Railways and Waterways Walk Stage 11: Reading to Goring
WPT 001
Leave station by northern exit and cross bus station then main road at traffic lights
WPT 002
WPT 003
Turn right then left down Norman Place on cycleway to river
Turn left along river bank and pass Christchurch footbridge
River cruises start here
The Reading Festival site is on the left
Paddleboards and canoes for hire
Turn left at the obsolete Roebuck Hotel sign, go up steps to road and turn right
Tilehurst Station is along the road on the left
Take footpath on right through wood
Turn left into Hazel Rd and continue on rising ground
View over Purley
Turn right at road. Buses to Reading
Jink left then right down Mapledurham Drive
Bear right through gate to river and Mapledurham Lock
Continue for two miles through the water meadows
Pangbourne Meadow is a National Trust property
Bear left through trees to the Dolphin Centre
Turn right to road, cross carefully then turn right along pavement
Turn left fot detour to St Mary's Church, dating from the 9th Century
Turn left up the hill
Turn left along drive
Continue ahead on steep path down then up
Go into woodland
Nature reserve on the right. There is a steep climb to seat with a view
Turn left at Thames Path sign or for short cut to station, keep ahead
Turn right
Go under Brunel's railway bridge into Little Meadow
Turn right at Thames Path diversion along path then left along the lane
Keep ahead at end of diversion to crossroads
Turn right and keep ahead to Goring and Streatley Station