Walking Britain Thames Path from Cutty Sark to Tower of London
Introduction to Walk 1471
County/Area - London
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
Ascent - 50 feet / 15 metres
Time - 3 hours 0 minutes
Grade - easy
The Thames Path on the south side of the river between the Cutty Sark and the Tower of London is an interesting route. However in places signs are not always where you need them!
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 161 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 161 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 173 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 173 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 176 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 176 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 177 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 177 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
0.1 miles / 0.1 km away
Greenwich Museum, Observatory & Park
Grade - easy
Length - 2.3 miles / 3.7 km
1.5 miles / 2.4 km away
Thames Path from North Greenwich to Cutty Sark
Grade - easy
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km
2.4 miles / 3.8 km away
Limehouse to Little Venice by the Regent's Canal.
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
2.8 miles / 4.5 km away
The Limehouse Cut from Bow Locks
Grade - easy
Length - 2.0 miles / 3.3 km
3.6 miles / 5.7 km away
The City of London from Hays Galleria
Grade - easy
Length - 3.5 miles / 5.7 km
3.7 miles / 6.0 km away
The Monument to Trafalgar Square via Southwark
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
4.4 miles / 7.1 km away
St Paul's Cathedral to Green Park
Grade - easy
Length - 5.6 miles / 9.1 km
5.0 miles / 8.0 km away
Chancery Lane to Trafalgar Square
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
5.1 miles / 8.2 km away
Westminster to Green Park via St. Paul's
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
5.4 miles / 8.6 km away
A circuit from Trafalgar Square
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
The Thames Path Map Booklet
Map of the 180 mile (288km) Thames Path National Trail, from London's Thames Barrier to the river's source near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. This booklet is included with the Cicerone guidebook to the trail, and shows the full route on OS 1:25,000 maps. The easy riverside route takes around two weeks to walk.
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Walking in London
A guidebook to 25 walks in London's green spaces and nature reserves, covering both the city centre and Greater London area. Taking in woods and forests, parks and heaths, canals and rivers, the guide includes a wealth of information about some of the species you might encounter as well as the history and conservation of these areas.
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The National Trails
This inspirational guidebook looks at each of the UK's 19 National Trails, with information that allows ease of comparison and contrast, inspiring you to find out more and to take up a long-distance challenge. Some Trails are short and easy, others much longer, many have strong themes - they may follow a coastline, or traverse ranges of hills.
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