Walking the Capital Ring - Section 13
Section 13
This section starts at Stoke Newington going along some residential streets. After coming through Springfield Park, it follows the river Lea for the rest of the walk.
When crossing the bridge over the river, you have a fine view of the Lee Valley Marina, as well as the river itself. At the point where we crossed, there were many canal boats moored.
Note: I didn't misspell Lea or Lee. There is a naming confusion (caused by parliament in the 1760s). The distinction is made between natural features (Lea) or artificial features (Lee).
With the river Lea on the right, and the Walhamstow Marshes on the left, we had a pleasant stroll along the tow path, although it was rather busy. Combined with some inconsiderate cyclists it wasn't particularly a relaxing walk. As there is space enough, it would be better if there were two separate paths - one for cyclists, and one for pedestrians.
We walked underneath the A. V. Roe Arches, named after A.V. Roe, who built his first powered air planes here to fly over the nearby marshes. There is a blue plaque to dedicate this event. It is however slightly hidden, and you need to cross patches with nettles.
After the Lee Canal split off from the River Lea, the Walthamstow Marches were replaced by the Hackney Marches on our left. Apparently they are in the Guinness Book of Records as having the largest collection of football pitches.
The walk ends at the Olympic Park, or rather now, The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It is still very much under development, but at least the park is open now. The section itself stops right at the Crate Brewery. Unfortunately we only found out after having left the canal, while enjoying a pint at Tap East.
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Route (with GPX) |
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Time |
1h 08m 52s |
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Distance |
6.35 km |
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Average Heart Rate |
106 bpm |
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Calories Burned |
571 cal |
For the full photo series, see my Flickr set.
Life Line
I've finished reading This Way Up. It's about maps, that went wrong.
It's a good read, but htyerr were several chapters that were written in a novel way (as a video transcript, a series of letters), and I found distracting from the a tail content. It'll have worked better in a produced video.
No mention of @openstreetmap though :-(
Updated a bench
Created a tree; Updated 3 humps and a waste_basket
The Early Cormorant Catches the Eel
Sorry, not the best photo! But I caught this Cormorant catching this large eel when looking for Bank Swallows, right next to Eel Pie Island in the Thames.
#Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #Photography #London
Updated an estate_agent office
I went to my nieces' birthday party yesterday.
The theme was pink, and that included all the food, mostly died with beet root.
Shock and horror this morning when doing number two. Not only was my turd dark red, it was also glittering at me. Apparently the carrot cake had edible glitter...
So now I know what's worse than glitter.
😂 ✨ 💩 🟣Long-Tailed Tit on a Branch with Lichen
I've been spending some time in random London local nature reserves.
Sitting and listening, and in fifteen minutes you spot countless species.
This one was in Ham Lands Local Nature Reserve near Teddington.
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A Colourful Mandarin
In The Long Water in Kensington Palace Gardens, London.
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Created 7 benches
Created 2 benches
Created a bench
I walked 7.3km in 2h28m39s
Added a note about a duplicate Papersmiths
I walked 4.1km in 49m02s
Fixed website
fix typo
Updated a bench
I walked 1.6km in 20m26s
I walked 1.1km in 11m49s
The Yellow Eye
A blue heron's head, with its very yellow stare-y eye.
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My little Lego box is telling me it really is quite warm outside.
Created a bicycle_parking and a crossing
I walked 3.3km in 41m56s
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