Walks you can reach from Hackney Downs by train
Middlesex · South East England
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Cambridge Heath Station to Hackney Wick Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Hackney Downs.
Easy: 3km, gentle ascents. 1h.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Bethnal Green Station to Whitechapel Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Hackney Downs.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 0m.
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Limehouse Station to Cambridge Heath Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Hackney Downs.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Canal towpath.
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Shoreditch High Street Station to Bethnal Green Station (Middlesex)
4m direct from Hackney Downs.
Easy: 1km, flat terrain. 30m.
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Alexandra Palace Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Hackney Downs.
15km. 3h30.
Urban north London, disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path, and open parkland.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Highgate Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Hackney Downs.
11km. 2h30.
Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, urban parks, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, and riverside path.
A shorter variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Finsbury Park Station to Tottenham Hale Station (Middlesex)
6m direct from Hackney Downs.
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.
Liverpool Street Station to Shoreditch High Street Station (Middlesex)
8m direct from Hackney Downs.
Easy: 1km, moderate ascents. 30m.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Moorgate Station to Liverpool Street Station (Middlesex)
8m direct from Hackney Downs.
Easy: 0km, flat terrain. 0m.
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Chingford Station to Epping Station (Essex)
15m direct from Hackney Downs.
13km.
Ancient woodland, forest rides, gravel tracks, and meadows. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Manor Park to Epping – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Manor Park Station to Chingford Station (Essex)
15m direct from Hackney Downs.
12km.
Open flats, commons, woodland, forest rides, and gravel tracks. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Manor Park to Epping – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Leytonstone Station to Chingford Station (Essex)
15m direct from Hackney Downs.
9km.
Open woodland, earth tracks, grassy paths, ponds, and gentle slopes. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Leytonstone to Loughton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.