Section 9 of 15, Capital Ring
Greenford to South Kenton
5.5 miles (8.9 km). About 2 hours, easy.
Start: TQ 150 838. Finish: TQ 172 871. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 141 m of climbing and 121 m of descent; highest point 115 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Greenford.
- Bus stops
- Greenford Station, 140 m from the start. Directions TQ 148 839Westway Cross Retail Park, 160 m from the start. Directions TQ 151 840Rockware Avenue / Greenford Station, 170 m from the start. Directions TQ 148 839
- Car parks
- (for Paradise Fields), 140 m from the start. Directions TQ 151 839Car park, 150 m from the start. Directions TQ 151 839Car park, 220 m from the start. Directions TQ 148 840
Getting back
The section finishes at South Kenton. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- South Kenton Station, 110 m from the finish. Directions TQ 174 870Hail & Ride Windermere Avenue, 480 m from the finish. Directions TQ 172 875Hail & Ride Third Avenue, 480 m from the finish. Directions TQ 177 869
Planning the Capital Ring
- Planning the whole trail: tfl.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 65%, earth, rock and mud 19%, gravel and tracks 10%, grass 6%.
About 2% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 kissing gates, 6 gates, 6 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 54 m in a kilometre (1 in 19), starting 3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.