Kennet Canal And Prospect Park From Waitrose

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.41 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 78 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Reading 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 51.466398° / W 0.974054°
  • ⚑
    End: N 51.464738° / W 0.973455°
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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. 38 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Archway Road
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.09 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Abbotsmead Place
  6. 6 : km 0.17 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Wolsey Road
  7. 7 : km 0.35 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.56 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.62 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 10 : km 0.78 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.01 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.95 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.96 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.13 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 2.18 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 2.21 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 2.21 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.23 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 2.41 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 2.59 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.69 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto Kennet Side
  22. 22 : km 3.33 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.34 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Kennet Side
  24. 24 : km 4.01 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 4.15 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 4.15 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto Kennet Side
  27. 27 : km 4.17 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Star Lane
  28. 28 : km 4.24 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto London Street
  29. 29 : km 4.25 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Yield Hall Place
  31. 31 : km 4.28 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.43 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 4.5 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto The Riverside
  34. 34 : km 4.59 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Bridge Street
  35. 35 : km 4.65 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 4.66 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 4.92 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 5.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Lower Brook Street
  39. 39 : km 5.04 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Temple Place
  40. 40 : km 6.6 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 6.64 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 6.84 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 7.49 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 8.78 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.84 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 9.7 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Circuit Lane
  47. 47 : km 9.73 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Southcote Lane
  48. 48 : km 9.76 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 9.77 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.81 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Circuit Lane
  51. 51 : km 9.99 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 10.47 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 10.48 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Bath Road, A4
  54. 54 : km 10.62 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Bath Road, A4
  55. 55 : km 10.63 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Honey End Lane
  56. 56 : km 10.89 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 10.9 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 11.02 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Cockney Hill
  59. 59 : km 11.06 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 11.06 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 11.27 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 11.45 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 11.55 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 11.59 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 11.84 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 11.98 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 12 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Tilehurst Road
  68. 68 : km 12.02 - alt. 59 m - Enter roundabout
  69. 69 : km 12.53 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Tilehurst Road
  70. 70 : km 12.87 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 12.91 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Western Elms Avenue
  72. 72 : km 13.35 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Oxford Road, A329
  73. 73 : km 13.45 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Salisbury Road
  74. 74 : km 13.82 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 13.9 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 13.91 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Cow Lane
  77. 77 : km 14.29 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Cow Lane
  78. 78 : km 14.32 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Cow Lane
  79. 79 : km 14.89 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 15.63 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
  81. 81 : km 15.71 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 15.77 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 15.77 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 15.79 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 15.85 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 16.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right onto Promenade Road
  87. 87 : km 16.32 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 16.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  89. E : km 16.41 - alt. 37 m

Useful Information

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