A Richmond Park Round t=swc.188
Distance: approximately 4.5 miles/7.5 km
Difficulty: 2 out of 10
Meet: 18:00 at the exit to Richmond Station
Return: Various trains and tubes back to London until late......
Given the limited daylight, I thought it best to start the walk with an exploration of historic Richmond Park, hopefully, spotting some deer (it is rutting season)...and finish along the River Thames back to Richmond for refreshies at one of the many riverside hostelries…..This means doing an abbreviated version of SWC 188 in reverse as follows:
Leaving Richmond Station head towards and up Richmond Hill and enter the park via Richmond Gate; carry along enjoying the view at the Mound; shortly past Pembroke Lodge turn left to follow the Capital Ring up to Pen Ponds....at the ponds turn right (leaving the GPX route) to follow the footpath with the ponds on your left, eventually downhill to Ham Bottom where you turn right and pick back up the GPX route to exit the park and continue back to Richmond along the River Thames (it should be on your left)…..
I will add...if we do see any deer, please keep a safe distance....
More information about the suggested route can be found here. Please bring a print out of the map or download of the GPX for guidance....
Richmond Circular walk
History
This is a list of previous times this walk has been done by the club (since Jan 2010). For more recent events (since April 2015), full details are shown.
Updated: Tue, 20-Apr-21
Date | # | Post |
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Tue, | 8 |
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Mon, | 14 |
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Sun, | 12 |
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Sun, | 9 |
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Sun, |
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Sun, | 12 | Richmond Circular |
Sun, | 10 | Richmond Circular |
"Coming out of Richmond station, turn left for 50 metres to cross over the main road (The Quadrant) via a zebra crossing. Turn right for 12 metres to then turn left along an alleyway. In 40 metres at a T junction with Parkshot turn left. After 70 metres you reach the corner of Little Green, which you cross in a diagonal direction along a tarmac path, your direction west. After 100 metres cross over a road, to continue in the same direction diagonally across Richmond Green. Half way across the Green where the path forks, take the right hand fork towards the far corner of the Green. At the far corner of the Green, turn half right to go down Old Palace Lane. After 300 metres at a T junction with the Thames Path, turn left along the bank of the Thames, following the Thames Path. "
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ps: would suggest doing about 2 weeks earlier to have more light to admire the magnificent beasts of Richmond Park....