Greenwich Meridian Trail

[The Sussex Diamond Way]
[The Wey-South Path]
[The Essex Way]
[Links]
[Stour & Orwell]
[Thanet Coast Path]
[Grand Union]
[Wealdway]
[HWLT]
[SDW]
[Elham]
[Regents Canal]
[1066]
[SSW]
[PW NCP]
[Cotswold]
[SVW]
[DVP]
[SBP]
[Thames]
[SWCP]
[Gipping Valley River Path]
[Speyside]
[Three Castles Path]
[GGW]
[Eden]
[NDW]
[Capital Ring / Parkland Walk]
[MVW]
[The Loop]
[Ridgeway]
[TWC]
[RMCP]
[SMW]
[Fife Coastal Path]
[OVW]
[Vanguard]
[Lea Valley Walk]
[Resources]
[Greensand Way]
[The Monarch's Way]
[E2]
[Sandlings Walk]
[Solent Way]
[Weavers Way]
[Fynn Valley Way]
[Scafell Pike]
[Snowdon]
[Ben Nevis]
[Pentland Hills]
[Hangers Way]
[Staunton Way]
[Downs Link]
[Airdrie Bathgate Cycle Path]
[Thames Down]
[Marriot's Way]
[Bournemouth Coast Path]
[Forest Way]
[Icknield Way]
[Suffolk Coast Path]
[Angles Way]
[River Parrett Trail]
[New River Path]
[Stour Valley Path]
[St Edmund Way]
[Centenary Walk]
[John Muir Way]
[Paston Way]
[East Mendip Way]
[Orford Ness]
[Lindisfarne]
[Southern Upland Way]
[Berwickshire Coastal]
[Beverley Brook Walk]
[Chess Valley Walk]
[West Mendip Way]
[Strawberry Line]
[Colne Valley Trail]
[Hillingdon Trail]
[Huddersfield Canal Towpath Walk]
[Trans Pennine Trail]
[Pennine Way]
[North Berwick Law]
[Green Chain Walk]
[Ridgeway London]
[Waterlink Way]
[Greenwich Meridian Trail]
[Shuttle Riverway]
[Kelvin Walkway]
[Clyde Walkway]
[Union Canal Walk]

Inaugurated in 2009, the route follows the line of the Prime Meridian as closely as practical, using public rights of way. The southern half of the trail is described in Books 1 and 2, already published. From the Meridian monument which commemorates King George V, the route goes over the South Downs to Lewes, across The Weald and Ashdown Forest to East Grinstead and then to Oxted. After crossing the North Downs, the route reaches the outskirts of London. Too much street walking has been avoided by the judicious use of woods, commons, parks, Green Chain Walk and the Pool and Ravenbourne Rivers as a way of reaching Greenwich. The Greenwich Foot Tunnel takes the trail north of the river where the Thames Path and Limehouse Cut lead to Stratford and then to Epping Forest, a green way out of London. From Waltham Abbey, the route follows the Lea Valley to Stanstead Abbotts, continues across the hills of Hertfordshire into Cambridgeshire and the halfway point at the village of Hardwick. A loop to Cambridge, through Grantchester, is provided as an option.

The guidebooks to the northern section are still in preparation, although the route has been finalised and can be obtained from the authors via hilda_heap@btinternet.com . The first part of this section crosses The Fens, passes through March to reach Holbeach and then historic Boston. The second part traverses the Lincolnshire Wolds to Louth and then reaches Cleethorpe on the south shore of the Humber Estuary. The trail restarts at the Meridian Marker near Patrington. This can be reached by bus from Cleethorpes to Hull and then to Patrington. It is possible to cross The Humber by boat to the tip of Spurn Head, tide and weather permitting. From there it is a very interesting walk to Patrington. Arrangements for the boat trip remain to be finalised. From Patrington the route skirts Withernsea and reaches the end at Sand le Mere. The route does not slavishly stick to The Meridian, but has been chosen to give an interesting, varied and memorable walk.