Green Walks in England South-east (north)

This area comprises that part of the region within the RG and SL postcode areas, plus the GU25 postcode district (Virginia Water) and postcode districts OX10, OX11 and OX12 (Wallingford, Didcot and Wantage).

Neighbouring regions and areas are

Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.

Routes

  • Chiltern Railway Walk
    A 238km station-to-Station walk between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street.
  • Chiltern Way
    The core walk loops its way through the varied landscapes of the Chiltern Hills in a 221km circuit. The route has spawned three extensions — in Berkshire (via Cookham and Henley: 45km), in the south (via Goring and Woodcote: 51km), and in the north (via Great Offley and Chapelfoot: 44km).
  • Coal Tax Circuit
    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.
  • Colne Valley Trail
    A walk of 25km between Rickmansworth and Colnbrook.
  • Colne Valley Way
    A 10km walk between Colnbrook and Staines-upon-Thames.
  • Get out of London: west to Maidenhead
    A 61km walk from Trafalgar Square to Maidenhead via Ravenscourt Park and Stoke Poges.
  • Grand Union Canal Walk
    A 227km walk along the towpath of the canal between the River Thames at Brentford and Birmingham’s famous Gas Street Basin.
  • Greater Ridgeway
    A 605km walk which chains the four paths which link Lyme Regis with the North Norfolk coast — the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, Icknield Way Trail, and Peddars Way.
  • Kennet and Avon Canal Path
    A walk of 157km along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal between Reading and Bath.A 605km walk which chains the four paths which link Lyme Regis with the North Norfolk coast — the Wessex Ridgeway, The Ridgeway National Trail, Icknield Way Trail, and Peddars Way.
  • London Loop
    A 277km circuit of the capital which follows close to the outer boundaries of the London boroughs, sometimes extending into neighbouring areas.
  • London Summits Walk
    A 320km circuit taking in the highest point in each London borough (plus the summit of the City of London).
  • The Ridgeway
    A walk of 136km between Overton Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon.
  • Ring around the Underground
    This 302km route takes you in a grand circular multiple-stage walking tour connecting all the outer termini of the London Underground, the Tube.
  • Shakespeare’s Way
    A 288km walk between Stratford-upon-Avon and the Globe Theatre in Southwark, commemorating the life of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright.
  • Test Way
    A 77km walk following the River Test between Inkpen Beacon and the Solent.
  • Thames Down Link
    A 24km waymarked walk between Kingston-upon-Thames and Westhumble.
  • Thames Path
    A walk of 440km between Greenwich and the river’s source.
  • Vale Way
    A walk of 44km between Abingdon and Longcot.
  • Wayfarer’s Walk
    A walk of 113km across Hampshire between Inkpen Beacon and Emsworth.
  • Wey-South Path
    A 57km walk linking Guildford and Amberley station, roughly following the line of the Wey and Arun Canal.
  • Writers’ Way
    A 22km horseshoe-shaped walk between Chawton and Four Marks, via Alton and Selborne, commemorating Jane Austen (1774-1817), William Cobbett (1763-1835) and Gilbert White (1720-93), each of whom had local connections.

Hubs

Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include

  • Ascot
    Ascot may be a local hub for the eastern corner of the area.
  • Newbury
    Newbury is a useful hub for those concentrating on the downland in the south-west of the area.
  • Reading
    Reading is the pre-eminent hub for the whole area.

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