Mark and Pixel walk the Capital Ring

Aim

Mark from London National Park City and his Jack Russell, Pixel are walking the Capital Ring to raise funds for the London Walking Festival.

The London Walking Festival will see over 200 organised walking events across London during the month of May, and we're collectively aiming to walk One Million Miles in May.

Find all of the details at londonwalkingfestival.co.uk where you can sign up to organised walks, or even register your own walks.

I spend a lot of time out in parks and walks around London with Pixel, so this is a great opportunity to for the wee lad to tackle a bigger challenge as part of the walking festival.

We'll walk each of the 15 sections individually through May, and they range from 4 to 8 miles in length, with easy start and finish points close to public transport. If you'd like to join us on any of the sections please get in touch!

The Capital Ring

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.

You can find out more about each section on the Ramblers site here innerlondonramblers.org.uk/ideasforwalks/capital-ring-guides.html.

Join us on one of the 15 sections

2nd May - Section 1: Woolwich to Falconwood

3rd May - Section 2: Falconwood to Grove Park

6th May - Section 3: Grove Park to Crystal Palace

9th May - Section 4: Crystal Palace to Streatham

10th May - Section 5: Streatham to Wimbledon Park

12th May - Section 6: Wimbledon Park to Richmond

14th May - Section 7: Richmond to Osterley Lock

16th May - Section 8: Osterley Lock to Greenford

17th May - Section 9: Greenford to South Kenton

19th May - Section 10: South Kenton to Hendon Park

23rd May - Section 11: Hendon Park to Highgate

24th May - Section 12: Highgate to Stoke Newington

25th May - Section 13: Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick

26th May - Section 14: Hackney Wick to Beckton District Park

31st May - Section 15: Beckton District Park to Woolwich

What we'll use the money for

Every penny raised will go towards supporting London National Park City, our walk leaders, and volunteer Rangers.

Your support helps make London:

🌳 Greener – protecting and celebrating the city's parks, trees and wildlife
🚶 Healthier – encouraging more people to walk and spend time outdoors
🤝 More connected – bringing communities together through shared experiences of nature

By walking together, we’re building a city where nature and people thrive side by side.

This project successfully funded on 31st May 2026