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Black Park Country Park

4.35 miles (7 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap With over 10 miles of well signed cycling and walking tracks, Black Park is the ideal place for a great day out in the country. Set in 535 acres of woodland and heathland, you will find lakes, picnic areas, cafes and a Go Ape Tree top adventure course. The park is located in Wexham, just a few miles east of Slough.
The route below begins at the car park next to the lake and takes you to the famous Pinewood studios where many blockbuster films have been produced. You continue through the park to Upton Wood where you will circle the lake before returning to the finish point back at the car park.
The route is suitable for both cyclists and walkers but for cyclists there is also the Beeches cycleway. This 12 mile, signposted route joins Black Park, Stoke Common, Burnham Beeches and Dorney Lake allowing you to extend your ride if you wish. For walkers you may also like to try the Beeches way walk which passes through Black Park. Also of interest is the nearby Langley Park Country Park which lies just to the south of Black Park.

Postcode

SL3 6DS - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locations

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Black Park Country Park OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Black Park Country Park Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Pubs/Cafes

There are two nice cafes in the park where you can enjoy some refreshments after your exercise. The San Remo Cafe is just to the south of the lake. There's a great outdoor seating area with views over the water here.

Dog Walking

As you'd expect the miles of wooded trails are excellent for dog walking so you'll probably see other owners on your visit. There are also dog water areas in the park.

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

Just to the north east in Uxbridge you'll find Denham Country Park. There's some nice waterside trails along the Grand Union Canal Walk and the Colne Valley Trail here. The Celandine Route also runs just to the east of the trail. It will take you along the River Pinn from Pinner to Cowley.
To the north is Gerrards Cross where there's some nice trails on the town's common and a fine 17th century commonside pub to visit afterwards.
For more walking ideas in the area see the Buckinghamshire Walks page.

Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby

Photos

Black Park Lake - geograph.org.uk - 1443995

Black Park Lake

The lake at Black Park Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 7593

Birds over the lake. This country park is next door to Pinewood Studios at Iver Heath, Bucks.

Trees in Black Park Country Park, Iver Heath - geograph.org.uk - 20475

Trees in Black Park Country Park, Iver Heath. This photo shows what the wood is like, fairly open spaced conifers. Another photo submitted for this square shows the foxgloves at the base of these trees.

Blackpark Lake, Iver Heath - geograph.org.uk - 20410

This view is taken near the cafe in Black Park Country Park, at the southern end of the lake

Beeches Way - geograph.org.uk - 3301619

Beeches Way through the park in autumn.

Go Ape sculpture in Black Park Country Park - geograph.org.uk - 5240926

Go Ape sculpture

Beeches Way (72) - geograph.org.uk - 3474790

Carved sculpture

Junction of paths in Strawberry Wood - geograph.org.uk - 3470593

Junction of paths in Strawberry Wood

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

Black Park Country Park.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)