Description
A quieter alternative which gives some respite from the noisy road walking on many of the adjacent Slow Ways routes. A third is off road, along a waterside pathway opposite grazing ponies in Grays and through a ribbon park on the edge of Tilbury opposite the Amazon distribution centre. Public access to neither is apparent from OS or Thurrock Council maps but they are either publicly owned or have allowed permissive access and have deliberate fencing gaps to prove it.
The Grays end is the same as GraTil 1, using fairly quiet residential roads, but this route keeps heading east and comes out onto the bank of a stream (land drain - this area is all former marsh or fenland). After nearly 1km it comes out onto the shared path/cycleway beside the HGV laden A1089 heading towards the docks. Traffic lights help to navigate around the Asda Roundabout and the cycleway comes out opposite the Amazon ribbon park entrance. Walking/cycling signs (and GraTil 1) would send you directly along busy Dock Road straight to Tilbury Town station, but using the park and access-only residential roads is more peaceful and adds only 400 metres.
It is not as accessible as GraTil 1. There's a short sharp slope down to the waterside path, the unmade surfaces may be muddy. The eastern end is a little less well used and may have ponies on the path
A quieter alternative which gives some respite from the noisy road walking on many of the adjacent Slow Ways routes. A third is off road, along a waterside pathway opposite grazing ponies in Grays and through a ribbon park on the edge of Tilbury opposite the Amazon distribution centre. Public access to neither is apparent from OS or Thurrock Council maps but they are either publicly owned or have allowed permissive access and have deliberate fencing gaps to prove it.
The Grays end is the same as GraTil 1, using fairly quiet residential roads, but this route keeps heading east and comes out onto the bank of a stream (land drain - this area is all former marsh or fenland). After nearly 1km it comes out onto the shared path/cycleway beside the HGV laden A1089 heading towards the docks. Traffic lights help to navigate around the Asda Roundabout and the cycleway comes out opposite the Amazon ribbon park entrance. Walking/cycling signs (and GraTil 1) would send you directly along busy Dock Road straight to Tilbury Town station, but using the park and access-only residential roads is more peaceful and adds only 400 metres.
It is not as accessible as GraTil 1. There's a short sharp slope down to the waterside path, the unmade surfaces may be muddy. The eastern end is a little less well used and may have ponies on the path
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Grays
Grid Ref
TQ6134177800
Lat / Lon
51.47616° / 0.32187°
Easting / Northing
561,341E / 177,800N
What3Words
mercy.bonus.landed
Tilbury
Grid Ref
TQ6360576373
Lat / Lon
51.46269° / 0.35378°
Easting / Northing
563,605E / 176,373N
What3Words
pools.groups.fully
Grays | |
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Grid Ref | TQ6134177800 |
Lat / Lon | 51.47616° / 0.32187° |
Easting / Northing | 561,341E / 177,800N |
What3Words | mercy.bonus.landed |
Tilbury | |
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Grid Ref | TQ6360576373 |
Lat / Lon | 51.46269° / 0.35378° |
Easting / Northing | 563,605E / 176,373N |
What3Words | pools.groups.fully |
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review
Daisy C
24 Jan 2024Nicer than GraTil 1 as you get some true respite from the A-road full of HGVs and that happens to be along a very pleasant and surprisingly scenic riverside path between housing estates, and was being used by a handful of locals. There was no-one using the western half of the path although it wasn't obstructed at all. After weeks of wet weather it was a bit sticky underfoot though, and while the pony near the exit was ignoring me, it did it with attitude. The back streets beyond were, again, quieter than the equivalent section of GraTil 1. It's not the kind of 4-star route that I'd go back and walk again (unless I actually needed to) but it ticks off a lot of the Slow Ways criteria and is definitely better than the other option.
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