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North Hampshire Downs Group

We are the North Hampshire Downs Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

10 am start at Reading Railway station.  The walk takes in the Abbey quarter and St James church in Reading before following the Kennet and Avon canal to Sheffield Bottom and then into Sulhamstead Abbotts and onto Mortimer via Burghfield Common and back to the station/cars.  Please bring refreshments for a coffee stop and picnic lunch.

Contact John D by text for a place 07850 935015

Saturday, 28 June 2025
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
18.5km / 11.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 71504 73836
Nearest postcode:
RG1 1LY
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gentle.become.goods
Start time:
10:00 am

10 am start at Reading Railway station. Park at Mortimer outside the Cinnamon Tree, the Street, Mortimer RG7 3NR and take 9.34 train or from Basingstoke station it's the same train 9.21 departure.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking