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Christchurch Bridge – River Thames loop from Hook

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Christchurch Bridge – River Thames loop from Hook

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Christchurch Bridge – River Thames loop from Hook

10:23

156km

1,270m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 25.9 km for 101 m

After 32.0 km for 57 m

After 53.0 km for 271 m

After 65.1 km for 92 m

After 96.3 km for 215 m

After 108 km for 154 m

After 142 km for 97 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.9 km

Christchurch Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Good start to the ride from Reading station.

Tip by

24.5 km

River Thames

Highlight • Viewpoint

Perhaps the UK's most famous river, the River Thames is the finish point of the Severn and Thames Way. The river flows 210 miles (338 km) from the Cotswolds to …

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32.0 km

Longwater Lake

Lake

53.1 km

Hazeley Heath

Forest

65.3 km

Basingstoke Canal Path

Highlight • River

A few low bridges, so you might have to duck

Tip by

65.8 km

Basingstoke Canal

Lake

70.0 km

Zebon Copse Bridge over the Basingstoke Canal

Highlight • Natural

Nature Reserve with beautiful ancient woodland alongside the Basingstoke Canal.

Tip by

90.8 km

Frensham Common

Nature Reserve

91.4 km

The King's Ridge

Peak

96.3 km

Hankley Common

Nature Reserve

104 km

Devil's Punch Bowl Bike Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

The trails here are quite sandy in nature so great for riding all year round.

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104 km

Top of Highcombe Copse

Highlight • Natural Monument

Until 2011, the A3 bottlenecked at Hindhead, going from two lanes to one. There was always traffic, air pollution was high there was a significant number of accidents. The Hindhead …

Tip by

119 km

View of Woolmer Forest from Weavers Down

Highlight • Viewpoint

This compact gravel track is part of National Cycle Network 22 and skirts around the perimeter of Woolmer Ranges, offering wonderful views of the forest.

Tip by

132 km

Hogmoor Inclosure

Forest

146 km

Wishing Well at Dippenhall

Highlight • Natural Monument

156 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

88.8 km

31.7 km

12.9 km

8.26 km

7.33 km

7.08 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

111 km

22.2 km

17.4 km

2.34 km

1.81 km

1.12 km

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

13°C

7°C

74 %

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Christchurch Bridge – River Thames loop from Hook

Christchurch Bridge

River Thames

Basingstoke Canal Path

Zebon Copse Bridge over the Basingstoke Canal

Devil's Punch Bowl Bike Trail

Top of Highcombe Copse

View of Woolmer Forest from Weavers Down

Wishing Well at Dippenhall

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