London Outer Orbital Path
Waymarked Way · Greater London
4,000
XP
a 9-day route
A great way to know London better. The 24 mostly flat or gently sloping sections, beautiful open spaces (Hainault Forest Country Park and Bushy Park) and historic buildings (Hall Place and Black Jack's Lock & Mill), makes an enjoyable walk."
600 m
300 m
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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- London LOOP (Section 1) · 13.4 km
- London LOOP (Section 2) · 11.4 km
- London LOOP (Section 3) · 13.4 km
- London LOOP (Section 4) · 14.2 km
- London LOOP (Section 5) · 10.1 km
- London LOOP (Section 6) · 7.5 km
- London LOOP (Section 7) · 5.6 km
- London LOOP (Section 8) · 12.3 km
- London LOOP (Section 9) · 16.4 km
- London LOOP (Section 10) · 6 km
- London LOOP (Section 11) · 11.7 km
- London LOOP (Section 12) · 7.8 km
- London LOOP (Section 13) · 7.7 km
- London LOOP (Section 14) · 6.2 km
- London LOOP (Section 15) · 14 km
- London LOOP (Section 16) · 17.9 km
- London LOOP (Section 17) · 13.2 km
- London LOOP (Section 18) · 7.5 km
- London LOOP (Section 19) · 6.4 km
- London LOOP (Section 20) · 10.3 km
- London LOOP (Section 21) · 9.2 km
- London LOOP (Section 22) · 7.2 km
- London LOOP (Section 23) · 7.5 km
- London LOOP (Section 24) · 8.1 km
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
1955 m
Drop
1955 m
Highest
179 m
Lowest
1 m
Walking time
about 52 h 7 min
A 9-day route, walked in stages. 4,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 20% for 320 m early on, no steep descents.
Reversed: No steep climbing, comes down 20% for 320 m near the end.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
How the 244.3 km splits
Flat
203.1 km
Climbing
18.3 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.3 km
Descending
21.3 km
Link it with other walks
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Colne Valley Trail
Shares 7.0 km of path · meets at km 100.9, 102.1, 103.7…38.91 km
Cray Riverway
Shares 6.8 km of path · meets at km 0.9, 1.6, 2.5…20.91 km
London LOOP (Section 23)
Shares 4.1 km of path · meets at km 196.4, 196.8, 197.3…7.45 km
Thames Down Link
Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 68.1, 68.3, 68.8…26.15 km
Hogsmill Valley Walk
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 68.1, 68.3, 68.8…13.42 km
NCN National Route 13
Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 202.2, 202.8, 205.3…30.03 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Grain to Woolwich
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.6, 1.0…75.75 km
London LOOP (Section 22)
Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 190.5, 190.8, 191.0…7.19 km
NCN National Route 1
Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.4, 0.6…56.07 km