Walked — August 2019
By Primrose Hill and Hampstead Heath, this route (one of the radial Get out of London! routes) reaches Golders Green, then threads through the streets to find the Welsh Harp reservoir and Barn Hill. It drops to Northwick Park before going over Harrow Hill to Pinner. Onwards through Oxhey Woods to reach the Grand Union Canal at Croxley Common Moor, the route completes its journey on the canal towpath through Cassiobury Park, and past Kings Langley and Apsley. The route ends at Hemel Hempstead station, which is the conventional start (and finish) of the Hertfordshire Way.
The route distance totals a little over 50km, with over 600m ascent. Public transport connections are available throughout, and the route is accessible from anywhere within the Greater London conurbation.
The route is described in a single document, with the maps referenced in the table below.
| 1: Trafalgar Square to Golders Green — 10.5km; 169m ascent Streets, The Regent’s Park, Primrose Hill and Hampstead Heath | Map |
| 2: Golders Green to Harrow — 13.9km; 186m ascent Streets alternate with parkland, including Fryent Country Park | Map |
| 3: Harrow to Two Bridges — 15.6km; 150m ascent Alternating streetscapes with parkland to Hatch End, then rural | Map |
| 4: Two Bridges to Hemel Hempstead — 13.1km; 39m ascent Grand Union Canal all the way | Map |
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