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Explore London Beyond the End of The Line
26 Walks From Terminus Stations of the London Underground
Have you ever wondered about those mysterious destinations displayed on the indicator boards of London Underground stations. What kind of place is Ealing Broadway?. Why is Cockfosters so named? Is High Barnet really high? Is West Ruislip as exciting as it sounds? What can you see from Stanmore?. Is Epping in the midst of a real forest? Have you ever thought of travelling to these distant parts of the metropolis to see what they are actually like? Now there is a reason to set out and investigate every terminus point of the London Underground. This website details 26 walks which explore the suburban landscape “beyond the end of the line”. There is an unexpected treasure trove of wonderful countryside and interesting sights to visit. Canals, rivers, viewpoints, fields, hills, monuments, woods: all await your exploration. These walks (from 6km to 15km) make use of public footpaths and rights of way and are suitable for anyone of reasonable fitness.
These walks are now available as a book (price £7.99) which has sold more than 1,000 copies.
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The book can an also be purchased from London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7BB
The walks are listed in the table below
Walk No. |
Tube Line |
Terminus Station |
Brief Description of Each Walk |
Distance |
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1. | Jubilee | Stratford | Stratford to Limehouse Basin via Queen Elizabeth Park, Hertford Union Canal, Victoria Park and Regents Canal | 8Km (5 miles) |
2. | Jubilee | Stanmore | Circular walk via Stanmore Country Park | 8Km (5 miles) |
3. | Piccadilly | Cockfosters | Circular walk via Trent Country Park | 6.5Km (4 miles) |
4. |
Piccadilly/ Metropolitan |
Uxbridge | Circular walk via Grand Union Canal and River Colne | 10Km (6miles) |
5. | Piccadilly | T5 Heathrow | Terminal 5 Heathrow to Staines | 9.5Km (6 miles) |
6. | Northern | High Barnet |
High Barnet to Arnos Grove via Monken Hadley Common and Pymmes Brook Trail Shorter option of finishing at Cockfosters |
10.5Km (7 miles) to Arnos Grove
6.5Km (4 miles) to Cockfosters |
7. | Northern | Mill Hill East | Circular walk via Dollis Valley Greenwalk | 12.5Km (8 miles) |
8. | Northern | Morden | Morden to Waddon Ponds via the Wandle Trail | 10.5Km (7 miles) |
9. | Central | Epping | Epping to Chingford via Epping Forest and High Beach | 15Km (9miles) |
10. | Central | West Ruislip | West Ruislip to Northwood Hills via Ruislip Lido | 7Km (4.5 miles) |
11. | Central | West Ruislip | West Ruislip to Rickmansworth via Bayhurst wood Country Park and Grand Union Canal. | 14.5Km (9 miles) |
12. | Central/District | Ealing Broadway | Ealing Broadway to Boston Manor via Brent River Walk and Grand Union Canal | 13Km (8 miles) |
13 | District | Richmond | Richmond to Barnes via Thames Path and Richmond Park | 8Km (5 miles) |
14. | District | Richmond | Richmond to Boston Manor via Syon Park and the Grand Union Canal | 10Km (6 miles) |
15. | District | Wimbledon | Wimbledon to Kingston via Wimbledon Common and Richmond Park | 8.5Km (5 miles) |
16. | District | Wimbledon | Wimbledon to Putney via Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath | 7.5 Km (4.5 miles) |
17 | District | Upminster |
Upminster to Rainham via the Ingrebourne Valley |
8Km (5 miles) |
18 | Metropolitan | Amersham | Amersham to Beaconsfield | 13.5Km (8.5 miles) |
19 | Metropolitan | Watford |
Watford to Chorleywood |
11Km (6.5 miles) |
20 | Metropolitan | Chesham |
Chesham to Chalfont Latimer via Ley Hill |
11Km (6.5 miles) |
21 | Metropolitan | Aldgate |
Aldgate Tube Station to Greenwich Cutty Sark via Shadwell and Canary Wharf |
6Km (3.5 miles) to Canary Wharf 10Km (6 miles) to Cutty Sark |
22 | Bakerloo | Elephant & Castle |
Elephant & Castle Tube station to Green Park Tube Station via Archbishop's Park and St James's Park |
6Km (4 miles) |
23 | Bakerloo | Harrow & Wealdstone |
Harrow & Wealdstone to Stanmore |
14.5Km (9 miles) |
24 | Victoria | Walthamstow Central |
Walthamstow Central to Tottenham Hale via Walthamstow Wetlands |
9.5Km (6 miles) |
25 | Victoria | Brixton |
Brixton Tube Station to Herne Hill via Brixton Windmill and BrockWell Park |
6Km (4 miles) |
26 | Northern | Edgware |
Edgware Tube Station to Mill Hill East Tube Station Via Mill Hill Park and Arrandene Open Space |
6.5Km (4 miles)
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