Cosford To Reading Station

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 69.58 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 21h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 403 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 544 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 257 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 178 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.74 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.86 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.87 - alt. 181 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.51 - alt. 175 m - Turn sharp right onto B4005
  6. 6 : km 3.38 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 3.54 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 3.88 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 4.01 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight left onto Stroud's Hill
  10. 10 : km 4.09 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight left onto Station Road
  11. 11 : km 4.56 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto New Road, B4005
  12. 12 : km 4.68 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto A346
  13. 13 : km 4.88 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left onto The Ridgeway
  14. 14 : km 7.6 - alt. 205 m - Turn right onto Liddington X Roads, B4192
  15. 15 : km 7.66 - alt. 209 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 9.48 - alt. 198 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 22.15 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 22.65 - alt. 233 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 28.22 - alt. 224 m - Turn right onto Manor Road, A338
  20. 20 : km 28.3 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 29.43 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 29.46 - alt. 213 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 30.03 - alt. 224 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 30.88 - alt. 219 m - Turn right onto Chainhill Road, B4494
  25. 25 : km 30.89 - alt. 219 m - Turn left onto Ridgeway
  26. 26 : km 30.92 - alt. 217 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 31.92 - alt. 195 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 31.98 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 32.1 - alt. 195 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 34.95 - alt. 203 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 34.96 - alt. 203 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 35.13 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Newbury Road
  33. 33 : km 35.13 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 37.48 - alt. 183 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 41.24 - alt. 147 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 43.14 - alt. 124 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 44.05 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 44.78 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 45.3 - alt. 186 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 45.98 - alt. 172 m - Turn slight right
  41. 41 : km 47.53 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left onto Rectory Road
  42. 42 : km 49.88 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Wantage Road, A417
  43. 43 : km 50.28 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Wallingford Road, A329
  44. 44 : km 50.58 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto High Street, B4009
  45. 45 : km 51.21 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 51.22 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 51.28 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right
  48. 48 : km 51.36 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 53.83 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 57.15 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto High Street, B471
  51. 51 : km 58.07 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 61.7 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 62.34 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto St Mary's Avenue
  54. 54 : km 62.36 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto New Hill
  55. 55 : km 62.56 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Hazel Road
  56. 56 : km 63.17 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Skerritt Way
  57. 57 : km 63.25 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  58. 58 : km 63.52 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Skerritt Way
  59. 59 : km 63.69 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left onto Oxford Road, A329
  60. 60 : km 63.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 63.89 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 65.62 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 68.99 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  64. 64 : km 69.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 69.11 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 69.15 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Norman Place
  67. 67 : km 69.18 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Norman Place
  68. 68 : km 69.22 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 69.26 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 69.29 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 69.31 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 69.42 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 69.48 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Reading Station footbridge
  74. 74 : km 69.58 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  75. E : km 69.58 - alt. 43 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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