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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Stratford and East Ham.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Stratford and East Ham.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 5
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| Grade 2: Mostly smooth and compacted surfaces, but there may be some loose gravel, muddy patches or cobbles. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
Challenges
Potential challenges reported on this route. Some challenges are seasonal.
Obstacles
Obstacles on this route.
Accessibility
Is this route step and stile free?
Measurements
Surveyors were asked to measure the narrowest and steepest parts of paths.
The narrowest part of the path is 127.5cm (2)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 7.9% (2)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 8.0% (2)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 7.0% (2)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unsigned (2)
Successfully completed
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Terrain
We asked route surveyors to estimate how much of the route goes through different kinds of terrain.
82.5% of the route is on roads (2)
85.0% of the route is lit at night (2)
100.0% of the route is paved (2)
There is no data on muddiness
There is no data on rough ground
There is no data on long grass
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2 surveys
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Stratford
Grid Ref
TQ3859784370
Lat / Lon
51.54122° / -0.00282°
Easting / Northing
538,597E / 184,370N
What3Words
lively.dices.only
East Ham
Grid Ref
TQ4236084220
Lat / Lon
51.53894° / 0.05134°
Easting / Northing
542,360E / 184,220N
What3Words
linen.broker.riots
Streas One's land is
| Stratford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ3859784370 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.54122° / -0.00282° |
| Easting / Northing | 538,597E / 184,370N |
| What3Words | lively.dices.only |
| East Ham | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ4236084220 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.53894° / 0.05134° |
| Easting / Northing | 542,360E / 184,220N |
| What3Words | linen.broker.riots |
| Green urban | 13.3% |
| Urban | 86.7% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Becky OB
25 Jun 2023Walked in the early afternoon in the summer.
Not a very exciting route, with the exception of the very pleasant West Ham Park. It's a mix of reasonably quiet residential streets (although the one nearest to East Ham Station had a very high footfall for a street of it's kind), a few sections of busy commercial roads and the aforementioned West Ham Park.
Path surfaces are all paved, but uneven in places, particularly some of the short stretch connecting Vicarage Lane and the rest of Shirley Road - I would suggest using the crossing just by the east end of Shirley Road proper (also safer from a road crossing perspective), and simply walking down Shirley Road, or going left where the path splits.
I like the decision to walk along Broadway and not the pedestrianised area by the shopping centre. While it is noisier, it has far fewer people using it. I do wonder if an alternate route between Stratford Station and Shirley Road that avoids walking along Broadway would be an idea - going via the north perimeter of Stratford Park - might add a bit of scenery as well as being quieter.
As others have mentioned, because it goes through a fenced park, there has to be a detour after dusk, although in the summer that is quite late.
If I needed to walk between Stratford & East Ham I would take this route, or a slight variation again.
Dan Barron
09 Jan 2023Most of this route takes quieter roads and has a nice off-road section through West Ham Park. It's all hard surfaced or paving but some of the ground is uneven/cracked or paving a little loose in places. West Ham Park closes at night but it has toilets including accessible toilets and a water fountain. There are shops at each end and in the middle around Green Street. I walked it on a Monday and at the Stratford end there were lot's of bins out which sometimes were blocking pavements a bit.
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Liz R
10 Nov 2021This is an inner city route mainly on quiet tree lined residential streets. It crosses a large attractive park, which is only open during daylight hours. However circumnavigating the park is not difficult if it is closed. There are local shopping streets intersecting at regular intervals on the route.
It is well served by public transport if people want to cut their walk short for any reason.
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Daisy C
12 Aug 2023Hi Becky. Now StraEas 1 is verified maybe we could use another route. Is this what you imagined? https://www.plotaroute.com/routecollection/12945?units=km&maptype=paths
I flicked it north towards East Ham to go through Plashet Park as well. Or something going through Stratford Park then along Portway? The length of both is like StrEas 1 so any local knowledge would be great.
Becky OB
14 Aug 2023I can't offer local knowledge (unless I go back & walk it), but that certainly was what I had in mind. I like the change through Plashet Park too; I kept seeing it a street away & had to restrain myself from detouring toward it.
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