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The LOOP (London Outer Orbital Path) is a 140-mile (224-km) walking route around the capital’s periphery that utilises the network of rural footpaths linking the secret ribbons of greenery that still survive amidst the suburban sprawl. In this guide the route is divided into fifteen sections, each representing a reasonable day’s walking and starting and finishing at locations readily accessible by public transport. Users of the guide will be astonished at the extent and variety of the countryside that still exists within the orbit of this ‘walker’s M25’ and at the number of fascinating sites – ancient woodlands, historic buildings and parklands, picturesque villages, rivers, canals and nature reserves – to which the Loop will lead them. David Sharp, Londoner and veteran rambler, was one of the ‘founding fathers’ of the Loop which (like the second, inner, orbital path, the Capital Ring, also the subject of one of Aurum’s Recreational Path Guides) was conceived and devised by the London Walking Forum and developed in collaboration with the London boroughs in the course of the 1990s.
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David Sharp is a Vice-President of the Ramblers, and author of the guide to The London Loop as well as the National Trail Guide to the Thames Path in the Country, both published by Aurum.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having used David Sharp's previous guide book on the Thames Path, I was expecting an entertaining and informative book on the London Loop.
The book lived up to all expectations. It is even more invaluable for the London Loop, as the path is not completely signposted in every area yet. If you are going to walk the London Loop, you need this guide!
Also included are a number of interesting facts about places and landmarks that you come across on your journey. Despite living in London all of my life, there were many things that I was not aware of. Fascinating stuff.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We have now completed half the loop with help/hindrance of this book. I wouldn't say that it's totally useless as I don't we could have come this far without it. However, we completed the Capital Ring last month and used the guide book from the same series which we found almost foolproof but I'm afraid this book just does not cut it in the same way. Mr Sharp's writing style is irritating and essential parts of the direction are cut up with inane comments and waffly bits of local information and history. These may be all very well but they upset the clarity of the instructions with the way the text is edited. More importantly, Mr Sharp seems to have no concept of time and space. Therefore, you are never sure whether the next landmark is one metre or one mile away which can be very frustrating. We have often taken turns at the wrong time or left paths too early or had to double back to check that we haven't missed something. What's wrong with saying "after around 500 yards turn right", rather than the non-specific "after a while turn right". This change would turn a frustrating guide into a real help and we would be able to relax and enjoy the walks a lot more.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a most useful book, with a wealth of interesting walks. It is NOT worth attempting a walk in the reverse order, ie from the 'Finish' point back to the 'Start', as some of the waypoints are really only visible (or make sense) in the Start -> Finish direction, as written.
I am very happy reading OS maps in the country, but WHAT a pity that the 'specially annotated' Ordinance Survey Map extracts that are printed in the Book do NOT show actual road names, only a very occasional Road Number! Great to have the actual footpaths shown on Open Land and Public Commons, but SO easy to get lost in a strange town where virtually all the roads shown are un-identified: this is a MAJOR flaw. Be sure to take an A-Z Guide, or a GPS as well, and you will find this to be the ideal solution to the "precisely where ARE we?" query that keeps coming again and again.
Tony DThe London Loop (Recreational Path Guide)
I am very happy reading OS maps in the country, but WHAT a pity that the 'specially annotated' Ordinance Survey Map extracts that are printed in the Book do NOT show actual road names, only a very occasional Road Number! Great to have the actual footpaths shown on Open Land and Public Commons, but SO easy to get lost in a strange town where virtually all the roads shown are un-identified: this is a MAJOR flaw. Be sure to take an A-Z Guide, or a GPS as well, and you will find this to be the ideal solution to the "precisely where ARE we?" query that keeps coming again and again.
Tony DThe London Loop (Recreational Path Guide)
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The wife won't get lost
I am married to a serial walker - having completed the capital ring she has decided that the London loop is next on the list - the series of walking guides by Colin Saunders has to... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2009 by Him indoors
Excellent
Have just done my first section of the loop. Good maps, clear directions, just enough information on things of interest on the route, and a manageable size for carrying and reading... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2008 by Huw Williams
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