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Design & Print Services Services Print & Design (01344) 352028 / 352020 / 352028 (01344) house Designed and printed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council’s in - in Council’s Borough Forest Bracknell by printed and Designed Section Six In Maidenhead, a special route through Guards Club Park In Cookham you are in the haunt of Stanley Spencer, the please wheel your cycle for the last mile or so The Golden Rules of Cycling has been provided by agreement with the Royal Borough of village’s famous artist, and a trip to the Gallery is to Caversham Bridge, giving you a chance to Windsor to Reading Windsor and Maidenhead. This allows the A4 to be crossed recommended to see some of his work. Ascend Winter Hill enjoy the swans and riverside scene. Safety at its safest point close to the river. Please ensure that you taking care on some of the twists and turns in the narrower Take the cyclepath alongside the roadbridge over the River Alternatively you can follow the Kennet Side dismount at the park gates and push your bicycles. DO NOT sections. Pass through the Quarry Bank Woods, the setting, 1. Thoroughly check the condition of your bicycle Thames to Clewer and follow the ‘traffic - calmed’ Dedworth CYCLE THROUGH THE PARKASTHIS CONTRAVENES Cycle Route into central Reading and link with it is believed, for Kenneth Grahame’s ‘Wildwood’ in ‘The before setting out. Pay particular attention to Road out of Windsor to Fifield. The signed Round Berkshire LOCAL BYLAWS. This splendid open space is very restful Caversham Bridge from the town centre. on the route. the on Wind in the Willows’ (watch out for weasels and stoats!). brakes, tyres and gears. Cycle route turns North to Maidenhead, an alternative route and affords the best views of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Reading Museum and Blake’s Lock are You will see the following signs following the see will You Pass over the busy A404 on the new road bridge to to the South of Maidenhead is shown on the map. Take care famous railway bridge - the longest single span brick arched interesting places to visit. 2. Carry a small tool kit, a spare inner tube, a crossing the A308 onto Monkey Island Lane. This track is a railway bridge in the world and a masterpiece of 19th Burchett’s Green. Next aim for Ashley Hill towards the Dew Round Berkshire Cycle Route Signs Route Cycle Berkshire Round puncture repair outfit, a pump and a lock. bridleway also used for access by a number of firms so century engineering. Drop Inn past the Forestry Commission woodlands and bend downhill to the A423 - watch your brakes! Taking care on beware of occasional heavy vehicles. The surface is ‘lumpy’ The route follows the Thames past Boulter’s Lock which was 175 Reading and Windsor and Reading 175 3. Load luggage in panniers or other suitable cycling the main road, cycle to the next turn off towards Wargrave in parts but offers a quiet route into Bray, historically famous a favourite destination for Edwardian pleasure seekers and 174 Newbury and Wantage and Newbury 174 bags. Avoid using a rucksack if possible. A badly for its fickle vicar who changed sides more than once during the scene famously captured in E J Gregory’s 1895 painting. Manor and join the main road for a short distance through Slough Wargrave High Street. At the outer edge of Wargrave, cross Landranger Maps (1:50000) Maps Landranger laden or top heavy bicycle can be dangerous. the English Civil War. Carry on across the National Trust owned Widbrook Spur Common to Cookham. the road to join the shared path and head towards Twyford. 160 Windsor, Weybridge and Bracknell and Weybridge Windsor, 160 Dorney Court and Common 4.Be safe - be seen. Always wear bright clothing Follow the A4 cyclepath over the River Loddon to Charvil A detour to visit Dorney Court and Common is possible by using The Slough to Windsor cycle path 159 Reading, Wokingham and Pangbourne and Wokingham Reading, 159 and carry lights. the cycle path alongside the M4 bridge over the River Thames. where the pelican crossing can be used as the safest way to can be used as a spur for cyclists in 158 Newbury and Hungerford and Newbury 158 cross the main road. Use the bridge under the railway 5. Be properly equipped. Wear suitable clothing The first pineapple ever grown in Britain was cultivated at Dorney Slough to join the Round Berkshire Explorer Maps (1:25000) 1998 (1:25000) Maps Explorer Court in 1665, a fact reflected in the name of the local pub. The embankment and pass Waingels Copse School to reach the and have waterproof gear available. Remember, Cycle Route. The path uses a cycle track Or aps M y e dnance Surv dnance name Dorney means ‘Bumble Bee Island’. quiet streets of Woodley. wearing a helmet will not prevent accidents but close to the railway embankment