Best walks from Dalston Junction

Dalston Junction Station to Walthamstow Central Station

An accessible East London route mostly through green spaces and back roads, along the River Lee and past the marshes and with some rough ground beside the river. There are steep ramps over footbridges and a low bridge (about 1.5m) to duck under near Coppermill Lane.

Easy: 8km, flat terrain.

A low bridge (around 1.5m) at the marshes end of Coppermill Lane means many walkers will need to stoop.

Lunch: Plenty of refreshment stops at either end and in Clapton Village.

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Dalston Junction Station to Stratford Station

A fairly direct, flat and green London route, mostly off-road or on quiet traffic-calmed back streets and cutting through a chain of parks and along East London canals. Easy to navigate. Passes through the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Victoria Park, Well Street Common and London Fields.

Easy: 6km, gentle ascents.

Victoria Park is closed at night, so the route is not always possible after dusk; the Olympic Park bridges may be restricted on major sports fixture days.

Lunch: Lots of opportunities for food and refreshments along the way.

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Wood Green Station to Dalston Junction Station

A varied and pretty urban route that goes through the parks to maximise green and minimise road, following pleasant minor roads and pedestrian passages parallel to the main thoroughfares, including the traffic-free Harringay Passage (the 'Harringay Ladder'). Road crossings have raised roads or dropped pavements and making it wheelchair-friendly.

7km.

Clissold Park and Butterfield Green close shortly after sunset, so a detour is needed for nighttime walking.

Lunch: Finsbury Park and Clissold Park provide refreshments and benches.

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Liverpool Street Station to Dalston Junction Station

A direct, mostly flat urban walk on quieter back streets a few roads over from the busy A10, following one of London's core cycle routes so there is little through traffic. Easy to navigate and with pockets of greenery and a canal crossing along the way. Follows the CS1 cycle route through De Beauvoir Town, Hoxton and Shoreditch; the architecture changes character as you approach the City.

Easy: 3km, flat terrain.

Exiting Liverpool Street can be disorientating, with extensive building and road works and poor GPS reception between the tall buildings.

Lunch: Plenty of easy-to-reach refreshments along the way.

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Highbury & Islington Station to Dalston Junction Station

A mostly quiet, easy-to-follow and wheelchair-friendly walk on long quiet roads through tidy, leafy housing estates and with a short open green space and a busy high street at the Dalston end. Gentle uphill towards Highbury. Passes St Paul's open space, where a little self-navigation is needed. Road crossings have lights or zebras.

Easy: 2km, flat terrain.

Lunch: Many shops on the Dalston high street, and coffee at the Dusty Knuckle bakery in Dalston.

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Dalston Junction Station to Cambridge Heath Station

An easy, low-traffic urban walk on pleasant leafy streets and cobbled back streets, taking in a park, a short stretch of the Regent's Canal towpath and a lively market. There are steps to access and leave the canal. Now mostly within a low-traffic neighbourhood. Broadway Market and London Fields are very busy at weekends; free public toilets at the Martello Street entrance to London Fields. Look out for street art along the cobbled back streets.

Easy: 3km, flat terrain.

Lunch: Plenty of places to eat and drink at Broadway Market and at both ends of the route.

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