A 20s and 30s Ramblers group.
This 5-mile circular walk from Taplow takes in stretches of the Thames Path and Jubilee River, and goes past the 2012 Olympic rowing and canoeing venue.
Advance booking is not required, but if you plan on attending this walk, please indicate this on Meetup if you can (see Website link), so others can see that there will be plenty of people going.
Pace: medium.
Walk details
From the station, there will be a short stretch of road walking, before we walk past Taplow Lake. We’ll then join the Jubilee River for the first time. Completed in 2002, this is a 7 mile long artificial river that is the centrepiece of a flood defence scheme for Maidenhead and Windsor. After a short distance we’ll leave the Jubilee River and join the Thames Path proper, just after Bray Lock. Continuing on the river past Summerleaze Footbridge, we’ll leave and get a distant view of Dorney Lake - the venue for Olympic rowing and canoeing in 2012. Unfortunately the Dorney café will be closed in the evening, so we’ll instead rejoin the Jubilee River for a second stretch before returning to the station via footpaths and roads.
Travel details
By public transport
Please travel on the 18.59 departure from Reading (Maidenhead 19.12) if travelling by train. The walk leader intends to travel on this train, if it is delayed the start of the walk will be as well. At the end of the walk return trains are half-hourly until the early hours.
By car
Pay-by-app parking is available at the station.
Notes
Taplow railway station
