Two new routes from Stratford into the south of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park have re-opened to cyclists and pedestrians

The first route has re-opened a section of the Greenway following the completion of Crossrail’s bridge works and Thames Water’s sewer works.

The 1-kilometre long section of the Greenway will provide a new and easy route onto the Park via Marshgate Lane, rejoining the Greenway at The View Tube.

The newly opened section of the Greenway completes a 6.8km continuous route starting alongside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and heading southeast along the top of the embankment of Thames Water’s northern outfall sewer and finishing at Royal Docks Road in Beckton.  The route is perfect for walkers and cyclists giving impressive views of the Park’s venues as well as Victorian delights such as the beautiful Abbey Mills Pumping Station.

The second route to open is a little further to the east along the Waterworks River. The towpath underneath the railway lines between Bridgewater Road and Siding Street is now open providing another link between the Park and Stratford High Street via Warton Road.