Best walks from Wood Green

Hampstead Heath Station to Wood Green Station

great views of the City. An exceptionally green urban route, almost entirely through parks and open spaces — Alexandra Park, the Parkland Walk with great city views, Highgate Wood and Hampstead Heath — with only short residential-street sections. Excellent paths with lots of shade.

8km.

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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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Camden Town Station to Wood Green Station

beautiful forest and London views. A hilly urban walk that climbs steeply out of Camden through Kentish Town and Highgate, then descends through woods and parks. Well-made pavements give way to steps and short and steep gradients through the green spaces; lovely tree cover and shade. Highgate Cemetery has an admission charge and limited opening; the southern entrance is not accessible. Public toilets at the top of Highgate.

Easy: 9km, moderate ascents.

The suggested route through Highgate Cemetery is often closed; stick to Swains Lane instead, which is a steep climb.

Lunch: Pubs, cafes and shops in Highgate Village, and refreshments at Waterlow Park and around Alexandra Palace.

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Wood Green Station to Enfield Town Station

Follows the New River Path for most of its length, alongside a shallow canalised watercourse, with diversions through suburban streets and parks where there is no riverside access. The path is generally good but narrow in places, with kissing gates and steps and can be muddy in wet conditions. Look out for ducks, geese and swans along the New River.

9km.

The North Circular must be crossed; there is a signed pedestrian crossing rather than a bridge. No lighting along the river path, so not an after-dark route. Can be muddy.

Enfield Town Park has a very good park café, with plenty of other refreshment opportunities throughout.

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Wood Green Station to Walthamstow Central Station

A good suburban walk, tarmac and pavement throughout, that skirts tantalisingly close to green spaces but stays mostly on roads. There are no major inclines (only a slight one up Downhills Park Road) and no notable gates or stiles and making it good for wheels. The scenery is varied. For more greenery, follow the path up through Downhills Park parallel to the route. Belmont Recreation Ground has a picnic area, Downhills Park an ornamental garden, plus a wetland with wildlife off Forest Road.

Easy: 7km, gentle ascents.

Lunch: Lots of shops to grab a bite on the pedestrianised Walthamstow high street at the end.

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Wood Green Station to Highbury & Islington Station

A largely traffic-free urban route through north London, linking several parks and green spaces via quiet residential streets and a traffic-free passage. Mostly easy walking on suburban pavements and with a couple of notable hills. Passes through Highbury Fields, Gillespie Park and Finsbury Park; Finsbury Park has a cafe and toilets.

6km.

Two short stretches on busy roads, including the Wood Green end and near Harringay station, with no pedestrian crossing directly at the Turnpike Lane junction.

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