Walk the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) by Train

4stations nearbyClosest: Langley (Berks), 0.1 mi

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The Slough Arm is a short branch of the Grand Union Canal to Slough, built for the brick trade and reopened in 1975 after local people opposed filling it in. Iver, Langley (Berks), Datchet and Slough stations give train access to the towpath.

There are 4 stations within reach of the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm): within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.

The Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) runs about 5 miles in our route data, including any river sections it follows. The stations below are in order along it.

Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) train stations

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

There-and-back walks

No two stations share a walkable stretch of the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm), so these walks head out along the towpath and come back to the same station. The distance is the longest the towpath allows, up to 20 miles; turn round sooner for a shorter walk.

Station	Out along the towpath	Distance	Time
Iver	3.6 mi and back	8 mi	about 2.5 hours
Langley (Berks)	2.7 mi and back	5.5 to 6 mi	about 2 hours
Datchet	3.8 mi and back	12.5 to 13 mi	about 4 to 4.5 hours
Slough	4.8 mi and back	10.5 mi	about 3.5 hours

Walks onto other canals

Start on the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) and finish on another canal, changing at the junction where they meet.

From	To	Distance	Time
Iver	Denham Golf Clubon the Grand Union Canal	8 to 8.5 mi	about 2.5 to 3 hours
Slough	Hayes & Harlingtonon the Grand Union Canal	8.5 mi	about 3 hours

Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.

Walk the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) by Train

Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) train stations

There-and-back walks

Walks onto other canals

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