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Brent River Park Walk
Courtesy of Transport for
London (TFL) -
click here for TFL web site
See also photographs of the
Hanwell/Brentford section of the Brent River walk
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| Distance: |
7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
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| Location: |
Ealing, Hounslow |
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| Start: |
Brentham Open Space (GR 176-827) |
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| Finish: |
Brentford High Street (GR 173-773) |
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| Factor: |
Parkland and Waterside |
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| Recommended direction: |
North to south |
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| Terrain and surface: |
Almost completely level, with some very short slopes.
Rough paths, tracks and grass to Uxbridge Road, then hard surface. Some
steps, no stiles. Only 0.9km (0.6ml) beside roads |
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| Points of Interest: |
River Brent, Pitshanger Park, Hanwell church, Brent Lodge
Park, Wharncliffe Viaduct, Grand Union Canal and locks, Boston Manor Park,
Brentford Dock |
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| Signage: |
Almost complete both ways. Logo: 'BRP' on yellow arrow,
'Brent River Path Footpath' surrounding green background |
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| Refreshments and toilets: |
Pubs and cafes at Hanwell, and Brentford. Cafe and
toilets at Brent Lodge Park. Public toilets at Boston Manor Park |
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| Public transport and break points: |
LU: Hanger Lane, Boston Manor. NR: South Greenford,
Castlebar Park, Hanwell, Brentford. Buses at all these points plus Western
Avenue, Pitshanger Lane, Argyle Road and Ruislip Road East |
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| Links with other walks: |
Capital Ring, Grand Union Canal Walk, Thames Path
National Trail |
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| Map required: |
Explorer 161 and 173 (route marked) |
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| Principle promoters: |
LB Ealing, LB Hounslow |
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| One of the 'bluest' routes in this book, with
easy walking mostly beside the River Brent, which in its lower stretches
forms part of the Grand Union Canal. It is very green too, passing through
riverside shrubbery, several parks and open spaces. Much of the route is
used by Sections 7 and 8 of the Capital Ring. Starting from a rather
undistinguished spot beside the A40 (Western Avenue), not far from Hanger
Lane station, you set off through Brentham Open Space and Pitshanger Park.
There is some roadwalking at this end, but after Ruislip Road East there is
hardly any, though you pass underneath two very busy main roads and the M4
motorway. The walk through Brent Lodge Park is very pretty, with the spire
of Hanwell church rising between the trees. You pass under the impressive
Wharncliffe Viaduct, where express trains cross high above en route to
Wales, and testing your echoes is a popular pastime. You join the Grand
Union Canal towpath at the foot of Hanwell Locks, and pass Osterley Lock on
the way to Brentford. This is a fairly busy section of the canal and there
is a good chance of seeing some waterborne action. A large concrete plaque
beside the towpath near Osterley Lock proudly records that a British
Waterways team won a pile-driving competition in 1959. Brentford Canal Basin
is quite deserted nowadays. The towpath passes through a covered quay, then
crosses a miniature 'wobbly bridge' over the dock entrance to finish at
Brentford High Street. It connects here with the Thames Path National Trail,
which continues along the Brent on a diversion from the big river. |
| Courtesy of Transport
for London (TFL) -
click here for TFL web site |
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