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Virginia Water loop

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Virginia Water loop

Moderate

4.8

(105)

1,510

hikers

Virginia Water loop

01:53

7.33km

30m

Hiking

The Virginia Water loop offers a picturesque hiking experience, blending natural beauty with historical landmarks. This moderate 4.6-mile (7.3 km) hike, with only 99 feet (30 metres) of elevation gain, typically takes around 1 hour and 52 minutes to complete. As you hike, you'll enjoy expansive lakeside views of Virginia…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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990 m

Totem Pole in Windsor Great Park

Highlight • Monument

Totem Pole.
A gift to HM the Queen from the people of Canada in 1958, this 100 foot Totem Pole was carved by master craftsman Chief Mungo Martin of the Kwakiutl Federation.
thamesweb.co.uk/windsor/info/totem.html

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4.66 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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6.25 km

Leptis Magna Ruins at Virginia Water

Highlight • Historical Site

A man made set of Roman Ruins, built from real Roman stones controversially brought from Leptis Magna (a ruined Roman town) near Tripoli in Libya in 1816.

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6.78 km

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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7.19 km

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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7.33 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.62 km

382 m

181 m

136 m

Surfaces

3.88 km

2.51 km

626 m

256 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 16 July

29°C

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Comments

May 2, 2023,Virginia Water loop

It's a beautiful walk around the lake of, what was once, a Royal pleasure garden. Very easy and unchallenging as all flat and on solid, dry paths and roads. As you'd expect from a royal park / garden it's all very well landscaped and beautifully put together. You do have to pay for parking though, which was about £9.5 for …

June 16, 2023,Windsor Water Wander

Mostly flat amble around the lake on paths suitable for rugged pushchairs.

Okay for trainers & shorts, as there are no overhanging nasties.

£6.30 for 2 hours' parking though - the Northerner in me was weeping.

May 21, 2023,Virginia Water loop

Another lovely walk with the Adventure Queens Surrey Group. We even had our first picnic of the season too 🧺

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Totem Pole in Windsor Great Park

Five Arch Bridge, Virginia Water Lake

Leptis Magna Ruins at Virginia Water

The Cascade Waterfall, Windsor Great Park

Virginia Water Lake Pavilion

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