Cheash two

Slow Way not verified yet. Verify Cheash here.

Chertsey to Ashford. The route is an improved version of Cheash One: it crosses the Thames at Chertsey bridge, and then follows the riverside some way before turning off for Ashford at Laleham.
Differences are: at Chertsey this route avoids the very traffic-y Bridge Road, and uses residential streets and parks between Chertsey station and Chertsey bridge****; and after Laleham this route turns off the B377 Ashford Road as soon as it can, and goes by a lovely green track to approach Ashford by residential streets and parks.

Refreshments at Laleham, and by Chertsey bridge.

Mix of urban pavements, parks and soft ground/mud on the footpaths.
May be some steps and gates.
The Greenfield recreation ground on the edge of Ashford is part of a large green area well used by local people for dog walking and picnics. Access at one point is partly restricted by a taut cable which locals duck under - I assume it's there to discourage bicycles. After some consideration, I've included this access point in the route, because it's pleasanter and shorter to walk across the rec ground than to walk round on the footpath, but there is a footpath around the outside of the rec ground if cable ducking is not your thing.

**** Special Note re Chertsey bridge
This busy little bridge is best crossed facing the oncoming traffic; to ensure safety, whichever direction you are coming from, first cross the river using the pavement on the near side of the bridge, without crossing the road. Then, after crossing the river, whichever direction you are coming from, it is possible to cross *underneath* the road, using the riverside path.

I couldn't work out how to show this with a single route line, so the route has been drawn as if travelling from Chertsey to Ashford: cross the bridge on the south side, then loop back to the riverside and cross under the road once on the Ashford side of the river.
Coming from Ashford towards Chertsey, ignore the route drawing or you will find yourself walking with your back to the traffic! Cross the bridge on the north side, then loop back to the riverside and cross under the road once you are on the Chertsey side of the river

Chertsey to Ashford. The route is an improved version of Cheash One: it crosses the Thames at Chertsey bridge, and then follows the riverside some way before turning off for Ashford at Laleham.
Differences are: at Chertsey this route avoids the very traffic-y Bridge Road, and uses residential streets and parks between Chertsey station and Chertsey bridge****; and after Laleham this route turns off the B377 Ashford Road as soon as it can, and goes by a lovely green track to approach Ashford by residential streets and parks.

Refreshments at Laleham, and by Chertsey bridge.

Mix of urban pavements, parks and soft ground/mud on the footpaths.
May be some steps and gates.
The Greenfield recreation ground on the edge of Ashford is part of a large green area well used by local people for dog walking and picnics. Access at one point is partly restricted by a taut cable which locals duck under - I assume it's there to discourage bicycles. After some consideration, I've included this access point in the route, because it's pleasanter and shorter to walk across the rec ground than to walk round on the footpath, but there is a footpath around the outside of the rec ground if cable ducking is not your thing.

**** Special Note re Chertsey bridge
This busy little bridge is best crossed facing the oncoming traffic; to ensure safety, whichever direction you are coming from, first cross the river using the pavement on the near side of the bridge, without crossing the road. Then, after crossing the river, whichever direction you are coming from, it is possible to cross *underneath* the road, using the riverside path.

I couldn't work out how to show this with a single route line, so the route has been drawn as if travelling from Chertsey to Ashford: cross the bridge on the south side, then loop back to the riverside and cross under the road once on the Ashford side of the river.
Coming from Ashford towards Chertsey, ignore the route drawing or you will find yourself walking with your back to the traffic! Cross the bridge on the north side, then loop back to the riverside and cross under the road once you are on the Chertsey side of the river