Description
Via Putney Green Man, Putney Common, Tippet's Corner, Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon Village.
Plenty of the sort of green spaces this part of London is known for, and a few necessary roads, also reasonably direct.
This route is a rework of Putwim One; it corrects the random drawing on Wimbledon Common, and makes a few other alterations, better to use the commons, and takes a quieter route into/out of Wimbledon.
Can be muddy after rain; a few steps downhill on the way into Wimbledon (or uphill on the way out). Refreshments at Putney Green Man, including a decent roadside takeaway cafe-hut by the buses if you don't fancy the pub (or its too early); and at Wimbledon Village
Via Putney Green Man, Putney Common, Tippet's Corner, Wimbledon Common and Wimbledon Village.
Plenty of the sort of green spaces this part of London is known for, and a few necessary roads, also reasonably direct.
This route is a rework of Putwim One; it corrects the random drawing on Wimbledon Common, and makes a few other alterations, better to use the commons, and takes a quieter route into/out of Wimbledon.
Can be muddy after rain; a few steps downhill on the way into Wimbledon (or uphill on the way out). Refreshments at Putney Green Man, including a decent roadside takeaway cafe-hut by the buses if you don't fancy the pub (or its too early); and at Wimbledon Village
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Putney
Grid Ref
TQ2398075091
Lat / Lon
51.46122° / -0.21674°
Easting / Northing
523,980E / 175,091N
What3Words
factories.whips.slave
Wimbledon
Grid Ref
TQ2477170654
Lat / Lon
51.42117° / -0.20692°
Easting / Northing
524,771E / 170,654N
What3Words
swung.reap.park
| Putney | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ2398075091 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.46122° / -0.21674° |
| Easting / Northing | 523,980E / 175,091N |
| What3Words | factories.whips.slave |
| Wimbledon | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ2477170654 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.42117° / -0.20692° |
| Easting / Northing | 524,771E / 170,654N |
| What3Words | swung.reap.park |
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reviews
Derick Rethans
10 Dec 2023I walked this on an afternoon, it had rained in the morning, from Putney to Wimbledon.
The first section is a bit of a slog up the hill, although the traffic was light. After rounding the Putney Heath bus station (snack bar!), and going underneath the roundabout, the route becomes more pleasant. The sections through the woods were nice (photo #1, #2, #3), but it was all fairly muddy. I think it's fairly easy to find a less muddy, but slightly longer, route, following the main path. There was virtually nobody else around.
The section through Wimbledon Village was alright, and full of Christmas markets and choppers. Then it leaves Wimbledon High Road for a bit, but I don't think that improved the route — except that there were no people.
A good route though, but probably much nicer in summer.
JohnMyerson
11 Aug 2023I actually started at Westleigh Avenue (off Putney Hill) as I'd come from Richmond. The café at Putney Heath was useful (toilet there too (20p)). Once on Wimbledon Common I followed the obvious main path, which ends up near the windmill (café and toilets), and then the broad cycle path towards Rushmere Pond and Wimbledon Village. Slightly longer than walking next to the main road, but much more pleasant. Lingfield Road avoids the High Street then Oldfield Road leads into Sunnyside Passage and Malcolm Road.
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Jane Taylor
05 Dec 2021This route has a good balance of directness/pleasantness - it swerves a bit to take in Wimbledon and Putney Commons but it's well worth the swerve, a more direct route would be pavement walk all the way.
Putney Hill is always busy with traffic and there really isn't an alternative. At the top of the hill there is the Green Man (pub, but I prefer the roadside cabin cafe by the bus terminus, see photo), and the route arrives at Putney Common, where it follows a path (may be wet) to the A3 underpass at Tippet's Corner.
Across Putney and Wimbledon commons is mostly woodland bridle path, and can get muddy (photo).
I arrived at Wimbledon village in time for a farmers' market (Sunday morning).
After passing through the village, the route diverts away from the main road, and follows quiet residential streets down a steep hill (some steps) to the meeting point at Wimbledon station.
Verdict - excellent route connecting two major urban centres in SW London, highly recommended.
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