Walking The Rowley Farm Trail
Start & Finish: Car Park at Black Park Country Park, Black Park Road, Slough, SL3 6DS
Distance: 5.9 km (3.7 miles)
Elevation change: +/- 43m
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): Beeches Way, Shakespeare’s Way
Other routes touched (cycle): Beeches Cycleway
Pubs / Cafes on route: Four Seasons Cafe, Black Park at start and end.
Map: OS Explorer Map (172) Chiltern Hills East and OS Explorer Map (160) Windsor, Weybridge & Bracknell
Links: Black Park
This is part of a series of short circular walks in the Chilterns. The guidance below will help you navigate but don’t use it as a fully accurate turn-by-turn guide. Always take a map and/or a GPX route and prepare well for the weather and terrain.
This is a short, flat walk around the perimeter of Rowley Farm to the west of Black Park Country Park. We went at the end of April when the bluebells were out, making this a pleasant Spring walk. From the car park look out for the first Rowley Farm Trail roundel to the right of the road entrance. Follow the path to Black park Road then cross over Rowley Lane to enter the woods. You’re now on the main part of the trail.
The Trail is well sign-posted so navigation is fairly easy. There’s a couple of things to look out for though.
After 1.4 km the trail takes a right to take a boundary route of Wexham Park Golf Course, Wexham Street and a path on the northern edge of Wexham Park hospital. If you’re looking for a shorter walk you can avoid this section by continuing south on Gallions Lane instead of turning right onto the golf course.
The southern section that crosses fields near Rowley Lake can get wet after rain so wear boots and fast-drying trousers in damp conditions.
There’s a short section in the final 1 km that’s runs on Rowley Lane before taking the path up to the northern side of Black Park Lake. Be careful on this section as there’s no pavement and cars can often go fast here.
