| Bridleways: |
Bridleways can be used for walking, riding, leading a horse or pedal cycling. Cyclists must give way to pedestrians and riders. Horse drawn vehicles are not allowed. |
| Bus routes: |
Each route is represented by a different colour. For more information on individual bus routes, such as timings, please visit our bus timetable webpages. |
| Bus stops: |
Some of these are 'hail and ride' stops - use the 'i' button to find out whether your bus stop will always be stopped at or only if hailed. |
| Byways: |
Byways open to all traffic can be used by vehicular and all other kinds of traffic but are used by the public mainly for walking, riding horses or cycling.. |
| Cycle routes off carriageways: |
Marked cycle routes on paths or pavements. |
| Cycle routes on carriageways: |
Marked cycle routes on roads. |
| cycling not allowed: |
Paths where cycling is forbidden for safety reasons. |
| Footpaths: |
Footpaths can be used by people on foot. There is no right to ride a bicycle or lead a horse, but a pushchair may be used. |
| Footpaths with limitations: |
Footpaths that have restrictions applied to them e.g. unusual opening hours or days. Call the countryside team on 0118 934 2016 for information on specific footpaths. |
| Hazardous junctions: |
Road junctions that may prove hazardous to cyclists. |
| National cycle network: |
The National Cycle Network is co-ordinated by Sustrans, and offers over 12,000 miles of walking and cycle routes on traffic-free paths, quiet lanes and traffic-calmed roads. For more information, visit the Sustrans website.
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| Petrol stations: |
Data from a survey conducted in September 2007. |
| National Street Gazetteer (NSG): |
Official road names held in the National Land and Property Gazetteer. |
| Other useful links: |
Other useful links for cyclists such as quiet roads. |
| Permissive paths: |
Permitted Paths are not highways but are routes that landowners allow the public to use, sometimes for a fixed period of time. They can be closed at any time, but often form valuable links to the path network. We encourage these and can provide advice and signs to those wishing to establish such paths. |
| Public car parks: |
We provide public pay and display car parking at all of the Borough's main town centres and the Earley and Winnersh Triangle railway stations. See our car parks webpage for more information. |
| Quiet roads: |
Roads with low volumes of traffic that may be useful for cyclists. |
| Railways: |
Railways lines. In Wokingham Borough these are the Reading-Shalford, Reading-Gatwick Airport and Reading-London Waterloo lines. |
| Railway stations: |
There are six railway stations in the Borough. |
| Restricted byways: |
Restricted byways may be used by people on foot, on horseback, leading a horse, horse drawn vehicle or bicycle. It is an offence to drive a mechanically propelled vehicle on a Restricted Byway without the legal right to do so. |
| Round Berkshire cycle route: |
For more information see the Round Berkshire Cycle Route leaflet produced by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. |
| Salt bins: |
There are 27 salt bins provided at various locations throughout the district. These are maintained and replenished on a regular basis throughout the winter period as necessary. |
| Steep gradients: |
Roads or unsurfaced tracks that have steep gradients and may prove difficult for cyclists to climb. |
| Signalled crossing or underpass: |
Crossing or underpass over or through which cycling is permitted. |
| Unsurfaced cycle routes: |
Cycle route off-road e.g. forest track. |
| Winter gritting routes: |
Roads that are salted or gritted during icy weather, depending on whether they are primary or secondary gritting routes as defined in the Council's winter service plan. For more information, view our winter maintenance website. |
| Other map symbols: |
The background maps that our own data is displayed on are owned by Ordnance Survey. If you would like to find out more about the features on these maps, please visit the Ordnance Survey website. |
