The Flowing Spring pub

Lovely walk through the countryside passing by Binfield Heath - Shiplake - Thames - Sonning.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 56 m
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    Vertical drop: - 61 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 96 m
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    Lowest point: 33 m
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Description der Wandertour

(S/E) Cross the Henley Road and climb steps opposite pub. Turn right and follow the path. At the top of the hill there is a crossroads of dirt tracks. Go straight across.

(1) Arrive in Dunsden Way in Binfield Heath and turn right. Shortly after the post box on the right hand side, turn right onto the footpath, down the side of two fields.

(2) Continue through Shiplake Copse (famous for its bluebells in Spring) and all the way down towards Shiplake Cross, through an iron kissing gate and left which joins Plough Lane.

(3) Turn right and then cross the Henley Road into Church Lane. At the end of the road bear right onto the gravel track and then left towards the College boathouses.

(4) Cross the footbridge and follow the Thames Path to Sonning.

(5) Then follow the route through Sonning Eye back to the pub. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 40 m - The Flowing Spring
  2. 1 : km 1.26 - alt. 94 m - Dunsden Way
  3. 2 : km 2.19 - alt. 88 m - Shiplake Copse
  4. 3 : km 3.69 - alt. 64 m - Plough Lane
  5. 4 : km 4.57 - alt. 36 m - Footbridge
  6. 5 : km 7.89 - alt. 35 m - Sonning Bridge
  7. S/E : km 9.27 - alt. 40 m - The Flowing Spring

Reviews and comments

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