🥾 Walking route
Meadows and Woodlands of Streatley Walk, Goring Gap
West Berkshire
- 📏 5.1 km · 3.2 mi
- ⛰ +194 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 30 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance5.1 km · 3.2 mi
- Elevation+194 m
- Duration1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainField paths, woodland tracks and a riverside stretch, with one sustained climb
- Best seasonLate spring to early autumn
- DogsDog friendly, lead near livestock and the weir
About this walk
Starting in the village of Streatley, this circular route climbs out of the Thames valley through meadows and mixed woodland on the Berkshire side of the Goring Gap, the narrow break where the river cuts between the Chilterns and the Berkshire Downs.
The path leads up towards Common Wood, where the going is quieter under the trees, before looping back down towards the river. On the return you drop past Streatley Weir, with views across to Goring Lock and Goring Weir on the far bank. The village church of St Thomas of Canterbury and the tangle of Streatley Wild Wood sit close to the finish, making a natural point to pause before heading back to the start.
At around 5 km with a steady 194 m of ascent, it is a moderate half-day outing that packs in woodland, open meadow and one of the most celebrated stretches of the River Thames.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
3 waypoints along the way
- 1
Streatley (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Common Wood
- 3
Streatley Weir
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Goring Lock
~250 m off the route
River Thames
~445 m off the route
Goring Weir
~215 m off the route
Streatley Wild Wood
~384 m off the route
St Thomas of Canterbury
~315 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).