Staines-upon-Thames — Ashford (Spelthorne)
Staiash one
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Staines-upon-Thames and Ashford (Spelthorne).
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Reviews - 5
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (5)
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The narrowest part of the path is 125.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 6.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 6.0% (1)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Very clear (1)
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50.0% of the route is on roads (1)
30.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
100.0% of the route is paved (1)
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Start and end points
Staines-upon-Thames
Grid Ref
TQ0372271463
Lat / Lon
51.43268° / -0.50929°
Easting / Northing
503,722E / 171,463N
What3Words
glow.sorters.export
Ashford (Spelthorne)
Grid Ref
TQ0658571930
Lat / Lon
51.43635° / -0.46798°
Easting / Northing
506,585E / 171,930N
What3Words
bend.images.stray
Staiash One's land is
Staines-upon-Thames | |
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Grid Ref | TQ0372271463 |
Lat / Lon | 51.43268° / -0.50929° |
Easting / Northing | 503,722E / 171,463N |
What3Words | glow.sorters.export |
Ashford (Spelthorne) | |
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Grid Ref | TQ0658571930 |
Lat / Lon | 51.43635° / -0.46798° |
Easting / Northing | 506,585E / 171,930N |
What3Words | bend.images.stray |
Green urban | 12.8% |
Other | 10.8% |
Urban | 76.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Derick Rethans
11 Feb 2024I walked this in a minutely drizzly morning, from Staines (station) to Ashford.
I skipped the first bit from the car park, as that didn't seem like an inviting part, and instead just started at Staines station. After a short section along Kingston Road (photo #1) and a residential street, you soon cross under the A308 and end up at the lovely Shortwood Common (photo #2). I encountered some grazing horses, minding their own business (photo #3). On the east side the route continued through a tree tunnel (photo #4), before a metal bridge (photo #5) brings you over the railway. Then another short section along residential roads brings you to Ashford station (photo #6).
Short and to the point, and fairly green.
Aamwalk
10 Oct 2023I walked Staines to Ashford as part of a loop made of three routes on a warn autumn afternoon.
It is a straightforward route that is easy to follow and uses pavements and tarmacked paths.
You pass the rail station first (same line as Ashford). After turning into Leacroft road you pass a hidden pub (The Old Red Lion), which was very busy and looked inviting. You follow the residential road then go under the Staines Bypass.
You cross Shortwood common, the grazing horses were in the far corner, and then follow the wooded path by the railway line until you cross it by a foot bridge near Bronze Field Prison. It is a ramped bridge. Then you follow a residential road into Ashford ending at the rail station.
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Jane Taylor
26 Oct 2022Walked Staines to Ashford. Good short, direct route linking these two neighbouring towns on the green belt edge of west London.
Highlight is Shortwood Common, where you may be lucky and find cows grazing (I didn’t).
The routing across the A308 by Staines bus station is a little off, use your common sense and cross at the lights.
There’s at least one pub at Staines and lots of refreshments either end.
I would definitely walk this route again.
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Bjørn Harald
08 May 2021The route starts and ends in the town centres of the destinations with pedestrian safe footpaths along the busy streets. The middle section crosses Shortwood Common on a paved footpath. The fields will usually have cattle and horses grazing. There are one kissing gate at each end of the common. These seem to be wide enough to fit a pram or wheelchair. The path crosses the railway on a 6 degree sloping footbridge.
There is a nice pub just off Kingston Road in Staines. The section crossing the common is nice and quiet, but the rest of the route is more for transportation, ie not too exiting.
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Philipj8
01 May 2021This is a direct route, away from traffic. Bridge over railway is sloped with no steps. There were a few cows and horses on Shortwood Common.
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