Transport for LondonRoute details
London Loop: Section 9 Kingston Bridge to Hatton Cross
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Location: | Richmond, Hounslow, Hillingdon |
| Start: | Kingston Bridge (GR 177-694) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Hatton Cross (Great Southwest Road) (GR 105-757) |
| Factor: | London Loop: Section 9 Kingston Bridge to Hatton Cross |
| Recommended direction: | Southeast to northwest |
| Terrain and surface: | Entirely level, mostly on grass and rough footpaths. Sections in Bushy Park subject to flooding. One stile. 4.5km (2.8ml) beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | River Thames, Bushy Park, Longford River, River Crane, Cranford Park and shot tower, Hounslow Heath |
| Signage: | Not signed at time of writing |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs and cafes at Kingston, Hanworth Road and Hatton Cross. Pubs at Hampton Road and Staines Road. Public toilets in Bushy Park |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | NR: Kingston, Fulwell. LU: Hatton Cross. Buses: at these points, also Hampton Road, Staines Road, Great Chertsey Road, Hanworth Road, Staines Road, Great Southwest Road |
| Links with other walks: | Hogsmill Walk, Thames Down Link, River Crane Walk, Thames Path National Trail |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, LB Richmond, LB Hounslow, LB Hillingdon |
Walk details:
- Easy walking, including some extensive green stretches.
- From Kingston Bridge you cross Bushy Park beside the Longford River, where you may see roe deer, and through the Woodland Gardens.
- Note that one particular area is subject to flooding in wet weather.
- After a stretch along residential roads and beside golf courses you join the River Crane Walk through Crane Park, passing a historic shot tower, remains of gunpowder mills that once endangered this area.
- The Crane dives into a tunnel below the former railway marshalling yards at Feltham - eventually the route may continue through this area.
- For the moment, however, there is an opportunity to detour across Hounslow Heath, renowned for its past associations with highwaymen.
- You rejoin the Crane on a well wooded path, which may be muddy and overgrown, through to the Great Southwest Road and the link to Hatton Cross station.
- Section 10 continues ahead with the river, but to reach it you must make a diversion of one kilometre (half a mile) as there is no pedestrian crossing over the A30 here.
