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Capital Ring

Capital ring logo The Capital Ring is a surprisingly green walking route that encircles central London. It threads together parks and open spaces and is 78 miles (125km) long in total.

The route is divided into 15 shorter sections with an average length of 4.9 miles (7.8km). Details of each section are available on the following pages.

Section km ml
1 Woolwich to Falconwood 9.3 5.8
2 Falconwood to Grove Park 5.6 3.5
3 Grove Park to Crystal Palace 12.0 7.5
4 Crystal Palace to Streatham 5.6 3.5
5 Streatham to Wimbledon Park 8.5 5.3
6 Wimbledon Park to Richmond 10.9 6.8
7 Richmond to Osterley Lock 7.6 4.8
8 Osterley Lock to Greenford 7.2 4.5
9 Greenford to South Kenton 8.5 5.3
10 South Kenton to Hendon 8.8 5.5
11 Hendon to Highgate 7.7 4.8
12 Highgate to Stoke Newington 7.2 4.5
13 Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick 5.6 3.5
14 Hackney Wick to Beckton District Park 7.7 4.8
15 Beckton District Park to Woolwich 4.8 3.0

 A map of the Capital Ring route

Further information


Find comprehensive route information and interactive maps

The official guidebook to the Capital Ring is published by Aurum Press at £12.99, ISBN 1-85410-894-8. You can buy from bookshops or by mail order from Littlehampton Book Services on 01903 828503 or email mailorder@lbsltd.co.uk.

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