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Highams Park to Markfield Park

Hale End, London, England

Highams Park to Markfield Park

Length9.5 mi
Elev. Gain150.9 ft
Est. Steps22000
Created by niallftaylor
Introduction
Highams Park to Markfield Park is a 9.5 mile (22,000-step) route located near Hale End, London, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 150.9 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Stonebridge Lock

Water
Stonebridge Lock (No16) is a paired lock on the River Lee Navigation in the London Borough of Haringey, England and is located near Tottenham, London. Like other locks as far as Ponder's End Lock it is large enough to take barges of up to 130 tons. The primary lock has been upgraded to mechanical operation, but the secondary lock is operated manually.

Markfield Beam Engine and Museum

Tourist Attraction
Markfield Road Pumping Station, now known as Markfield Beam Engine and Museum or sometimes just as Markfield Beam Engine is a Grade II listed building containing a 100 horsepower (75 kW) beam engine, originally built in 1886 to pump sewage from Tottenham towards the Beckton Works. The grounds of the building now form a public park known as Markfield Park.

Tottenham Marshes

Park
The Tottenham Marshes are located at Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey. The marshes cover over 100 acres (0.40 km2) and became part of the Lee Valley Park in 1972. The marsh is made up of three main areas: Clendish Marsh, Wild Marsh West and Wild Marsh East. The latter two are separated by the River Lea.

Death of Mark Duggan

Place
Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old British man, was shot and killed by police in Tottenham, North London on 4 August 2011. The Metropolitan Police stated that officers were attempting to arrest Duggan on suspicion of planning an attack, and that he was in possession of a handgun. Duggan died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Edmonton EcoPark

Place
EcoPark is a waste-to-energy plant which burns waste from several London boroughs to provide electricity for the National Grid. It is located on the River Lee Navigation and bordered by the North Circular Road, in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield. It also known as Edmonton EcoPark and formerly as the Edmonton Incinerator and later as London Ecopark.

Highams Park railway station

Building
Highams Park is a London Overground station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Highams Park in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, east London. It is 8 miles 52 chains (13.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Wood Street and Chingford.The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.

Building BloQs

Food
Building BloQs is an open workshop in Enfield, London. A social enterprise, their emphasis is on creating and maintaining space and resources for people to make a living off their craft. The model is in response to rising rental prices and gentrification in London. In 2017, it had 300 professional members, a 10,000 square foot space, and was called a "proof of concept" for a new 55,000 square foot space.

Ainslie Wood, London

Place
Ainslie Wood is a two-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade I in Chingford in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in England. It is owned by Waltham Forest Council and managed by the council and the Friends of Ainslie and Larks Woods.The site is ancient woodland, and used to be known as Endleigh Wood.

East Warwick Reservoir

Place
East Warwick Reservoir is located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest at Walthamstow. The storage reservoir is part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain and supplies drinking water to London. The reservoir is owned by Thames Water.

Waltham Forest Guardian

Place
Your Local Guardian, formerly the Waltham Forest Guardian, is a weekly local newspaper sold every Thursday in the London boroughs of Waltham Forest and Redbridge.The newspaper's weekly circulation is 2,508 copies, according to ABC figures for July to December 2017.The paper is part of the Guardian Series of local newspapers, which also included the Chingford Guardian, Wanstead and Woodford Guardian, and the Epping Forest Guardian.
Route Details

Length

9.5 mi

Elev. Gain

150.9 ft

Est. Steps

22000
Created by
niallftaylor
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