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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Walthamstow and Ilford.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Walthamstow and Ilford.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Walthamstow
Grid Ref
TQ3715389022
Lat / Lon
51.58338° / -0.02182°
Easting / Northing
537,153E / 189,022N
What3Words
flats.vast.porch
Ilford
Grid Ref
TQ4360386522
Lat / Lon
51.55931° / 0.07019°
Easting / Northing
543,603E / 186,522N
What3Words
cafe.bricks.frame
Walilf One's land is
| Walthamstow | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ3715389022 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.58338° / -0.02182° |
| Easting / Northing | 537,153E / 189,022N |
| What3Words | flats.vast.porch |
| Ilford | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ4360386522 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.55931° / 0.07019° |
| Easting / Northing | 543,603E / 186,522N |
| What3Words | cafe.bricks.frame |
| Green urban | 23.6% |
| Urban | 68.6% |
| Woods | 7.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Strider
13 Sep 2022I walked from Walthamstow to Ilford.
This is a lovely walk, but be warned, the route is mapped very sloppily.
You can't cross the Greenman Roundabout following a straight line, you can't go through Henry Reynolds Gardens, the gates are locked on the North side, you Can't walk through Bush Wood in a straight line, the path past The Heronry Pond does not go through the woods, the way across and out of Wanstead Park is inaccurate.
But if you can find your way, the walk goes through some nice roads and lots of green space.
Mamesjayne
04 Mar 2022Bit of road to start, but then you hit mostly green space all the way to Walthamstow. Bit eerie at the beginning sandwiched between the cemetery and the abandoned allotments, but worth it for the chance to explore Wanstead park and Hollow pond, and a nice finish through the Walthamstow village area.
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Pippa Winstanley
19 Aug 2021Quiet route, picking up lovely stretches of green in the area. You can also go off the route to explore Hollow Ponds and Wanstead park - both favourite spots of ours in the local area.
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Rose
26 Apr 2021This is a great route given how densely populated/ urban the surrounding area is. A large part is off-road through Wanstead Park and other parts of Epping Forest, which are lovely. The start and finish sections are unavoidably on roads, although most of the way in Walthamstow is on quiet, pleasant streets with plenty of cafe stop opportunities. The section nearer to Ilford is however partly on a busy road and for a long way within earshot of the North Circular.
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