Connect Camden Town with Slow Ways

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England / Greater London / Camden Town

Camden Town’s seven Slow Ways are 96% checked

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 7/7
verified: 7/7
and surveyed: 6/7

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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.

Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

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Walk to Camden Town from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Camden Town—Euston Station
Cameus one Survey me Distance 2km/1mi Ascent 8m Descent 4m
Camden Town—Highbury & Islington Station
Camhig one

Enjoy me Distance 4km/2mi Ascent 22m Descent 30m
Camden Town—Highbury & Islington Station
Camhig two Survey me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent - Descent -
Camden Town—King's Cross & St Pancras Stations
Camkin one Enjoy me Distance 2km/1mi Ascent 18m Descent 9m
Camden Town—Wood Green
Camwoo one Enjoy me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 140m Descent 139m
Hampstead Heath—Camden Town
Hamcam one

Verify me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent 6m Descent 42m
Hampstead Heath—Camden Town
Hamcam two Survey me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent - Descent -
Hampstead Heath—Camden Town
Hamcam three Enjoy me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent - Descent -
Kilburn—Camden Town
Kilcam one Enjoy me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent 46m Descent 39m
Kilburn—Camden Town
Kilcam two Enjoy me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent 42m Descent 35m
Paddington Station—Camden Town
Padcam one Enjoy me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent 25m Descent 23m

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Collective progress

91% of Camden Town’s seven route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

11/11

drawn

11/11

reviewed

8/11

surveyed

10/11

verified

21 people have contributed to Camden Town’s Slow Ways

4 people have pledged to walk and review a route

10 people have surveyed a route in Camden Town

43km out of 43km have been walked and reviewed

200km of reviews have been shared in Camden Town

Latest Updates

When I walked in Spring 2024 the southerly section from Euston to Mornington Crescent was subject to massive roadworks but this only affected the walking route slightly....

Andy Redfern

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The route is easy to follow and runs for more than a third of its length on the canal tow path. There are several road crossings, but they are all with the aid of traffic lights or zebra crossings. A lovely route in daylight, but I would be nervous on a dark winter's evening....

Andy Redfern

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Very enjoyable, especially the canal section which was new to me....

Hugh Hudson

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Most of the route is on pavements, but there is a short section on a good surfaced track through the park under Primrose Hill....

Hugh Hudson

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You can see Karl Marx tomb from the park - walk straight along the path ahead of you as you go through the gate - just past the barbecue bins you can peer into the cemetery and spot him!...

ChesterB

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From Hampstead (Heath) it first starts in the busy area with a lovely pub (photo #1), near the Royal Free, and then soon after that there is a lot of nice housing to go past....

Derick Rethans

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After a short time I left the towpath again via more stairs, to follow a quiet road under the railway, with the Gasholder Park and Coal Drops Yard being just the other side of the canal....

Mary Oz

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Soon after the start from Hampstead Heath Station and shops, I found myself passing a historic Bauhaus with a small museum. Suddenly, in a short distance, I had left the quiet, genteel Hampstead Heath to arrive in lively bustling Camden, very busy even in the pouring rain....

Mary Oz

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Our Goodgym group connected to this route from outside Granary Square (including the steps to the Regent's Canal), and following out to Camden Lock and Camden Town Underground station. A fine walk along a beautiful waterside. Camley Nature Reserve, Coal Drops Yard, Gasholder Park and Camden Lock are certain highlights on the journey....

Simon Fitzmaurice

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The route follows the main road almost all the way, but it’s been nicely traffic calmed, the pavements are wide, and the streets interesting and pleasant enough to walk along....

mtormey

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Hampstead Heath—Camden Town

mtormey added Hamcam three, a new walk from Hampstead Heath to Camden Town

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Hilly in parts, defo worth stopping off at Alexandra Palace to enjoy the views of the city!...

