A Step Free Route from Hampstead Heath Overground to Parliament Hill triangle (via Parliament Hill)
This is a step-free route from Hampstead Heath Overground Station, to the facilities in Parliament Hill Triangle, including the Parliament Hill Staffyard, café and toilets.
The journey is around 1500 metres. For people who can manage an average walking speed of 4.8 km per hour, this journey could take around 20 minutes. Bear in mind though, that these are estimates only, and that most of these journeys travel up and downhill, and so they may take longer.
- Route grade - hard.
Paved or hard packed earth surface, with some hills to climb.
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Under each picture is a time-bar to show how much of the journey there is to go.
= the length of travel for each part of the journey
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1 Turn right from Hampstead Heath overground station and cross over South Hill Park. Take the path leading through the trees into Hampstead Heath. The path travels uphill.
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2 Keep following this main path. You will pass a car park on your left. Hampstead number 1 pond can be seen on your right.
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3 Keep going straight at the next intersection.
Keep following the path, Hampstead number 2 pond comes into view on your right.
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4 The path takes you between Hampstead number 2 pond and number 3 (Mixed Bathing) pond.
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5 The path climbs steeply after the ponds. You come to a fork in the path, take the path on the right.
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6 Keep walking straight uphill. You come to the summit of Parliament Hill.
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7 Keep going straight ahead over the other side and all the way down.
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8 Go straight ahead at the crossroads in the path.
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9 You arrive at Parliament Hill triangle facilities. The first building at the bottom of the hill is the Parliament Hill Staffyard. The toilets are in the next building along on your left. The cafe is on your right.
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