Walks you can reach from Eltham by train
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Blackheath Station to Canary Wharf Station (Kent)
6m direct from Eltham.
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.
Blackheath Station to Deptford Station (Kent)
6m direct from Eltham.
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.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
New Cross Gate Station to New Cross Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 0km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Through parks.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Dartford Station to Greenhithe Station (Kent)
15m direct from Eltham.
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.
London Bridge Station to South Bermondsey Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Peckham [Rye Station](/train-stations/south-east-england/surrey/peckham-rye) to Denmark Hill Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Hill paths and with gentle gradients.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
London Bridge Station to Blackfriars Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Riverside path.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Elephant & Castle Station to Peckham [Rye Station](/train-stations/south-east-england/surrey/peckham-rye) (Surrey)
15m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 4km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
London Bridge Station to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Station (Surrey)
15m direct from Eltham.
Flat riverside pavement, converted Victorian wharves, residential riverside developments, industrial heritage, and pocket parks.
A shorter variant of Westminster to Greenwich via the south bank – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Denmark Hill Station to Loughborough Junction Station (Surrey)
30m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Cannon Street Station to City Thameslink Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Eltham.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Higham Station to Gravesend Station (Kent)
30m direct from Eltham.
18km.
Flat estuary landscape, gravel tracks, grassy paths, marshes, open water, mud flats, RSPB reserve, industrial heritage, and big skies. Can be muddy.