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This is a pleasant walk, even in December when I did it. The towpath wasn't too muddy, nor were the short field sections between the canal and Iver itself.

I walked from Slough to Iver.
After crossing over the rail line and along a busy road it is canal for most of the way. The Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal is a dead end and feels like a long thin lake rather than a thoroughfare. Reeds, dragonflies, fish, and waterfowl are plentiful and make the walk a peaceful delight. Leaving the canal close to Iver the path crosses fields before a short section of busy road that cuts Iver in two. The destination is a Co-Op but there is coffee a small row of shops further up near the clock.
A lovely walk. Mostly good well made paths, some rotted steps, a kissing gate and narrow paths are the only obstacles ( see pictures).

I walked this from Slough to Iver on a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon.

This route starts at Slough, which isn't known for it's architecture. Luckily, most of this route is along the Slough Arm of the Grand Union Canal, which was a really pleasant walk, albeit it very straight for about 80% of the route. There were lots of free snacks in the form of blackberries. Yum. When you leave the canal near Iver, the route takes you along and across fields. Normally, these would probably be very green, but as we did not have any rain lately, it's mostly brown. Some of the paths were a little overgrown. The last bit into Iver village was a little annoying, with too many cars.

A very lovely route altogether though!.

Isn’t it great when a good direct off road route is ready made for a Slow Way? In this case the Slough arm of the Grand Union canal will deliver you from Slough to Iver along a peaceful green corridor, with only minor irritation at either end from the car frantic outside world.

Walked Slough to Iver. A short walk away from Slough station (some of the minor irritation) is the start/end of the Slough canal. The towpath is mostly in good condition, there are a couple of places where it narrows but it never felt unsafe.

I passed several fellow travellers, mainly school children, some cyclists, one scooterist, a fisherman enjoying not catching any fish - he didn’t use bait, just loved casting the line, a group of men with several young terriers, a woman picking a large bunch of the yellow iris which was in peak flower alongside the water…. a decent microcosm of everyday life in the spaces around the M4/M25.

After a good long leg stretch I turned off the canal to approach Iver across fields. Skylarks, long grass, Iver church in view. In one or two places the path was narrow and rooty.
Another short intrusion of too-much-traffic on the final approach to Iver.

Public transport from Iver village is by bus, there’s one every half hour to Slough or Uxbridge, but last bus out is about 7.15pm, so no late evening dawdling in the pub for me!
The trains from Iver station are excellent but the station is a good mile from the village (along the trafficy road).

All in all this is an enjoyable route and one I recommend.

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