Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Running trails & routes

Entrance to Harris Garden – Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens loop from Reading Green Park

Routes

Running trails & routes

Entrance to Harris Garden – Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens loop from Reading Green Park

Hard

4.7

(3)

1,125

runners

Entrance to Harris Garden – Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens loop from Reading Green Park

02:19

22.3km

110m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.17 km

Longwater Lake

Lake

5.62 km

Forest of Arden

Forest

7.03 km

Entrance to Harris Garden

Highlight • Natural

Here is the entrance to the Harris Garden. Inside, you will enjoy a beautiful botanical garden where you can find ponds, a formal garden, a heather garden, a coppiced woodland, and a wildflower meadow.

Tip by

11.1 km

Market Place and Simeon Monument, Reading

Highlight • Monument

The tower of the corn exchange is about the only remarkable building. In the market house restaurant/hotel you can have dinner in the old vault downstairs or on the rooftop terrace (though both can be pretty crowded/noisy).

Tip by

11.7 km

Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens

Highlight • Historical Site

Established in Victorian times, Forbury Gardens is a sweet haven from the hustle and bustle of Reading. As it is a walled garden, the noise of the town is kept well at bay. The statue of the lion is formally called the Maiwand Lion and was built to commemorate the local lives lost during the 2nd Anglo-Afghan War between 1878 and 1880. There is a local rumour that the sculptor, George Blackall Simonds, took his own life after realising that the lion's stance was impossible, as should the lion walk, it would fall over. However, this is not true as the sculpture is based on his observations of lions at London Zoo and he lived until he was 86.

Tip by

22.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

8.48 km

2.48 km

1.34 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.4 km

7.56 km

1.23 km

528 m

395 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Thursday 30 July

25°C

14°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.5

179

Windsor Estate circular via Thames Path

00:57h

9.20km

30m

Hard

4.7

Hambleden to Turville loop via Chiltern Way

01:40h

15.2km

280m

Moderate

4.8

Watlington Hill and the Wormsley Estate Walk

01:27h

12.5km

270m

Moderate

4.0

The Wolkingham Walk — 5 Mile loop

00:50h

7.60km

40m

Hard

4.7

Frensham Ponds & Bourne Wood loops from Farnham

02:16h

19.8km

230m

Easy

Dinton Pastures loop

00:31h

4.71km

10m

Moderate

4.7

The Look Out and Caesar's Camp loop — Swinley Forest

00:50h

7.01km

50m

Moderate

3.0

Cookham and Cock Marsh Walk

00:55h

8.12km

60m

Moderate

4.5

Oxfordshire Way and Lambridge Wood Loop

00:46h

7.00km

130m

Moderate

4.0

Swinley Forest Ponds loop from The Look Out

01:09h

9.78km

90m

Moderate

4.5

Warfield Northern Lanes loop

01:09h

10.9km

60m

Moderate

4.5

The Coombes Woodland and Arborfield loop

01:40h

14.9km

130m

Entrance to Harris Garden – Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens loop from Reading Green Park

Entrance to Harris Garden

Market Place and Simeon Monument, Reading

Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️