A4 Points to note Maidenhead 1 Burnham Station Upton Taplow Station 1 There is no easy cycle route between BA Lea Maidenhead Bridge and the start of the Jubilee TH ROAD To Uxbridge A A 4 3 River path at the Berry Hill traffic lights. If you are Maidenhead BA 5 T 5 not confident cycling along the A4, push your Station s LA H
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Pub Windsor & Eton IDE Cafe A308 MA NHEAD RD Riverside Station River Tham Datchet To Heathrow Information centre Windsor Castle Datchet Station Fifield es Windsor & Colnbrook Oakley Eton Central Station B3 Green 024 0 Miles 0.5 1 1.5 4 B320 Based on the Ordnance Survey map with the permission of the To Windsor Windsor Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown Copyright Poyle 0 Kilometres 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 Great Park 2008. Slough Borough Council. Licence No. 100019446 woodland andopen pasture. peaceful routes surrounded mainlybyfarmland, corridor, theseare in themainsurprisinglyquiet and Despite itsproximity tothebusyM4andA4transport between traffic-free paths. Network Routesorwhere theyprovide essentiallinks road sectionswhere these formpartofNationalCycle at entrypoints.Alsoindicated onthemapare someon- permitted pathsare usuallyidentifiedbysignserected not attempttodistinguishbetweenthese,although have beenpermittedbythelandowner. Theleafletdoes main roads andotherpathsoverwhichrightstocycle public rightsofway, shared-use paths alongsidesome The traffic-free routes shownare acombinationof cyclists androad bicycleswithnarrow tyres. regarded aslesssuitablefordisabledusers,novice Where thesehavebeenidentified,theyshouldbe wherever possiblethishasbeennotedinleaflet. the linkroutes are inneedofsomeimprovement and of smallsectionsthemainpathsandsomeparts Park andtheThamesValley CycleRoute.Thesurfaces users, particularlytheJubileeRiverpath,SloughLinear also suitableandaccessibleforpushchairsdisabled walking. Mostofthepathsare wellsurfacedandare the routes are flatandmakeforeasycycling Being mainlywithinthefloodplainofRiverThames, Windsor, Maidenheadandthesurrounding villages. via links from the built-up areas around Slough,these routes are and how they can be easily accessedNational Routes 61 and 4. This leaflet shows whereroutes are all part of the National Cycle Network,Cycle Route that passes through the area. These Linear Park and the section of the Thames ValleyRiver Cycleway, its eastward extension into SloughThe main routes on this map are based on the Jubilee and GrundonWaste ManagementLtd. LakeTrust,including EtonCollege,Dorney CA,SummerleazeLtd Commission andSustrans,togetherwithmajorlandowners Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire CountyCouncil,theMillennium the Environment Agency, and theRoyalBorough ofWindsor The routes are apartnershipbetweenSloughBorough Council, toworkorschool. journeys ideal opportunitiesforfamilyleisure cyclingandtofacilitatecycle places ofwork,leisure and othercentres. Assuchtheyprovide locations, aimtoconnectpeopleandlocalcommunitieswith These routes, whichcanbe easilyaccessedfrom many area betweenthetownsof Slough,MaidenheadandWindsor. have beenconstructedandmadeavailablewithinthemainlyrural Over thepastdecadeanetworkofnewtraffic-free cycle routes Sustrans andtheNationalCycleNetwork Support Sustrans.Jointhemovement. live abettertomorrow. We are thecharitymakingadifference today soeveryonecan lanes andon-road walkingandcyclingroutes around theUK. Cycle Network,overtwelvethousandmilesoftraffic-free, quiet is behindmanygroundbreaking projects includingtheNational ways thatbenefittheirhealthandtheenvironment. Thecharity working onpracticalprojects sopeoplechoosetotravelin Sustrans istheUK’s leadingsustainabletransportcharity, This maphasbeenproduced bySustransinpartnership For more informationontheNationalCycleNetwork,tobuy with SloughBorough CouncilandtheRoyalBorough of maps andguidesortobecomeaSustransSupporter Registered CharityNo326550(EnglandandWales), SC039263(Scotland) 0845 11300 65 www.sustrans.org.uk Windsor andMaidenhead visit orcall: Traffic-free cyclingopportunitiesbetween The JubileeRiver& Slough LinearPark Slough, MaidenheadandWindsor
BERKSHIRE & BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CYCLE MAP Ditton Parkwww.ca.com Credit Scheme. by GrundonWaste ManagementLtdviatheLandfill Tax for newpathswithintheLinearParkhasbeenprovided should becompletedduring2008.Muchofthefunding now beenacquired bytheCouncilandpathconstruction and DittonParkthuscompletetheLinearhas Mother Reservoir. ThelandtoconnectUptonCourtPark Court ParkandDittontotheedgeofQueen and extendsalongJubileeRiver, thenthrough Upton starts attheborough boundaryatManorFarmBridge with afootpath/cyclepathprovided alongitslength.It developed bySloughBorough Councilandotherpartners, As thenameimplies,thisisanarrow green corridor, Slough LinearPark Linear Park. off atTheMyrkecontinueeastwards through theSlough Taplow andfollowstheJubileeRiverbefore branching to cyclists.NationalRoute61startsattheA4bridge follows itsentire length,withmostofthisbeingavailable for manybird species.Awellsurfaced3-metre-wide path created toprovide asuperbbreeding andfeedinghabitat Wetlands’,Highlights includethe‘Dorney anarea specially it provides ahavenforfish,birds, animalsandpeople. in 2002.RunningbetweenMaidenheadandWindsor, constructed bytheEnvironment Agencyandopened The seven-mile-longman-madefloodchannelwas Upton CourtPark isconstructedlaterin2008. route willalso beopenedoncetheLinear Parklinkto parkland becameavailable for thefirsttime.Theeast-west south route in2006,publicaccesstothismagnificent through thepark.Thus,withopeningofnorth- a planningagreement hasopenedupafootpath/cyclepath constructed itsEuropean HQatDittonParkandaspart of by ComputerAssociatesLtd.CA(asitisnowknown) research purposesandsubsequentlyacquired in1997 Montagu, waspurchased bytheAdmiraltyin1917for Ditton Manorandestate,formerlythehomeofLord The JubileeRiverwww.environment–agency.co.uk Attractionsalongtheroutes Long Walk oranywhere off road. roads, butpleasenotethatcyclingisnotpermittedon the alike. Cyclistscanusemost oftheveryquiettarmac excellent area forbothnoviceandexperiencedcyclists Leisurefrom Great Centre, Windsor Parkisan Windsor Easily accessedbyfollowing theNational Route 4signs Windsor Great Parkwww.theroyallandscape.co.uk A fullroute mapoftheTVCRisavailablefrom Sustrans. follow theNationalRoute4signsfrom MaidenheadStation! traffic-free section between Cox Green and Knowl Hill. Just all thewaytoBristolandbeyond.Locallythere isanexcellent National Route 4 follows the Kennet and Avon Cycle Route From there the TVCR takes National Route 5 to Oxford, while Maidenhead, it runs via Knowl Hill and Wargrave to Reading. Staines andthenontoLondon.Westwards from eastwards through Windsor Great Park to Runnymede, andMaidenhead,itcontinues locally betweenWindsor Barrage in London to St Davids in Pembrokeshire! Running is a continuous route going all the way from the Thames Part ofNationalRoute4theCycleNetworkwhich www.sustrans.org.uk Thames Valley CycleRoute(TVCR) Additionalcyclingopportunities map overleaf. asshown ontheroute andWindsor between EtonWick the river, cyclingispermittedonpartoftheThamesPath bike from thevariouscycleroutes shown.Elsewhere along and are certainlyworthavisit.Theyare easytoaccessby with theadjacentriversideareas needlittleintroduction andEtontogether The historictowncentres ofWindsor Windsor andEtonwww.windsor.gov.uk at SummerleazeBridgethrough toBoveney. National Route4runsthrough theparkfrom theThames Olympics, andopentothepublicthroughout theyear. Eton CollegeRowingLake,avenueforthe2012 Splendid parkandarboretum setaround the2,000-metre LakeParkwww.dorneylake.comDorney all times. approaching otherusersandgivethem priorityat cases horse riders. Cyclistsmustslow downwhen also usedbywalkers,disabled usersandinsome All thetraffic-free routes shownonthisleaflet are Remember Cycles, HighSt,Maidenhead(01628780026). (01753520529)orfrom DNA Dedworth Road,Windsor (01753830220),StowsCycles in Gardens inWindsor can behired CycleHire from atAlexandra Windsor cycle someoftheroutes shownonthisleaflet,cycles If youdon’t haveyourownbicycle,butwouldliketo Cyclehire at [email protected] fordetails. Slough Borough Councilon01753875566ore-mailhim Court.IfyouareDorney interested, callGeraldPleaceat month onaSaturday, eitherfrom UptonCourtParkor depicted onthisleaflet.Theridestakeplaceoncea around sixmileslongandnormallyontraffic-free routes simply prefer toridewithagroup. Theridesare generally for neworinexperiencedcycliststhosethatwould provide guidedrides Freewheelers, will and knownasSlough Council andSustrans, with SloughBorough formed inassociation A smalllocalgroup Opportunities for new or inexperienced cyclists see theirwebsitesfordetails. information centres andsomebikeshops.Alternatively Copies are availablefrom theirrespective offices,visitor showing allrecommended cycleroutes withinthetowns. andMaidenheadproduce separatemaps of Windsor Both SloughBorough Council andtheRoyalBorough www.slough.gov.uk www.rbwm.gov.uk Windsor andMaidenhead Other cycleroutes withinSlough,