Thames Path: Goring to Pangbourne
Through the Goring Gap, where the Thames cuts between the Chilterns and the Berkshire Downs.
- Distance
- 5.4 km
- Ascent
- 50 m
- Time
- 1.5 h
- Grade
- Easy
- Route
- Linear
- High point
- 97 m
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About this walk
Thames Path: Goring to Pangbourne is an easy 5.4 km linear walk with 50 m of ascent, taking about 1.5 hours. It starts at Goring-on-Thames (grid reference SU 610 806). The start can be reached by public transport.
At Goring the Thames squeezes through a gap between the chalk of the Chilterns and the Berkshire Downs. This stretch of the Thames Path follows the river downstream from Goring through woods and meadows, with the wooded slopes of the gap rising on both sides.
It ends at Pangbourne, where Kenneth Grahame, author of The Wind in the Willows, lived. Both ends have stations.
Route
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Down the Thames
Follow the Thames Path downstream through the gap to Pangbourne.
Summit
Questions about this walk
- How long does Thames Path: Goring to Pangbourne take?
- Most walkers take 1.5–1.5 hours for the 5.4 km route, which has 50 m of ascent. That allows for short stops; give yourself longer in winter, in poor weather or with a group.
- Where does the walk start, and where can I park?
- It starts at Goring-on-Thames (grid reference SU 610 806). Car parks in Goring and Pangbourne.
- Can I get there by public transport?
- Trains to Goring & Streatley and from Pangbourne, both on the line from Reading. Check times on Traveline.
- How hard is it?
- It's graded easy. Riverside paths and some lanes, with a short climb through the woods.
- Can I take my dog?
- Yes, dogs are welcome on this walk. Keep them on a lead near livestock.
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