Beeches Way
A 16-mile long distance footpath which connects the River Thames at Cookham with the Grand Union Canal at West Drayton. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Start: Cookham
Grid Ref: SU 896 854
Distance: 16 miles (25 km)
Grid Ref: SU 896 854
Distance: 16 miles (25 km)
Climbing: 186 metres
Time: 6–8 hours
Duration: 1 day
Time: 6–8 hours
Duration: 1 day
Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
172 Chiltern Hills East, High Wycombe, Maidenhead and Rickmansworth
Summary
The Beeches Way walking route was developed by the Iver and District Countryside Association. It connects the River Thames at Cookham with the Grand Union Canal at West Drayton, and in doing so it passes through several ancient woodlands. From the start of the walk in Cookham, the route visits Woolman's Wood, Hedsor, Bristles Wood, Littleworth Common, Dorney Wood, Burnham Beeches Nature Reserve, Farnham Common, Brockhurst Wood, Stoke Common, Fulmer, Black Park Lake (Black Park Country Estate), Langley Park Country Estate, Love Green, and Iver before finishing in Yiewsley.