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Reading #2216 Pro
This 1-stage route covers 7.6 miles in 35 minutes through Spring Gardens and Whitley, with limits of 20 mph, 30 mph and 40 mph. Its 18 traffic lights are more than on many routes from this centre, and 8 left plus 9 right turns add up to 17 turns.
Watch Out For
- The give way sign near the Black Boy Roundabout.
- Changes between 40 mph and 50 mph signs, for example this one, so check the limit after each.
Route Features
- 8 left turns, 9 right turns, 7 roundabouts and 18 traffic lights.
- Roads include the A33, Rose Kiln Lane and Cressingham Road.
Test Manoeuvres
- Pull up on the left for the kerbside stop.
Key Tips
- With 18 signal sets, plan your speed early so you are not caught on a changing light.
- Roundabouts need a give way to the right and a left signal on exit.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive south on Elgar Road South. | 617 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right onto Basingstoke Road/B3031. | 315 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Long Barn Lane. | 544 yd | |
| 4 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Cressingham Road. | 47 yd | |
| 5 | Exit the roundabout onto Cressingham Road. | 840 yd | |
| 6 | Turn left onto Barnsdale Road. | 162 yd | |
| 7 | Turn left onto Windermere Road. | 195 yd | |
| 8 | Turn right to stay on Windermere Road. | 121 yd | |
| 9 | Turn left onto Barnsdale Road. | 44 yd | |
| 10 | Turn right onto Ennerdale Road. | 197 yd | |
| 11 | Turn right onto Northcourt Avenue. | 235 yd | |
| 12 | Turn left onto Cressingham Road. | 149 yd | |
| 13 | Turn right onto Shinfield Road/A327. | 815 yd | |
| 14 | Turn left onto Shinfield Rise. | 141 yd | |
| 15 | Turn right onto Westlands Avenue. | 223 yd | |
| 16 | Bear right onto Halls Lane. | 122 yd | |
| 17 | Turn left onto Shinfield Road/A327. | 1033 yd | |
| 18 | Enter Black Boy Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Whitley Wood Lane/B3270. | 154 yd | |
| 19 | Exit the roundabout onto Whitley Wood Lane/B3270. Continue on B3270. | 1674 yd | |
| 20 | Keep right to stay on B3270 toward Reading/GreenPark/Madejski Stadium. | 131 yd | |
| 21 | Bear right onto A33/Basingstoke Road. Continue on A33. | 397 yd | |
| 22 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A33. | 31 yd | |
| 23 | Exit the roundabout onto A33. | 498 yd | |
| 24 | Enter Stadium Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A33. | 52 yd | |
| 25 | Exit the roundabout onto A33. | 434 yd | |
| 26 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A33. | 162 yd | |
| 27 | Exit the roundabout onto A33. | 1223 yd | |
| 28 | Turn right onto Rose Kiln Lane. | 338 yd | |
| 29 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Rose Kiln Lane. | 15 yd | |
| 30 | Exit the roundabout onto Rose Kiln Lane. | 172 yd | |
| 31 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rose Kiln Lane. | 7 yd | |
| 32 | Exit the roundabout onto Rose Kiln Lane. | 213 yd | |
| 33 | Bear left onto Elgar Road South. | 713 yd |
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