London Loop Elstree to Moor Park (4K)

[@petewebb6952]

I don’t know when the London Loop was first designated. I think it must be since I left London nearly twenty years ago. I would have loved these walks. I used to use the Time Out book of walks around London back in the day. Before that publication it was just various random walks taken from an assortment of walkers books. I regarded those walks as essential for my survival, mental health, whilst living and working and Central London. Great video. Thanks.

[@greatestjourney6412]

Thank you for passing Hertfordshire. Nothing beats England. Keep trekking.

[@mozdickson]

Ahhh....that summer of 2018. Thanks John - add this route to my plans.

[@MH-ln6pv]

This was a very beautiful, dreamy walk...

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Malcolm

[@PodgyAsthmatic]

I walked 102 miles of the loop in 6 days a couple of weeks ago, TOTALLY inspired by your good self. I LOVE watching and re-watching these LOOP videos of yours. I pine for the LOOP greatly and can not wait to re-visit it again to tie up loose ends.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

That’s brilliant John - thanks for letting me know

[@PodgyAsthmatic]

@@JohnRogersWalks going back in early September to do another chunk, possibly Coulsdon to Kingston.

[@marieelena]

When you left the golf course unto that meadow...it looked like not only you stepped out of London, but back in time when most of the U.K. was rural.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Yes Marie, it's another world out there

[@damedavidfrith55]

Thanks for another cracking ramble round the loop ,love the way you get scenic detours but never get bent out of shape about them,way I walk to

[@normathomas8276]

Always look forward to your walks John your a trooper walking in that heat hope you drank enough loved that mysterious lamppost in the field perhaps you found Narnia x

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Norma - yes, it must be Narnia ( reckon I drank about 4 litres on that walk)

[@normathomas8276]

Wow that a lot of water but needed in that heat

[@normathomas8276]

jon berbank lol me too x

[@normathomas8276]

jon berbank lol who knows x

[@jde9095]

Lovely walk with beauty all around, thank you for sharing John. Take care man.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Darrell

[@lesliegprice6652]

Nice to see a hot summers day, sadly just a memory ,cheers John

[@simonavery001]

Hi John, just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos. Arrived via The London Perambulator (which is fascinating and brilliant) and now I’m working my way through your lovely walks, which are, as others have said, somehow very relaxing to watch.I’ve also just ordered your book. Long may you continue, sir! Simon.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Many thanks for that Simon much appreciated

[@dawndevereux263]

Best 25 minutes of the day! Always so relaxing watching your walks. There are some truly spectacular views along this route. Amazing how many public foot paths there are in London. That is truly a luxury. I think you would be arrested if you walked over a golf course where I live. Hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather. Keep the videos coming.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Dawn, the London Loop really makes you appreciate all the fantastic open spaces we have in London

[@MarkWright75]

Ah, I've missed you! Thank you for much for yet another glorious walk, John. Glorious to take a stroll with you.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Mark - sorry it took so long to get this one out. I've got 2 more to edit, great walks

[@gaurangnidhitripathi3570]

Thank you great walk looking forward to doing it myself

[@SirPrancelot1]

A magical video of a sunny summer day. A wonderful walk, the edge of the edgelands but as if you were miles from a city in the heart of the countryside. Thanks John. Brings cheer in a grey Tier 4 January 2021.

[@paulr7496]

Great walk John. Didn't realise the LL came so close to my neck of the woods. If you start or end at Moor Park, it's worth a 15 min detour to go to Withey Beds, a small wetland area. They lay out reptile mats here and in May I found a grass snake and a few slow worms warming themselves. Just a quick look, didn't disturb them but a thrill all the same. Take your lad, he'll love it. But not now, it's been too dry. Wait till September.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks for that tip Paul - I'd like to go back out that way, few other places I'd like to take a look at

[@carolhames4066]

A wonderful video. I wish I was able to walk half a mile of it, thank you very much.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Carol - I remember this day very fondly indeed

[@neilprice1968]

Your videos remind me of why I love walking the London Loop. Looking forward to watching more!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Neil - it's a great route - I must get out there soon to do some more

[@john80c]

Great to see so much green space and woodland that developers greed has not ruined

[@kenl7057]

We are walking the London Loop clockwise and we enjoying recapitulating our day's walk when we get home, by following your excellent vlogs. Two short comments - I am happy to report that The Case is Altered pub is now open for business and we enjoyed a post-lockdown pint on the verandah overlooking the Harrow panorama. Apparently the brewery closed it, because it was not making money and it suffered two periods of sustained closure. The village has now taken it over and are running it as a community pub. Secondly, you mentioned that W.S. Gilbert lived in Grimsdyke House, which fronts on to the road, a hundred yards along and across from The Case is Altered. Today it is shrouded in scaffolding, so maybe that is why you missed it. As you passed through the woods above the house, you gave us a brief shot of the abandoned lake amidst a wilderness of rhododendrons. You failed to mention that Gilbert died in the lake, aged 74. He was endeavouring to rescue a young house guest, who got into difficulties whilst swimming in the lake, when he suffered a heart attack in the middle of the lake.

