24/07/26 - The London Spiral Summary

Around and around in circles for 5 yearsSo what's a man to do when he has walked the Capital Ring, the London Loop and the London Country Way? Each of these Long Distance Paths are circular, in ever more distant circles around the Capital. How about a Spiral walk that starts at Kings Cross and gets further and further out till you are dumped at Gravesend?There are two sources available - Inspiral London and The London Spiral Walk. As far as I can tell, they follow the same route. Inspiral London appears to be the originator, has the better mapping and has a mission statement, that is was only partly successful in achieving.Inspiral London is a unique artist-led metropolitan trail, a collective on the ground mapping that creates a new walk trail winding in and out of London. This anti-clockwise spiral walk begins at Kings Cross, unwinding six times to finally end at Gravesend, only to begin again. The route crosses the River Thames at ten strategic locations, using bridges, foot…