The Lea Valley Walk: One-week walk from Leagrave to the heart of London

A guidebook to the Lea Valley Walk London, a 50-mile long-distance path from Luton to the Thames, following the River Lea from its source near Leagrave to East India Dock. The walk offers traffic-free walking passing through Lee Valley Regional Park, Hartfield, Waltham Abbey, and the Olympic Park. The walk offers level, waymarked walking for all abilities and takes around 3–6 days. The route is presented in nine stages between 2 and 13km (1-8 miles) in length with an alternative finish at Limehouse and optional tour of the Olympic Park. 1:50,000 OS maps included for each stage Railway stations make each stage accessible Detailed information on public transport, refreshments, and accommodation for each route stage Facilities table to help you plan your itinerary GPX files available to download

Table of Contents:
Map key Overview map Introduction Lea Valley Walk History of the valley Heritage Up and down the valley London and #039;s greenhouse Wildlife Backpacking the Walk Day walking An almost flat walk Maps Using this guide The Lea Valley Walk Section 1 Leagrave to Luton Airport Parkway Section 2 Luton Airport Parkway to Harpenden Section 3 Harpenden to Hatfield Section 4 Hatfield to Hertford Section 5 Hertford to Broxbourne Section 6 Broxbourne to Enfield Island Section 7 Enfield Island to Tottenham Lock Section 8 Tottenham Lock to Three Mills Section 9 Three Mills to East India Dock Section 9A Three Mills to Limehouse Basin The Olympic Park Day Walk Tour of the Olympic Park Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Itinerary planner Appendix C Further information

About the Author :
Leigh Hatts has been walking the Thames towpath and exploring the river and Docklands since 1981, when he worked on the feasibility study that resulted in the decision to establish the route as a National Trail. He worked as a reporter with the walkers and #039; magazine TGO and as arts correspondent of the Catholic Herald. He is co-founder of Bankside Press a small family-run web and print publishing business based in London SE1.