Thames path

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Thames Path
Footbridge over the Thames
Footbridge over the Thames
Data
length 294 kmdep1
location southern England
Markers stylized upright white acorn on a brown background
Acorn Britain National Trails Symbol.svg
Starting point Themes source at Cricklade and Kemble
51 ° 38 ′ 0 ″  N , 1 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  W.
Target point Thames Barrier in London
51 ° 29 ′ 49.9 "  N , 0 ° 2 ′ 12.7"  E
Type Long-distance hiking trail
Level of difficulty medium
season all year round
particularities Follow the Thames Valley .

The Thames Path is a 296 kilometer (184 mi ) long hiking trail in England that follows the course of the Thames . It runs from the Themsprelle at Kemble (Gloucestershire) to the barrage of the river at Woolwich in south-east London . A continuation on the south bank of the Thames for approximately 16 km (10 miles) is possible to Crayford Ness . The stages are between 7 and 20 km (4.5 and 12.5 miles) long.

Established in 1996, the trail is managed as a National Trail by Natural England , a government agency, and follows the course of the old towpath as much as possible .

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