To divert from Windsor to Ascot at Snow Hill turn right along a footpath or bridleway. If you are going from Ascot to Windsor then just turn left where the route is closed and then take every first right until you end up at Snow Hill....

Adrian Schofield

There is a bench by the side of the road before you get into the Crown Estate- there isn’t another bench until well into Windsor Great Park! The path in the Crown Estate is paved until the left turn, at which point it turns into a muddy/gravelly path with more exposed roots. To get from the Crown Estate into Windsor Great Park there is a busy road to cross with no lights or pedestrian crossing....

Isabel

A footpath (Photo 1) ends at the entrance to Windsor Great Park....

Martin Ellis

A neat connecting walk over the Thames (Photo 1) and past Windsor Castle. There is no shortage of benches along the way....

Martin Ellis

I’ve routed via Datchet Common so that exposure to the Horton Road is kept to a minimum. Datchet Common is a bit rough and ready, but for me it’s a welcome contrast to the road alternative....

Jane Taylor

The only extra comment I would add to my first one is that there is a high metal gate on the approach from the Cumberland Lodge to the Copper horse statue of George III which seems to be locked at first glance. However, I could push the gate for pedestrians easily and to move up to the statue....

Petr Sadilek

As I walked this route in mid January and started from Ascot, I couldn't follow it further than to Cumberland Lodge....

Petr Sadilek

The two routes split after Datchet, this one crosses the Thames to Windsor, the other stays on the north side of the river to Eton. After 2 km the route turns left off the B road onto a track which accesses various businesses and housing, and then it goes behind the houses onto Datchet Common. After Datchet the route joins the long distance Thames path as far as the Victoria bridge....

Jane Taylor

I've made a new route Winhor Two, which resolves the access problem at Windsor, and also has less walking alongside the B376....

Jane Taylor

The route map shows a deviation to the south near Windsor and Eton Riverside railway station which would take users either into Windsor Castle grounds or into a car park which is, save for vehicle access, fenced. The route leaves Datchet on the B376 which, once outside the built-up area, has a 40MPH speed limit....

MA

I walked along Eton High Street, enjoyed a well-kept pint of the local beer at the excellent George Inn, then across the Thames on a footbridge, and up the (fairly steep) hill past the Theatre Royal (Cherry Orchard) to finish opposite Windsor Castle, outside the Central Station (service to Slough). 4 stars, not the route's fault, too many cars in Windsor for perfection, but close!...

Jane Taylor

And the roads have footpaths and traffic should be slow (20-30mph limits). Ascent/Descent figures look incorrect. Eton->Windsor has a significant hill climb up to the Castle....

se71

Near the start the route detours off the B470 into Home Park - which is private property and inaccessible. If you stick to the road you will be OK. There is a better detour along the river on the north side, but it is down some steep steps by the bridge so maybe that's why it is not taken....

se71

Starting at Maidenhead, there is a short amount of street walking to reach the Thames towpath at Bridge Gardens (Photo 1)....

Martin Ellis

The path does cut through a few gardens (where you feel quite gated in) and there are a couple of narrow points, but this is a top quality Slow Way with much to offer....

SofaJockey

This must count as one of the shortest Slow Ways and one where the route is inevitable, along Eton High Street, over the Thames and up the hill into Windsor. Eton and Windsor are both lovely as is the Thames....

SofaJockey

An easy, flat route that starts at Windsor and Eton Central station and ends at Maidenhead Town Hall and Library, and follows the Thames Path National Trail. Lots to see along the route, plenty of benches to stop for a rest, no stiles. Joggers, dog walkers and cyclists also use the path....

EwartCF