The Thames Path National Trail is a walk following the River Thames from its source in the Cotswolds through Oxford, Windsor and past the Houses of Parliament to the Thames Barrier in London

Long distance paths connecting to the Trail

© Natural England/Anne-Katrin Purkiss

For people interested in the challenge of long distance walking the Thames Path connects with several other long distance routes or shorter routes that link to other long distance paths. Where a website exists for the path, a link is provided in the table below. Otherwise information may be obtained via the Ramblers Association.

Route Joining/Leaving point of Thames Path Start to finish Length
Wysis Way Start of Thames Path near Kemble ST985975 Start of the Thames Path to Offa's Dyke Path National Trail at Monmouth 55 m (88 km)
Shakespeare's Way Meets with Thames Path in several places - Oxford, Marlow, Cookham, Kew Stratford to London 146 m (234 km)
Oxford Canal Walk Oxford SP503066 Oxford to Coventry 77 m (123 km)
 E2 Oxford SP503066 and Weybridge TQ076659 Galway in Ireland to Nice in France 3,031 m (4,850 km)
The Ridgeway National Trail Goring-on-Thames bridge SU595807 Overton Hill near Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon northeast of Tring 87 m (139 km)
Kennet & Avon Canal towpath Reading SU731742 Reading to Bath 84 m (134 km)
Oxfordshire Way Henley-on-Thames SU765825 Bourton-on-the Water to Henley-on-Thames 65 m (104 km)
Chiltern Way Marlow SU670767 A circular walk through the Chilterns 133 m (200km)
Beeches Way Cookham SU897854 Thames Path at Cookham to Grand Union Canal at West Drayton 16 m (25 km)
Three Castles Path Windsor SU967771 Windsor to Winchester 60 m (96 km)
London Loop Kingston-on-Thames TQ177694 A circular walk around the edge of Greater London 150 m (240 km)
Thames Down Link Kingston-on-Thames TQ178694 Thames Path at Kingston-on-Thames to North Downs Way National Trail near Westhumble 15 m (24 km)
Grand Union Canal Walk Brentford TQ173773 London to Birmingham 147 m (235 km)
Capital Ring

Richmond TQ182739, and Thames Barrier TQ416794

A circular walk around inner London 75 m (120 km)

Wandle Trail

 Wandsworth TQ255752 Thames Path at Wandsworth to Vanguard Way at Croydon 14 m (20 km)
Green Chain Walk Thames Barrier TQ416794 A network of walks in southeast London 40 m (65 km)