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University of Reading · Freshers 2026

Walk Reading like you own it.

An honest step counter, mates leaderboards, and walking loops from your front door — wherever in Reading that is.

Free on iOS and Android

The Stepa Mates tab with this week’s route and your mates’ steps

Three things, done well

  1. An honest pedometer.Built ground‑up. No watch needed.
  2. Walk with your people.Five to ten mates. No strangers.
  3. Loops near home.Hand‑picked routes from your front door.

Start with these

Three walks we’d start you on — open the app where you’re standing and it’ll build the loop:

  • Thames Path from Caversham Bridge
  • Whiteknights campus lake loop
  • Forbury Gardens to the Abbey ruins

No distances on this page — we’d rather the app measured them from wherever you’re actually standing than we guessed at them here.

Thanks for stopping by

We were at the freshers fair on 23 September with a treadmill and a step counter, and a lot of you guessed how far Seb would get before he stepped off. Thanks to everyone who said hello and had a go.

Stepa in Reading — honest steps, mates, loops near you