Saira

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Camwoo is a beautiful London Slow Way passing beside Alexandra Palace, Highgate Cemetery and right through Highgate Woods.There are refreshments en route at the beautiful Waterlow Park too. It includes quite a lot of hills but also some beautiful forest and London views. A must walk....

Slow Ways Darren

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Slow Ways Darren took this photo on Camwoo one

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The stretch on the canal is the loveliest, and although I think I would prefer Kilcam 2, this one is also perfectly good....

Derick Rethans

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Derick Rethans took this photo on Kilcam one

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(For example, instead of turning onto Prince of Wales road, the route could just stick to Haverstock Hill and make a straight shot for Camden Town!)....

mtormey

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A good urban route, going through as many parks as possible, without making too much of a detour. It's not the shortest route, but really quite pleasant....

Derick Rethans

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A good urban walk avoiding busy roads and going through some parks. I did cheat and shortcutted through the park near Castlehaven, and I would probably have drawn the route through there. It's not a big enough issue to make a Hamcam three though....

Derick Rethans

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Camden Town—Highbury & Islington Station

Jane Taylor added Camhig two, a new walk from Camden Town to Highbury & Islington Station

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I walked this route from Highbury and Islington to Camden Town. It's a great route, but there are a few inaccuracies in the plotting that need to be addressed. Camhig two fixes them and is totally accurate to follow....

mtormey

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This is a good route overall, but there are two places where access to parks (St. Martin’s Gardens and Camden Square) are inaccurately drawn, leading to doubling back and diversion. I’ve made Camhig Two which corrects the access problems, and otherwise keeps the same routing, and I recommend using Camhig Two....

Jane Taylor

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I liked cutting through the gardens at St Mary Magdelene, Paradise Park, Caledonian Park, and St Martin's Gardens in particular, though the connecting streets were all comfortable and interesting enough to follow....

mtormey

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Enjoyable route which crosses this part of inner north London by linking a number of local green spaces. Easy walking, quiet roads and parks, plenty of refreshments....

Jane Taylor

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The rest of the route is extremely pleasant and easy, albeit slightly uninteresting, residential street walking to Kilburn....

mtormey

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Good urban route which carefully steps it’s way in zig zags round the obvious, direct, and very busy A502. Enjoyed a drink at Camden Town and a coffee at Hampstead Heath. Good pavement and footpath surfaces throughout....

Jane Taylor

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The first is avoiding Praed Street by using the quieter but parallel St Michael's Street while the second is turning left off Marylebone Road into Lisson Grove and then turning in Harewood Row....

John Pestle

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Hampstead Heath—Camden Town

David Sanderson added Hamcam two, a new walk from Hampstead Heath to Camden Town

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Packed with interest historically, blue plaques for former residents (I probably should have read up beforehand!) and musically, passing a number of famous venues....

David Sanderson

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I was already aware from the other reviews that the actual route described could not be walked but thought I'd see if the route around was obvious. Approaching from the other direction you enter a nature reserve which allows ingress but comes to a gated dead end after a minute or so of walking....

David Sanderson

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It is not always a beautiful walk but is busy and interesting enough to be worth doing, Dawdle through the parks....

Strider

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I walked from Camden to Wood Green. Second generally downhill through woods and parks to Wood Green. Across a bridge to Alexandra Park Station and through a park to approach Wood Green station along quiet streets....

Strider

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The entrance into Caledonian Park is a little off than what this route shows (it's a little further west)....

Derick Rethans

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Simple and straight, but also boring and along a busy road. It's a good route nevertheless....

Derick Rethans

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Then, off the canal, the route follows somewhat an unexpected series of streets in behind King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, but it worked perfectly and I had no problem following it as plotted....

mtormey

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If I had to pick my own route, I would have walked along the canal from the Outer Ring to Chalk Farm Road, but I don't think it is important enough to make a new route for this....

Derick Rethans

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Roads chosen are fairly quiet and zig-zag away from the main streets as far as possible....

Strider

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Generally wide streets and suitable for wheel chairs zig-zagging through the quieter streets....

