Canada Water
Greater London
Slow Ways linking Canada Water and Canary Wharf, Greenwich, Lewisham, London Bridge Station, Peckham
Progress towards triple-checked route options for Canada Water’s five Slow Ways: 80%
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Canada Water—Greenwich
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Canagree one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 35m | Descent 37m | ||
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Canada Water—Greenwich
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Canagree two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 61m | Descent 61m | ||
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Canada Water—Canary Wharf
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Cancan one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 20m | Descent 17m | ||
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Canada Water—Lewisham
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Canlew one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 19m | Descent 15m | |
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Canada Water—Lewisham
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Canlew two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 54m | Descent 49m | ||
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London Bridge Station—Canada Water
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Loncan one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 20m | Descent 20m | ||
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London Bridge Station—Canada Water
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Loncan two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 8m | Descent 9m | ||
Peckham—Canada Water
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Peccan one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 14m | Descent 9m | ||
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Peckham—Canada Water
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Peccan two |
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1 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent - | Descent - |
Collective progress
67% of Canada Water’s routes are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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12 people have contributed to Canada Water’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Canada Water
38km out of 42km have been walked and reviewed
97km of reviews have been shared in Canada Water
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After the park, it follows quite back streets to end up on a path alongside a railway with a great view of the South East London Combined Heat & Power plant (photo #3), where it then soon goes past a football ground....
Derick Rethans
The most spectacular include Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, but in the dark the towers of the City and Docklands look especially good. The bright side of light pollution....
Daisy C
It links a chain of parks and docks and uses riverside paths and generously landscaped footways through residential areas....
Daisy C
This 3.5k route starts off quite busy between London Bridge station and Tower Bridge, but once you pass all the tourists (on the weekends), you end up on a lovely route that is side by side with the cycle route to Canada Water. There are a few traffic spots and roads to cross to watch out for, but on a nice day this route can be done in 30-40 minutes on foot. I would walk it again and it's as safe as any walking route in London....
Samuel Lefevre
Geraldine_mace@msn.com pledged to walk Loncan one
Walk this routeI walked from Canary Warf to Canada Water. The walk starts alongside the Wharf between glass towers, then a detour, the way is temporarily blocked (I took the orange line on the map photo) but there are alternative ways to get to Canary Wharf Pier to catch the ferry across the river to the Double Tree Hilton. There is then a conical hill which if 60 steps does not put you off has amazing views of the surrounding city....
Strider
This is a series of busy streets, walkways and cycle paths joining three parks. A lovely walk with plenty to hold your attention or distract the eye; bustling highstreets, quiet roads, open fields; tarmac paths and lovely green spaces; markets and supermarkets....
Strider
It's a relaxing mixture of quiet back streets, Thames Path, green and blue spaces before arriving in historic, bustling Greenwich....
Intrepid Rabbit
I would get onto the Thames Path as soon as possible, once you either leave London Bridge Station, or, as I did, get off a bus....
Intrepid Rabbit
After a very unpromising start - busy, major roads and a bus terminus to negotiate, things improved significantly as I walked through quiet back streets and estates, and a series of green spaces, including alongside the Ravensbourne and around Greenland Dock. Plenty of shops and other facilities at either end of the route....
Intrepid Rabbit
Straight forward route involving foot paths, parks and quiet roads. There is one section that goes past an industrial estate and Millwall football stadium which may not be safe to walk at night because it feels quite isolated. Otherwise, no obvious problems....
Intrepid Rabbit
Very pleasant route through the docks in Rotherhithe and along the river. Mostly traffic free....
Charles Hedley
Lovely route along the river, mostly traffic free....
Charles Hedley
More direct route than Loncan one along a busy road....
Charles Hedley
Highrise61 added Canagree two, a new walk from Canada Water to Greenwich
Walk this routeClose to Canada Water there are steps up to Surrey Quays Road which can be avoided with a simple detour around the Decathlon building (follow the lake past the Decathlon store entrance, turn left along the service road to rejoin the mapped route on Surrey Quays Road). The only busy main road is a short stretch along Evelyn Street - this can be avoided with a detour through Sayes Court Park (from Grove Street turn left into the park, follow the Thames Path signs ahead and right emerging into Sayes Court Street. Head straight on towards the main road, rejoining the mapped route at Prince Street)....
JHWalking
For the second two-thirds (between Greenland Dock and Greenwich), the route follows the Thames Path National Trail, and National Cycle Route 4, and is well signposted and waymarked....
Highrise61
As noted by a previous reviewer, there are significant sections alongside very busy main roads, in particular between Surrey Quays Station and Folkestone Gardens (Lower Road, Bush Road and Trundleys Road), and the A2 New Cross Road....
Highrise61
Highrise61 added Canlew two, a new walk from Canada Water to Lewisham
Walk this routeThere is a lot of construction work around Canada Water and the route was blocked by a small diversion shortly after the start, then I found that there is no footpath along the route indicated on Deal Porters Way - the route needs to be changed to follow the other side of the large car park along the edge of Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. There are plenty of public transport options all through the route which passes by Surrey Quays, New Cross, Deptford Bridge and Elverson Road stations....
porcovolente
The ferry could be quite expensive (£4.60) for a short journey and does not always operate....
v199629
jonny added Peccan two, a new walk from Peckham to Canada Water
Walk this routeThe only downside of it is the need to use a ferry to cross the Thames for which you will have to pay, and should this be out of service for any reason then the route is impossible. I started from Canary Wharf and the first part of the route is identical to 'Betcan' until you get to the ferry. There are a couple of points where you need to ignore the signposts for Canada Water if you want to follow the Slow Ways route - I had to retrace my steps a couple of times because of this....
porcovolente
Apart from the section going Lower Road near Canada Water, this is a nice walk along the river....
Steff
The pavements can get busy, but otherwise there should be no issues navigating with a wheelchair or buggy....
Steff
Traffic is very light and there are lots of pedestrians and cyclists using the road, so I don’t see this as a big issue....
sl638e
Slow Ways added Canagree one, a new walk from Canada Water to Greenwich
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Cancan one, a new walk from Canada Water to Canary Wharf
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Canlew one, a new walk from Canada Water to Lewisham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Loncan one, a new walk from London Bridge Station to Canada Water
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Loncan two, a new walk from London Bridge Station to Canada Water
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Peccan one, a new walk from Peckham to Canada Water
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Canada Water’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ3548579439
Lat / Lon
51.49766° / -0.04956°
Easting / Northing
535,485E / 179,439N
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