London: route map

Own The Mile, Nike Run Crew. Free weekly runs. Meet at the start point shown on the city page.

Draft route. Not an official Nike route. Check it on the ground before you rely on it.

Bridge to Bridge (5.3 mi) Bridge to Bridge 5K (3.1 mi) Numbered landmarks

Landmarks on the way

1. Tate Modern Start and finish. The old Bankside Power Station, now a free modern art museum. The crew meets on the riverside terrace.
2. London Eye The 135-metre observation wheel. The path narrows here, so run single file past the queue.
3. Westminster Bridge The first crossing. Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are straight ahead as you run over.
4. Cleopatra's Needle An ancient Egyptian obelisk on Victoria Embankment, guarded by two bronze sphinxes.
5. Somerset House The long neoclassical river front above the Embankment. Roughly the halfway point of the 5K.
6. Millennium Bridge The 5K turns onto this footbridge and runs straight back to Tate Modern. St Paul's dome is right behind you.
7. Tower of London Nearly a thousand years old. The riverside walk runs between the fortress wall and the Thames.
8. Tower Bridge The far turn. Climb the steps, cross between the towers and drop down to the south bank.
9. HMS Belfast A Second World War cruiser moored on the south bank, now a museum ship.
10. Borough Market One of London's oldest food markets. The last mile starts here.

Turn by turn

Bridge to Bridge 5.3 mi / 8.6 km

0.0 mi	Start: riverside terrace outside Tate Modern, foot of Millennium Bridge. Head west on the Thames Path (river on your right)
0.2 mi	Pass under Blackfriars Bridge
0.4 mi	OXO Tower Wharf
0.5 mi	Gabriel's Wharf
0.7 mi	National Theatre
0.8 mi	Pass under Waterloo Bridge (BFI Southbank)
0.9 mi	Royal Festival Hall; pass under Golden Jubilee Bridges
1.1 mi	London Eye
1.2 mi	County Hall
1.3 mi	Steps up to Westminster Bridge. Turn right and cross the bridge towards Big Ben
1.4 mi	North end of Westminster Bridge. Turn right onto Victoria Embankment (river on your right)
1.5 mi	Westminster Pier
1.9 mi	Embankment station / Golden Jubilee Bridges
2.0 mi	Cleopatra's Needle
2.2 mi	Pass under Waterloo Bridge
2.3 mi	Temple / Somerset House
2.7 mi	Blackfriars Bridge underpass. Continue east on Paul's Walk
3.0 mi	North end of Millennium Bridge (St Paul's on your left). 5K runners turn right here; full route continues straight
3.2 mi	Pass under Southwark Bridge
3.3 mi	Cannon Street rail bridge (Thames Path steps inland briefly here)
3.5 mi	Pass under London Bridge
3.6 mi	Old Billingsgate
3.8 mi	Tower of London riverside walk
4.0 mi	Steps up to Tower Bridge. Turn right and cross the bridge
4.2 mi	South end of Tower Bridge. Turn right down to the riverside (Potters Fields Park)
4.4 mi	Potters Fields / The Queen's Walk, heading west
4.5 mi	HMS Belfast
4.6 mi	Hay's Galleria
4.8 mi	London Bridge (pass under or cross Tooley St side)
4.9 mi	Southwark Cathedral / Borough Market
4.9 mi	Golden Hinde, Clink Street
5.1 mi	Pass under Southwark Bridge
5.2 mi	Shakespeare's Globe
5.3 mi	Finish: Tate Modern riverside terrace

Bridge to Bridge 5K 3.1 mi / 5.1 km

0.0 mi	Start: riverside terrace outside Tate Modern, foot of Millennium Bridge. Head west on the Thames Path (river on your right)
0.2 mi	Pass under Blackfriars Bridge
0.4 mi	OXO Tower Wharf
0.5 mi	Gabriel's Wharf
0.7 mi	National Theatre
0.8 mi	Pass under Waterloo Bridge (BFI Southbank)
0.9 mi	Royal Festival Hall; pass under Golden Jubilee Bridges
1.1 mi	London Eye
1.2 mi	County Hall
1.3 mi	Steps up to Westminster Bridge. Turn right and cross the bridge towards Big Ben
1.4 mi	North end of Westminster Bridge. Turn right onto Victoria Embankment (river on your right)
1.5 mi	Westminster Pier
1.9 mi	Embankment station / Golden Jubilee Bridges
2.0 mi	Cleopatra's Needle
2.1 mi	Pass under Waterloo Bridge
2.3 mi	Temple / Somerset House
2.7 mi	Blackfriars Bridge underpass. Continue east on Paul's Walk
3.0 mi	North end of Millennium Bridge (St Paul's on your left). Turn right onto the bridge
3.0 mi	Cross Millennium Bridge heading south
3.1 mi	Finish: Tate Modern riverside terrace