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This is a suggested route for walking between Ascot and Wraysbury. It looks like it might be the most direct option!
This is a suggested route for walking between Ascot and Wraysbury. It looks like it might be the most direct option!
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Maximum elevation
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Start and end points
Ascot
Grid Ref
SU9223768794
Lat / Lon
51.41068° / -0.67517°
Easting / Northing
492,237E / 168,794N
What3Words
youth.curve.buddy
Wraysbury
Grid Ref
TQ0023874090
Lat / Lon
51.45693° / -0.55865°
Easting / Northing
500,238E / 174,090N
What3Words
remain.sage.total
Ascot | |
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Grid Ref | SU9223768794 |
Lat / Lon | 51.41068° / -0.67517° |
Easting / Northing | 492,237E / 168,794N |
What3Words | youth.curve.buddy |
Wraysbury | |
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Grid Ref | TQ0023874090 |
Lat / Lon | 51.45693° / -0.55865° |
Easting / Northing | 500,238E / 174,090N |
What3Words | remain.sage.total |
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Martin Ellis
27 Sep 2024 (edited 01 Oct 2024)Ascot to Wraysbury 1 (Ascwra 1) review.
A Slow Ways that starts in Ascot, crosses Windsor Great Park, passes by Runnymead Air Force Memorial, then between a brook and lake into Wraysbury.
The walk from Ascot High Street avoids roads via a couple of footpaths (Photo 1) to arrive at the Ascot Gate into Windsor Great Park.
The route across the park is straightforward and almost entirely on wide tarmacked lanes (Photo 2). There is a brief grass path just after Cumberland Lodge.
The Slow Way leaves the park via Bishop’s Gate. There is a break point at The Fox & Hounds along Bishopsgate Road, on the right.
Once across the A328 the route heads east along Cooper’s Hill Lane. I took a break to visit the Runnymead Air Force Memorial (open 9am to 4pm). Spiral stairs lead to the roof. There was an excellent view down over Runnymead and the Thames, looking towards Wraysbury (Photos 3 & 4)
Cooper’s Hill Lane becomes a tracks, rough in places, through woods as it descends toward the Thames (Photo 5). Historic Runnymead meadow could be visited as a detour from this Slow Way (Photo 6). The actual route crosses a corner of the meadow (Photo 7). It was waterlogged in places following heavy rain.
After a road bridge over the Thames, a footpath means the A30 is avoided. The Slow Way then enters Wraysbury Lakes (SSSI). The footpath is sandwiched between Colne Brook and Hythe Lagoon (Photo 8). It was muddy in places, and I expect conditions get worse at other times of year.
Following the railway crossing, there is a narrow footpath parallel to the tracks. Colne Brook returned to give me more mud to navigate (Photo 9). Again, not too bad, but most likely prone to flooding.
The final stretch into Wraysbury passes the train station. There is then a footpath by one of the lakes, to emerge near The Perseverance pub, with an appropriate Slow Ways sign (Photo 10).
Petr Sadilek
14 Apr 2024Wraysbury to Ascot:
Wraysbury is a small town with a couple of pubs and Co-op shop. The way towards Wraybury station leads through a nice footpath next to a pond. I was lucky to be surrounded by the smell of blooming lilacs there. Once past the railway station the route turns to a footpath which can be muddy at times. I was walking there only a couple of days without rain.
When the route crosses the railway line, it follows another nice footpath between a pond and a stream. It can also be muddy but apart from the incessant succession of planes departing from Heathrow, it was also quiet. I noticed a bench in the middle of this footpath.
When the route reaches Egham, it goes next to a motorway but half of this section is on a separate footpath down below the motorway so it's not so noisy. Once past the bridge over the Thames, the route continue via a meadow. This meadow was a bit waterlogged when I was walking there and I had to select another footpath closer to the edge of the meadow to avoid the soggy ground. There is no harm in walking along the meadow edge up to the point where the route starts to go uphill.
The next section towards Bishop's gate is also easy to follow and through quiet streets which end at the entry to the well maintained Windsor park. The route then mostly follows paved roads and it is easy to find the right way because many potential turns are marked as inaccessible to the public.
I'd recommend walking this route with good shoes, long trousers and after at least 10 days of warm weather.
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