Walks you can reach from St Johns by train
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New Cross Gate Station to New Cross Station (Surrey)
2m direct from St Johns.
Easy: 0km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Through parks.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Blackheath Station to Canary Wharf Station (Kent)
6m direct from St Johns.
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 St Johns.
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.
London Bridge Station to South Bermondsey Station (Surrey)
8m direct from St Johns.
Easy: 3km, flat terrain. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
London Bridge Station to Blackfriars Station (Surrey)
8m direct from St Johns.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Riverside path.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
London Bridge Station to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Station (Surrey)
8m direct from St Johns.
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.
Cannon Street Station to City Thameslink Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from St Johns.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Petts Wood Station Circular (Kent)
15m direct from St Johns.
12km.
Suburban woodlands, wide woodland tracks, heathland, valleys, moated manor ruins, and open green spaces. Can be muddy.