Walks you can reach from Alexandra Palace by train
Middlesex · South East England | Walks by foot
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Finsbury Park Station to Harringay Green Lanes Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field and woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Drayton Park Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Harringay Green Lanes Station to Harringay Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finsbury Park Station to Hampstead Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Alexandra Palace.
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)
4m direct from Alexandra Palace.
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.
Potters Bar Station Circular via Gobions Wood (Middlesex)
8m direct from Alexandra Palace.
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!
Highbury & Islington Station to Drayton Park Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Caledonian Road Station to Highbury & Islington Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Kings Cross Station to Old Street Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Easy: 4km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath with street sections at either end and flat and easy-going; step-free.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Welwyn Garden City Station Circular (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Alexandra Palace.
18km.
Rolling Hertfordshire countryside, landscaped parkland, arable fields, picturesque village, and Gothic church ruin.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Knebworth Station to Welwyn Garden City Station (Hertfordshire)
15m direct from Alexandra Palace.
21km.
Gently undulating woodland, open fields, deer park, golf course, nature reserve, and formal garden city streets. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Moorgate Station to Cannon Street Station (Middlesex)
30m direct from Alexandra Palace.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.