The 10th leg of our journey was one in which we had a new section of the path plus a diversion around a lock bridge which had been closed in the days leading up to our start.
Of course leaving Reading meant still walking through an area I know well. There was a vague recognition of some of the route along parkrun at the start and then Thames Valley Park. All good stuff except it started to rain around then.
Thames Path section 10 - Reading to Henley

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