Scenic Country Lane – Sonning Bridge loop from Longcross

Scenic Country Lane – Sonning Bridge loop from Longcross

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Scenic Country Lane – Sonning Bridge loop from Longcross

04:31

105km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.74 km

Scenic Country Lane

Highlight • Forest

Nice long stretch of flat and pretty well paved road with woods on each side. Easy to build up speed in both directions.

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22.3 km

Drift Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Long and Straight and exposed on cold days but lovely when the sun shines.

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34.8 km

This grade II-listed bridge spans the River Thames above Shiplake Lock. Built from red bricks during the 18th century, it's a particularly picturesque bridge and has been much painted and photographed.

There's most likely been a bridge on the site since at least the 12th century and this iteration replaced a 16th-century wooden bridge.

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35.0 km

The Mill at Sonning — Theatre & Restaurant

Highlight • Structure

Old Sonning Mill, now a theatre. Good cafe stop also

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41.2 km

Bird Wood

Forest

50.7 km

Woodland Road in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Trail

Quiet road, bur surface isn't great

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59.8 km

St Paul's Church, Highmoor Cross

Highlight • Religious Site

'Parish church, built as chapel of ease 1859. Designed by Joseph Morris of Reading; built by Robert Owthwaite of Henley-on-Thames. Nave, chancel, single-storey vestry to south.

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St. Paul's is a simple but pleasing mid Victorian church, little if at all altered. It is by a local architect and makes a positive contribution to Highmoor, notably through the predominant use of flint which is a distinctive local building material. The church represents the High Victorian desire to improve the provision of places of worship in rural areas such as this.'

Cit. historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1391558

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'[Name redacted], of Twickenham, has applied to turn St Paul’s Church in Highmoor into a three-bedroom house.

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The church was designed by Joseph Morris, of Reading, and built in 1859.

It is made of knapped flint with Bath stone detailing and has a nave with shallow west porch, chancel, south vestry and bellcote.'

Cit. henleystandard.co.uk/news/highmoor/103783/old-church-could-be-turned-into-three-bedroom-house.html

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69.6 km

Mill Bank

Forest

80.7 km

Open Field with Lone Tree

Highlight • Natural

87.8 km

St Michael and All Angels Church

Highlight • Religious Site

This beautiful Warfield church has a history that spans over a millennium, as the origins of this historic building date back to 1016. To add to its significance, it's likely that the location itself was a place of worship as early as around 800 AD.

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