Roding Valley Path part 2

This picture shows a signpost for the Roding Valley Path in Newham. The sign shows a river, grass and trees, all very pretty. Except there isn't much evidence of any of that near the actual sign. From here its a case of walking past some flats, turn right past some garages and then out into a concrete road with gates to the cemetery, you can also see a car scrap heap. Not the nicest of starts. Its difficult to see the actual river either. The path is split in two. One is a narrow overgrown muddy track with the cometary on your right, the other is a broad asphalt road that doesn't exactly say 'nice riverside walk'. After about ten minutes you get to the nice parts.