King Alfred's Way Reading Start

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  • Road biking
    Activity: Road biking
  • ↔
    Distance: 352.08 km
  • ◔
    Author’s time: Duration unknown 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 3,044 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 3,038 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 275 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
  • ⚐
    Area: South Downs
  • ⚐
    District: Earley 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 51.458924° / W 0.949295°
  • ◶
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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.

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Start
  2. 2 : km 4.12 - alt. 39 m - Kennet and Avon Canal
  3. 3 : km 6.13 - alt. 40 m - Follow signed cycle tracks
  4. 4 : km 7.17 - alt. 44 m - Cross M4 Motorway
  5. 5 : km 9.73 - alt. 41 m - Caution A33 Road Crossing
  6. 6 : km 9.85 - alt. 41 m - A33 Byway
  7. 7 : km 13.82 - alt. 50 m - Minor road to King's Bridge
  8. 8 : km 17.9 - alt. 61 m - Devils Highway
  9. 9 : km 20.39 - alt. 47 m - Bramshill Plantation
  10. 10 : km 22.73 - alt. 64 m - Minor Lanes
  11. 11 : km 24.7 - alt. 56 m - Hazeley Heath
  12. 12 : km 26.54 - alt. 77 m - Tarmac track
  13. 13 : km 27.87 - alt. 63 m - Country Lanes to Murrell Green
  14. 14 : km 31.85 - alt. 65 m - Caution - Murrell Green
  15. 15 : km 34.44 - alt. 75 m - Odiham Common
  16. 16 : km 35.34 - alt. 73 m - Basingstoke Canal (Alternative route option)
  17. 17 : km 46.41 - alt. 110 m - Eweshot
  18. 18 : km 48.2 - alt. 184 m - Ministry of Defence Permissive Access
  19. 19 : km 51.35 - alt. 107 m - Farnham Castle
  20. 20 : km 53.17 - alt. 80 m - Farnham Park Exit
  21. 21 : km 55.48 - alt. 64 m - Moor Park
  22. 22 : km 58.16 - alt. 64 m - Byway
  23. 23 : km 58.98 - alt. 78 m - Sheephatch Lane
  24. 24 : km 59.77 - alt. 61 m - Farnham Heath RSPB
  25. 25 : km 62.18 - alt. 52 m - https://twitter.com/CraftBrewsUK
  26. 26 : km 64.33 - alt. 84 m - Frensham Ridge
  27. 27 : km 68.93 - alt. 59 m - MOD Hankley Common
  28. 28 : km 70.58 - alt. 74 m - Lions Mouth
  29. 29 : km 71.94 - alt. 62 m - Thursley Common NNR
  30. 30 : km 73.81 - alt. 96 m - Thursley Village
  31. 31 : km 78.38 - alt. 267 m - Gibbett Hill
  32. 32 : km 79.37 - alt. 256 m - National Trust Devil's Punchbowl
  33. 33 : km 79.62 - alt. 247 m - A333
  34. 34 : km 82.73 - alt. 169 m - MOD Bramshott Common
  35. 35 : km 90.5 - alt. 98 m - A3 Crossing
  36. 36 : km 92.95 - alt. 132 m - MOD Longmoor
  37. 37 : km 100.19 - alt. 61 m - Liss Railway Station
  38. 38 : km 101.89 - alt. 117 m - B3006 Road
  39. 39 : km 102.46 - alt. 148 m - Crossroads
  40. 40 : km 105.78 - alt. 49 m - A272 Crossing
  41. 41 : km 111.28 - alt. 143 m - South Downs Way
  42. 42 : km 117.92 - alt. 130 m - Queen Elizabeth Country Park
  43. 43 : km 118.68 - alt. 122 m - A3 Underpass
  44. 44 : km 118.78 - alt. 122 m - Follow Ridgeway Signage
  45. 45 : km 124.55 - alt. 209 m - Wetherdown Lodge Eco-Hostel
  46. 46 : km 131.65 - alt. 192 m - Old Winchester Hill NNR
