Wrayhor two

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I walked this on a warm overcast Saturday.

It's a short route, mostly threading through reservoirs. There are some really narrow and rutted paths, which will likely get very muddy. It was bone dry on this summer day though. There is a level crossing before getting to the village itself.

It's a short route, and generally quite pleasant. Lots of free brambles!.

Short, but very useful as a link in a chain of routes going n/s west of Heathrow, which enable Slow Ways between Buckinghamshire and Surrey, between the Chilterns and the North Downs, to be linked together, without going into highly urbanised areas.

To reach the start point I caught a bus from Staines to Wraysbury: buses are infrequent, and the bus driver seemed to think a regular bus service might soon disappear altogether.

Walked Wraysbury to Horton. First up is the path alongside the cricket ground, which curves round to reveal a large wooden windmill (more or less hidden from the main road). Then a stream crossing that begs to be described as quaint.

There's a really short stretch along the main road (which leads to Wraysbury station - Waterloo to Windsor line, but this route doesn't get that far). A turning on the left leads to a footpath that took me all the way to Horton. Job done!

On the way I had to cross the railway line, and access to the crossing was over a newly installed stile. As it happens the workmen were around and we had a chat while waiting for a train to go by - they had put in kissing gates and were told to take them out and put in stiles. So ... not suitable for anyone who can't climb a stile. (Photo)

The path north of the railway line follows a narrow causeway between two lakes. There is a lot of green so the lakes weren't really obvious. There had in the past been a heavy vehicle down the track, which must have been soft and muddy, because the ruts were extremely deep, and this made the path a bit tricky. (photo)

And then a back lane into Horton. Another small green belt village: unlike Wraysbury there's not much by way of shops, but there is a post office and stores by the benchless village green. My second time in Horton, it seems like somewhere to pass through and not dawdle.

Public transport from Horton is the same bus that serves Wraysbury from Staines - an irregular bus service which may not survive another round of cuts.

Excellent route if you can manage stiles and have planned for how to arrive/depart the start/end points! I continued on from Horton to Iver on Hortive 3, and caught a train from Iver station.

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