Ilford

Greater London


Slow Ways linking Ilford and Barking, Chigwell, Dagenham, East Ham, Romford, Stratford, Walthamstow

Progress towards triple-checked route options for Ilford’s seven Slow Ways: 43%

Drawn: 7/7
reviewed: 4/7
verified: 1/7
and surveyed: 0/7

Help connect Ilford

Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.

Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.

Give a hike and help get a for every one of Ilford’s Slow Ways.

Walk to Ilford from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
East Ham—Ilford
Easilf one Pioneer me Distance 4km/2mi Ascent 16m Descent 21m
East Ham—Ilford
Easilf two Pioneer me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent 13m Descent 18m
Ilford—Chigwell
Ilfchi one Pioneer me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 36m Descent 66m
Ilford—Dagenham
Ilfdag one Review me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 7m Descent 13m
Ilford—Barking
Ilfobar one Pioneer me Distance 3km/2mi Ascent 5m Descent 8m
Ilford—Romford
Ilfrom one Review me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 17m Descent 20m
Stratford—Ilford
Strilf one

Double check Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 24m Descent 17m
Stratford—Ilford
Strilf two Verify me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent - Descent -
Walthamstow—Ilford
Walilf one Survey me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 45m Descent 56m
Walthamstow—Ilford
Walilf two Review me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent - Descent -

Collective progress

50% of Ilford’s routes are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

10/10

drawn

6/10

reviewed

3/10

surveyed

1/10

verified

6 people have contributed to Ilford’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

3 people have surveyed a route in Ilford

47km out of 65km have been walked and reviewed

79km of reviews have been shared in Ilford

Latest Updates

A short walk along pavement (or 15m North on the common) to another cemetery, lots of interesting gravestones....

Strider

Walk this route
Walthamstow—Ilford

Strider added Walilf two, a new walk from Walthamstow to Ilford

Walk this route

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....

Strider

Walk this route

After a busy road the path goes through quiet streets to trendy Walthamstow Village with few cars. This is followed by a long cycle path past Whipps Cross Hospital between parkland and a busy road....

Strider

Walk this route

Strider surveyed Ilfrom one

Walk this route

There is a nice new station followed by a nice pedestrian shopping precinct in Ilford. Then a long straight residential road, Goodmayes Park, then a long straight residential road, an unnecessary detour through Valence park then a long straight residential road followed by a long straight residential road....

Strider

Walk this route

Cuts through the backstreets and parks with good accessibility...

bobmatt3

Walk this route

It's the route you would take anyway if you didn't know that there was a better alternative than the main road between Stratford and Ilford....

gabrielhyde

Walk this route

For the next one and a half miles, the route is on mostly quiet residential streets, apart from short stretches or crossings of busier roads. The next half mile or so is along quiet residential streets and along the south edge of the Manor Park section of Wanstead Flats. At the east end of the footpath, the route cuts down to the very busy A118 Romford Road, for the last half mile to Ilford station....

gabrielhyde

Walk this route

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....

mamesjayne

Walk this route
Stratford—Ilford

Liz R added Strilf two, a new walk from Stratford to Ilford

Walk this route

Quiet 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....

Pippa Winstanley

Walk this route
Ilford

danravenellison surveyed Ilford

View facilities

This 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....

Rose

Walk this route
East Ham—Ilford

Slow Ways added Easilf one, a new walk from East Ham to Ilford

Walk this route
East Ham—Ilford

Slow Ways added Easilf two, a new walk from East Ham to Ilford

Walk this route
Ilford—Chigwell

Slow Ways added Ilfchi one, a new walk from Ilford to Chigwell

Walk this route
Ilford—Dagenham

Slow Ways added Ilfdag one, a new walk from Ilford to Dagenham

Walk this route
Ilford—Barking

Slow Ways added Ilfobar one, a new walk from Ilford to Barking

Walk this route
Ilford—Romford

Slow Ways added Ilfrom one, a new walk from Ilford to Romford

Walk this route
Stratford—Ilford

Slow Ways added Strilf one, a new walk from Stratford to Ilford

Walk this route
Walthamstow—Ilford

Slow Ways added Walilf one, a new walk from Walthamstow to Ilford

Walk this route
1

Ilford, Mon 27 March

11°

Cloudy

Ilford’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

TQ4360386522

Lat / Lon

51.55931° / 0.07019°

Easting / Northing

543,603E / 186,522N

Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Ilford's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town

Help us improve this information by signing up or logging in and carrying out a quick survey of Ilford