The first third is along quiet residential roads, first following the railway (photo #1), before heading north (photo #2) towards the Ridgeway....

Derick Rethans

This is a straightforward route that follows the Thames Path/England Coast Path National Trail alongside the River Thames for most of the route....

Andrew

Is Eltham Station the most unimaginative building ever, set within a flat sea bricks?...

Strider

Lovely High Street with shops followed by a sub marine tunnel, super....

Strider

It uses hard, smooth paths with dropped kerbs except one very shallow kerb at one road crossing (by the pub and pond on Prince of Wales Road - Blackheath)....

Daisy C

It does follow the Green Chain Walk between Hornfair Park and Woolwich Common and the signs help identify the turnings but it's brief, don't get complacent....

Daisy C

But it does include the back view of St George's Church (listed), the Ha Ha path beside Woolwich Common and G Park is always lovely. But at Greenwich Park it's a moderately steep choice compared to other options. Every other path down but one has a better view....

Daisy C

I used the short cut along the surfaced path at the edge of Oxleas Meadow to get to the café for a welcome cup of tea....

JohnMyerson

I had to mount the fence to help me get across this big body of water as i wasn't wearing water resistant shoes. Other than that, the scene varies from industrial warehouses to new apartment complexs to very cute tavern alleys closer to Greenwich....

Ky Pham

Uphill past two churches to cross a busy road and past the MOD....

Lizbiz70

Nice route Well planned out No problems...

Scott Johnson

I love this route, it takes in wondrous green spaces (passing by rows of beautiful gardens), incredible views (Shooters hill) and unexpected gems (Severndroog Castle and Eltham palace make for easy detours)! The bluebells in spring are especially magical. Would highly recommend....

Saira

in West Wickham OS the mapped line doesn't fit the rather curving and sometimes steeply sloped paths, there is no line of sight to help you either....

Daisy C

I really liked this route combination and the mix of old, new, industrial, residential & natural you see on the way. It was easy to navigate and fairly quiet too despite it being part of the Thames Path. Recommended!...

Dan Barron

Long views across the Thames, old industries, new developments, huge skies, more wildlife than you might think and statues by Anthony Gormley (turn off point for Woolwich). Both ends are very close to the Thames Path (English Coastal Path!), so it's very easy to navigate, despite the occasional fingerpost pointing the wrong way. The only one that matters is "Town Centre via Central Way", at the turnoff point for Thamesmead....

Daisy C

It's a quiet and pretty road up from Eltham Station up to Eltham Park North. Plumstead Common might have lights but the other green spaces don't. Plumstead Common Road is the noisy part of the walk and where you leave or join the Green Chain....

Daisy C

At the southern end the route takes you round a somewhat preposterous loop, and for that indirectness it loses a star....

David Sanderson

The other reviews are right, the round tunnel entrance building is well hidden, and then the stairs door is further hidden....

Daisy C

As previous reviewer said there is a bit of the Thames path closed by the Woolwich ferry but there is an easy enough detour. Would do this again!...

Dan Barron

ETA - I've uploaded EltWoo 3, an improved version of this route, which I recommend if want to see the views from the top of Shooters Hill and you like helpful fingerpost signs, but don't want to get lost down a flytipped alley in Plumstead....

Daisy C

Overall I enjoyed this route, it was easy to navigate and either no- or low- traffic except a short bit between the Plumstead underpass junction and the beginning of the residential developments at Woolwich Arsenal. The Ridgeway path is green and quite wild (not overgrown though) which gives some sense of distance from the sometimes noisy industrial sites either side, they are currently mixed in with wild brownfield sites but that might not last. At the Plumstead end, if you (like me) miss the last turn off then you'll end at the high level end point which leads onto the roads, where you could get a train or buses but it isn't terribly pedestrian friendly and you'll have missed the onward route via Mallard Path, so take the path down and back to the right which soon turns again to the low level exit....

Daisy C

The western half of this route (Woolwich - Plumstead) is along the A206. 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....

Daisy C

There are several long steep parts, it's unavoidable here as there's no gentle way down to Woolwich, lean into it, climb the hill and enjoy the fabulous views. If the long steep steps just south of the castle are just too much there is a gentler way around the west side of the hill....

Daisy C

There is one section just east of the Thames Barrier which is technically only open between 6am and 9pm. * The Thames Path has been diverted for a building project at Mast Quay, just west of the Woolwich Ferry....

Daisy C

This route follows the very last bit of the Capital Ring through the Woolwich Foot tunnel and is therefore well signposted, although as has been said before not the easiest to find from the South Side. A pretty unique experience being able to walk under the Thames (only a few places you can do it) and was very quiet when I did it....

Dannyash

A simple route made interesting by its use of the Woolwich foot tunnel, which I would otherwise have been unaware of....

ShortLegsLongWalk

Fairly urban walk, but felt effective and was easy enough to follow....

ShortLegsLongWalk

Most of it is along the Thames Path but cuts out the Greenwich Peninsula, making the journey quite a bit shorter. The roads through Woolwich at the end are mainly pedestrianised....

Intrepid Rabbit

Good alternative to getting the DLR if you want a walk. Previous review is accurate....

Charles Hedley

Mostly very nice, a couple of points where we took a detour to avoid a bit of less walkable road (Wrekin road) and one area that needed a very small detour because the plotted route was inaccessible (end of olven road)...

gpkeeling

If you're travelling north-to-south, the first third or so of the route is through the Woolwich Foot Tunnel, which is well-let and safe any time of day or night (see photo)....

jenny_mills