Ponders End to Cheshunt Walk
Canal walk
A walk of about 5 miles along the River Lee Navigation from Ponders End station to Cheshunt station. Take the train to Ponders End, follow the towpath and catch the train back from Cheshunt.
- Distance
- 5 mi
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Train back
- 12min
The walk
From Ponders End station, walk to the River Lee Navigation and follow the towpath for 4.6 miles to Cheshunt. Getting to and from the towpath adds 0.4 miles away (about 0.5 miles on foot) in all.
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Getting there and back
At the end, trains from Cheshunt back to Ponders End take from 12min. Times are averages from our journey data, not a live timetable.
To Ponders End from the cities
- LondonFrom 20min
- CambridgeFrom 1hr 3min
- OxfordFrom 1hr 32min
- BrightonFrom 1hr 49min
- LeicesterFrom 1hr 49min
- BathFrom 2hr 14min
- BirminghamFrom 2hr 15min
- SouthamptonFrom 2hr 17min
Good to know
How long is the Ponders End to Cheshunt walk?
About 5 miles from station to station: 4.6 miles along the River Lee Navigation and 0.4 miles away (about 0.5 miles on foot) getting to and from the towpath.
How long does it take to walk from Ponders End to Cheshunt?
About 1.5 hours at 3 miles an hour on the flat towpath, without stops.
How do you get back from Cheshunt to Ponders End?
By train: the quickest journey from Cheshunt back to Ponders End takes 12min.
How do you get to Ponders End by train?
Ponders End is 20min from London, 1hr 3min from Cambridge and 1hr 32min from Oxford by train.