Mapledurham Estate Bridleway – Caversham Court Gardens loop from Upper Basildon

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Mapledurham Estate Bridleway – Caversham Court Gardens loop from Upper Basildon

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Mapledurham Estate Bridleway – Caversham Court Gardens loop from Upper Basildon

02:20

36.0km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

Your route doubles back at a waypoint. If this isn’t intentional, adjust the waypoint’s position.

After 15.1 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.69 km

Whitchurch Bridge over the River Thames

Highlight • Historical Site

The river Thames marks the boundary between Oxfordshire to the North and West Berkshire to the South a few miles either side of Pangbourne and is here crossed by the …

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7.34 km

Bozedown Alpaca Farm

Highlight • Viewpoint

As you ride along the lane heading towards Reading, keep an eye out in the fields to your right for all the fluffy alpacas!

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8.68 km

View of Thames Meadows and Horses, Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Supposedly the model for Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

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9.92 km

Mapledurham and Hardwick Bridleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Great traffic-free route between Caversham and Whitchurch/Pangbourne.

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10.7 km

Mapledurham Estate Bridleway

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Start climbing St Peter’s Hill out of Caversham and then drop into The Warren.

Initially you tear down some dirty tarmac. Hold your nerve through the muddy bit, and wait …

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15.2 km

Caversham Court Gardens

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you are hiking in Caversham it is worth taking a trip to Caversham Court Gardens. Although relatively small, the riverside park is as beautiful as it is peaceful. There …

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23.2 km

View of Mapledurham Countryside

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Lovely spot, very picturesque views of the countryside.

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28.4 km

Pangbourne Village Sign

Highlight • Monument

Pangbourne has an ornate village sign, featuring Berhtwulf the King of Mercia (the Midlands) who obtained a grant of land (first official record of Pangbourne's existence) here from the Bishop …

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36.0 km

End point

Parking

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