Capital Ring
Loop Walk · Greater London
4,000
XP
a 8-day route
"The Capital Ring Walk offers the chance to see some of London's finest scenery. Divided into 15, easy-to-walk sections, it covers 78 miles (126km) of open space, nature reserves, Sites of Specific Scientific Interest and more."
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Scroll along the route · tap the chart to find a point on the map
Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Waze- Capital Ring (Section 01) · 10 km
- Capital Ring (Section 02) · 5.8 km
- Capital Ring (Section 03) · 13.5 km
- Capital Ring (Section 04) · 6.7 km
- Capital Ring (Section 05) · 9 km
- Capital Ring (Section 06) · 11.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 07) · 6.3 km
- Capital Ring (Section 08) · 8.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 09) · 8.9 km
- Capital Ring (Section 10) · 10.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 11) · 8.4 km
- Capital Ring (Section 12) · 8.8 km
- Capital Ring (Section 13) · 6 km
- Capital Ring (Section 14) · 9.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 15) · 6.1 km
- Capital Ring (diversion for flooding) · 0.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 15) · 7.9 km
- Capital Ring (Section 14) · 10.5 km
- Capital Ring (Section 13) · 7.5 km
- Capital Ring (Section 12) · 11.2 km
- Capital Ring (Section 10) · 12.6 km
- Capital Ring (Section 09) · 10.7 km
- Capital Ring (Section 08) · 9.7 km
- Capital Ring (Section 07) · 9.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 06) · 12 km
- Capital Ring (Section 05) · 9.4 km
- Capital Ring (Section 04) · 7.1 km
- Capital Ring (Section 03) · 16.9 km
- Capital Ring (Section 02) · 7.9 km
- Capital Ring (Section 01) · 13 km
- Capital Ring (Section 11) · 9.6 km
Hilly walk
2 steep stretches — marked on the map.
Climb
1364 m
Drop
1401 m
Highest
129 m
Lowest
0 m
Walking time
about 45 h 13 min
A 8-day route, walked in stages. 4,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 15% for 200 m midway, comes down 13% for 280 m midway.
Reversed: Climbs 13% for 280 m midway, comes down 15% for 200 m midway.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
How the 214.7 km splits
Flat
183.6 km
Climbing
14.7 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Descending
13.7 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km
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