I’ve planned for quite a few miles “inland” and diverting around – particularly when the river meets the River Cray, near Crayford on the south bank (see Mikey C’s route above). Once at Gravesend, I’m getting the ferry over to Tilbury (the only transport I’ll be using) and then it’s several miles round to Stanford Le Hope, past Basildon to Pitsea and then down towards Canvey Island. and following the Estuary waterline all the way through to Southend. Thanks for a really useful article. We are considering biking from Teddington to Waterloo along the Thames Path and then returning to Teddington by train.

Thanks Chris for the warning about the path after Ewen. I attempted it today on my first leg of the walk hoping it might have dried out but I think without wellies you’d come a cropper. I took your advice and took the parallel road instead. Trail Guide to the Body is a highly recommended textbook for the state licensing tests administered by both the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB) and is one of only five books on their official examination reference lists. In addition, the Board of Certification program for athletic trainers in the U.S. uses our high-quality Trail Guide to the Body illustrations in their various products, including exams. It’s difficult to chose a perfect three day stretch, but perhaps the sections between Tilehurst/Reading and Oxford would meet your criteria. It’s quite varied, with lots of interesting scenery and some lovely villages and towns.I’d say don’t stop at the Barrier. . Thamesmead – the developers built a man made lake that attracts a lot of birds and parts of the path are very pretty (don’t go inland…).It gets bleak and wilder and more industrial nearer Belvedere (after Gallions Park) – sometimes in autumn there are seals. Thanks for all your stories, tips and advice. The only shame is that you walked from East to West and we are walking from West to East … Thanks for the information. I’ll be visiting London in July of this year and hope to start on the trail from that end. How far … time will tell. I found two apps for my Android phone: Walking on the Thames Path will take you on a journey. Whichever end of the trail you start from, you’ll walk and watch the river change.

Similar to what was mentioned in an earlier post (James, March 24 2018), I am also intending to walk the whole length from the source at Kemble to Southend Pier. I’m anticipating 12 – 15 days. I walk about 10-20km a day, and have done a 35km walk — all in London with lots of people “in the way”, so I’m pretty sure I can do 44km in the country side, starting early and relaxed. Geraldine – there’s no Thames Path signs at Kemble station as the trail doesn’t go there, but if you get a guidebook or map, you’ll find the route easy to follow once you’re there.We’ll take a train to Kemble from London – is it easy to find the start of the path from the station? Do you know how far ‘up’ the Thames I would be able to navigate the towpath on a bicycle? For example, I know that from Southwest London it is possible to get a clear run as far as Windsor. I also know that going the other way you can pretty much ride all the way to Westminster, if you can’t do it on the south side then you can always cross over and ride the Chelsea embankment. You’re not really meant to cycle through central London but you can still pretty much go along the Southbank to Greenwich, and beyond. Signage was excellent all the way, but beware of some possible tampering at Shillingford between the A4074 and the river. Hello all, I’m walking the path, stage by stage in weekly instalments this year, setting out from my home in Bedfordshire each time. I’m going from east to west and am using the Cicerone guide by Leigh Hatts. I have broken the habit of a lifetime and bought absolutely no maps for these trips because the Cicerone guide includes a separate book of the entire route taken from the OS’s Explorer (1:25,000) maps and so far I’ve had no problems at all with routefinding. I’ve also broken another habit of a lifetime and left my walking boots at home – the ground underfoot has so far really not necessitated robust footwear and I ‘ve been doing it in trainers. Not sure if you’ll approve but I see you moderate regularly so respect whether you choose to publish this or not :).

Because there are so many options, we’ve not produced a series of specific itineraries, but instead split the trail up into a number of “sections”. Some of these sections are longer than others, and in most cases you will probably want to combine multiple “sections” into a single days walk. Once you hit Greater London, the ways of breaking up the Thames Path increase enormously. There are also plenty of tourist-related diversions that you may want to enjoy whilst breaking your walk. Because of this, we have provided distances between locations where there is a nearby railway or London Underground stations, although the whole London section is rarely far from a bus service as well. For added complexity, for most of the London section there are two alternatives – you can walk on the North Bank or the South Bank. In our experience, you’ll have a better time on the South Bank. It stays closer to the river, and has better views. However where the section can be walked on the North Bank, we have included that distance too.If you plan to stay at multiple YHA hostels, it’s well worth considering becoming a member as this will save you some money. PDF read online Cell Phones Invisible Hazards in the Wireless Age An Insiders Alarming Discoveries about Cancer and Genetic Damage unlimited My main concern is that I am keen to traverse the entire Thames path as far as the source, but I would likely have to split it into several day trips, which would drag out over months. Many parts of the path are fairly remote, so I’d have to get to the nearest train station each time and then do some riding and walking to get the whole path done in a long term shuffle.

But I think readers should be aware that you can walk the other way! If you know the Thames in London you will want to find the source and have the fun of finding the river becoming more and more narrow. Hi, planning on starting the Thames path with my son, who’s not always the most willing of hikers……I just finished the whole Great London path. I really enjoyed it. It is so diverse. I split it into 1.5-2 hours walk every day and finished it in 4-5 days. On weekend I walked Longer. What I did was that I walked from Thames Barrier till River Darent. From river Darent I walked half an hour and then took a side walk to River Cray and ultimately reached Main road somewhere close to Queen Elizabeth Bridge 2. From there I had two options, either to Walk to Crayford or Slade Green. Both were approximately same distance, so I chose Slade Green. We work with the public and the osteopathic profession to promote patient safety by setting, maintaining and developing standards of osteopathic practice and conduct. The walk between Lime house and Island gardens is the worst part of the walk as there are mostly private properties and restricted areas near river which you cant enter. You have to go on a side road and then re-join. It is particularly well signed both ways, with clear markings (and maps) at the beginning and end of the new section.