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RACE TRAFFIC: Leg 2 Staines to Boveney. To get to end of leg. Cross Thames using Staines Bridge. At roundabout, just after bridge, take third exit. Follow A308 through Runnymead and Windsor. Then join A332 to Eton (signed Eton and Slough). After crossing river take exit to Eton and follow signs to Eton. In the centre of Eton you will come to traffic lights (narrow streets, school is all around you). Go right at traffic lights along Keats Lane and follow B3026 through Eton Wick, over cattle grid and over open meadows. At the end of the meadows, as the road veers right, take the small (dead-end) road to the left. This takes you to Boveney. There is a good carpark near the end of the leg. The changeover point is next to the river, in front of the old church. Other options. 1. To get to 8 miles into leg 2. Go straight on at lights in Eton High Street. At end of High Street, just before Eton Bridge, the road turns right. Just ahead there is a carpark with public toilets. The runners come from Eton Bridge and stay left past the carpark. 2. To get to start of leg 4, At lights in centre of Eton, turn right and follow B3026 through Eton Wick to A4. Right along A4 over Maidenhead Bridge then right along A4094 through Cookham and Bourne End. Follow A4155 to Little Marlow.
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