{"id":"69847969533dbb4b73118b20","title":"Walk 86 Maidenhead And Cookham","path":"walks/scrapbook/by-year/2014/volume-7-jan-to-mar-2014/walk-86-maidenhead-and-cookham","contentMarkdown":"# 🥾 Walk 86 - Maidenhead and Cookham\n\nSeven of us turned up in Maidenhead on Sunday 26th January despite the unpromising weather forecast. The rain was already falling as we assembled at the start point of the walk but it eased up by the time we set off.\n\nChristine, our leader, had spent Friday rechecking the route to make sure that it was passable after the recent wet weather. A couple of detours were required in town, due to subways and underpasses being flooded, before we could start to follow the Green Way to Cookham.\n\nThe Green Way is a waterside corridor through Maidenhead that connects Cookham and Bray. We followed the Green Way north from Maidenhead to Cookham.\n\n![One of a number of carved heads along the Green Way path.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume7/images/greenway_carved_head.jpg)\n\nOn the way we saw a number of partly flooded fields and paths. It goes without saying that some of the paths were very muddy! Nonetheless our progress wasn't hampered much by the state of the ground and we made it to Cookham in good time. We stopped off for our picnic lunch in a small green with a couple of handy benches to sit on.\n\nAfter the picnic, we popped into The Crown pub for a drink. While we were enjoying the comfort of the pub, the weather was changing from a light drizzle into heavy rain. This didn't let up for the rest of the walk.\n\nFrom Cookham, we headed east until we reached the River Thames and then followed the Thames Path southward back to Maidenhead. The quality of the footpath improved as we approached the weirs at Boulter's Lock and it was a proper pavement from there to the centre of Maidenhead.\n\n![One of a number of flooded areas along the Green Way path.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume7/images/flooded_picnic_area.jpg)\n\nInstead of contending with mud, we had to dodge the bow waves from cars driving through deep puddles beside the pavement, although by then our waterproofs had already been fully tested by the rain. The Thames Path is quite picturesque as it passes through Maidenhead. At one point we passed a delightful water feature, although most of us had seen enough water already to be delighted in any way.\n\nWe left the Thames as it passed under a railway bridge and completed our walk by following a few roads back into Maidenhead. Ironically the rain stopped at the end of the walk and the journey home was accompanied by sunshine.\n\nYou can see our route on Bing Maps.\n\n![A delightful water feature on the Thames Path in Maidenhead.](https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume7/images/maidenhead_water_feature.jpg)\n\n## 📸 Back to Volume 7\n\nReturn to volume index","contentHtml":"<h1>🥾 Walk 86 - Maidenhead and Cookham</h1>\n<p>Seven of us turned up in Maidenhead on Sunday 26th January despite the unpromising weather forecast. The rain was already falling as we assembled at the start point of the walk but it eased up by the time we set off.</p>\n<p>Christine, our leader, had spent Friday rechecking the route to make sure that it was passable after the recent wet weather. A couple of detours were required in town, due to subways and underpasses being flooded, before we could start to follow the Green Way to Cookham.</p>\n<p>The Green Way is a waterside corridor through Maidenhead that connects Cookham and Bray. We followed the Green Way north from Maidenhead to Cookham.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume7/images/greenway_carved_head.jpg\" alt=\"One of a number of carved heads along the Green Way path.\"></p>\n<p>On the way we saw a number of partly flooded fields and paths. It goes without saying that some of the paths were very muddy! Nonetheless our progress wasn&#39;t hampered much by the state of the ground and we made it to Cookham in good time. We stopped off for our picnic lunch in a small green with a couple of handy benches to sit on.</p>\n<p>After the picnic, we popped into The Crown pub for a drink. While we were enjoying the comfort of the pub, the weather was changing from a light drizzle into heavy rain. This didn&#39;t let up for the rest of the walk.</p>\n<p>From Cookham, we headed east until we reached the River Thames and then followed the Thames Path southward back to Maidenhead. The quality of the footpath improved as we approached the weirs at Boulter&#39;s Lock and it was a proper pavement from there to the centre of Maidenhead.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume7/images/flooded_picnic_area.jpg\" alt=\"One of a number of flooded areas along the Green Way path.\"></p>\n<p>Instead of contending with mud, we had to dodge the bow waves from cars driving through deep puddles beside the pavement, although by then our waterproofs had already been fully tested by the rain. The Thames Path is quite picturesque as it passes through Maidenhead. At one point we passed a delightful water feature, although most of us had seen enough water already to be delighted in any way.</p>\n<p>We left the Thames as it passed under a railway bridge and completed our walk by following a few roads back into Maidenhead. Ironically the rain stopped at the end of the walk and the journey home was accompanied by sunshine.</p>\n<p>You can see our route on Bing Maps.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://www.berksww.org.uk/scrapbooks/volume7/images/maidenhead_water_feature.jpg\" alt=\"A delightful water feature on the Thames Path in Maidenhead.\"></p>\n<h2>📸 Back to Volume 7</h2>\n<p>Return to volume index</p>\n"}