Uxbridge to Hillingdon
I leave Uxbridge tube station and pass the Pavilions Shopping Centre, go east on Belmont Road, south on Park Road and then into Honeycroft Hill.
On Hercies Road I spot a car with a large number of soft toys.
I turn into Long Lane and arrive at Hillingdon tube station.
Hillingdon to Ickenham
I continue on Long Lane crossing the track and passing local housing.
I turn right into Glebe Avenue and reach Ickenham tube station.
Ickenham to Ruislip
On High Road Ickenham are shops and houses.
After passing into Ickenham Road and Kingsend I reach Ruislip underground station.
Ruislip to Ruislip Manor
Getting to Ruislip Manor involves a short walk along Pembroke Road which is home to many bungalows.
A short walk into Victoria Road gets me to Ruislip Manor tube station.
Ruislip Manor to Eastcote
I then walk along Park Way and Elm Avenue.
At the end of Elm Avenue is Eastcote tube station.
Eastcote to Rayners Lane
I pass along North View, Eastern Avenue and Village Way which are mainly residential streets.
Close to Rayners Lane the area turns into a shopping area.
Rayners Lane to West Harrow
On Imperial Drive I find a pair of legs sticking out of a washing machine.
Further up Imperial Drive I turn right into the Ridgeway. Some way down the Ridgeway I walk north east through a local park.
On the other side of the park I reach West Harrow tube station.
West Harrow to Harrow-on-the-Hill
I walk along Bouverie Road and then Vaughan Road.
I pass a swirly car lane, a new block of flats which is under construction and then reach Harrow-on-the-Hill tube station.
Metropolitan Line Walk – Day 5 Summary
This section of the Metropolitan line tube walk took about three hours.
Do you have an idea how many miles you will end up covering as part of the central tube map – zones 1 & 2 by the time you have completed this project?
I’m trying to find a running challenge that I can complete in about 2 weeks and this is my current option.
I was also wondering how your total mileage for each line has compared with the estimates given on the tfl site. I can’t believe for example that the H&C line is only 16 miles. I haven’t noticed anywhere on your site the stats for each walk you covered.
Hi,
Thanks for your comments. The H&C line is actually more like 16.5 miles but my figure is close enough. I think it seems longer as it often goes quite slow!
I am intending to put up stats regarding the length of my walks but that might not be for another month or two. My walks are alway a fair bit longer that the line. I’d guess maybe 25% longer but I won’t know until I work it out.
I don’t know how long the lines in zone 1&2 are but the simplest way to calculate it is to print out one of the geographic maps on Wikipedia (see link below) and then use a piece of string. I’d suggest you make the string as long as the Circle line and then you can rougly work out all the other lengths for zones 1&2 from there. If you do work it out I’d be very interested in knowing. I bet it is a long run!
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:London_Underground_Zone_2.png