Walked — May/June 2019
This route, one of the radial Get out of London! routes, starts by crossing the river by the Hungerford Bridge, and following the Thames Path as far as Greenwich. Green areas such as Blackheath, Oxleas Meadow, Bexley Woods and Joydens Wood are visited, then it is rural as far as the A2 in the south-western corner of Gravesend. The walk finishes alongside the Thames, where it joins a section of the England Coast Path, before meeting Princess Pocahontas on the way (our way, not hers) to the station.
The total distance is over 50km, with an ascent of about 500m. Public transport connections are available throughout, albeit more sparsely beyond Bexley.
The route is described in a single document: the mapping is referenced below.
| 1: Trafalgar Square to Blackheath — 13.9km; 80m ascent Riverside to Greenwich, with a diversion inland via Southwark Park, then past the observatory and across the heath. | Map |
| 2: Blackheath to Bexley — 13.3km; 141m ascent Streets, parks, Oxleas Meadow, and then streets punctuated by Danson Park and Bexley Woods. | Map |
| 3: Bexley to Sutton at Hone — 10.1km; 115m ascent Joyden’s Wood, a golf course, woodland and farmland. | Map |
| 4: Sutton at Hone to Southfleet— 13.9km; 132m ascent Almost entirely agricultural to the A2, then streets to Gravesend. | Map |
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