Routes England London Borough of BarnetUnderhill
Dollis Valley Greenwalk

Underhill, London Borough of Barnet, England

Dollis Valley Greenwalk

Length6.3 mi
Elev. Gain232.9 ft
Est. Steps15000

Track

Public transport

Parking

Playground

Places to sit

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Historic site

Forest

Lake or River

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Introduction
Dollis Valley Greenwalk is a 6.4 mile (15,000-step) route located near Underhill, London Borough of Barnet, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 232.9 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Starting just across the road from High Barnet underground station on the A1000 turn right into Fairfield Way and continue into Grasvenor Avenue to enter Barnet Playing Fields and onto the Dollis Valley Greenwalk that follows the route of Dollis Brook as it meanders through north London. Walk on to Brook Farm Open Space towards Totteridge and Whetstone underground station and cross the main to walk through Whetstone Stray, across Laurel View, past Old Finchleians Memorial Ground to continue on Riverside Walk past Finchley Lawn Tennis Club, the big pond in the Park and under the Dollis Brook Viaduct. Continue on to Windsor Open Space. Shortly after passing under the A1 leave Dollis Brook and go left to follow Mutton Brook towards the High Road A1000 signposted Greenwalk route where there are bus routes going all over London. The route is a peaceful wooded walk by the Brook that takes one away from the busy, noisy city. It can be joined at many points along the route and continues much further than where this route ends.
Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

Wyatts Farm Open Space

Waypoint 2

Cross over the road beside Totteridge and Whetstone underground station into Whetstone Stray

Waypoint 3

Cross Laurel View and continue on the Greenwalk

Waypoint 4

Turn right at Tillingham Way up to Southover past Old Finchleians and rejoin the Greenwalk

Waypoint 5

Cross Argyle Rd

Waypoint 6

Cross Fursby Avenue into Oakdene Park

Waypoint 7

Under the A1 Great North Way

Waypoint 8

Left onto Mutton Brook

Waypoint 9

Under A406 North Circular Road

Waypoint 10

Finish at the A1000 and head right for the bus stop north

End Point

Nearby
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Dollis Valley Greenwalk

Tourist Attraction
The Dollis Valley Greenwalk (or Green Walk) is a footpath route in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England, between Moat Mount Nature Reserve in Mill Hill and Hampstead Heath. The route is designed to act as a link between the Capital Ring and the London Loop,and between the many green spaces and wildlife corridors along the way.

Folly Brook

Water
Folly Brook is a 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) long brook in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a tributary of Dollis Brook, which is a tributary of the River Brent, which is a tributary of the River Thames. Folly Brook is lined for most of its length by narrow strips of woodland and scrub, with a good variety of trees and shrubs.

Mutton Brook

Water
Mutton Brook is a stream which runs between East Finchley and Hendon in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a tributary of the River Brent, which is itself a tributary of the River Thames.The brook rises in Cherry Tree Wood and flows underground to emerge at the back of Belvedere Court, Lyttleton Road.

Highlands Gardens

Park
Highlands Gardens is a small park in New Barnet at the western end of Leicester Road, on the corner with Abbotts Road. The park was opened in 1931 in the grounds of Highlands House which was demolished in about 1972 and replaced by flats.

King George V Playing Fields, Totteridge

Park
King George V Playing Fields is an area of playing fields of approximately 14 acres in Totteridge in the London Borough of Barnet. It is located south east of the junction of Barnet Lane and Dollis Brook.Following the death of King George V in 1936 the King George's Fields Foundation was established to give grants for the establishment of playing fields, the work of the foundation is now undertaken by charity Fields in Trust.

La Délivrance

Historical
La Délivrance is a 1914 bronze statue by the French sculptor Émile Oscar Guillaume (1867–1942). The statue was created as a celebration of the First Battle of the Marne, when the German army was stopped before capturing Paris in August 1914.A 4.9m high example of work has been displayed at Henly's Corner, at the bottom of Regents Park Road at the southern edge of Finchley in north London, now in the London Borough of Barnet, since 1927.

Swan Lane Open Space

Park
Swan Lane Open Space is a public park in Whetstone in the London Borough of Barnet. It is the smallest of Barnet's sixteen 'Premier Parks'. It has a children's playground, a café, and a pond which was formerly used for model boating but is now covered with reeds and water plants. Much of it is mown grass and trees, including giant redwoods and a Cedar of Lebanon, but it also has more natural areas managed for nature conservation.

Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)

Place
Chipping Barnet is a constituency created in 1974 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Theresa Villiers of the Conservative Party.

Dollis Brook Viaduct

Place
The Dollis Brook Viaduct, also known as the Dollis Road Viaduct, Dollis Viaduct or Mill Hill Viaduct, is a railway viaduct to the west of Finchley, North London, United Kingdom. It carries the London Underground's Northern line from Mill Hill East station to Finchley Central station. It is the highest point on the London Underground above ground level, reaching nearly 60 feet (18 m).

Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum

Place
Francis Skaryna Belarusian Library and Museum in London, England, is the only library outside Belarus to collect exclusively in the field of Belarusian studies and its collection is the most comprehensive in this field in Western Europe. The library is an independent institution owned by a charitable trust.
Route Details

Length

6.3 mi

Elev. Gain

232.9 ft

Est. Steps

15000
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