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Sonning Bridge – Sonning Lock loop from Twyford

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Sonning Bridge – Sonning Lock loop from Twyford

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Sonning Bridge – Sonning Lock loop from Twyford

06:01

55.8km

210m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.45 km

Sonning Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

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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6.81 km

St Andrew's Church, Sonning

Highlight • Other

Located very close to the River Thames is this church, known for its various church monuments and for being the successor to an Anglo-Saxon Cathedral.
Although its two aisles date back to the 13th and 14th centuries, what we can see today is primarily Victorian, as a result of its restoration in the mid-19th century.

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7.24 km

Sonning Lock

Highlight • Bridge

Sonning Lock is a lock and associated weir situated on the River Thames at the village of Sonning near Reading, Berkshire, England. The first lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773 and it has been rebuilt three times since then.

Great cafe next to the lock house to stop and fill up on your walk.

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10.6 km

Coal Woodland

Forest

11.9 km

Reading Bridge over the River Thames

Highlight • Monument

Walk a few steps from the busy Vastern Road and you'll pop out onto the river near Reading Bridge. From here you can enjoy a riverside walk in either direction. It was built in 1923 using a revolutionary new material, reinforced concrete. At the time, it was the longest single span concrete bridge in the country.

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29.7 km

Southcote Lock Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

narrow bridge, have to carry bike over bridge

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30.3 km

Fobney Island Weir

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is an intriguing sawtooth weir. Watching the water rush over the zig zag pattern is really captivating.

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30.7 km

Fobney Island Wetland Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

32.8 km

Longwater Lake

Lake

41.2 km

Flooded Path Along the River Loddon

Highlight • River

Come and see it when there’s been heavy rain.

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44.0 km

Gravelpit Wood

Forest

50.6 km

Museum of Berkshire Aviation

Highlight • Monument

Next to Dinton Pastures, we can enjoy this small museum that reflects Berkshire's significant contribution to aviation.
Additionally, you can view unique aircraft, such as a Miles Martinet or a Miles Student.
For more information, you can visit: museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk

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54.6 km

Loddon Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

55.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.5 km

7.12 km

5.58 km

4.65 km

3.09 km

3.05 km

901 m

Surfaces

14.9 km

12.1 km

7.66 km

7.62 km

7.60 km

5.85 km

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Sonning Bridge – Sonning Lock loop from Twyford

Sonning Bridge

St Andrew's Church, Sonning

Sonning Lock

Reading Bridge over the River Thames

Southcote Lock Footbridge

Fobney Island Weir

Flooded Path Along the River Loddon

Museum of Berkshire Aviation

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