Depending on where you need to go , one could consider following the greenway into the Olympic park...

andrea weyand

I walked this route from Plaistow to Canary Wharf. - The route down the back Barking Road was fine, but if you prefer a more lively route, then follow the main road instead! - For ease of navigation, and for a more pleasant route, I would stay on the footpath around the Poplar Dock Marina and Blackwall Basin...

Tom

Sonia Boyce's 2km long artwork is worth pausing to read at intervals lots of interesting history....

Strider

My nose told me I was walking over sewage but was rewarded by the sight of Crossness Pumping Station, Basalgette's Cathederal....

Strider

At Canning Town tube these are correct and very helpful, as long as you realise they involve going underground, but in other places they seem to be an inadvertent mistake. Also be warned that phone apps might not be giving you your correct position, again it's better to rely on old school methods. Access wise the main obstacle is the steep and long steps at Blackwall Basin, the footbridge over to Canning Town has steps at both ends but also lifts....

Daisy C

This is an easy pleasant route to follow with lots of facilities. The Greenway path is a shared cycle route, but has plenty of space....

Liz R

I started walking from Plaistow underground station which is just over a kilometre from the start of the route along reasonably quiet streets. From the start of the route you could just walk straight down the A124 which is lined with shops most of the way to Canning Town but the detour to a parallel side road offers a quieter alternative....

porcovolente

I walked starting at North Woolwich and almost did a detour soon after starting, assuming I could not go through the gate in the photo - however it is open to those using the capital ring path and opens for you when you press the button, it just looks uninviting....

Dan Barron

Agree with other reviewers, it's a good route, mostly along the greenway so well away from cars. I've cycled it many times for work and it is well used by locals....

Dan Barron

The Greenway is a large sewage pipe which has been greened for use as a n elevated walking and cycling route....

Jane Taylor

Slightly indirect but worth it because a lot is off road, following the Capital Ring, which is well signposted....

Jane Taylor

It is enjoyable to walk on good paths beginning at the River Thames River Path and proceeding via local paths and road....

Liz R

Route follows a section of the Capital Ring and is therefore very well signposted and mainly through parks away from roads....

Dannyash

A much better route is to head south east on the Greenway and come off at Boundary Road and wiggle through the smaller streets to Central Park East Ham. That way also takes you past a community orchard near Newham General Hospital...

Kate Shurety

Feels safe and accessible and a perfect place to watch the changing seasons in the heart of the city...

Kate Shurety

There is a problem with this route at Canning Town where it uses a footbridge that doesn't exist and goes through a building site. Canning Town is a fast changing area with many developments ongoing....

Liz R

It is a green route in the main, only meeting main city roads at the start and finish....

Liz R