  47. 47 : km 135.71 - alt. 62 m - A32 Crossing
  48. 48 : km 145.52 - alt. 109 m - A272 Crossing
  49. 49 : km 150.32 - alt. 162 m - Cheesefoot Head
  50. 50 : km 150.75 - alt. 163 m - Leave South Downs NT route
  51. 51 : km 153.53 - alt. 60 m - Road Crossing
  52. 52 : km 157.41 - alt. 82 m - M3 Twyford Down Crossing
  53. 53 : km 158.42 - alt. 32 m - Itchen Way
  54. 54 : km 160.75 - alt. 36 m - Statue of King Alfred
  55. 55 : km 161.43 - alt. 57 m - Winchester - Westgate
  56. 56 : km 161.45 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 161.47 - alt. 57 m
  58. 58 : km 162.89 - alt. 83 m - Caution - Traffic
  59. 59 : km 166.7 - alt. 115 m - Sparsholt Lane (Alternative route choice)
  60. 60 : km 174.9 - alt. 33 m - Caution - busy road through King's Somborne
  61. 61 : km 183.17 - alt. 44 m - Broughton Village
  62. 62 : km 196.26 - alt. 115 m - Caution - A30 Crossing
  63. 63 : km 197.73 - alt. 59 m - Caution - A338 Crossing
  64. 64 : km 201.41 - alt. 87 m - Caution - A345 Crossing
  65. 65 : km 201.48 - alt. 94 m - Old Sarum
  66. 66 : km 209.18 - alt. 62 m - Stonehenge Alternative route choice
  67. 67 : km 214.19 - alt. 70 m - Subway
  68. 68 : km 218.63 - alt. 128 m - Larkhill
  69. 69 : km 219.48 - alt. 106 m - Grass track to side of Road
  70. 70 : km 221.86 - alt. 123 m - Mod Camp & hard standing
  71. 71 : km 223.04 - alt. 114 m - The Bustard
  72. 72 : km 223.13 - alt. 114 m - Byway to side of Road
  73. 73 : km 225.68 - alt. 93 m - Bridleway to Orcheston
  74. 74 : km 228.12 - alt. 117 m - Caution - A360 Crossing
  75. 75 : km 230.61 - alt. 121 m - Copehill Down
  76. 76 : km 233.16 - alt. 109 m - Tilshead
  77. 77 : km 234.28 - alt. 116 m - Water Tower
  78. 78 : km 239.15 - alt. 126 m - Caution - A360 Crossing
  79. 79 : km 242.05 - alt. 189 m - Market Lavington
  80. 80 : km 247.63 - alt. 202 m - Vale of Pewsey
  81. 81 : km 256.81 - alt. 129 m - Kennet and Avon Canal
  82. 82 : km 260.45 - alt. 255 m - Wansdyke (Alternative route option)
  83. 83 : km 264.17 - alt. 154 m - Caution - Beckhampton road crossings
  84. 84 : km 266.74 - alt. 155 m - Avebury Stone Circle
  85. 85 : km 269.37 - alt. 226 m - Ridgeway National Trail
  86. 86 : km 282.51 - alt. 142 m - Caution - A346 Crossing
  87. 87 : km 282.87 - alt. 152 m - Swindon-Marlborough cycle track
  88. 88 : km 291.23 - alt. 222 m - Caution Ridgeway NT road section
  89. 89 : km 299.63 - alt. 214 m - Waylands Smithy
  90. 90 : km 301.69 - alt. 251 m - Uffington Castle
  91. 91 : km 310.88 - alt. 209 m - Segsbury Hill Fort
  92. 92 : km 311.96 - alt. 224 m - Caution - A338 Road Crossing
  93. 93 : km 319.43 - alt. 186 m - East Hendred Down
  94. 94 : km 322.44 - alt. 165 m - A34 Underpass
  95. 95 : km 334.58 - alt. 44 m - Goring/River Thames
  96. 96 : km 340.23 - alt. 53 m - Whitchurch-on-Thames
  97. 97 : km 344.43 - alt. 43 m - Mapledurham
  98. 98 : km 348.9 - alt. 51 m - Caversham
  99. 99 : km 350.25 - alt. 37 m - Reading City Centre
  100. 100 : km 351.97 - alt. 36 m - Kennett Navigation
  101. S/E : km 352.08 - alt. 35 m

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