Dollis Valley Greenwalk - Mill Hill To Hampstead

Don't want to venture too far from London to find a countryside walk? This is when the Dollis Valley Greenwalk makes an entry. This decently long walk through Barnet and Finchley is that good surprise as it takes you through what is left of former countryside fields in the Capital city.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 18.30 km
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    Calculated time: 5h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 95 m
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    Vertical drop: - 94 m

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    Highest point: 137 m
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    Lowest point: 47 m

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Description de la randonnée

Start: Mill Hill Broadway Station, Station Road, Mill Hill, London, (NW7 2JU) Grid Ref. TQ 2136 9187

(S) We start our walk at Mill Hill Broadway Station. When you come out of the station walk under the M1 where the bus stops are located. Once on the other side of the M1 flyover, you are on Station Road. Take left (North West) on Staton Road and then right (North East) on The Broadway. Walk on The Broadway for 360m.

(1) At the end of the street you arrive at a roundabout called Mill Hill Circus. Walk around the roundabout on the right (East), cross Watford Way (A1) and continue your walk around the roundabout. Take the next exit right, Lawrence Street heading towards the North. Stay on Lawrence Street for 1.15 Km.

(2) The street divides in two. Take the branch on your right (North East). In the end, cross the Ridgeway and you find two footpaths on the other side of the road. Take the footpath on your left (North). Walk straight up (North) on this footpath for 610 m. In the end, you arrive at a crossroads with Totteridge Common (A5109).

(3) Walk across Totteridge Common and at the corner between Totteridge Common and Hendon Wood Lane you find a footpath. Take that path going North-East. Continue straight (North-East) on this footpath for 920 m.

(4) You arrive at Dollis Brook and the path splits into two. One path goes over Dollis Brook and the other one follows Dollis Brook on the right (North East). Take the footpath on your right (North East) going alongside the Dollis brook. Stay on this path heading towards the North East for 2.63 Km or so.

During this part of the walk, you will be passing through the Grange Playing Field, easily recognisable as there is a grange on the field and the East Barnet Old Grammarians playing fields.

(5) When you arrive at the Old Grammarians playing fields, walk across Dollis Brook and continue your journey right on the other bank for around 1.2 Km.

(6) When you reach the crossroad with Barnet Lane. Take right on Barnet Lane and you can see where the trail carries on as it is indicated by a billboard in front of the car park entrance of the Barnet Tennis Club. Enter the car park and walk alongside the Tennis Culb building for around 180m.

At the end of the road behind the building, the tarmac becomes a footpath. The path first heads towards the East and then bends on the left towards the South East. Follow the path for 1.9 Km until you reach Totteridge Lane (A5109).

(7) Once at the crossroad, turn right (West) onto Totteridge Lane. A little further down on the other side of Totteridge Lane, you find the entrance of Woodside Park on your left (South West). Enter Woodside Park where the Dollis Valley Greenwalk trail continues. Walk all the way down (Southern direction) Woodside Park following the Dollis brook for 1.58 Km. On your way down, after 850 m, the path turns to the right (North West) and across the Dollis brook and you continue the walk on the other bank (South).

(8) You arrive at the crossing with Tillingham Way. Take right (West) on Tillingham Way and then left (South) onto Southover. Walk down (South) the street for 420 m. A few meters before the crossroad with Chanctonbury Way, take the footpath on your left (South East). The path then bends towards the South and then the South West. Keep on following the path alongside the brook for 1.96 Km in total staying always on the same bank of the Dollis brook. You just walk across it at the very end when you exit the park onto B1462 (Dollis Road).

(10) Take a right (South West) along B1462 (Dollis Road). Walk down Dollis Road for 330 m. On your way down, you walk under a viaduct. At the crossing with Thornfield Avenue, turn left (South West) onto Thornfield Avenue and then left again (South East) onto an alley leading to a bridge over the Dollis brook. Once you walk across the bridge, take the footpath on your right (South West) Continue your walk in this direction (South West and then South) for 1.48 Km always on the same side of the Dollis brook.

(11) When you arrive at the crossroad with A504 (Hendon Lane). Cross A504 and you find the path in front of you indicated Riverside Gardens. Take this path heading South East and then South. Follow the path for 440 m.