CTC Peter England (01628) 473300 CTC (01628) England Peter may reduce the severity of head injuries. The route into Reading uses the Kennetside Cycle Path for a northwards to Slough and is marked by Windsor & Maidenhead & Windsor stretch through Palmer Park (given to the people of Reading standard cyclepath symbols Wokingham CTC Brian Morris (0118) 979 2611 979 Morris (0118) Brian CTC Wokingham 6. Always carry spare food and drink to maintain by the biscuit manufacturer) and alongside the Kennet and throughout. Cyclists from Slough your energy levels and avoid fatigue. Avon Canal before joining the River Thames towpath. There CTC Stan Essex (01635) 47206 CTCEssex (01635) Stan can join the Spur at White are no legal rights, at present, to cycle on the towpath so West Berkshire West 7.Carry a first aid kit and identification in case of Hart Road, Chalvey Reading Cycle Campaign (0118) 954 5622 954 Campaign (0118) Cycle Reading accident. Let someone know your plans. East Way Reading CTC Alan Furley (0118) 957 6455 957 Furley (0118) CTC Alan Reading 8. Always be aware of other traffic. Ride in single Binfield Bikers Alec Brown (01344) 488494 Brown (01344) Alec Bikers Binfield file on narrow or busy roads. Give clear signals. Bracknell FoE Mick Hutson (01344) 459240 Hutson (01344) FoE Mick Bracknell Bracknell CTC Derek Milledge (01344) 422829 (01344) Milledge Derek CTC Bracknell 9. Obey the Highway Code, the Country Code and Key Local Contacts: Local local bylaws. Round Berkshire ek nBks(onanBk lb www.bobmbc.com Club) Bike (Mountain Bikes on Berks 10.Be particularly careful in wet or icy conditions. Cycle Route Reading District CTC www.i-way.co.uk/reading-ctc CTC District Reading Main CTC Web Site Web CTC www.ctc.org.uk Main Enjoy yourself and go at your own pace Alternative route CTC (Cyclists Touring Club) HQ (01483) 417217 HQ (01483) Club) Touring (Cyclists CTC or link Cy oups: cling Gr cling Cycle shop Wokingham District Council (0118) 974 6472 974 Council (0118) District Wokingham West Berkshire Council (01635) 519510 Council (01635) Berkshire West (01628) 798888 (01628) Windsor Great Park Railway station Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Windsor of Borough Royal Reading Borough Council (0118) 939 0900 939 Council (0118) Borough Reading Bracknell Forest Borough Council (01344) 354124 (01344) Council Borough Forest Bracknell Viewpoint Unitary Authorities: Unitary Useful Contacts Useful Camp site Round Berkshire Windsor Great Park Blacknest Gate to Bishopsgate Windsor Great Park Windsor Great Park’s paved roads can be used by cyclists from dawn till dusk provided they observe the Park’s bylaws (displayed on signs on gates). The Round Berkshire Cycle Route has received special permission to cross one of the most interesting sections of the Park from Blacknest Gate to Bishopsgate. The ‘Copper Horse’ Bracknell Cyclepaths From Blacknest Gate cross the bridge over Virginia Water, the park’s largest body of water. Follow the road around From the A3095 the dip and up the hill onto Smith’s Lawn Polo fields. When Bracknell Road cyclepath, polo matches are being played or special events are being cross Nine Mile Ride to held this road can be quite busy with horse boxes and the link through the trees transporters so please take extra care. Follow the road (marked by yellow through woodland to Cumberland Gate before leaving the barriers). Join, then Great Park via Bishopsgate. follow Wooden hill and turn R at Ringmead. Cross If you have time, instead of turning right at Royal Lodge, Crowthorne Road through enter the deer park (using the equestrian mounted push the underpass and rejoin buttons to open gates) and cycle north west for about a Ringmead until just past Jameston. Turn R onto a shared path kilometre. At the ‘copper horse’, a statue of George IV past the Berkshire Health and Raquets Club and Coral Reef. mounted on his steed, you will experience spectacular Cycle The Look Out is on the opposite side of the road. Pass over views of Windsor Castle and the parkland of Long Walk. the Bagshot Road on the footbridge. Turn L at the end of the Cycling is strictly prohibited on the long Walk so retrace bridge spiral then almost immediately fork R into your route back to Bishopsgate to continue. Westcombe Close then across Chesterblade Lane onto In the interests of conservation there are no route signs Higher Alham. Follow the shared path through the estates through the historic park, so you should follow the principal Route over Nuneaton (notable for its special cyclepath crossing). At the second junction of paths turn L to join Bere Road and road through the Park and exit via Bishopsgate. Savernake Way. Cross Savernake Way near the From Bishopsgate head for Datchet via Old Windsor and roundabout and follow the shared path past Savernake cross the River Thames at the Albert Bridge.