England · National Trail

Thames Path

A National Trail in England: 319 km (199 mi) with 709 m of ascent, about 14 days on foot.

Distance
319 km (199 mi)
Ascent
709 m
Days
14
High point
112 m

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Thames Path
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Stages

A suggested split into 14 days of about 23 km (14 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.

  1. Day 1 Cotswold District to Latton 23 km · 23 km from the start
  2. Day 2 Latton to Faringdon 23 km · 46 km from the start
  3. Day 3 Faringdon to Stanton Harcourt 23 km · 68 km from the start
  4. Day 4 Stanton Harcourt to Nuneham Courtenay 23 km · 91 km from the start
  5. Day 5 Nuneham Courtenay to Dorchester-on-Thames 23 km · 114 km from the start
  6. Day 6 Dorchester-on-Thames to Goring-on-Thames 23 km · 137 km from the start
  7. Day 7 Goring-on-Thames to Dunsden Green 23 km · 160 km from the start
  8. Day 8 Dunsden Green to Hurley 23 km · 183 km from the start
  9. Day 9 Hurley to Dorney 23 km · 205 km from the start
  10. Day 10 Dorney to Laleham 23 km · 228 km from the start
  11. Day 11 Laleham to Greater London 23 km · 251 km from the start
  12. Day 12 Greater London to an unnamed point 23 km · 274 km from the start
  13. Day 13 An unnamed point to an unnamed point 23 km · 297 km from the start
  14. Day 14 An unnamed point to the finish 23 km · 319 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Cotswold District, Gloucestershire. 51.69450, -2.02968

Finish: 51.47816, 0.21540

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.