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Reading

Playhatch Climb – Stoke Row Wooded Road loop from Reading

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
South East England
Reading

Playhatch Climb – Stoke Row Wooded Road loop from Reading

Moderate

5.0

(4)

78

riders

Playhatch Climb – Stoke Row Wooded Road loop from Reading

01:35

35.9km

320m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.61 km

Playhatch Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Nice climb from Playhatch to Dunsden Green and plenty time to catch your breath back whilst enjoying the scenery on relatively traffic free roads

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2

8.20 km

Picturesque Thatched Cottage

Highlight • Structure

3

17.9 km

Stoke Row Wooded Road

Highlight • Forest

Uphill into Stoke Row through a 'spooky' covered wood.... make sure your bring your lights, even in daytime!

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4

18.5 km

Sheep Sculptures at Stoke Row

Highlight • Monument

5

19.1 km

St John the Evangelist Church, Stoke Row

Highlight • Historical Site

The Church of St John the Evangelist, Stoke Row, was consecrated on the 19th October 1848.

The building is a beautiful example of simple Victorian architecture. The rectangular floor space …

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6

21.3 km

Checkendon Village Sign

Highlight • Monument

Standing on a small green near the church of St Peter and St Paul, the double-sided sign depicts a delightful scene of the church and a path through the bluebell woods for which the village is noted.

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7

22.3 km

The Nuba Survival Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Created in 2001 by English sculptor John Buckley after he visited the Nuba peoples in Sudan, this piece featuring two giant skeletons embracing each other is called 'The Nuba Survival'.

Adapted from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buckley_(sculptor)

Also see: atlasobscura.com/places/nuba-survival-sculpture

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22.7 km

Three Cornered Wood

Forest

9

24.0 km

Woodcote Village Sign

Highlight • Monument

If you're riding through Woodcote you won't be able to miss the village sign by the Villgae Green and Cricket Club.

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B

35.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.6 km

3.18 km

1.21 km

921 m

Surfaces

32.9 km

3.02 km

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Monday 18 May

18°C

9°C

89 %

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