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Herts Weekend Walkers

We are Herts Weekend Walkers, HWW for Short . We are aimed at people aged in their 40s, 50s & 60s who are normally working during the week and can usually only find time to get outside and enjoy a walk at the weekend.

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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

Overview

For this linear walk, we will cover the length of the Regent's Canal from where it joins the Thames at Limehouse Basin, to the Grand Union Canal at Little Venice.

Some of the places we will pass on our journey:

Mile End Park with its four distinct sections of art, ecology, sport and wildlife.

Hertford Union Canal which was built to connect the canal to the River Lee Navigation.

Victoria Park which is the largest London municipal park.

City Road Basin which was built to serve the City of London.

Islington Tunnel where we have to leave the canal and will allow us to walk though the famous Chapel Market.

Camden Lock which is without doubt the most visited and busiest area of the canal.

Regent's Park and London Zoo where we pass several houses that look like they were built at the same time as the canal, but were actually built between 1988 and 2004.

Maida Tunnel were we again leave the canal and on our journey pass Crockers Folly.

Little Venice believed to have been given it name by Robert Browning who lived in a house nearby. 

At Little Venice, where the walk finishes, you can either walk to Warwick Avenue tube station or walk a little way down the Grand Union Canal to Paddington Station.

Saturday, 5 October 2024
Start time:
11:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
13.8km / 8.6mi
Ascent:
26.2m / 86ft
Type:
linear

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed
  • No Stiles

Starting point

Grid reference:
TQ 36132 81094
Nearest postcode:
E14 7JE
what3words:
laser.window.pumps
Start time:
11:00 am

Meet outside the Limehouse DLR station front entrance.

Finishing point

Grid reference:
TQ 26143 81832
Nearest postcode:
W9 2PF
what3words:
sports.catch.oddly
Estimated finish time:
4:30 pm

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