Route Library

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This is the library of all the Goring Gromils’ favourite routes. You can browse the library or sort it by route type, bike type, distance or climbing, or search for a specific route by typing part of its name. Click on the route name to open it. To find a route in a particular area, go to the Map page and look at route icons near the place you want to visit.

Name Route Type Bike TypeDistance mi.Climb ft/mi.
The Ups and Downs321Hybrid646
Catsbrain and Gatehampton321Road9.780
Twin Peaks321Road14.980
Nuney Green and Path Hill321Off-road15.184
Goring – Hungerford via Combe GibbetA2BRoad3071
Goring – Wallingford off-roadA2BOff-road6.833
Goring – Henley off-roadA2BOff-road12.149
Goring – Henley off-roadA2BRoad13.266
Hungerford – Goring via the Boxford AlpsA2BRoad2582
Goring – Reading via Caversham golf courseA2BHybrid9.4961
Goring – Reading road commuteA2BRoad10.163
Goring – Reading along the riverA2BOff-road9.257
Goring – Reading via Collins EndA2BOff-road10.968
Goring – Reading via Kidmore EndA2BRoad12.2658
Goring – Wallingford via B4009A2BRoad6.347
Goring – PortsmouthA2BRoad65.759
Goring – Reading off-road via Kidmore EndA2BOff-road12.743
Abingdon via The RidgewayC2COff-road38.518
Sonning Common Herb FarmC2CRoad2068
Two HorsesC2CRoad67.737
Chinnor and Kingston BlountC2CRoad41.352
Hambleden ValleyC2CRoad40.153
The Barn at Turville HeathC2CRoad34.467
Nettlebed EstateC2CRoad21.870
Saddleback Farm ShopC2CRoad3176
Swyncombe and EwelmeC2CRoad25.653
The Assendon ValleyC2CRoad3248
The MoretonsC2CRoad21.345
Tour des ClumpsC2CRoad32.634
Tour of the PangC2CRoad2462
Wantage and the Vale of White HorseC2CRoad52.347
YattendonC2CRoad2381
BramleyC2CHybrid43.353
Sherfield-on-LoddonC2CHybrid47.533
Mongewell Woods and Witheridge HillC2COff-road18.477
Waterperry GardensC2CHybrid43.733
Whitchurch Hill and CheckendonC2COff-road13.5177
InkpenC2CHybrid52.251
Greenham CommonC2CHybrid39.537
Cuddesdon and Little MiltonC2CRoad3532
Spire and SpokeC2CRoad31.842
Taste of the RidgewayC2COff-road12.360
Ridgeway and CholseyC2COff-road18.339
Nettlebed off-roadC2COff-road23.552
Across The Ridgeway (Compton – Blewbury)C2CHybrid26.934
Swyncombe and Dorchester off-roadC2CHybrid32.331
Essential ReadingC2CHybrid32.529
Watership DownC2CRoad53.179
CallevaC2CRoad42.253
ThatchamC2CRoad27.628
The Perch and PikePUBHybrid4.150
The Sun at Whitchurch HillPUBHybrid8.383
The King William IVPUBHybrid10.363
The Bell at AldworthPUBHybrid12.284
The Cherry TreePUBHybrid14.272
The Black HorsePUBHybrid1271
Off-road Pub CrawlPUBOff-road19.864
The Maharajah’s WellSCRRoad14.765
Maker Space (on-road)SCRRoad16.564
Ewelme and BensonSCRRoad19.237
Blue TinSCRRoad12.362

All routes are free to download, using the GPX logo top right of each route’s map panel:

Route Type
321Circuits in the 5 – 15 mile range, ideal for training or fitness. No guarantee of refreshments en route (but there’s always plenty in Goring!).
A2BOne-way routes, suitable for commuting or utility journeys. May be combined to give circular routes.
C2CCycle to Cafe – Circular routes from Goring, generally with one or more cafes or pubs en route, ideal for leisurely rides with friends
PUBShort routes to local pubs. Also make good beginner or family rides
SCRShort Cafe Rides. Circular rides under 20 miles to cafes in the Chiltern Hills near Goring.
Bike TypeWhat the surface is like beneath the wheels
RoadSuitable for all types of bike, including skinny-tyred road bikes
Off-roadMainly bridleways. Surface may be loose or muddy
Hybrid Mainly tarmac, but including short distances on bridleways or roads with poor surfaces unsuitable for skinny-tyred road bikes