Evening Walk - Staines-upon-Thames Circular: the Thames, the Colne River, Staines Moor, the Wraysbury River [New Walk]

Length: 7.8 km (4.8 mi)

Ascent/Descent: negligible 

Net Walking Time: 1 ¾ hours 

 

Take the 17.50 Reading train from Waterloo (via Clapham J, Richmond and Twickenham), arrives 18.22.

Returns: xx.08, xx.29, xx.38, xx.58. 

Staines is outside the London Travel Zones!

 

This circular variation of the full walk covers in a meandering fashion the Lower Colne Valley, from the Colne’s meeting with the Thames upstream through Staines Moor and back through the moor and the town centre to the station.

From the station, you make your way to the Thames and turn upstream past the mouth of the Colne and under Staines Bridge, site of the only Roman bridge across the Thames outside of London, before turning through old Staines and under one of many busy roads into Staines Moor. The moor is dominated by the meandering Colne, many low-lying flooded areas, bulrushes and reeds, scattered trees, imposing bramble bushes and myriads of very old anthills, as well as a varied birdlife all year round.
This variation of the main walk leads further through Staines Moor onto a modest rise for surround views and back along the Colne and the Wraysbury River (an anabranch of the Colne) to the town centre and railway station.

Refreshments: Plenty of options, see the walk directions pdf for details.

For detailed route maps, gpx/kml files, photos and walk directions click here. T=short.72.a