8km Olympic Stratford London Walk

Click here to populate this route on Google Maps Our route starts on the Greenway at High Street. The Greenway has been newly renovated in 2019. In 2022, the Greenway was chosen...

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Our route starts on the Greenway at High Street.

The Greenway has been newly renovated in 2019. In 2022, the Greenway was chosen as one of the projects and recipients of the “Rewild London Fund” to encourage more native flora and fauna.

Turn right to walk along the Water Works River and continue straight. After going under the railway bridge and passing the Iron Bridge, pass the Arcelor Mittal Orbit, London Stadium, Olympic Bell, and Olympic Park Splash Fountain, which are all on your left. Feel free to detour and grab a snapshot of each of these sites.

Where the rivers meet just past the London Stadium under several bridges, continue over the bridge (Carpenter’s Road Lock) to go straight. Follow the curves to the right closest to the river to go under another bridge (Marshgate Lane) to turn right and continue straight along Carpenter’s Road.

Carpenter’s Road becomes White Post Lane. At Rothbury Road, turn right towards Hackney Wick Station.

If you enjoy admiring architecture, Hackney Wick Station is something to marvel at. Although the outside might not look like much, inside, there is a refractive light glass wall, industrial influences in the textures on the walls and floors, and geometric design choices in the stairs. It’s easy to see why this station has won multiple awards.

Exiting the station, turn right to continue on White Post Lane. Turn right onto Hepscott Road and continue straight on Wallis Road, then turn right to stay on Wallis Road.

Continue straight up the stairs and over the bridge. Turn right and go down the three flights of stairs (or the pathways around the stairs) on your left to turn right onto Capital Ring. Follow Capital Ring for roughly 1km until you reach Nature’s Throne on your right.

After going under the 6th bridge, turn right to get onto the pathway just next to Capital Ring. At the third split in the road, keep left towards Nature’s Throne.

Nature’s Throne is part of what’s locally referred to as “mini Stonehenge” or Hackney Henge. Designed by Paula Haughney using stones already on the site, it does not have a mystical background but somehow carries a magical energy. Nature’s Throne is usually rather quiet, with little foot traffic. So, it’s a great spot to take in the area’s peacefulness.

Follow the pathway away from Nature’s Throne to turn left towards the stream, then right to continue along the stream (so that the stream runs on your left). Follow this path for about 2km, passing the Hackney Marshes until you reach the main road.

Hackney Marshes may look like an open field where people come to play and walk around, but underneath is a layer of damaged building rubble from WWII, which raised the ground level when it was dumped. Hackney Marshes forms part of Olympic Park despite much controversy over loss of biodiversity during and after construction.

As you reach the main road, turn left then right to cross over at the pedestrian crossings to reach the pathway again that runs along the stream and under the bridge.

Go under four more bridges.

Turn right onto Middlesex Way, then left to go over Knight’s Bridge and right onto Eton Manor Walk towards the Olympic Rings and London Blossom Garden.

London Blossom Garden within Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park serves to remember and honour those lost during the Coronavirus pandemic and the frontline workers who served during this time. The Garden contains 33 blossom trees, including hawthorn, cherry, cherry plum, and crab apple blossom. These gardens are perfect for a little picnic and wander around.

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