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Overview

We enter Finsbury Park and join the Parkland Walk along a disused railway line to Highgate. We continue through Queen's Wood and Highgate Wood before joining another disused railway line for the gentle climb to Alexandra Palace and views across London.  Some short climbs, and parts of the walk may be muddy.

 

 

Sunday, 14 September 2025
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
1:30 pm
Difficulty:
Easy
Distance:
9.2km / 5.7mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

Additional Notes:

Train: Finsbury Park (Zone 2) is on Victoria and Piccadilly lines and national rail from Kings Cross.  Meet outside the front of the station in Station Place.  At end of walk Alexandra Palace (Zone 3) has trains to Kings Cross and local buses.

Lunch: at the end of the walk, but we will have a drinks stop in Highgate Wood.

Toilet: in Finsbury Park and in Highgate Wood.

Features

  • Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 31400 86787
Nearest postcode:
N4 2DH
what3words:
test.rich.clips
Start time:
10:30 am

Finsbury Park station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
TQ 30321 90485
Nearest postcode:
N22 7SS
what3words:
stars.takes.modest
Estimated finish time:
1:30 pm

Alexandra Palace

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking