**Please read in full before you RSVP** **Event host:** Michael Join me for a walk of about 23 km across the Berkshire Downs to the Thames, from Cholsey to Goring. We set off from Cholsey station at 10:45 am on bridleways and farm tracks across gentle Oxfordshire farmland, passing the Iron Age hillfort on Blewburton Hill and the small villages of Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe. After about 7 km we reach Blewbury, a village of thatched cottages and old cob walls built around its streams, with a church more than 900 years old. This is our main break: where we can have a packed lunch or visit the Red lion pub. After lunch we'll follow a broad track as it climbs through a wood onto the downs, where we join the Ridgeway, the ancient track across the Berkshire Downs. It has wide, open views, and we'll pause along the way to take them in. We then leave the downs and drop to the Thames at Moulsford. From there, 2.5 km of the Thames Path along the riverbank brings us to Streatley. We cross the bridge over the weir into Goring and finish at the Catherine Wheel at about 6pm, a few minutes from the station, where we can socialise. 🥾 **Hike Details** 🕙 **Start** at 10:45 AM at Cholsey Station and **finish** at the Catherine wheel/Goring station at 6pm (estimate). Approx\. 23km with 300m ascent \| Paths are mostly of mixed quality trail with gentle climbs but with some sections of pavement as we pass villages\. **Pace:** 4–5 km/hour with a few mindful pauses along the way **Lunch:** 1 hour with access to a church and pub in Blewbury (St.Michael’s/Red lion) at 1-2pm (estimate). **Cost:** Free **Equipment:** Please check the weather updates the night before and/or the morning and pack for the expected weather. Wear comfortable hiking shoes bring a backpack, with lunch, 1L of water, extra snacks, and at least a wind-breaker or light jacket\*\*.\*\* **🚊 Option 1 –** By Train 🕙 **09:30AM** – **London Paddington** (9:50 train departure) Meet at the Paddington bear statue under the la

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