This area includes Greater London outside the North and South Circular Roads, and between Hatch End and Kingston stations on the perimeter.
Neighbouring regions and areas are
Unlike other regions, all of Greater London may be reached from anywhere within its bounds: the precise choice of a hub will depend on the area of focus.
Routes
Use the alphastrip below to jump to the appropriate initial letter for a selected route within the list. If there are no routes with a particular initial letter, the jump will have no effect.
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Capital Ring
Length >60km
Max transport gap <10km
This waymarked route forms a circuit of 126km (divisible into linear routes) around London at the approximate radius of the North and South Circular Roads, linking green spaces.
Image: Abney Park cemetery
Celandine Route
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 17km waymarked walk following the River Pinn through the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Image: The route near Pynchester Moat
Chiltern Railway Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap > 30km
A 288km walk between London Marylebone and Kidderminster.
Image: Denham
Coal Tax Circuit
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 315km walk which links up the markers which delineate the 1860s boundary, within which imports of coal and wine were taxed by the City of London Corporation.
Image: Coal Tax marker on the Slough arm of the Grand Union Canal
Colne Valley Trail
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A walk of 25km between Rickmansworth and Colnbrook.
Image: Heron on the route between Rickmansworth and Harefield.
Get out of London:
North-west to Hemel Hempstead
Length >60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 51km walk from Trafalgar Square to Hemel Hempstead via Barn Hill and Cassiobury Park.
Image: Headstone Manor, Harrow
Get out of London:
South-west to Guildford
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 61km walk from Trafalgar Square to Guildford via the Hogsmill Valley and Clandon.
Image: the Wey Navigation, Guildford
Get out of London: west to Maidenhead
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 61km walk from Trafalgar Square to Maidenhead via Ravenscourt Park and Stoke Poges.
Image: Gunnersbury Park
Grand Union Canal Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 227km walk along the towpath of the canal between the River Thames at Brentford and Birmingham’s famous Gas Street Basin.
Image: Norwood Green
Hillingdon Trail
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 32km waymarked path across the London Borough of Hillingdon.
Image: Harefield church on ANZAC Day
London Loop
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 277km circuit of the capital which follows close to the outer boundaries of the London boroughs, sometimes extending into neighbouring areas.
Image: Ingrebourne Valley Country Park
London Summits Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 320km circuit taking in the highest point in each London borough (plus the summit of the City of London).
Image: Trent Park
Polish Air Force Heritage Trail
Szlak pamięci Polskich Sił Powietrznych
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A walking route of 19km, between Uxbridge and Northwood Hills (or Northwood) Tube stations, has been developed to link sites relevant to the Polish Air Force personnel stationed in the area during the Second World War.
Image: Polish War Memorial, on the A40
Ring around the Underground
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
This 302km route takes you in a grand circular multiple-stage walking tour connecting all the outer termini of the London Underground, the Tube.
Image: Uxbridge High Street
Shakespeare’s Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A 288km walk between Stratford-upon-Avon and the Globe Theatre in Southwark, commemorating the life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright.
Image: First Folio, engraving by Martin Droeshout
(public domain)
Thames Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 440km between Greenwich and the river’s source.
Image: Whitchurch from the bridge
Guided and group walks
Saturday Walking Club
This online-driven group has been well established in the London area for some years, but the reach of their walks goes far beyond the M25. Their walks are all free (the word “club” may be a bit misleading) and there are walks on other days of the week. You may download a route from their extensive catalogue to enable you to walk on your own — you are expected to carry your own copy of the route-map if you join a group walk.
Image: Sheffield Park
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