Description
Long Barn Lane Pump Track is a free asphalt pump track on the Longbarn Lane recreation ground in Reading, built by Clark and Kent Contractors for Reading Borough Council on the site of an old BMX track. It sits in an open grassed park ringed by housing, next to an outdoor gym and a children's play area.
The Track
The track is a single continuous asphalt loop of tightly packed rollers and rounded berms, with frequent changes of direction and several lines through the circuit. It keeps some of the undulations of the old BMX track on the site, now shaped into landscaped grass mounds. Orange painted edge lines mark the riding line and white arrows show the direction of travel. Inside the loop, flat areas of woodchip and grass separate the different sections.
The council built it for every wheeled sport, so expect BMX and mountain bikes alongside scooters, skateboards and roller skates.
Getting Here
The track is on Long Barn Lane, south of Reading town centre in the Katesgrove area, and is visible from the footpaths that cross the recreation ground. The builder describes one main entrance to the park, and a path from it leads to the track. The council lists parking at the recreation ground.
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