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Thames Path: 15-day itinerary
The Thames Path is a National Trail following the river from its source in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds through Oxford, Reading and London to the Thames Barrier and on to Woolwich. It was inaugurated on 24 July 1996 and extended by 1.2 miles to the Woolwich Foot Tunnel in January 2022, where it now meets the England Coast Path. It is described as the only National Trail to follow a river for its whole length, give or take the couple of miles at Bablock Hythe where the ferry is long gone. The National Trail's published length is 185.2 miles (298 km) against the 330 km stored here, which is the usual difference between a published figure and a stitched line rather than a discrepancy to chase.
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15 days from Thames Head, Gloucestershire to Woolwich Foot Tunnel
Use these daily distances and overnight stops as a starting point, then customise the trip in the planner.
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Day 1: Thames Head, Gloucestershire → Cricklade
19.9 km · 0 m ascent · 4h43–6h38 (about 5h32, incl. ~55m of stops)
Via Kemble, Ewen, Poole Keynes, Somerford Keynes, Ashton Keynes, Leigh, Cerney Wick, Latton -
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Day 2: Cricklade → Lechlade
17.2 km · 0 m ascent · 4h04–5h44 (about 4h46, incl. ~48m of stops)
Via Marston Meysey, Castle Eaton, Kempsford, Hannington -
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Day 3: Lechlade → Longworth
24.2 km · 0 m ascent · 5h43–8h04 (about 6h43, incl. ~1h07 of stops)
Via Little Faringdon, Buscot, Kelmscott, Clanfield, Buckland, Hinton Waldrist -
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Day 4: Longworth → Binsey
21.6 km · 6 m ascent · 5h07–7h13 (about 6h01, incl. ~1h of stops)
Via Standlake, Fyfield, Northmoor, Appleton, Cumnor, Stanton Harcourt, Farmoor, Eynsham, Swinford, Cassington, Yarnton, Wytham -
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Day 5: Binsey → Abingdon
17.4 km · 0 m ascent · 4h06–5h47 (about 4h50, incl. ~48m of stops)
Via North Hinksey, Oxford, South Hinksey, Kennington, Sandford-on-Thames, Nuneham Courtenay, Radley -
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Day 6: Abingdon → Wallingford
22.1 km · 5 m ascent · 5h13–7h22 (about 6h08, incl. ~1h01 of stops)
Via Shippon, Culham, Drayton, Sutton Courtenay, Appleford-on-Thames, Long Wittenham, Clifton Hampden, Berinsfield, Dorchester-on-Thames, Little Wittenham, Warborough, Shillingford, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Berrick Salome, Benson, Crowmarsh Gifford -
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Day 7: Wallingford → Pangbourne
17.6 km · 58 m ascent · 4h17–6h02 (about 5h02, incl. ~50m of stops)
Via North Stoke, Cholsey, Moulsford, South Stoke, Streatley, Goring-on-Thames, Lower Basildon, Whitchurch Hill, Whitchurch-on-Thames -
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Day 8: Pangbourne → Wargrave
21.5 km · 33 m ascent · 5h08–7h16 (about 6h03, incl. ~1h01 of stops)
Via Mapledurham, Purley on Thames, Reading, Woodley, Sonning, Dunsden Green, Binfield Heath, Shiplake -
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Day 9: Wargrave → Marlow
20.5 km · 15 m ascent · 4h52–6h52 (about 5h43, incl. ~57m of stops)
Via Lower Shiplake, Crazies Hill, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Remenham, Hambleden, Aston, Hurley, Bisham -
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Day 10: Marlow → Eton
22.8 km · 5 m ascent · 5h23–7h37 (about 6h20, incl. ~1h04 of stops)
Via Cookham Dean, Little Marlow, Bourne End, Wooburn Green, Cookham Rise, Hedsor, Cookham, Taplow, Maidenhead, Holyport, Bray, Dorney Reach, Fifield, Dorney, Oakley Green, Eton Wick, Clewer Village -
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Day 11: Eton → Chertsey
18.8 km · 0 m ascent · 4h26–6h16 (about 5h13, incl. ~52m of stops)
Via Chalvey, Slough, Datchet, Horton, Sunnymeads, Wraysbury, Old Windsor, Bishopsgate, Englefield Green, Hythe End, Egham, Pooley Green, Egham Hythe, Staines-upon-Thames, Thorpe, Laleham -
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Day 12: Chertsey → Kingston upon Thames
19.0 km · 0 m ascent · 4h29–6h19 (about 5h16, incl. ~53m of stops)
Via Addlestone, Weybridge, Shepperton, Walton-on-Thames, Upper Halliford, Charlton, Sunbury-on-Thames, Kempton Park, Molesey, Thames Ditton -
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Day 13: Kingston upon Thames → Chiswick
17.0 km · 0 m ascent · 4h01–5h39 (about 4h43, incl. ~47m of stops)
Via Teddington, Twickenham, Richmond, Isleworth, Brentford, Barnes -
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Day 14: Chiswick → London
16.4 km · 5 m ascent · 3h52–5h28 (about 4h34, incl. ~46m of stops)
Via City of Westminster -
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Day 15: London → Woolwich Foot Tunnel
21.5 km · 31 m ascent · 5h08–7h15 (about 6h02, incl. ~1h01 of stops)
Via City of London, Lewisham, Greenwich
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