Goring Circular - Thames Path and Chiltern Woods

Join us for a train-friendly, early-summer amble from Goring-on-Thames on the Thames Path National Trail to Whitchurch, return through Chiltern woodland, ending with fine Thames views.    

Type of Walk
Healthy exercise - more walking/less talking 

More detail
Join us for a train-friendly, early-summer amble from Goring-on-Thames railway station going along the Thames Path National Trail under Brunel's brick-arched railway bridge, to reach Whitchurch-on-Thames and climb to Whitchurch Hill for a lunch stop. We return through Chiltern woodland, including Great Oaks Wood and Great Chalk Wood, and over undulating farmland, to end with good views of the Thames on our way back to Goring Station. A chance to walk more of the waterways near Reading that can be reached easily by the fast trains from Reading station.

Walk length / difficulty / accessibility
15 km / 10 miles / 5 hours / hard / not wheelchair accessible

Ticket price
£3

About the walk leader
Paul Lawrence is an experienced walk leader with over 100 led-walks, many for Loddon Valley Ramblers in the Thames valley area, where he has lived for over 30 years.

Getting there
09:53 train from Reading arrives 10:06 at Goring.
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