Weather: Warm sunshine with cold winds
Distance Walked: 13.12km
Distance By Tube: 7.60km
Stations Visited: 6
Fantastic Place: Mill Hill Viaduct
The bright blue skies in the photos might make you think the weather was warmer than it was! As soon as I was in any sort of exposed position the strong chill winds cut through my jacket, but when sheltered I wanted to take it off as it was too warm. 
Lots of blossom and fresh green leaves sprouting on the trees and the air was full of the smell of spring.Mill Hill East station has the feel of a countryside station. Very quiet and a single track with a platform just on one side. It is, according to its Wiki page the least used station on the Northern Line and it feels sleepy and peaceful so different to the hustle and bustle of the central portion of this line.
Just after leaving the station, passing a very large and new looking Waitrose store, the route goes under the Dollis Brook Viaduct over which the tube runs to the station. It soars 18m above the road on slender brick arches and was worth travelling out to see.Finchley Central station continues the theme of this part of the line with stations built from an attractive pale brick.
The next section of the walk heads north east along the busy shopping street of Ballards Lane. Half way along I passed Leisure Games provider of Role Playing Games and accessories. I've shopped here via the internet for many years as well as various Dragonmeet shows. Turning north west towards West Finchley I was now on the High Barnet branch after completing the spur from Mill Hill East. I don't know this part of London at all and one of the best things with this series of walks is discovering new and very attractive parts of London. |
| Dollis Brook Greenwalk |
After West Finchley the route joins the delightful Dollis Valley Greenwalk.
Apart from dropping off the path to visit the stations the route
follows the Greenwalk for most of the rest of the way to High Barnet.
The Dollis Brook isn't a large stream, even after all the recent rain,
but it pretty and it meanders through grassy fields and light woodland.
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| Early Oak Leaves |
Lots of dog walkers, cyclists (on their own dedicated path) and birds in the trees along this stretch. It is places that this that would surprise some people that everything inside the M25 is concreted over and polluted.
Leaving the Greenwalk as it reaches the playing fields near High Barnet and after a short road section I arrived at the end of this section.
Next tube walk will be the final one along the Northern Line heading north from Camden Town towards Edgware via Hampsted.
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| I wonder if my rope's still hanging from the tree |
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| Peacock Path |
