Hackney Wick and the Olympic Park

Walk preview

Step 1: Start at Hackney Wick station and pop into the lovely Hackney Pearl for food and drink ☕️

Step 2: Walk east towards the canal and admire the ever growing and changing street art en route

Step 3: There’s plenty of architecture that nods to the industrial history of the area

Step 4: Daytime rave anyone? 💃🏼

Step 5: Keep walking on Wallis Rd - these buildings house lots of cafes and bars

Step 6: Up here or use the lift

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Hackney Wick to Cutty Sark
From Hackney to Greenwich
- 2hr 45m / 10.5km
- 125
A walk exploring canals, a series of parks and surprisingly large docks. At the end the walk dives under the Thames to Maritime Greenwich.
Hackney Wick to Hackney Central
Hackney, London
- 1hr 15m / 3.6km
- 33
Follow along the Footway route between Hackney Wick and Hackney Central. Discover the hidden gems of Hackney on this urban adventure.
Capital Ring Section 14
Newham, London
- 2hr 30m / 8.6km
- 1214
An 8.3km walk from Hackney Wick to Beckton District Park along the River Lea, the Greenway and through Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Woodland Wild Walk
Homerton, London
- 2 hours / 1.9km
- 12
Climb trees and build dens in Wick Woodland and Hackney Tree Nursery. How many trees can you identify?
Architecture and wild flowers
Olympic Park, London
- 1 hour / 1.9km
- 47
A stroll through Olympic Park, London
Kingsmead to Well Street
Hackney, London
- 30 minutes / 2.4km
- 7
An intriguing, short walk to the shops. Starting at Kingsmead to Well Street.