When a Slider has a length property that is longer than the actual curve length, the Slider will extend its curve according to the following rules:
For bézier, catmull, and linear curves, it continues in a straight line from the end of the curve.
For perfect circle curves, it continues the circular arc.
-From the Wiki
This is not currently accounted for. Although, lengths smaller than the defined curve seem to be. It's also worth noting that this is much more common than you'd think; especially when folks don't snap their sliders to the grid.