Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Balham and Streatham.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Balham and Streatham.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 3
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Balham
Grid Ref
TQ2848173211
Lat / Lon
51.44333° / -0.15267°
Easting / Northing
528,481E / 173,211N
What3Words
expand.sits.stage
Streatham
Grid Ref
TQ3002171325
Lat / Lon
51.42604° / -0.13121°
Easting / Northing
530,021E / 171,326N
What3Words
format.hiking.bank
Balstr One's land is
| Balham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ2848173211 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.44333° / -0.15267° |
| Easting / Northing | 528,481E / 173,211N |
| What3Words | expand.sits.stage |
| Streatham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ3002171325 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.42604° / -0.13121° |
| Easting / Northing | 530,021E / 171,326N |
| What3Words | format.hiking.bank |
| Urban | 100.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Ric Adamson
01 Oct 2023It would be a better route if it spent more time in Tooting Bec Common rather than going along busy roads.
Intrepid Rabbit
24 Apr 2022Not a bad route. I enjoyed the walk across Tooting Bec Common. Other than that, it's mainly along reasonably quiet roads. There is an access problem with a small part of the route. It tries to direct you along a cul-de-sac and through the grounds of Balham Leisure Centre. The problem with that is there's a metal fence in the way! In order to follow the route, after turning off Ravenstone Street towards Larch Close, continue along Larch Close to the end and turn right onto Bedford Hill and then right again onto Elmfield Road. Continue along this road until you reach Cloudesdale Road and turn left. You are now back on the route.
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Lizbiz70
09 May 2021Once out of Streatham. The route follows cut through roads and remains busy through residential streets. But once you get to Tooting Common it is a pleasant walk across a large green open space. Emphasising the few green spaces in South London. Rather than turning left onto Bedford Hill, a more pleasant route is to walk straight on and stay on the common until the railway bridge. Go under and turn left to walk up to Balham Station.
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David Livesley
08 May 2021For an urban walk this is a pleasant route, particularly the stretch over Tooting Bec Common, although the section up to there is very busy. It is on pavements and paths throughout, although there were some short muddy sections in the Park, and i'm not sure whether there was hard surface underneath. Near the end, there is a way through Balham Leisure Centre, although this is not very obvious; take the narrow passageway on the left of the building, past the children's playground. This might not be wide enough for a pram or a wheelchair. To avoid this, stay on the road past the leisure centre entrance, and turn right at the end: it will be no further, although busier.
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