Catford — Eltham

Catelt one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021

Distance

6km/4mi

Ascent

27m

Descent

60m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Catford and Eltham.

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Catford and Eltham.

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This route has been reviewed by 3 people.

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This route has potentially been flagged (2 times) for reasons relating to safety.

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Route status - Live

Reviews - 3

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Is this route good enough? -  No (2) Maybe (1)

Problems reported -  Accuracy (1) Safety (2)

Downloads - 2

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Start and end points

Catford
Grid Ref TQ3728073527
Lat / Lon 51.44410° / -0.02602°
Easting / Northing 537,280E / 173,527N
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Eltham
Grid Ref TQ4271174900
Lat / Lon 51.45510° / 0.05263°
Easting / Northing 542,711E / 174,900N
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Catelt One's land is

Green urban 0.9%
Urban 99.1%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

reviews

Dorothy Hallam

08 Jun 2024 Spring
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I live very close to this route and there’s no way I would choose to walk along the poisonous South Circular for even the shortest time. If you’re going to go this way get the 202 bus!.

Daisy C

14 Nov 2023 Autumn
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You can walk this route but why would you?

90% of it is alongside the A206 / South Circular Road, one of the most congested roads in London with notoriously terrible air quality. It's not even the shortest possible route.

The "off road" part is largely along Edith Nesbit Walk, a no-then-low-traffic footpath then lane. Most of that is adjacent to the A2 - another incredibly busy and noisy road. It's also used in BlaElt 1 and one reviewer felt isolated and unsafe - I'm happy to use it myself though, except late at night.

On the plus side this route is direct, legal and accessible (probably). Don't expect it to be "enjoyable and beautiful". I am "not recommending" it on safety grounds to protect your lungs and your peace of mind.

Alex_D

26 Apr 2021 (edited 27 Jun 2023) Spring
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This route is direct, flat and easy to navigate. I think it would be the quickest and easiest route between catford and eltham. However this is due to it mostly following a couple of large busy roads. While in London you are obviously mainly going to be on roads I would personally take a longer less direct route using smaller roads in the future as it wasnt particularly nice to walk along.

  • Daisy C

    Daisy C

    07 Jul 2021

    I have been thinking much the same about this route as the South Circular is very busy and noisy even when other roads are quiet. I have another route in mind that is along residential roads and even goes through a couple of parks, so I'm going to upload it and see what people think.

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