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I walked from Esher to Kingston.
After Esher High Street there is a private road leading to Littleworth Common. The Path through the common is very churned up by vehicles at the moment, deep ruts, as the path is in the process of being re-surfaced (Early December 2022) Difficult to walk along but hopefully temporary. There is then a long pavement section alongside a busy road, past Esher Rail Station, The pavement was busy too as it was a race day at Sandown. If using Wheels you may need to cross a few time as trees and cars parked create barriers. The Thames path is easy to spot after crossing Hampton Court Bridge. There is a well made cycle path and a muddier riverside waling path, they merge in places. A beautiful leafy walk. You have to cross Kingston Bridge on the upstream side as there are works on the opposite side. Through Kingston shopping centre to the station.
Apart from Ember Lane this is a lovely walk. Good for wheels as it is generally flat and has the option of being paved all the way.

Pretty much agree with everything in the first review by Rach in May 2021.

I'd add that on most of the 3-mile section along the river you have a choice of a high tarmac path and a lower gravel/mud path next to the river. The lower path has almost no-one cycling on it, but can get muddy.

A good walk getting off road where possible and making use of less busy roads where not. Coming off Esher High Street you walk through a private estate, which is off limits to cars but fully accessible to pedestrians. There's a quiet section on footpath across Littleworth Common (could get quite muddy when wet) and then you are on roads (with occasional scenic moments) until you get to the river at Hampton Court, where there is a good footpath. The walk is very flat and there are pavements along all of the roads used. There are plenty of cafes at Hampton Court (before you cross the Thames) if you want to have a drink at the halfway point. Once you get onto Barge Walk (the riverside path from Hampton Court to Kingston Bridge) there are no facilities at all until you reach Kingston itself (except benches), but that does mean parts of this path are often pleasantly quiet. If needed or desired, you can shorten this walk by taking the route to Hampton Court and then walking through Bushy Park to Kingston instead of taking the riverside path. There are toilets in Bushy Park (marked on google maps). This saves at least 1.5 miles and is still off road and scenic. You can also get into Home Park from the riverside path, and head across it and along the Long Water to cut the corner, so to speak, to Kingston. Another nice option to vary the terrain if you feel like it.

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