Capital Ring Section 3 - West Ham to Falconwood

Jane Rosoux reports...

"I attach photographs taken on Wednesday's 12 mile walk along the Capital Ring from West Ham to Falconwood led by Susan Holman. The weather was not too bad and nine joined Susan...



[Susan Holman is second left above.]

It was an interesting and varied route which followed a section of the Greenway...



...then turned south through Beckton District Park in which a tree trail is being established...



The walk passed the Royal Albert Dock, Galleons Reach and the end of the runway at London City airport...



Going south, we crossed the Thames at Woolwich, then via Sevendroog Castle



before reaching the welcome cafe at Oxleas Meadow from which, on a clear day, there is an extensive view across south-east London.

From there the route wound through the ancient Oxleas Wood to the end of this section at Falconwood Station."

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Capital Ring Section 2 - Highgate to West Ham

Jane Rosoux writes...

"I attach some photographs taken on yesterday's 12 mile walk along the Capital Ring from Highgate to West Ham led by Susan Holman from which to select a few for the Rambling On blog. 13 people joined Susan on the walk, which was a very good turnout for a midweek walk, despite the weather not being very good with light rain for much of the time. The route was very interesting and took us along the Parkland Walk...




... past Stoke Newington Library and through Abney Park Cemetery...






to lunch at Springfield Park. It then followed the River Lea Navigation past Walthamstow Marshes to the Olympic Stadium site and the Greenway (Northern Outfall Sewer Embankment)...



... which seems to be a lot less green now that much of the vegetation has been removed and replaced by a broad strip of tarmac and concrete more suitable for cyclists than leisure walkers!





However, the "View Tube" near Pudding Mill Lane Station, at the point where the Greenway is crossed by the railway line at surface level, was quite interesting and further on near Abbey Mills Pumping Station there was an unusual sundial embedded in the tarmac.



The walk ended all too soon and we look forward to the next section next month."

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