And now for something completely different ... a Walks Festival Bike Ride!

A Sustrans-led leisurely bike ride along parts of the National Cycle Network in the town.

Type of walk
Exercise - a healthy short ride with some stopping points of interest. More riding/less talking.

More detail
This leisurely ride will be 8km in length and will involve approximately 50 minutes - 1 hour of cycling. This is an out and back ride from the Forbury Gardens on some of the many stretches of Sustrans National Cycle Network - a vast, national network of shared use paths, quiet ways and low traffic roads. 

Reading has one route that crosses the town, as well as two that start in the town. NCN 4 ( London to Bristol), NCN 5 (Reading's  Kennetmouth to Anglesey)and NCN 23 (Green Park to Southampton). We will mainly be riding on NCN 4 from the Oracle, through Katesgrove and then traffic-free shared paths and tracks to Waterloo Meadow, alongside the Kennet to Fobney Lock and Fobney Island Wetland Nature Reserve where we will stop for a drink and snack before we retrace our tracks to town along the cycle path and then the Fobney Street development and back to the Forbury Gardens. 
You will need a working bike, appropriate clothing, no open toed shoes. Helmets must be worn. Please bring a drink and snack. There are toilets at start and finish at Forbury Gardens.
Please note: this ride is under the management/insurance of Sustrans. All participants will be required to complete Sustrans rider waiver to be able to ride. 

Ride length / difficulty / accessibility
8km, 2hours, including bike check at start and stop for drink and snack / Easy / not wheelchair accessible / not family friendly

Ticket price
£3

About the ride leader
This ride is led by a team of experienced ride leaders from Sustrans - the custodians of the National Cycle Network and advocates for walking and wheeling.