Walks Festival Bike Ride
12 May @ 10:30 – 12:30
Meet at The Forbury Gardens, Reading, RG1 3EJ
As part of Reading Walks Festival, this will be a Sustrans-led leisurely bike ride along parts of the National Cycle Network in the town. 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
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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.
Getting there
The start and finish will be at the cafe kiosk in Forbury Gardens which is close to Railway Station and easily accessible by bike of course.
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