Greenway Footpath, London

The Greenway is a footpath and cycleway in east London (mainly the London Borough of Newham) constructed on the embankment containing the Northern Outfall Sewer. It is similar to the Ridgeway in South London that covers the Southern Outfall Sewer. The western end of the Greenway is at Wick Lane in Old Ford (Bow) but the Greenway actually continues a bit further north to Victoria Park, London alongside Wick Lane underpass on pavement under the East Cross Route in London Borough of Tower Hamlets and it crosses Stratford, West Ham and Plaistow. The eastern end is at Royal Docks Road in Beckton. It was known locally as Sewerbank before a full renovation in the mid-nineties. Work has taken place to resurface and renovate the route - especially around the Olympic Park. The Capital Ring Walk (section 14) follows the Greenway for most of its distance. The Greenway embankment is roughly at house eaves height giving a view over the surrounding flat area. Between Stratford High Street and Beckton the route is flat. There is a tarmac surface along the full length, kept to a reasonable standard, with grass kept short on each side and bushes /trees on the embankment sides. It varies in width but the tarmac is at least the width of a single track road allowing easy passing of pedestrians and cyclists.

The Greenway is a footpath and cycleway in east London (mainly the London Borough of Newham) constructed on the embankment containing the Northern Outfall Sewer. It is similar to the Ridgeway in South London that covers the Southern Outfall Sewer. The western end of the Greenway is at Wick Lane in Old Ford (Bow) but the Greenway actually continues a bit further north to Victoria Park, London alongside Wick Lane underpass on pavement under the East Cross Route in London Borough of Tower Hamlets and it crosses Stratford, West Ham and Plaistow. The eastern end is at Royal Docks Road in Beckton. It was known locally as Sewerbank before a full renovation in the mid-nineties. Work has taken place to resurface and renovate the route - especially around the Olympic Park. The Capital Ring Walk (section 14) follows the Greenway for most of its distance. The Greenway embankment is roughly at house eaves height giving a view over the surrounding flat area. Between Stratford High Street and Beckton the route is flat. There is a tarmac surface along the full length, kept to a reasonable standard, with grass kept short on each side and bushes /trees on the embankment sides. It varies in width but the tarmac is at least the width of a single track road allowing easy passing of pedestrians and cyclists.