Walks you can reach from Wapping by train
Middlesex · South East England
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Crystal Palace to Forest Hill (Surrey)
30 minutes direct from Wapping.
Suburban parks, ancient woodland, leafy avenues, Victorian gardens and urban pavements.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Streatham to Honor Oak Park (Surrey)
15 minutes direct from Wapping.
Walk through surviving fragments of the ancient Great North Wood, from Streatham Common via Crystal Palace Park to One Tree Hill.
Woodland: a third under tree cover.
Time: 4h30 (3h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Walking Post (tips, photos and local insights).
Dalston Junction to Walthamstow Central (Middlesex)
15 minutes direct from Wapping.
Recommended: 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.
Walthamstow Marshes: One of the last remaining floodplain marshlands in London, home to over 400 plant and animal species.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Lunch: Plenty of refreshment stops at either end and in Clapton Village.
Warnings: A third urban. A low bridge (around 1.5m) at the marshes end of Coppermill Lane means many walkers will need to stoop.
Walk details: Slow Ways.