Walks you can reach from Essex Road by train
Middlesex · South East England
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Highbury & Islington Station to Drayton Park Station (Middlesex)
2m direct from Essex Road.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Caledonian Road Station to Highbury & Islington Station (Middlesex)
2m direct from Essex Road.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Kings Cross Station to Old Street Station (Middlesex)
3m direct from Essex Road.
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
Drayton Park Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Essex Road.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Moorgate Station to Cannon Street Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Essex Road.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Farringdon Station to Moorgate Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Essex Road.
Easy: 1km, gentle ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finsbury Park Station to Harringay Green Lanes Station (Middlesex)
7m direct from Essex Road.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Field and woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Finsbury Park Station to Hampstead Station (Middlesex)
7m direct from Essex Road.
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)
7m direct from Essex Road.
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.
Alexandra Palace Station to Finsbury Park Station (Middlesex)
7m direct from Essex Road.
8km.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, and urban park.
A variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Harringay Green Lanes Station to Harringay Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Essex Road.
Tough: steep ascents. 0km. 0m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
15m direct from Essex Road.
15km. 3h30.
Urban north London, disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path, and open parkland.