Walks you can reach from Northumberland Park by train

Flat river floodplain, gravel-pit lakes, water meadows, country park sculptures, farmland and a market town.

Time: 3h30

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Flat river floodplain, towpaths, water meadows, lakeside paths, woodland strips, farmland fields and open parkland.

Time: 4h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Gently rolling Hertfordshire countryside, wheat fields, woods, waterways, green lanes, quiet country roads, river stretches and navigation canal.

Time: 5h

Warnings: Cattle in pastures. Avoid end Oct–Easter.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Urban north London, disused railway trackbed nature reserve, ancient woodland, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path and open parkland.

Time: 3h30

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

A varied but not greatly varied route mixing suburban streets, cycle paths, hedged farm tracks through fields and woods, wooded tracks up to a picturesque village. Includes a steep 19% hill with good views and a steep downhill through woodland and plus a narrow winding rooty path. Marked paths in places have gone or are overgrown. Follows the Hertfordshire Way through Hemps Hill. Northaw is a picturesque village with a tap inside the church gate and a pub; Cuffley has shops and cafes for refreshment.

Time: 4h–8h

Lunch: Shops and cafes at Cuffley, and a pub at Northaw.

Warnings: Some marked paths have gone or are overgrown, with diversions needed around new road works. A steep 19% hill up to Cuffley, then a steep downhill through woodland.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

The views were magnificent; good views, you can see the Shard. A varied route through fields, woods, hedged farmland tracks and picturesque villages, with steep hills around Cuffley (good views, including the Shard) and stretches of suburban and roadside walking. Frequently very muddy and marshy and especially in Morven open space and the wet field paths south of Cuffley. Passes the Leefe Robinson Memorial and Sopers Viaduct, and joins the Hertfordshire Way. Northaw is a picturesque village with a tap inside the church gate. Cuffley has shops and cafes for a refreshment stop.

Time: 4h30–9h

Lunch: Lots of refuelling opportunities in Cuffley around the half-way point.

Warnings: Many muddy and marshy sections, including waterlogged kissing gates and very muddy bridges over brooks (care needed); some narrow rooty paths; a temporary signposted detour around new road works near the New River at the Cheshunt end.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Flat river floodplain, towpaths, water meadows, lakeside paths, woodland strips, orchid area boardwalk and open parkland.

Time: 3h30

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: An alternative variant of Broxbourne Circular via Waltham Abbey – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Canal towpath, parkland, Spital Brook valley, ancient diverse woodland, streams, boardwalks and green lanes.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: An alternative variant of Broxbourne Circular – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Disused railway trackbed nature reserve, urban parks, reservoir wetlands, residential streets and riverside path.

Time: 2h30

Source: A shorter variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Urban park, reservoir wetlands, residential streets, riverside path and open marshland.

Source: A variant of Alexandra Palace to Tottenham Hale – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).