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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.
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Walk to Mitcham from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Mitcham—Croydon
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Mitcro one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 47m | Descent 8m | ||
Mitcham—Croydon
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Mitcro two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Mitcham—Norbury
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Mitnor one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 18m | Descent 4m | ||
Mitcham—Norbury
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Mitnor two |
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1 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Mitcham—Streatham
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Mitstr one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 33m | Descent 12m | ||
Mitcham—Wallington
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Mitwal one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 8m | Descent 41m | ||
Mitcham—Wallington
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Mitwal two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 35m | Descent 70m | ||
St Helier—Mitcham
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Sthmit one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 23m | Descent 5m | |
St Helier—Mitcham
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Sthmit two |
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1 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Sutton—Mitcham
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Sutmit one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Sutton—Mitcham
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Sutmit two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 21m | Descent 66m | ||
Tooting—Mitcham
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Toomit one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 3m | Descent 6m | |
Wimbledon—Mitcham
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Wimmit one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 16m | Descent 12m |
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Collective progress
63% of Mitcham’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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10 people have contributed to Mitcham’s Slow Ways
4 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Mitcham
60km out of 67km have been walked and reviewed
139km of reviews have been shared in Mitcham
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A pleasant urban walk along quiet roads, good paths, no hills....
Strider
Steps over the railway at Mitcham Eastfields can be avoided by going along Grove Road and using the level crossing, which is what John, the second reviewer, seems to have done....
Strider
Shops at each end of this route and Coffee Shop at Streatham Vale Road corner of Woodmansterne Road....
JohnMyerson
After leaving Mitcham, you following Love lane along the route, and some footpaths to end up at a church (photo #1). Passing a slightly dodgy industrial estate, you cross the tram tracks at Belgrave Walk, before ending alongside Morden Road for a short while....
Derick Rethans
After leaving the busy shopping streets, a small section through some alleyways (photo #1) (with fly-tipping and cats, photo #2) you end up going along/through Croydon Cemetery. After that, part two takes you along (and up) Mitcham Common, with some good views (photo #3), grass, and a bunch of crows (photo #4)....
Derick Rethans
I expected a good route given the amount of green space but Mitcham Cricket Green was rather pretty, the back alley path in Mitcham greener and better than expected and particularly the birding at Beddington Farmlands pushed this all the way up to 5 stars....
Daisy C
I started in Croydon and it was a long stretch of fairly busy roads, but busy with pedestrians rather traffic....
Daisy C
Take the diagonal path across the second green area from the Cricket Green lane which goes directly to the pedestrian crossing. Pedestrian lights at Wallington Green to cross the A232....
JohnMyerson
JohnMyerson added Mitwal two, a new walk from Mitcham to Wallington
Walk this routeGood direct route with a mix of urban streets, paths, and some parkland. I had a cup of tea at the cafe next to the entrance to Ravensbury Park, then skidaddled all the way to St Helier station non-stop....
Jane Taylor
Jane Taylor added Sthmit two, a new walk from St Helier to Mitcham
Walk this routeI found myself facing a dead end, and while scratching my head working out an alternative route, someone drew my attention to a footpath alongside the nearby park. It’s not much of a tweak, but I’ve made Mitnor Two which incorporates the correction to the dead end problem, and also routes through Streatham Vale Park, which I enjoyed. Will flag this version as a ‘no’....
Jane Taylor
Wholly urban walk connecting two busy south London areas. Mostly residential streets, pavements; a few traffic free sections. There are steps at Mitcham Eastfields station (photo)....
Jane Taylor
On the plus side, it connects South Wimbledon station (Northern line) into the Slow Ways network, and links it with Wimbledon station (District line, trams and mainline rail)....
Jane Taylor
Paths are mixed - urban pavements, footpaths and some steep, some uneven, and when I walked some soggy muddy patches on the Common....
Jane Taylor
I was looking forward to giving a 3rd positive review and validate the route - but - there is a building site where the route should go, and so, like the previous reviewers, I found myself walking along the river Wandle in Ravensbury Park. Since this is clearly the preferred routing, I think the time has come to make it ‘official’, and I’ll put up a new route option....
Jane Taylor
Crossing at Tooting Station is easy but not Longley Road at its junction....
JohnMyerson
I also went through Ravensbury Park before crossing Morden Road to Belgrave Walk which adds a short distance. Shops at each end....
JohnMyerson
A pleasant walk through trees following the Wandle Trail takes you cross the road into new development ad up to the high street and station. A further 10 minute walk would take you to Wimbledon Common....
Lizbiz70
I was immersed in a beautiful snowy Tooting Common and crossed the main road onto Storey Road and straight down to Mitcham Road. It was busy and traffic congested crossing a busy junction...
Lizbiz70
The route seems to veer away from the river onto Butter Hill following Wandle Trail signage. Sadly the route pulls away from the Wandle Trail but heads in the direction of Mitcham Common of which we’re given the briefest of glimpses before heading down a pathway/back alley away from the main road....
LondonIn360
Main road all the way passing a little bit of Greenspace in the form of Figges Marsh. Mainly flat till about halfway along Mitcham Lane where there is a slight hill....
LondonIn360
Avoids main roads but pretty much all suburban streets till it skims the edge of the St Helier Open Space Nice view of the Croydon skyline The routes gives a teaser of the Wandle Trail before heading back onto a main road into Mitcham...
LondonIn360
As you come into Tooting and get to the station you turn left into Longley Road....
David Sanderson
It takes you past a couple of stops and shops and shops before taking you on a mainly residential route as far as St Helier Hospital....
David Sanderson
It takes you past a couple of stops and shops before taking you on a mainly residential route as far as St Helier Hospital....
David Sanderson
This route uses mainly quiet roads and paths through open spaces. The path alongside Watermeads Nature Reserve (51.393474, -0.170693) is prone to be wet and muddy but can be avoided by walking along signposted cycle route to Bishopsford Road....
JohnMyerson
From Wimbledon Station main entrance, cross the road and follow the path opposite for 150m to a footbridge over the railway on the left....
Malcolm Jones
Cross the bridge and continue across Ravensbury Meadow opposite, towards a playground then past it to the park exit on Morden Road....
Malcolm Jones
London Road in Mitcham can be quite polluted at busy times. Gradient of Longley Road up to the railway bridge is steep and the junction there hard to cross....
tractiveeffort
Slow Ways added Mitwal one, a new walk from Mitcham to Wallington
Walk this routeMitcham’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ2781069005
Lat / Lon
51.40568° / -0.16383°
Easting / Northing
527,810E / 169,005N
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