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Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve – The Cunning Man loop from Reading Green Park

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Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve – The Cunning Man loop from Reading Green Park

Moderate

4.8

(6)

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Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve – The Cunning Man loop from Reading Green Park

03:57

57.6km

90m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 324 m

After 1.19 km for 57 m

After 6.33 km for 243 m

After 57.3 km for 324 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.21 km

Longwater Lake

Lake

4.25 km

Kennet River and Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Path very narrow as you come out of Reading, go slow on the bends!

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6.45 km

Fobney Island Wetland Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

12.9 km

Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Covering 58 acres (23.5 ha) on the edge of Theale, Hosehill Lake is a lovely nature reserve. Here, you will find sprawling meadowland, wild Exmoor ponies grazing and colourful butterflies. …

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19.4 km

Aldermaston Wharf Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Superb tearooms, the latte and coffee cake were delicious and very welcome. Outside tap to fill up water bottle. Toilet very clean

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29.8 km

River Kennet Path

Highlight • Trail

Fairly easy in dry season. Gravel mostly

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36.2 km

Kennet and Avon Canal at Woolhampton

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The River Kennet is a tributary of the River Thames and has a good towpath system in the main, but it can be a tad narrow in places. It forms …

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36.8 km

The Rowbarge

Highlight • Pub

Nice and friendly country pub on the Kennet and Avon canal (as well as National Cycle Network Route 4), this is one of my favourite places in Berkshire.

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42.7 km

Ufton Lock (site of)

Lake

50.7 km

The Cunning Man

Highlight • Pub

With its waterside location, The Cunning Man is the ideal destination for a walk along the Kennet & Avon Canal. Plus, despite being so close to Reading, it has the …

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57.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.2 km

16.6 km

14.0 km

1.59 km

843 m

152 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.2 km

15.8 km

12.9 km

2.38 km

882 m

309 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 7 May

18°C

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Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve – The Cunning Man loop from Reading Green Park

Kennet River and Canal Path

Hosehill Lake Nature Reserve

Aldermaston Wharf Tea Room

River Kennet Path

Kennet and Avon Canal at Woolhampton

The Rowbarge

The Cunning Man

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