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From Bristol

Best Hikes from Bristol by Train

From Bristol, trains reach the Cotswold edge, the Wye Valley, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Brecon Beacons, many of them within an hour.

163 destination stations are within two hours of Bristol by train, and 3 National Parks: the nearest is Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons National Park, 52min away.

163

destination stations within two hours

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Walks from Bristol

Stations within 90 minutes with the most listed hills close by, and a long-distance trail on the doorstep.

  1. 1

    Ebbw Vale Parkway1hr 30min

    Up Y Domen Fawr (1654ft, a Dewey), 0.6 miles as the crow flies; 2 listed hills within 3 miles.

  2. 2

    Abergavenny1hr 6min

    Up Blorenge (1841ft, a Dewey), 2.5 miles as the crow flies.

  3. 3

    Cwmbran52min

    Up Mynydd Maen (1552ft, a Marilyn), 2.7 miles as the crow flies.

Under an hour

Photo of Cotswold WayNational TrailCotswold WayFrom 9min · 11 stationsPhoto of Cotswolds National LandscapeNational LandscapeCotswolds National LandscapeFrom 15min · 8 stationsPhoto of Offa's Dyke PathNational TrailOffa's Dyke PathFrom 50min · 2 stationsPhoto of Wye Valley National LandscapeNational LandscapeWye Valley National LandscapeFrom 50min · 1 stationPhoto of Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon BeaconsNational ParkBannau Brycheiniog / Brecon BeaconsFrom 52min · 10 stationsPhoto of Thames PathNational TrailThames PathFrom 59min · 64 stationsPhoto of The RidgewayNational TrailThe RidgewayFrom 59min · 4 stations
28 stations in this band

1 to 1½ hours

Photo of North Wessex Downs National LandscapeNational LandscapeNorth Wessex Downs National LandscapeFrom 1hr 9min · 12 stationsPhoto of Chilterns National LandscapeNational LandscapeChilterns National LandscapeFrom 1hr 13min · 7 stationsPhoto of Glamorgan CoastHeritage CoastGlamorgan CoastFrom 1hr 19min · 7 stationsPhoto of DartmoorNational ParkDartmoorFrom 1hr 25min · 3 stationsPhoto of South West Coast PathNational TrailSouth West Coast PathFrom 1hr 25min · 14 stations
34 stations in this band

1½ to 2 hours

Photo of East DevonHeritage CoastEast DevonFrom 1hr 37min · 2 stationsPhoto of East Devon National LandscapeNational LandscapeEast Devon National LandscapeFrom 1hr 37min · 3 stationsPhoto of South Devon National LandscapeNational LandscapeSouth Devon National LandscapeFrom 1hr 39min · 1 stationPhoto of North Downs WayNational TrailNorth Downs WayFrom 1hr 44min · 3 stationsPhoto of South DevonHeritage CoastSouth DevonFrom 1hr 44min · 1 stationPhoto of Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National LandscapeNational LandscapeCranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National LandscapeFrom 1hr 46min · 1 stationPhoto of Dorset National LandscapeNational LandscapeDorset National LandscapeFrom 1hr 47min · 2 stationsPhoto of Malvern Hills National LandscapeNational LandscapeMalvern Hills National LandscapeFrom 1hr 47min · 3 stationsPhoto of Blackdown Hills National LandscapeNational LandscapeBlackdown Hills National LandscapeFrom 1hr 48min · 2 stationsPhoto of South DownsNational ParkSouth DownsFrom 1hr 52min · 1 stationPhoto of South Downs WayNational TrailSouth Downs WayFrom 1hr 52min · 1 stationPhoto of Shropshire Hills National LandscapeNational LandscapeShropshire Hills National LandscapeFrom 1hr 55min · 1 stationPhoto of West DorsetHeritage CoastWest DorsetFrom 1hr 59min · 1 station
101 stations in this band

National Parks

National Parks by train from Bristol

The quickest train into each park, with every station that serves it on the park's own page.

Getting there

  • Times are from Bristol Temple Meads, whichever is quicker, for morning departures, from our journey-time data. Check the live timetable for the day you travel.
  • Railcards such as the 16-25, 26-30, Two Together and Senior take a third off most fares, subject to each card's time restrictions.
  • Trains back from rural stations can be hours apart, so check the last one before you set off.