Thames Down Link
Thames Down Link | |
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Long Distance Footpath | |
Trailheads | Kingston Bridge 51°24′40″N 0°18′29″W / 51.4110°N 0.3081°W Box Hill station 51°15′14″N 0°19′43″W / 51.2540°N 0.3285°W |
Use | Hiking |
Highest point | Mickleham Downs, 137 m (449 ft) |
Lowest point | Kingston Bridge, 10 m (33 ft) |
Difficulty | easy |
Season | all |
Sights | Hogsmill (river), River Mole, Ashtead Park school and Downs, Box Hill, Surrey, |
The Thames Down Link is a 24 km (15 mi) official walking route linking the Thames Path and the North Downs Way. It starts in the town centre of Kingston upon Thames and finishes at Box Hill & Westhumble railway station.
Name
The path is so called as it connects the River Thames with the North Downs, the hill range which is to the south as far as the western border of Surrey.
Sources
The route starts at Kingston upon Thames town centre and finishes at Box Hill & Westhumble railway station. The path follows as closely as possible the banks of the Hogsmill River through the urban fringes of Kingston passing Berrylands railway station. South of this it is more rural following the banks of the river south through fields to the A3 and under the South West railway line. A pavemented section by roads passes through Old Malden.
After crossing the A240 near Tolworth centre the walk leaves the
The route then passes through the edge of
See also
- Long-distance footpaths in the UK
- Thames Path
- North Downs Way
- London Loop
External links
- Thames Down Link (text route instructions)
- Lower Mole Project - countryside and healthy walks
- Thames Down Link (Long Distance Walkers Association)
- Full GPX track at gps-routes.co.uk