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We have done the South Downs and the Pennine Way in day walks between carparks adjacent to the route. You have to leave the station, find the Wysis Way and follow that for a short way, then you get to the Thames Path. Even paths some distance from the river, that you may think will be ideal alternatives, can be under water and un-usuable. After Erith you need to prepare yourself to do a boring main road walk if you plan to reach Slade Green or Crayford. I am currently doing the London Loop using ‘Go Jaunty’ but one doesn’t really ‘see’ anything as I’m always looking at the screen.

But towns like Ashton Keynes, Clifton Hampden and Wallingford are little gems, even though you sometimes need to leave the path to find them. Abingdon will have bus services to Didcot Parkway, where you can pick up the train into Reading again.We have three and a half days from April 11-14 to walk the most scenic and interesting section of the Thames Path. I’m loving the whole thing but I can see that it’ll need more planning as I get past Pangbourne with regard to public transport. Finally you leave the centre of London and head to industrial Thames where business and commerce rules.

As such, this section has been split into two sections: one for the Thames Path ‘in the country’ and another for the Thames Path ‘in Greater London. Looking forward to walking another part of the Thames Path next year, but with more realistic expectations. I’ve met a few solo females and one couple walking in the opposite direction and none of them have looked very worried!My wife and I are thinking of walking parts of the route between Newbridge and Ashton Keynes sometime next week (3, 4, 5 November) if it’s not rainy too much. 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…). If you plan to stay at multiple YHA hostels, it’s well worth considering becoming a member as this will save you some money. Note that this is a guide to the route only, and whilst pretty accurate, is not guaranteed to be 100% correct. I actually live in Southwest London, so alongside the Thames Path, also interestingly enough close to where the London Loop dissects the Thames.

Once you hit the Greater London boundary, the ability to chunk up the Thames Path in different ways increases enormously, thanks to an increase in river crossings and the presence of a highly frequent efficient public transport network (any Londoners who are tempted to laugh at this comment would be well advised to spend a week outside the capital relying on public transport, especially late at night. Our resources are crucial for knowledge lovers everywhere—so if you find all these bits and bytes useful, please pitch in.

It is probably the best single resource I’ve seen for getting people on the right track — excuse the pub. Indeed, if you live in London, or near the Thames, it’s an absolute doddle to walk most of the Thames Path in day hikes.