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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Henley-on-Thames and Marlow.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Henley-on-Thames and Marlow.
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This route has been reviewed by 5 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 5
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (4) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Accuracy (1)
Downloads - 10
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 70.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 33.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 32.0% (1)
The steepest camber gradient across the path 8.0% (1)
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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11.0% of the route is on roads (1)
15.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
35.0% of the route is paved (1)
10.0% of the route is muddy (1)
2.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
20.0% of the route is through long grass (1)
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Start and end points
Henley-on-Thames
Grid Ref
SU7636482271
Lat / Lon
51.53419° / -0.90042°
Easting / Northing
476,364E / 182,271N
What3Words
orbited.code.commutes
Marlow
Grid Ref
SU8507986250
Lat / Lon
51.56872° / -0.77385°
Easting / Northing
485,079E / 186,250N
What3Words
exactly.pothole.marzipan
Henmar One's land is
Henley-on-Thames | |
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Grid Ref | SU7636482271 |
Lat / Lon | 51.53419° / -0.90042° |
Easting / Northing | 476,364E / 182,271N |
What3Words | orbited.code.commutes |
Marlow | |
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Grid Ref | SU8507986250 |
Lat / Lon | 51.56872° / -0.77385° |
Easting / Northing | 485,079E / 186,250N |
What3Words | exactly.pothole.marzipan |
Arable | 40.9% |
Pasture | 34.4% |
Urban | 23.2% |
Woods | 1.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Kevyn stanley
06 Nov 2023The footbridge at Temple is currently closed with no date given for its re-opening, hence this route as plotted cannot be completed.
Strider
14 Jul 2023WARNING - This path is currently temporarily (14/7/23) blocked. Temple Bridge has been closed due to safety reasons and will reopen when it is fixed. There was a sign saying it was closed (see picture) but no indication of when it would open again. Best to check first, there is a mapped diversion.
Meanwhile... I walked from Henley to Marlow on a day of constant rain.
The route is the same as Henmai for a large part of the route. Sumaria & Martin Ellis' reviews sums it up well. There are longer and more scenic alternatives to this route but this is reasonably direct (a slow way requirement) and still very lovely, but you have choices if you have time to wander. On this rainy day I was glad to take a shorter route. Even the road alongside the Caravan park was a welcome change from dodging damp sheep s**t. Some walking in very quiet verge-less lanes. I was lucky to meet a chap called Mátt Helson who allowed me across the bridge, otherwise I would have had to walk a longer and less attractive route along the diversion as described above (see picture).
The café at Hurley lock was a life saver (hot tea + scone with cream & jam, £5 :-)
This is a very flat and scenic walk, even soaked to the skin it was very pleasant.
Not for wheels, narrow, steep, rooty and adverse cambers.
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Martin Ellis
27 May 2022 (edited 06 Jul 2022)Henley to Marlow (Henmar 1) review.
An excellent Slow Way which essentially follows a stretch of the Thames Path, albeit with two divergences from the riverside path.
The route starts at Henley Station and passes by Market Place with plenty of amenities, before crossing the river.
There is immediately a departure from the Thames Path, as the route instead takes The Chiltern Way through woods and across fields into Aston. There’s a break point at The Flower Pot pub (Photo 1).
The Thames Path is then followed through a deer park and beside the river. A second divergence from the river route runs along a footpath between a caravan park and fields (photo 3). This arrives at Hurley.
A detour into Hurley provides a village shop and a choice of two pubs. Otherwise, the Slow Way returns to the Thames Path at the riverside.
The river is crossed via a bridge at Temple Lock (Photo 3) and continues along the north bank into Marlow (Photo 4). There are plenty of amenities in this attractive town.
I greatly enjoyed this walk. I’m familiar with the Thames Path and so was interested in seeing the alternative routes. However, as has been pointed out in an earlier review, there is probably more to see by sticking to the slightly longer Thames Path between Henley and Marlow.
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Sumaria
30 Jan 2022Walked in January 2022, Marlow to Henley.
Lovely river walk, mostly following the Thames Path. Towards Henley, a loop of the river is cut off by taking the Chiltern Way. If you don’t like hills or stiles, or want to see the beautiful weir and lock at Mill End, stick to the river path.
You will see bird life, dog walkers and people messing about on the river, and cross the river on attractive bridges. Bisham Church and the Culham Court estate with its deerpark are highlights.
There are public toilets in Marlow and Henley near the end-points and also at Temple Lock (currently closed, Jan 2022), and Hurley Lock. The charming Dew Drop Inn welcomes walkers.
The route is safe. There are stiles on the section from Aston to Henley. Wooden bridges can be slippery.
Two small errors in the route: 1. Apporaching the first small bridge, the route takes you off to the left. Stick to the obvious river path. 2. Avoid walking through Hurley Riverside Park (caravan park) and stick to the river path.
Images are:
Bisham Church
Temple footbridge
View downriver from Temple footbridge
View upriver from Culham Court.
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TobyKo
02 May 2021Beautiful route. A few stiles. Between the towns, the whole route is along well-marked footpaths or extremely quiet country roads. Next time, I'll follow the river more closely between Aston and Remenham though.
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