Walks you can reach from Reading West by train
Berkshire · South East England
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Mortimer Station to Theale Station (Berkshire)
5m direct from Reading West.
22km.
Gentle farmland, Roman earthworks, pine woods, commons, river weirs, and canalside towpath. Can be muddy.
A longer variant of Mortimer to Aldermaston – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Mortimer Station to Bramley Station (Berkshire)
9m direct from Reading West.
Easy: 12km, gentle ascents. 3h30–5h30.
An essential walk! Little known but quietly wonderful. Beautiful rather than spectacular, in a humble English village pathways sort of manner. Mostly secluded.
Highlights: Remnants of Calleva Atrebatum (includes ruins ofthe original walls, and a large amphitheatre where gladiatorial combats entertained up to 7,000 people at a time) and St Mary the Virgin Church (on the site of a Roman temple).
Lunch stop: the Calleva Arms (1h30–3h in; excellent).
End-of-walk reward: the Bramley Inn.
Mortimer Station to Aldermaston Station (Berkshire)
9m direct from Reading West.
15km. 4h.
Gentle farmland, clear stream, Roman earthworks and walls, Scots pine woods, gorse and birch commons, and river weirs. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Mortimer Station to Midgham Station (Berkshire)
9m direct from Reading West.
19km.
Gentle farmland, Roman earthworks, pine woods, commons, river weirs, and short canalside towpath. Can be muddy.
A shorter variant of Mortimer to Aldermaston – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Aldermaston Station to Midgham Station (Berkshire)
15m direct from Reading West.
20km. 4h30.
Undulating West Berkshire Downs, ancient woodlands, commons, fields, chalk stream valleys, heathland, canal towpath, and landscaped parkland. Can be muddy.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Newbury Racecourse Station to Midgham Station (Berkshire)
15m direct from Reading West.
18km. 5h30.
Gentle climbs, heathland common, woodland, river meadows, and canal. Swing bridge delays.
Documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.
Newbury Racecourse Station to Thatcham Station (Berkshire)
15m direct from Reading West.
22km.
Gentle climbs, heathland common, woodland, river meadows, and canal.
A longer variant of Newbury Racecourse to Woolhampton – documented by the Saturday Walkers Club.