Southbank Sightseeing Walk

A sightseeing walk around London's Southbank area and the River Thames

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.35 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 5 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 5 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 8 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: -1 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 4 m - Start on The Queen's Walk
  2. 2 : km 1.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 1.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 1.17 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto The Queen's Walk
  5. 5 : km 1.39 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 1.39 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto The Queen's Walk
  7. 7 : km 1.4 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto The Queen's Walk
  8. 8 : km 1.62 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.76 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.76 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.81 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.9 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.02 - alt. 2 m - Keep left onto Bankside
  14. 14 : km 2.13 - alt. 2 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 2.15 - alt. 2 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.16 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Bankside
  17. 17 : km 2.32 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Bankside
  18. 18 : km 2.33 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.34 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Bankside
  20. 20 : km 2.35 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.37 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.57 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Bank End
  23. 23 : km 2.57 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Clink Street
  24. 24 : km 2.72 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.73 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 2.8 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp left onto Montague Close
  27. 27 : km 2.85 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Montague Close
  28. 28 : km 2.95 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 2.97 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto London Bridge, A3
  30. 30 : km 3.32 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 3.36 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 3.38 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto King William Street, A3
  33. 33 : km 3.39 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 3.41 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 3.44 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Fisherman's Hall Wharf
  36. 36 : km 3.5 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Fisherman's Hall Wharf
  37. 37 : km 3.7 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Steelyard Passage
  38. 38 : km 3.92 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Fruiterers Passage
  39. 39 : km 3.95 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Three Barrels Walk
  40. 40 : km 4.02 - alt. 0 m - Turn slight left onto Three Barrels Walk
  41. 41 : km 4.07 - alt. -1 m - Turn right onto Queenhithe
  42. 42 : km 4.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Queenhithe
  43. 43 : km 4.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Broken Wharf
  44. 44 : km 4.31 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Trig Lane
  45. 45 : km 4.36 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Trig Lane
  46. 46 : km 4.39 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Paul's Walk
  47. 47 : km 4.83 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 4.84 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 4.88 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 4.94 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Victoria Embankment, A3211
  51. 51 : km 5.15 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Blackfriars Underpass, A3211
  52. 52 : km 5.18 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 5.21 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 6.29 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 6.31 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Victoria Embankment, A3211
  56. 56 : km 6.62 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 6.77 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 7.03 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left
  59. 59 : km 7.3 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto The Queen's Walk
  60. 60 : km 7.32 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp right onto The Queen's Walk
  61. S/E : km 7.35 - alt. 4 m

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