Monday Walking with Alan - Capital Ring Walk (section 2) Falconwood to Grove Park

Time to add the Capital Ring Walk to your bucket list Alan will be walking the Capital Ring in 15 stages today is the second stage.

The Capital Ring is an urban walk in a smaller and more central loop around London than the London Loop, staying within 10 miles of Big Ben. Opened in 2005, it crosses the Thames at Richmond in the West and Woolwich in the East, and takes in many of the city's open spaces including Crystal Palace Park, Syon Park, Highgate Woods, Finsbury Park and Hackney Marshes.

Divided into 15 easy-to-walk sections, it covers 78 miles (126km) of open space, nature reserves, Sites of Specific Scientific Interest and more.

Each walk will be on a Monday and there will be a chance to catch up on any you miss at a later date - if you missed section 1 or want to do it again keep an eye out for it later this year. 

The second leg is one of the shorter legs. The route is mainly level and mostly firm surfaces.

Lunch will be before we set off at Harvester, Falconwood, by the Rail Station. We will meet in Harvester at our reserved table.

After lunch we will walk to the official end of section 2 by Eltham College Junior School and then to Grove Park Rail Station. Note that all Rail stations on the Capital Ring accept Oyster including Senior Oyster cards. Estimated finish time is 3.45pm