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Chislehurst — Sidcup

Chisid three
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By Slow Ways Welcome Team on 16 Mar 2025

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Description

Very similar to Chisid Two but picks up Daisy's suggestion of a less main road-y approach to Sidcup station, using the path though Morrison's car park. This also has the benefit of crossing Sidcup High Street at a good point for coffee shops etc. I changed the routing at Chislehurst to reduce the amount of time along the busy Bromley Lane. The route across Scadbury Park is the same as Chisid Two, this path does get pretty muddy in winter, but is always passable with good boots

Very similar to Chisid Two but picks up Daisy's suggestion of a less main road-y approach to Sidcup station, using the path though Morrison's car park. This also has the benefit of crossing Sidcup High Street at a good point for coffee shops etc. I changed the routing at Chislehurst to reduce the amount of time along the busy Bromley Lane. The route across Scadbury Park is the same as Chisid Two, this path does get pretty muddy in winter, but is always passable with good boots

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Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues.
Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users.		 Grading is based on average scores by surveyors. This slow way has 1 surveys.
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Facilities

Facilities in the middle third of this route.

Not present at time of survey Public toilet (1)
Not present at time of survey Wheelchair accessible toilet (1)
Not present at time of survey Supermarket (1)
Not present at time of survey Restaurant (1)
Not present at time of survey Vegan restaurant (1)
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Not present at time of survey Accommodation < £50 (1)
Not present at time of survey Campsite (1)
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Not present at time of survey Train station (1)
Present at time of survey Bench (1)
Not present at time of survey Picnic table (1)
Present at time of survey Bus stop (1)
Not present at time of survey Ferry (1)

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Not present at time of survey Scrambling (1)
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Present at time of survey Very slippery (1)
Present at time of survey Very muddy (1)
Maybe present Very icy (1)
Not present at time of survey Likely to flood (1)
Present at time of survey Long grass sections (1)
Not present at time of survey Crops encroaching on path (1)
Not present at time of survey Diverted path (1)

Obstacles

Obstacles on this route.

Not present at time of survey Stiles (1)
Present at time of survey Step and kerbs (1)
Not present at time of survey Possible to avoid steps, if applicable (1)
Not present at time of survey Flights of steps (1)
Present at time of survey Gates (1)
Present at time of survey Kissing gates (1)
Not present at time of survey Locked gates (1)
Not present at time of survey Disables access gates (1)
Present at time of survey Cycle barriers (1)
Not present at time of survey Ladders (1)
Not present at time of survey Cattle grids (1)
Not present at time of survey Fords (1)
Not present at time of survey Narrow bridges (1)
Not present at time of survey Ferry required (1)
Not present at time of survey Acceptable road walking (1)
Not present at time of survey Unacceptable road walking (1)
Not present at time of survey Dangerous road crossings (1)
Present at time of survey Walking on paths beside roads (1)
Not present at time of survey Walking on verges beside roads (1)
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Not present at time of survey Cattle possible (1)
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Not present at time of survey Tidal area (1)
Not present at time of survey Potential falls (1)
Not present at time of survey Exposed to elements (1)
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Not present at time of survey Mountainous area (1)
Not present at time of survey Military training area (1)
Not present at time of survey No visible path (1)
Not present at time of survey Seasonal nesting birds (1)
Not present at time of survey Other hazards (1)

Accessibility

Is this route step and stile free?

Present at time of survey Free of stiles (1)
Not present at time of survey Free of single steps/kerbs (1)
Present at time of survey Free of flights of steps (1)
Not present at time of survey Free of other obstacles (1)

Measurements

Surveyors were asked to measure the narrowest and steepest parts of paths.

The narrowest part of the path is 60.0cm (1)

The steepest uphill gradient walking East 9.0% (1)

The steepest uphill gradient walking West 9.0% (1)

The steepest camber gradient across the path 2.0% (1)

How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unsigned (1)

Successfully completed

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Small Pug-sized dog (0)
Small Labrador-sized dog (0)
Large St. Bernard-sized dog (0)
Standard pram (0)
Off-road rugged pram (0)
Standard wheelchair (0)
Off-road rugged wheelchair (0)
Standard mobility scooter (0)
Off-road rugged mobility scooter (0)

Recommended by an expert

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Small Labrador-sized dog (0)
Large St. Bernard-sized dog (0)
Standard pram (0)
Off-road rugged pram (0)
Standard wheelchair (0)
Off-road rugged wheelchair (0)
Standard mobility scooter (0)
Off-road rugged mobility scooter (0)

Terrain

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There is no data on how much of this route is lit at night

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There is no data on muddiness

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There is no data on long grass

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Chislehurst
Grid Ref TQ4440070175
Lat / Lon 51.41221° / 0.07500°
Easting / Northing 544,400E / 170,175N
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Sidcup
Grid Ref TQ4632872634
Lat / Lon 51.43382° / 0.10372°
Easting / Northing 546,328E / 172,634N
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reviews

Strider

20 Feb 2026 Winter
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I walked from Sidcup to Chislehurst on a drizzly day.
Agree with Jane Taylor, a good walk. Urban roadside walking beginning and end with lots of green space in-between.
Well routed through the underpass, slopes of 9%, the steepest on-route.
After a very wet January and early February, Scadbury Nature Reserve was lovely but muddy, very muddy. Manageable, but a bit of a slippery slog. Good boots needed and poles advised. Quite different in Summer I'd imagine.

Jane Taylor

16 Mar 2025 Winter
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Walked Sidcup to Chislehurst. Good route making the most of green spaces, especially Scadbury Park.
Stopped for coffee at Sidcup High Street.
Scadbury Park had some very muddy paths but with walking boots and poles they didn’t cause much trouble. And the parts that weren’t muddy were lovely. A carved teddy bear picnic in the woods was the highlight (photo).
Chislehurst had some refreshment options but I caught a bus and didn’t try them out.
The Chislehurst meeting point is on a patch of grass with a ‘keep off the grass’ sign next to it.

For me this route works better than Chisid Two because it has less main road. I deducted a star mostly because mud.

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