팡본 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

강과 운하가 이 땅을 가로지르는데, 이는 산업화 초기 시대에 교통 인프라의 매우 중요한 부분이었기 때문입니다. 결국 공장에서는 이전에는 알려지지 않았던 엄청난 양의 원자재를 공급받아야 했고, 완제품도 상인에게 전달되어야 했습니다. 많은 운하가 이 시대에 만들어졌습니다. 이후 철도가, 그리고 나중에는 트럭이 상품 운송을 담당하게 되었습니다. 인공 수로를 건설하고 강을 항해 가능하게 만들 때, 고도 차이를 극복해야 한다는 점을 항상 고려해야 했기 때문에, 운하와 강을 따라 상황에 따라 크고 작은 간격으로 수문이 늘어서 있습니다. 수문의 도움으로만 선박 운항이 가능했습니다.

All cyclists are able to pass the toll bridge for free

Stop at the top of the Track & just take in that view.

Lovely place to pause and take a look at the view before you finish your walk and head back into town.

Particularly on a clear, sunny day, this is a fantastically beautiful walk. River Thames winds its way slowly towards Goring-on-Thames, but you also pass beautiful green fields with livestock grazing in them as you walk. A lovely, peaceful and tranquil walk.

All along the south side of the Thames between Purley and Pangbourne there are gorgeous views across the water. There are often swans, geese and ducks swimming by too.

Across the river in Oxfordshire is a wonderful view of Hardwick House, supposedly the inspiration for Toad Hall, as illustrated by E H Shepard in Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows'. You can also see Hardwick Stud, (recognisable by the clock tower) which is part of the Hardwick estate, renowned for breeding race horses.

Mapledurham Lock is in fact on the south side of the River Thames in the village of Purley. It was built in the late 18th century with the current bigger upgrade built in 1908.