Strider

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There is road walking after leaving Paddington Station along Praed Street across the Edgware Road towards Regents Park....

Strider

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I walked this route from Kilburn to Camden and found it a really good urban Slow Ways route. The navigation is straightforward (even if the zig-zags are a bit annoying because you have to stick closer to a map!) and I loved taking the little diversion to head up Primrose Hill for a view of the city. A great walk....

mtormey

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This was very easy to follow, generally pleasant and once leaving the canal, used lovely quiet streets. I especially appreciated that the underpass under the railway (just past St Pancras) was clean and well-lit - this made it feel very safe....

lwatson

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I personally would probably use Kilcam 2 in future, but only because I don't want to repeat my own navigational error - this route is generally pleasant and safe....

lwatson

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I walked fine route from Hampstead Heath to Camden Town....

mtormey

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Just note that right at Paddington Station the route is drawn as cutting off buildings; you can just walk straight and turn right at the London Road intersection....

mtormey

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A no-nonsense all pavement direct route from Camden to Euston. Pedestrian crossings wherever needed. Stops and shops throughout its short length....

David Sanderson

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A good way to make the short walk from Camden to Kings Cross. Good use of the canal which is well used by the locals...

David Sanderson

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I found it extremely enjoyable to watch the city change as we traveled along this nice short route!...

mtormey

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Pretty quickly, the route does a great job of getting you off main roads and into quiet residential neighbourhoods....

mtormey

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A slightly longer but greener and quieter route could be added as an alternative....

danravenellison

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It's not got more stars because when we arrived Highgate Cemetery was closed and so the route was not 100% usable....

danravenellison

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This was a really easy route to walk through residential streets and with the advantage of two points of interest only a short detour away - 1. Abbey Road studios and 2. Primrose Hill where you can reach a fabulous viewing point over London....

Ian Metcalfe

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I have always enjoyed walking around this are of London, the area to the north of Kings Cross station is great for cafes restaurants and bars and more and more retail options keep moving into the area. The Regents Canal flows runs through this slow way which is a lovely piece of London to roam, you can also connect through overground to Angel and continue on the toe path all the way to Stratford or Paddington....

Henry

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The Canal has a ramp for access only on the Kings Cross side, so don't fully commit to the route if you don't want to navigate 20 or so stairs....

jbax

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you could also amend it slightly to avoid the busy section of Holloway Road and get more greenery: set off from H&I station via Highbury Crescent and Fieldway Crescent then rejoining the route St Mary Magdalene churchyard....

Judith Grieves

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The turn off Fleet road is not apparent, instead I walked down to Parkhill road and continued from there....

jbax

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Camden Town

annab surveyed Camden Town

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There is an error on the route as the turn off fleet road leads to a deadend within the hospital....

Dannyash

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Camden Town—Euston Station

Slow Ways added Cameus one, a new walk from Camden Town to Euston Station

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Camden Town—Highbury & Islington Station

Slow Ways added Camhig one, a new walk from Camden Town to Highbury & Islington Station

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Camden Town—King's Cross & St Pancras Stations

Slow Ways added Camkin one, a new walk from Camden Town to King's Cross & St Pancras Stations

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Camden Town—Wood Green

Slow Ways added Camwoo one, a new walk from Camden Town to Wood Green

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Hampstead Heath—Camden Town

Slow Ways added Hamcam one, a new walk from Hampstead Heath to Camden Town

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Kilburn—Camden Town

Slow Ways added Kilcam one, a new walk from Kilburn to Camden Town

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Kilburn—Camden Town

Slow Ways added Kilcam two, a new walk from Kilburn to Camden Town

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Paddington Station—Camden Town

Slow Ways added Padcam one, a new walk from Paddington Station to Camden Town

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Camden Town’s Slow Ways starting point

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TQ2890783888

Lat / Lon

51.53918° / -0.14265°

Easting / Northing

528,907E / 183,888N

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Facilities

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