Transport for LondonRoute details
London Loop: Section 17 Cockfosters to Enfield Lock)
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Location: | Enfield |
| Start: | Cockfosters Station (GR 281-964) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Enfield Lock (Bradley Road, GR 364-984) |
| Factor: | London Loop: Section 17 Cockfosters to Enfield Lock) |
| Recommended direction: | West to east |
| Terrain and surface: | Several gentle ascents and descents and two high stepped footbridges. Mostly rough paths, tracks and grassland. Five stiles. 2.0km (1.3ml) beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Trent Park, Enfield Chase, farmland, Turkey Brook, Hilly Fields Park, Forty Hall Estate, Albany Park |
| Signage: | Complete both ways |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs at Clay Hill, Turkey Street and Enfield Lock. Cafes at Trent Park, Forty Hall and Turkey Street. Public toilets at both ends of Trent Park and at Forty Hall |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | LU: Cockfosters. NR: Gordon Hill, Turkey Street, Enfield Lock. Buses at all these points |
| Links with other walks: | Hertfordshire Chain Walk, New River Path |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, LB Enfield |
Walk details:
- A long and very rural section.
- From Cockfosters station you are immediately in Trent Park, once the home of the Sassoon family, whose mansion across the lake is now part of Middlesex University.
- Then you follow Salmon's Brook through the farmland of Enfield Chase.
- A stiff climb leads to a busy road (The Ridgeway) and a descent into the valley of Turkey Brook.
- You follow this most of the way to the end of the section, passing through Hilly Fields Park and the Forty Hall Estate.
- At Clay Hill you briefly encounter the Hertfordshire Chain Walk.
- At Forty Hill you cross the New River Path and pass the spot where Sir Walter Raleigh is said to have famously laid down his cloak for Queen Elizabeth I to step on.
- The rural surroundings come to an end as you approach Turkey Street, passing its station.
- You cross two high stepped footbridges over the Great Cambridge Road and the railway line at Enfield Lock, with Albany Park in between.
