Transport for LondonRoute details
London Loop: Section 12 Uxbridge to Harefield West
| Walk facts | Details |
|---|---|
| Distance: | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Location: | Hillingdon, plus some in Bucks |
| Start: | Uxbridge (Oxford Road, GR 052-846) Get there with Journey Planner |
| Finish: | Harefield West (Coppermill Lane, GR 040-912) |
| Factor: | London Loop: Section 12 Uxbridge to Harefield West |
| Recommended direction: | South to north |
| Terrain and surface: | Mainly on firm and level canalside paths, but one short stretch on a rough track. No stiles. 200m beside roads |
| Points of Interest: | Grand Union Canal and locks, Denham Country Park, Frays Valley Local Nature Reserve, Harefield Marina |
| Signage: | Not signed at time of writing |
| Temporary Diversions: | |
| Refreshments and toilets: | Pubs at Uxbridge, Widewater Lock and Harefield West. Tearoom at Denham Lock. Public toilets at Colne Valley Park Visitor Centre (500m off route) |
| Public transport and breakpoints: | LU: Uxbridge. Buses here and at Widewater Lock and Harefield West |
| Links with other walks: | Grand Union Canal Walk, South Bucks Way, Colne Valley Trail, Nine Stiles Circular Walk, Grand Union Canal Circular Walk, Rickmansworth Lakes Circular Walk |
| How to get the map: | Download it from www.walklondon.org.uk or call 0870 240 6094 |
| Principal promoters: | London Walking Forum, LB Hillingdon |
Walk details:
- Another section dominated by water - the 'bluest' of the whole London Loop.
- Lakes formed from worked out gravel pits line the whole section, some feeding the canal with water.
- You pass four canal locks, a lockside tearoom and three canalside pubs, and there should be plenty of waterborne action, whether of wildlife or the human variety - boats and anglers.
- From Oxford Road in Uxbridge the route generally follows paths beside the Grand Union Canal, but for variety makes a diversion around former gravel pits in the Frays Valley Local Nature Reserve, one of which is now a marina.
- At Denham Lock are gathered no fewer than six routes: London Loop, Colne Valley Trail, Grand Union Canal Walk, Nine Stiles Circular Walk, South Bucks Way and Grand Union Canal Circular Walk.
- The section ends beside the Coy Carp pub near Coppermill Lock at Harefield West, start and finish of the Rickmansworth Lakes Circular Walk.
