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Reading #2220 Pro
This 1-stage route covers 7.7 miles in 35 minutes through Spring Gardens, Whitley and Whitley Wood, with limits of 20 mph, 30 mph, 40 mph and 60 mph. It includes 3 school zone points, more than most routes from this centre, alongside 14 traffic lights and 7 roundabouts.
Watch Out For
- A school zone with a reduced limit and children about, plus a give way point close by.
- The 50 mph point where the limit rises.
Route Features
- 8 left turns, 8 right turns, 7 roundabouts and 14 traffic lights.
- Roads include Blandford Road, Whitley Wood Lane and Chalfont Way.
Test Manoeuvres
- Pull up on the left for the kerbside stop.
Key Tips
- Slow down early in school areas and keep checking mirrors.
- Give way to the right at roundabouts and signal left on exit.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive south on Elgar Road South. | 618 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right onto Basingstoke Road/B3031. | 1.1 mi | |
| 3 | Turn left onto Hartland Road. | 472 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto Blandford Road. | 90 yd | |
| 5 | Turn right onto Ambrook Road. | 80 yd | |
| 6 | Turn left to stay on Ambrook Road. | 32 yd | |
| 7 | Turn left onto Thornbridge Road. | 187 yd | |
| 8 | Turn left onto Greenfields Road. | 115 yd | |
| 9 | Turn right onto Farrowdene Road. | 50 yd | |
| 10 | Turn left onto Heatherdene Close. | 68 yd | |
| 11 | Turn right onto Blandford Road. | 266 yd | |
| 12 | Turn right onto Whitley Wood Road. | 149 yd | |
| 13 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Whitley Wood Lane. | 5 yd | |
| 14 | Exit the roundabout onto Whitley Wood Lane. | 581 yd | |
| 15 | Turn left onto Whitley Wood Lane/B3270. | 1123 yd | |
| 16 | Enter Black Boy Roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Lower Earley Way (West)/B3270. | 86 yd | |
| 17 | Exit the roundabout onto Lower Earley Way (West)/B3270. | 1332 yd | |
| 18 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Beeston Way. | 5 yd | |
| 19 | Exit the roundabout onto Beeston Way. | 231 yd | |
| 20 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Rushey Way. | 5 yd | |
| 21 | Exit the roundabout onto Rushey Way. | 1074 yd | |
| 22 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Chalfont Way. | 14 yd | |
| 23 | Exit the roundabout onto Chalfont Way. | 705 yd | |
| 24 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Elm Road/B3350. | 7 yd | |
| 25 | Exit the roundabout onto Elm Road/B3350. | 600 yd | |
| 26 | Turn right onto Shinfield Road/A327. | 644 yd | |
| 27 | Turn left onto Cressingham Road. | 1122 yd | |
| 28 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Long Barn Lane. | 47 yd | |
| 29 | Exit the roundabout onto Long Barn Lane. | 544 yd | |
| 30 | Turn right onto Basingstoke Road/B3031. | 209 yd | |
| 31 | Bear left onto Elgar Road South. | 735 yd |
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