An overview of walking the Thames Path National Trail including links to walking information, walking equipment, walking holidays, walking maps and travel related to walking

Thames Path 290km / 180 miles part of the Walking on the Web guide to walking in England

Start Kemble, Gloscestershire ST980994 Finish Thames Barrier, Greater London TQ417794

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	gradual ascents or descents along well defined paths or tracks. Suitable for novice walkers
	considerable ascents and descents over moderate fell type terrain
	strenuous sometimes exposed routes requiring map reading and navigational skills

 

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Depart Kemble Arrive Cricklade Total time 4 hrs Distance 20km / 12.25 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 168 and 169 Cirencester & Swindon

Ewen 881 Neigh Bridge Country Park Lower Mill Farm Freeth's Wood Somerford Keynes 93 Ashton Keynes 32, 50 Manorbrook Lake

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Depart Cricklade Arrive Lechlade Total time 3.5 hrs Distance 17km / 10.25 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 169 Cirencester & Swindon and 170

Water Eaton Farm Castle Eaton 75

Leaving Castle Eaton via Blackford Lane to Forty Acre Barn and Blackford Farm turning north to rejoin the river and head east. The path joins a minor road at Bridge Farm turning right for 300m before turning left on a farm road past Sterts Farm to Upper Inglesham....

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Depart Lechlade Arrive Newbridge Total time 5.5 hrs Distance 27.5km / 17 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 170 Abingdon, Wantage & Vale of White Horse

St John's Bridge Trout Inn 74, 77 Kelmscot Radcot Tadpole Trout Inn

Kelmscot Church of St George where William Morris is buried

 

 

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Depart Newbridge Arrive Oxford Total time 4.5 hrs Distance 22.5km / 14 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

Northmoor Lock West End Pinkhill Lock Swinford Bridge King's Weir Godstow Lock Trout Inn Binsey

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Depart Oxford Arrive Culham Total time 3.5 hrs Distance 19.25km / 12 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

Standford on Thames Abingdon

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Depart Culham Arrive Cholsey Total time 5 hrs Distance 25km / 14.5 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

Clifton Hampden Bridge Little Wittenham Bridge Shillingford Bridge Benson Wallingford

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Depart Cholsey Arrive Tilehurst   Total time 4 hrs Distance 19km / 11.75 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 171 Chiltern Hills West

Moulsford Goring Gatehampton Farm Whitchurch Pangbourne

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Depart Tilehurst Arrive Shiplake Total time 3.25 hrs Distance 16km / 10 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

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Depart Shiplake Arrive Marlow Total time 3.5 hrs Distance 17.75km / 11 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

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Depart Marlow Arrive Windsor Total time 4.5 hrs Distance 23km / 14.5 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

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Depart Windsor Arrive Shepperton Total time 3.25 hrs Distance 22km / 13.25 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

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Depart Shepperton Arrive Teddington Total time 3.5 hrs Distance 17.75km / 11 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 1

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Depart Teddington Arrive Putney Total time 3.5 hrs Distance 17.75km / 11 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 161 London South

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Depart Putney Arrive Tower Bridge Total time 3.5 hrs Distance 17.75km / 11 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 161 London South

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Depart Tower Bridge Arrive Thames Barrier Total time 3 hrs Distance North Bank to Island Gardens 9km / 5.5 miles South Bank 14.5km / 9 miles Altitude change Low level walking Difficulty Intersecting Routes   Map Ordnance Survey Explorer 161 South London and 162 Greenwich & Gravesend

turn right off the A4074 into Shillingford before rejoining the river at Shillingford Bridge and following the north bank to Benson before crossing over to Preston Crowmarsh and into Wallingford.

Moulsford

At Goring the path crosses over to the north bank and crossing the Ridgeway at the same time.

The path leaves the river briefly at Gatehampton Manor and then after going through Lower Hartstock Wood and Hartstock Wood leaves again by a track taking you past Coombe Park Farm and Avoca Farm into Whitchurch on Thames.

Cross the river again via the Whitchurch Toll Bridge and follow the bank to Mapledurham Lock. Turn right along Mapledurham Drive into Purley on Thames.

Rejoin the river past Caversham and Reading Bridge.

Cross back to the north bank at Sonning Bridge.

Lashbrook

Henley on Thames Oxfordshire Way

Remenham

Aston

Frogmill Farm

Hurley

footbridge before Temple Lock onto the north bank to Marlow

under the A404 to Bourne End utilising the railway bridge to cross back over to the south side and into Cookham.

Another change of bank takes place in Maidenhead before heading south again.....

....under the M4 motorway to Dorney Reach

Eton

footbridge to the south bank and Romney Lock

B470 cross back to the north bank and Datchet

Albert Bridge back to the south bank

Old Windsor

Runnymede

under the M25

cross to the north bank utilising the bridge carrying the A308 into Staines

Laleham

under the M3

Chertsey Bridge

either cross the river by the ferry or continue on the north bank around Desborough Island to

Walton Bridge

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