Kinwim two

Verified Slow Way

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I started at Kingston Station. There's no need to follow the route exactly at the beginning as you can stay on the north side of Cromwell Road (passing the bus station which is still under construction) to Birkenhead Avenue (see my map). At the crossing lights in London Road there's an ASDA store. Turning off Coombe Lane to Coombe Hill Road is a quiet relief. The footbridge over the A3 has steps both sides. The path through the woods can be muddy in places. I think the secret to not getting lost is to ignore all the side turnings even if they are wide paths. Soon you arrive at the fenced path through the golf course on Wimbledon Common. Camp Road is fairly quiet. Cannizaro Park is worth a small diversion off Westside Common before passing Rushmere Pool on the way into Wimbledon Village.

Why walk along main roads when there are green spaces?.

I walked from Wimbledon to Kingston.
Agree with the other reviewers. A reasonable walk with some good parts and some not-so-good parts.
From Wimbledon there are suburban roads with interesting alleyways, steep in places. Then across Wimbledon common with some expensive houses. Next a track leading to Caesar's Camp, an Iron age fort of which not much is left, it is and looks like a golf course. Downhill along a fenced in path to a woodland, continue downhill along narrow muddy paths to the A3. Across the A3 on a footbridge, but even the slope has steps. Then Coombe Hill Road/Lane/Road downhill for 3km practically all the way to Kingston with private roads to each side. A busy noisy smelly road, but hard to see how this could be avoided. Past Norbiton Station then back streets to Kingston.
There are long hills of about 7% which is quite tiring (but okay when going down!). Not suitable for wheels due to steps and narrow muddy paths.
I enjoyed the green parts, fresh air and good views. Unfortunately there is some unpleasant roadside walking too. Interesting buildings and lots of history.

I walked this route from Wimbledon to Kingston. Once away from the centre of Wimbledon, it became a beautiful, green route until it reached the crossing over the Kingston bypass and the long slog of a walk into Kingston along a busy road.
Two potential issues. Firstly the bridge over the Kingston bypass is not really suitable for wheelchairs. Even the ramps have steps, albeit shallow ones. Secondly, the route through the woods is likely to get muddy in wet weather and there is no lighting, making this route unsuitable after dark without a torch of some kind.
The big problem I had was getting lost in the woods and coming out much further north by a different bridge. I then had to walk along the slip road by what is basically a motorway in order to get back on track. The maps I was using seemed to bear little resemblance to what was actually there. It's possible that the route is more obvious in the other direction. A few markers would have been useful. It's a shame because the woodland bit was my favourite.

Well designed route linking these two major urban centres in SW London. Route is in two parts: busy road walking away from Kingston; and quiet residential roads, woodland and common on the approach to Wimbledon. No hesitation in giving this route 4 stars.

Some steps to the bridge over the A3 at Robin Hood Way. Steep hill at Wimbledon. May be muddy in the woods.

Refreshments at Wimbledon Common and Norbiton.

(This route is based on Kinwim One with small tweaks, mainly to avoid crossing the road at Kingston Bus Station.).

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