Woolwich — Abbey Wood
Wooabb one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Woolwich and Abbey Wood.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Woolwich and Abbey Wood.
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Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Downloads - 2
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Woolwich
Grid Ref
TQ4372878823
Lat / Lon
51.49009° / 0.06885°
Easting / Northing
543,728E / 178,823N
What3Words
legend.tester.drives
Abbey Wood
Grid Ref
TQ4738479026
Lat / Lon
51.49098° / 0.12157°
Easting / Northing
547,385E / 179,026N
What3Words
mixer.swift.palace
Wooabb One's land is
Woolwich | |
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Grid Ref | TQ4372878823 |
Lat / Lon | 51.49009° / 0.06885° |
Easting / Northing | 543,728E / 178,823N |
What3Words | legend.tester.drives |
Abbey Wood | |
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Grid Ref | TQ4738479026 |
Lat / Lon | 51.49098° / 0.12157° |
Easting / Northing | 547,385E / 179,026N |
What3Words | mixer.swift.palace |
Urban | 100.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Daisy C
24 Oct 2022 (edited 26 Jun 2023)This route does the job, and is very direct, but one half is unpleasant and the other half is uninspiring. If I could "Not Recommend" and flag up a route for being unpleasant this would get that treatment because of the A206 section. I've uploaded and reviewed a nicer walk which also has a long, green off-road section.
The western half of this route (Woolwich - Plumstead) is along the A206. It's a wide road with several lanes of heavy traffic, it's a feeder road to the Woolwich Ferry, the only Thames crossing for miles. The quieter residential roads after Plumstead High St are a lot better but not particularly special, unless you like train noise. I don't mind it myself!
If WooAbb 2 doesn't appeal, perhaps because it's not lit at night, then London Cycle Network route 18 might be a good alternative. The western half runs south of the railway line, much quieter than this route, and the eastern half is close to this route and a fairly similar experience. The three routes come together at Plumstead Station, so you could pick-and-mix although pedestrian navigation of the road junctions is quite messy.
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