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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
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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