Green Chain Walk footpath

[Ian Bull]

The Green Chain Walk, South East London’s 52 mile footpath is within ED’s sphere.

New guidance to the network has just been published by the Ramblers jointly with TfL and a general overview showing its 15 sections is here…

https://www.innerlondonramblers.org.uk/images/GreenChainWalk/guides/GCW00-Overview-Mar23.pdf

The whole network’s directions are here…

https://www.innerlondonramblers.org.uk/ideasforwalks/green-chain-walk-guides.html

And here...

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/green-chain-walk

It’s truly worth exploring this path. There’s splendid landscape and woodland as one goes further east and the further you go the better it gets!

Ian Bull

[hpsaucey]

Thanks for posting Ian.

HP

[Ian Bull]

Thank-you, hpsaucy, for replying. You and others on ED might wonder why there’s been so little mention from me about the Green Chain Walk in recent years. I used to post quite often!

In 2016 the lead Borough in the local authority consortium that managed the footpath, the Royal Borough of Greenwich, dropped out. There’s been no maintenance, management or promotion since.

TfL’s Walk London project offered guided walks on the network until May 2018 which I led.

TfL had financed most of the waymarking and together with the Ramblers they are attempting to revivify the network. The directions I’ve sent links to are a first stage.

Walk London’s closure was met with dismay and I was asked to continue with offering guided walks by hundreds of participants. The walk’s span London although they do still visit the Green Chain several times each year.

[hpsaucey]

Hi there - yes I had!

I'm sorry to hear about all that upheaval but, having been on one of your excellent walks, am extremely glad you are still doing them. I'll be taking your advice and heading out east when I can.

Such a treasure the Green Chain. It sounds as though TfL and The Ramblers might be a good mix to manage/preserve it?

HP