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I walked South to North.
Agree with previous reviewers.
Lovely High Street with shops followed by a sub marine tunnel, super.
The North side lifts were closed for maintainance on this day, lots of stairs! but otherwise good for wheels when working. Check here:
https://www.royalgreenwich.gov.uk/info/200259/transport_and_travel/693/foot_tunnels
Nice jaunt.

A Slow Way with an X Factor, as walking through the Woolwich Tunnel is a fun thing to do. I started this walk from North Woolwich, so finding the entrance was not an issue. At the southern end the route takes you round a somewhat preposterous loop, and for that indirectness it loses a star. The Woolwich end presents you with numerous stops and shops as well as public transport links. An enjoyable walk!.

Good route. Walking under the Thames through the Woolwich Tunnel is fun. I'm giving 5 stars despite the slightly weird route line near the South tunnel entrance

The other reviews are right, the round tunnel entrance building is well hidden, and then the stairs door is further hidden. It's a shame, the sister tunnel at Greenwich is a treasured landmark.

There were empty beer cans and the smell of urine part way down the south stairs. You can easily use the Woolwich Ferry instead, also fun, great at sunset, but has a wind chill factor. You can check online for closures of both.

This route follows the very last bit of the Capital Ring through the Woolwich Foot tunnel and is therefore well signposted, although as has been said before not the easiest to find from the South Side. A pretty unique experience being able to walk under the Thames (only a few places you can do it) and was very quiet when I did it.

A simple route made interesting by its use of the Woolwich foot tunnel, which I would otherwise have been unaware of.

Good alternative to getting the DLR if you want a walk. Previous review is accurate.

If you're travelling north-to-south, the first third or so of the route is through the Woolwich Foot Tunnel, which is well-let and safe any time of day or night (see photo). Once you've emerged on the other side, you don't actually need to kink along to the roundabout, you can go straight up the side of the leisure centre. The road crossing is well-marked, and the rest of the route is on a slight but easy incline; and it's pedestrianised once you're on Powis Street. If you're travelling south-to-north the entrance to the tunnel can be a little tricky to find, as it's tucked away being the leisure centre. The only reason I'm giving it 4 rather than 5 stars is that sometimes one or other of the lifts down to the tunnel is down for maintenance, and the alternative stairwells are over 100 steps long and in a spiral, so are significantly less accessible. If you need an accessible route over the river and one of the lifts is down, your alternatives are to use the ferry (which is basically in the same spot on the river) or to get the DLR between Woolwich Arsenal and King George V.

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