Get out of London! North to Hatfield

Walked — May 2019

This route, one of the radial Get out of London! routes, actually crosses the Hertfordshire Way at South Mimms, but the route continues to the rail and bus stations in Hatfield, for ease of connections. After heading north to Finsbury Park, the route shifts west through Highgate Woods and Hampstead Garden Suburb to pick up the Dollis Valley, then pressing on north beyond Barnet via South Mimms. The total distance is a little over 46km, but with transport links, it will come out to around 50km, with a little over 450m ascent.

The route is described in a single document: the maps are referenced by section below. Public transport connections are available throughout, and the route is accessible from anywhere in the Greater London conurbation.

1: Trafalgar Square to East Finchley — 16.5km; 145m ascent Through Covent Garden, Clerkenwell and by the New River Path to Finsbury Park, then by the Parkland Walk and Highgate Wood.	Map
2: East Finchley to Hadley Green — 14.8km; 137m ascent By the Dollis Brook to Barnet, and by King George’s Fields to Hadley Green.	Map
3: Hadley Green to Hatfield — 9.75km: 117m ascent By lanes to South Mimms, rural to South Hatfield, then by paths and streets.	Map

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