Thames Path: Maidenhead to Datchet

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Overview

A pleasant stretch of the Thames Path with some impressive views, not least as we pass Windsor castle. On the way bridges. ancient and more modern, locks at Bray and Boveney, impressive houses and open countryside. Mud always a possibility,

Saturday, 2 May 2026

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 16.4km / 10.2mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Meet by ticket barriers at Maidenhead station. Toilets on Maidenhead station.

Features

Toilets available
Accessible by public transport
No car needed
No Stiles

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 88700 80781
Nearest postcode:: SL6 1EW
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Start time:: 10:30 am

Maidenhead station through the ticket barriers

Finishing point

Grid reference:: SU 98717 76974
Nearest postcode:: SL3 9ED
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Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Datchet station

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