Footpath from Wimbledon to Raynes Park

[GodAtum]

Anyone aware of the footpath by the tracks from Wimbledon station towards Raynes Park. It looks quite a dodgy and dark path, not somewhere I would use at night though!

 

[flathead]

Yes. Use it often. Is quite busy path at Wimbledon end up until Downs Rd tunnel. Raynes Park section thereafter is darker and quieter. Would say Ive never encountered any problems using it.

 

[Peter Mugridge]

I've been known to use the adjoining footbridges at the wimbledon end as photographic vantage points while waiting for films to be developed on the one hour service at Snappy Snaps in Wimbledon...

Never had a problem.

 

[heart-of-wessex]

Yes. Use it often. Is quite busy path at Wimbledon end up until Downs Rd tunnel. Raynes Park section thereafter is darker and quieter. Would say Ive never encountered any problems using it.

Down Road Tunnel? Where is that? (Not local by the way, only done half the path)

 

[tsr]

I too have never had an issue with the smaller roads around (or on slightly rarer occasions when I use it, the actual path by) the railway at this point, but I am only normally there during daylight hours, as it so happens. However, I can sympathise with someone who doesn't want to use the footpath at night (I presume this is what you refer to when you say a "dark path"), as it is fairly quiet and even lonely at some times. As for lighting, I'm struggling to remember exactly what it's like.

If you want to do some night-time photography (perhaps you or another member might be after some long-exposure shots on footbridges?) then I would use Worple Road until you are near the bridge you want, then head up there and just stay vigilant. But I wouldn't say it's a major risk, from my personal experiences only.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

I have used that path many times, some times going all the way, have also used the tunnels and footbridges to get across the lines.