Route 1 Ashford – Staines-upon-Thames via Stanwell

START/FINISH: St. Hilda’s Church, TW15 3QL Distance: 10 miles

1 From St. Hilda’s Church: Turn right out of the car park and go to the mini roundabout where you take the fi rst exit (Stanwell Road) to go over the railway bridge. 2 At the T-junction turn left and immediately left into Station Crescent. Continue along this road for 400m before taking the sixth turning on the right (Avondale Road). Continue until you reach the A30 (London Road). 3 Dismount and cross the road with care (a crossing point is just to your right) onto the cycle way opposite. 4 Turn left on the cycle way and continue (passing several entrances with care) for 1.5km to turn fi rst right into Stanwell New Road (Ashford Heating on the corner). 5 Continue ahead, initially on road and then shared cycle way, until the path crosses to the opposite side. Cross with care and continue for a further 2km between the reservoirs. After the traffi c lights turn left into Horton Road. 6 Follow Horton Road for 1.5km, bearing right on the bend at The Anchor PH and passing The Mill on your right to arrive at the T-junction with Leylands Lane on your left. (If you come to the roundabout you have gone too far!) 7 Turn left and immediately right to join the unmade bridleway. Follow this for 2km to the gates. Go ahead to Moor Lane and go straight on over the railway bridge. Continue for a further 1.5km to reach Wraysbury Road. 8 Turn right and follow the cycle lane on the road until just before the church/graveyard on the left. Dismount and cross the footpath into Vicarage Road. Continue ahead passing The Bells PH on your left. Immediately after Island Close turn left to join the towpath alongside the Thames. 9 Follow the towpath to pass under Staines Bridge, over the timber bridge crossing the River Colne and into Memorial Gardens with the Old Town Hall to your left. Follow the Thames until you reach the Thames Lodge Hotel (at the end of Memorial Gardens). 10 At the hotel turn left to the road. Turn right across the front of the hotel to go under the railway bridge to join the towpath. Follow the towpath for 1.25km until reaching the fi rst barrier. Turn left on the unmade track to reach tarmac (signposted PH). Ignore the road on the right into the private estate. 11 Continue ahead for 800m on Wheatsheaf Lane, ignoring all turnings, to pass the Staines Town FC ground on your right and reach the T-junction with Laleham Road. 12 Turn right and continue on road until the mini-roundabout at The Anglers Retreat PH. 13 Turn left into Worple Road and after 500m turn right into Pavilion Gardens (later Berryscroft Road). At the primary school on your right, turn left into Thickthorne Lane (becoming Arnold Road). Turn left and arrive at the T-junction with Elizabeth Avenue. 14 Turn left and immediately right and follow Edinburgh Drive, (passing the parade of shops on your right) to join Kingston Road at the mini-roundabout. 15 Turn right over the small road bridge and turn left at the traffi c lights into Woodthorpe Road. Continue ahead, going under the bypass bridge and passing Bronzefi eld Prison entrance on your left and the Salvation Army building on your right to arrive back at St. Hilda’s Church. 7 The Ho rt Mill o n R d y . waw lee id br The Anchor H o rt on Ro ad

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