Riverside Walks

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The riverside walks are the (presumably) pedestrian-only streets on the Isle of Gods running immediately adjacent to the River Ankh. It can be seen by the prudent that these are not necessarily a venue for a pleasant or romantic promenade, the River being what it is, especially in high summer.

These riverside walks are not named on The Streets of Ankh-Morpork and are left blank. Some are named in the larger-scale map appearing on the endpapers of The Discworld Companion and all are named on the revised city map accompanying The Compleat Ankh-Morpork.

Progressing widdershins from the Brass Bridge, these are:

The intrepid walker, preferably one lacking a sense of smell or who has been nasally stunned, may therefore walk all the way around the Isle, taking in the sights and sounds, but for preference not the smell.

Walks exist on the Ankh side of the river too.

Facing the Isle on the Morpork side, we have


Hubwards and Rimwards of the Isle of Gods, the riverside is almost exclusively occupied by docks, harbourfronts and other features, such as the Fronts of Unseen University, which presumably are limited or no public access.