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Finsbury Park to Highgate
Haringey, London, England
Haringey, London, England

Finsbury Park to Highgate

Length2 mi
Elev. Gain177.1 ft
Est. Steps4500
Track
Public transport
Parking
Places to sit
Stroller friendly
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Created by kieran

Finsbury Park to Highgate Introduction

Finsbury Park to Highgate is a 2 mile (4,500-step) route located near Haringey, London, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 177.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Disused rail line so straight walk, no traffic apart from odd cyclist

Attractions Near Finsbury Park to Highgate

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A103 road

Place
The A103 is an A road in London, England.

George Padmore Institute

Place
The George Padmore Institute (GPI), founded in 1991 in Stroud Green Road, North London, by John La Rose (1927–2006) and a group of political and cultural activists connected to New Beacon Books, is an archive, library, educational resource and research centre that houses "materials relating to the black community of Caribbean, African and Asian descent in Britain and continental Europe".

Crouch End Hill

Place
Crouch End Hill is a street in north London, England, running between Crouch End and Hornsey Rise in the boroughs of Haringey and Islington. It is not to be confused with 'Crouch Hill" which runs between Crouch End and Stroud Green. The two roads meet at a "Y" junction in Crouch End and together the two routes constitute the southern access to Crouch End Broadway.

Crouch Hill

Place
Crouch Hill is a street in north London, England, running between Crouch End and Stroud Green in the boroughs of Haringey and Islington. It is not to be confused with Crouch End Hill which runs between Crouch End and Hornsey Rise. (The two roads meet at a "y" junction in Crouch End and together the two routes constitute the southern access to Crouch End Broadway).

Parkland Walk

Building
The Parkland Walk is a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) linear green pedestrian and cycle route in London, which follows the course of the railway line that used to run between Finsbury Park and Alexandra Palace, through Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill. It is often mistakenly described as 4.5 miles long, but even taking in the gap between the two sections it still only totals 3.1 miles (5.0 km).

Stroud Green railway station

Place
Stroud Green railway station is a former station in the Stroud Green area of north London. It was located between Finsbury Park station and Crouch End station on a bridge over Stapleton Hall Road. The station had platforms (now demolished) cantilevered from the bridge structure and a wooden station building (also now demolished) at ground level under and on either side of the bridge, with a station master's house to the north of it.

Crouch End railway station

Place
Crouch End railway station is a former station in the Crouch End area of north London. It was located between Stroud Green station and Highgate station on Crouch End Hill just north of its junction with Hornsey Lane. The station building was located on the road bridge over the railway but only small parts remain of the structure today.

Hornsey Lane

Building
Hornsey Lane is a road in the London Borough of Haringey, forming part of its border with the London Borough of Islington, and classified as the B540 between Highgate Hill leading to Highgate Village and Crouch End Hill leading to Crouch End.Hornsey Lane crosses the A1 by means of Hornsey Lane Bridge.

The Winchester, Highgate

Place
The Winchester is a public house at 206 Archway Road, Highgate, London N6.In early 2016 locals campaigned to save the pub from a proposed residential redevelopment. While the campaign was successful, and the old building frontage remains undeveloped, The Winchester ceased operations as a pub in 2016, but reopened in 2022.

Crouch Hill railway station

Building
Crouch Hill railway station is a London Overground station on Crouch Hill in the London Borough of Islington, north London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 3 miles 65 chains (6.1 km) from St Pancras (measured via Kentish Town and Mortimer Street Junction) and is situated between Upper Holloway and Harringay Green Lanes.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

2 mi

Elev. Gain

177.1 ft

Est. Steps

4500
Created by
kieran
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