Station to Canary Wharf Station (Kent)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
12km. 2h30.
Greenwich Park, Royal Observatory hill, riverside Thames Path, eastern Isle of Dogs riverside path, and Docklands waterfront.
An alternative variant of Blackheath to Canary Wharf – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Dartford Station to Greenhithe Station (Kent)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
11km.
Flat riverside paths, flood defences, marshland, industrial edge-land, and wide Thames estuary views. Flood risk — check warnings.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Whitechapel Station to Shadwell Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 2km, flat terrain. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Limehouse Station to Maze Hill Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 6km, flat terrain. 1h30.
Riverside path.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Greenwich Station to Maze Hill Station (Kent)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bethnal Green Station to Whitechapel Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 0m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Liverpool Street Station to Shoreditch High Street Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Limehouse Station to Greenwich Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 6km, flat terrain. 1h30.
Riverside path and with gentle gradients.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Deptford Station to Greenwich Station (Kent)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Moorgate Station to Liverpool Street Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 0m.
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Blackheath Station to Deptford Station (Kent)
15m direct from Abbey Wood.
22km. 5h.
Urban London, genteel residential streets, Georgian and Victorian estates, large open heathland, well-kept parks, river valleys, Victorian cemeteries, and green hilltops with panoramic city views.