[@rosswebster7877]

Wonderful walk as always John. It’s funny how if you walk for just a few minutes in certain parts of London you’ll end up in some pristine wilderness seemingly miles, even eons away from civilization...And then a few minutes later you spot a telephone poll.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Yes, Ross, that's part of the endless magic of London

[@Theoobovril]

That was a super walk again John.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Theoobovril

[@missmontyp872]

I love walking.

[@ethanvanristell4412]

Fantastic walk John. As you know, I walked it with a friend from Moor Park to Hatch End earlier that same day, some lovely woodland there. We bumped into another loop walker who had two poodles with him - he actually had to carry them both across a field of horses in his arms. He said they had kicked one of his dogs in the air before so he didn't want to take any chances!

[@voxley19]

Those must be the same horses that had churned up the ground into an impassable state in Feb 2017 when I walked the Moor Park to Hatch End section of the Loop. The farmer was out and I shouted to him about the state of the footpath and he ran away!

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Wow it was far too hot for dogs that day - I think I know the field you mean. I did bump into a dog with its owners in Oxhey Woods that seemed convinced I had some food for it and followed me the whole way out of the wood

[@4thEyeVision]

Lovely walk thanks

[@ronnieadam66]

Great video John, really enjoyed it 👍☺️

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Ronnie

[@littleacornslandscapes2935]

25 minutes of Ommmmmmmmmmmmm. Thanks John.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks for watching and glad it produced that wonderful Ommmmmmmmm

[@voxley19]

Wonderful video John. I assume you know that there is a guidebook to the London Loop; the route description in the book is in the opposite direction to which you are walking though. I well remember the Moor Park to Hatch End section of the Loop which I walked in February 2017- there was completely impassable mud near Hatch End on ground churned up by horses.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Hi Voxley - yes I've seen the book but the paths are so well marked that the OS maps do the job I reckon, but maybe I should get the book as well if you recommend it. I can well imagine how muddy it was in winter - Enfield to Cockfosters was a real slog in the mud.

[@voxley19]

The book is excellent but, as you say, not essential. There's a similar guidebook to the Capital Ring. Take care doing such long walks in this heat.

[@leophillips5723]

Another epic video. Well done bro

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks Leo

[@paularnold4440]

great walk thanks John. Just starting my London Loop adventures. Done the Upminster Bridge to Rainham section It was ok but rather a green urban corridor than countryside. Going to try section starting at Erith looks interesting .

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Hi Paul - yes I imagine the Erith section is good - I think I crossed paths with it there at the end of my walk out to Dartford Salt Marshes for my book. The section over Shooters Hill looks great - you can see parts of that on my video on here with Iain Sinclair - 'the Psychic Circuit'

[@robertbarling5601]

Great video john. I think you are right about the pipe sticking out of the ground, probably a sewer vent or ' stink pipe '. Any idea why pill boxes are called that ? Bob.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Bob. I've seen those pipes in the streets around Finchley but strange to have one in the middle of a field. No idea why Pill Boxes are called that - could be because of a physical resemblance?

[@toddboothbee1361]

What animal is that a little ahead of you on your path, a bit to the right at 13:03 ? I suppose it's a cat, though the coloring had me believe for a moment that it was a fox.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Hi Todd - well spotted, it is indeed a fox, wish I had a longer zoom

[@stevenspraggs4953]

thanks john different class mate you clearly love what you do what is the furthest you have walked in the day? hope you do some more stuff in the east end soon be lucky mate steve

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks so much Steve. the longest walk in a day would have to be the 29-miles I did last summer out to Welwyn Garden City - too far for a day really, I think 20-miles in a maximum without getting too tired. Yes will be back in the East End soon

[@stevenspraggs4953]

good heavens that is like walking from east ham just shy of canvey island do not know where you find the strenghth mate

[@JohnRogersWalks]

funny you should say that because I walked from Upminster to the other side of London Gateway in a loopy walk that was close to 20-miles by the end - the video is on here somewhere

[@kenl7057]

Incidentally, we have enjoyed section 5 the most. I think it is the next section for you to tackle, so we are looking forward to your report.

[@JezzyPrice]

That aircraft was probably just some new fixed undercarriage kind of weekend plaything - but it did sound like an old one. If anyone can say what it actually was would be curious. Great movie again John Jezza.

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks Jezza - yes I wondered what the planes were, they were fairly noisy for a modern aircraft

[@StarWarsJay]

Hey John. This just popped up on my suggested. How much of the loop have you completed now?

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Hi Jay - I think I’ve done 15 or 16 sections now - nearly there

[@StarWarsJay]

@@JohnRogersWalks good work John! I’m looking forward to the Rainham to Purfleet section (well Purfleet to Rainham for you). I wonder how the path deals with the river crossing at Dartford? There’s no way of crossing the Thames there without transport is there?

[@bennozoid1]

My new absolute favorite youtube channel. UTTERLY fascinating!....Thanks John! By the way, have you seen CLANKER MAN? An award-winning comedy short about a lone urban adventurer: vimeo.com/214931224

[@JohnRogersWalks]

Thanks so much Ben - I'll check out that short film

[@MegaGary1960]

no thank you john

[@JohnRogersWalks]

thanks for watching Gary

[@begbieyabass]

30:C that's not hot ... lol