Walking Britain Staines to Windsor along the River Thames
Introduction to Walk 1814
County/Area - Surrey & Berkshire
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
Ascent - 150 feet / 45 metres
Time - 4 hours 40 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
This linear walk follows the Thames Path between Staines and Windsor. Full of interest, the route offer allows you to visit the Runnymede Memorial and the site of the Magna Carta.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 160 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 160 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 176 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 176 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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Virginia Water & the Wentworth Estate
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
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Hampton Court Parks and Gardens
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
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Richmond Park and Petersham Circular
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.9 miles / 14.5 km
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Dog Rose Ramble (London Borough of Ealing)
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.1 miles / 13.2 km
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Barnes to Richmond along the Thames Path
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Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
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Northwood Hills to Northolt
Grade - moderate
Length - 10.3 miles / 16.7 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Books & eBooks
The Thames Path
A guidebook to walking the Thames Path, a National Trail covering 180 miles between London's Thames Barrier and the river's source in Gloucestershire, passing through Windsor, Oxford and rural countryside. Provides full information for this easy riverside route that takes around two weeks to complete. Includes a 1:25K OS map booklet.
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The Thames Path Map Booklet
Map of the 180 mile (288km) Thames Path National Trail, from London's Thames Barrier to the river's source near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. This booklet is included with the Cicerone guidebook to the trail, and shows the full route on OS 1:25,000 maps. The easy riverside route takes around two weeks to walk.
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Navigation
This pocket handbook to navigation will help you master the necessary map and compass skills for mountain walking. Chapters include map scales, symbols and contours, grid references, map reading, bearings, route planning and night and bad-weather navigation, as well as navigating with a GPS.
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