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This route is based on the excellent Uxbhar Two, but it removes my main concern about that route, which is the unnecessary (imo) steep pull up/down Harrow hill. Slow Wayers - you have a choice!
I've routed this one to go directly to Harrow from Rayners Lane; and it also means you get to walk through a very pleasant park at West Harrow, with benches and a cafe.
Other changes are at Rayners Lane, to spend more time walking alongside the Yeading Brook, and to use a ramped railway crossing rather than some very steep steps.
However if you want to walk up Harrow hill for the interest/sightseeing/views value then choose Uxbhar Two.
In summary - leave Uxbridge along a fairly busy road. Then a wonderful green route following the Yeading Brook through Ickenham Marsh, leading more or less all the way to Rayners Lane; some quiet residential streets and a park before arriving at Harrow.
Refreshments intermittently along the way, and tube stations at Hillingdon (Piccadilly), Ruislip Gardens (Central), and Rayners Lane (Piccadilly)
This route is based on the excellent Uxbhar Two, but it removes my main concern about that route, which is the unnecessary (imo) steep pull up/down Harrow hill. Slow Wayers - you have a choice!
I've routed this one to go directly to Harrow from Rayners Lane; and it also means you get to walk through a very pleasant park at West Harrow, with benches and a cafe.
Other changes are at Rayners Lane, to spend more time walking alongside the Yeading Brook, and to use a ramped railway crossing rather than some very steep steps.
However if you want to walk up Harrow hill for the interest/sightseeing/views value then choose Uxbhar Two.
In summary - leave Uxbridge along a fairly busy road. Then a wonderful green route following the Yeading Brook through Ickenham Marsh, leading more or less all the way to Rayners Lane; some quiet residential streets and a park before arriving at Harrow.
Refreshments intermittently along the way, and tube stations at Hillingdon (Piccadilly), Ruislip Gardens (Central), and Rayners Lane (Piccadilly)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Uxbridge
Grid Ref
TQ0555984110
Lat / Lon
51.54602° / -0.47910°
Easting / Northing
505,559E / 184,110N
What3Words
labs.liver.pure
Harrow
Grid Ref
TQ1534688092
Lat / Lon
51.57990° / -0.33672°
Easting / Northing
515,346E / 188,092N
What3Words
keys.full.mime
| Uxbridge | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ0555984110 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.54602° / -0.47910° |
| Easting / Northing | 505,559E / 184,110N |
| What3Words | labs.liver.pure |
| Harrow | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | TQ1534688092 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.57990° / -0.33672° |
| Easting / Northing | 515,346E / 188,092N |
| What3Words | keys.full.mime |
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review
Jane Taylor
10 Aug 2023A good 4+ star route with only a handful of short road sections bringing the rating down from 5. If you are deciding whether to choose between this route or Uxbhar Two, I would say this one is slightly shorter, and quite a bit easier/fewer steps and a lot less hill.
I walked and reviewed Uxbhar Two and at the time thought there could be an alternative which skips the pull up Harrow hill, and goes directly to Harrow from Rayners Lane. After some research this is the one!
From Uxbridge the route follows Yeading Brook as far as Rayners Lane. This is a lovely green route, mostly well used by local people. There may be mud.
Rayners Lane is a good place to stop for lunch at one of the Indian restaurants.
I also enjoyed ice cream at the cafe at West Harrow rec, this is definitely a bonus that Uxbhar Two doesn’t deliver!
Between the park and Harrow station is a quiet residential street that still has most of its front gardens, and a friendly sense of community.
The approach to Harrow station is over a pedestrian bridge with an attractive curvy ramp. Pedestrian bridge architecture is something a Slow Wayer can properly appreciate!.
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