(12) You arrive at a junction. Take the path on your right (South West). At the following junction, take the path on your left (East) and follow the trail by Mutton brook on your right-hand side. Walk under the North Circular Road (A406) and you enter a green space bordered on the left (North) by the A406 and on the right (South) by a residential area. Follow the footpath and after 440 m you arrive at A598 (Finchley Road). Find the zebra crossing. The continuation of the footpath is in alignment with the zebra crossing. Continue on this path for another 400 m.

(13) You arrive at a junction. Take the footpath on your left (South West). When the path meets with Addison Way, take left on Addison Way and then take the footpath on your right (South) a little further down the street. Continue on this path (South) through Little Wood and then the footpath becomes a paved road called Denman Drive North. Continue straight (South East) onto Denman Drive North until you reach Big Wood.

Walk across Big Wood ignoring paths coming from left and right and on the other side you are back on a paved road called Bigwood Road. Walk down (South East) Bigwood Road, until you reach the entrance of Hampstead Heath Extension Park. This is the official end of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk. To get to the nearest station which is Golders Green Station, follow the subsequent instruction.

(14) When you enter Hampstead Heath Extension Park take the footpath on your right (South West) and then take the first footpath on your left (South East). At the next junction, take the footpath on your right (South West). Follow this path for around 350 m until you reach Hampstead Way. Then take a left (South) on Hampstead Way for around 150 m or so.

(15) Turn right (South West) onto Corringham Road. The road then turns right (North West). Continue on this road.

(16) At the crossing with Rotherwich Road, turn left (South West) onto Rotherwick Road (A598) and then left again (South) onto Finchley Road (A598). At the roundabout take left (East) onto North End Road (A502). You can see Golders Green Station from there. Golders Green Station, North End Rd, London, NW11 7RN (Grid Ref. TQ 2525 8748) (E)

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 68 m - Mill Hill Broadway Station
  2. 1 : km 0.51 - alt. 71 m - Mill Hill Circus Roundabout
  3. 2 : km 1.79 - alt. 115 m - Holcombe Dales
  4. 3 : km 2.45 - alt. 126 m - Totteridge Common Crossroad
  5. 4 : km 3.37 - alt. 96 m - Start of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk
  6. 5 : km 4.84 - alt. 87 m - Old Grammarians playing fields
  7. 6 : km 6.04 - alt. 79 m - Barnet Lane
  8. 7 : km 7.95 - alt. 78 m - Woodside Park Entrance
  9. 8 : km 9.47 - alt. 66 m - Woodside Park Exit
  10. 9 : km 9.89 - alt. 62 m - Chanctonbury Way
  11. 10 : km 11.82 - alt. 58 m - Dollis Brook Viaduct
  12. 11 : km 13.69 - alt. 52 m - Windsor Open Space
  13. 12 : km 14.15 - alt. 50 m - Kids Playground
  14. 13 : km 15.56 - alt. 60 m - Addison Way
  15. 14 : km 16.9 - alt. 81 m - Hampstead Heath Extension
  16. 15 : km 17.48 - alt. 76 m - Hampstead Heath Way
  17. 16 : km 17.75 - alt. 74 m - Rotherwick Road
  18. E : km 18.3 - alt. 73 m - Golders Green Station

Practical information

Start: Mill Hill Broadway Station, Station Road, Mill Hill, London, (NW7 2JU) Grid Ref. TQ 2136 9187

End: Golders Green Station, North End Rd, London, NW11 7RN (Grid Ref. TQ 2525 8748)

Local transports

  • Thames Link Train to Mill Hill Broadway Station
  • Buses 114, 186, and 303 to Mill Hill Broadway Station
  • Northern Line from Golders Green Station
  • Buses 13, 102, and 460 from Golders Green Station

Facilities

  • There are public toilets in Hampstead Heath Park
  • The walk is suitable for dog walkers
  • Accessible for wheelchair users

Find more details, pictures, and stories about this walk at The Flamingo Hiker here.

In the nearby area

  • Dollis Valley
  • Dollis Brook
  • Whetstone
  • Woodside Park
  • Windsor Open Space
  • Little Wood & Big Wood
  • Hampstead Heath Extension
  • Totteridge Nature Reserve
  • Dollis Brook Viaduct

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