Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 19, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 3.34 km for 92 m

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

After 3.81 km for 1.72 km

Open: • sunrise-sunset (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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341 m

Virginia Water Lake Pavilion

Highlight • Cafe

A lovely glass fronted cafe so even if the weather is bad you can enjoy views of the lake without getting cold or wet. Open for light lunches, meals, coffee, cake and even alcohol.

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758 m

The Cascade Waterfall, Windsor Great Park

Highlight • Waterfall

A short stroll from the Pavillion, the Cascade is a 30-foot (9 m) waterfall. Created in 1789, its presence relies on a decent amount of rain and it’s at its …

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1.01 km

Virginia Water Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The First Pond Head, Virginia Water The Virginia Brook was dammed here till a disastrous break of the dam. Today the pond is much larger and has a 7 kilometre long path around its shoreline.

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2.29 km

Fort Belvedere Vista from Virginia Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fort Belvedere is a Grade II* listed country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, in Surrey, England. The fort was predominantly constructed by Jeffry Wyatville in a Gothic Revival style in the 1820s.
geni.com/projects/Fort-Belvedere-Surrey-England/26374

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2.76 km

Five Arch Bridge, Virginia Water Lake

Highlight • Bridge

Five Arch Bridge, the stone bridge which had replaced the original wooden ‘High Bridge’ in 1790, was re-built in 1826 to create a bridge architecturally imposing and still able today to cope with the demands of modern traffic.
virginiawater.org.uk/scr/histlist.php?locid=&bid=15

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4.06 km

Johnson's Pond

Lake

6.04 km

Obelisk Pond, Windsor Great Park

Highlight • Lake

6.45 km

Cumberland Obelisk, Obelisk Lawn, Windsor Great Park

Highlight • Monument

Follow the path for Virginia Water from the Savill Garden car park, and you will soon encounter Obelisk Lawn - where you will often be greeted by the scene of …

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7.80 km

Wick Pond

Highlight • Lake

8.91 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.50 km

2.44 km

767 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.22 km

781 m

292 m

282 m

180 m

157 m

Elevation

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Sunday 19 April

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Virginia Water Ruins

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