Southern England – Olympic walk, London
Distance: 25km/16 miles
Time: 6-8hrs
Type: Urban, canalside
Where: Linear walk between London’s 1908 Olympic stadium in White City to the new 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford.
Start/End: White City Underground Station (TQ234807).
Terrain: Flat, easy walking on pavement and towpath, with one set of steep steps.
Maps: OS Landranger 176 & 177; OS Explorer 173.
As the new Olympic stadium and park rise dramatically from largely derelict land in Stratford, east London, the old stadium in the west of the city – used for the 1908 Games – has long been replaced by the BBC’s White City building. Thanks to London’s extensive canal network, the walk from one to the other is almost entirely off-road. The towpaths pass through some of London’s most affluent and deprived areas, and provide an interesting take on the patchwork of communities that make up the capital.
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