Oxfordshire walks

Henley-on-Thames station to Aston, circular walk ( Download : PDF )

5.84mi +299ft -272ft 2h55 Average
Starting point in Henley-on-Thames - Oxfordshire

A circular walk from Henley-on-Thames Station with a lovely pub, The Flower Pot, halfway. Returning through a deer park with spectacular views of the Thames and the Chilterns.
Good parking at Henley-on-Thames station.

Henley-on-Thames to Marlow along the Thames Path ( Download : PDF )

8.85mi +39ft -66ft 4h05 Average
Starting point in Henley-on-Thames - Oxfordshire

A pleasant linear walk along the Thames Path between Henley-on-Thames and Marlow. The path is easy to follow and is almost all downhill. There are a number of public transport options to return to the start.

Bladon circular from Begbroke ( Download : PDF )

4.92mi +157ft -135ft 2h25 Easy
Starting point in Begbroke - Oxfordshire

An Oxfordshire walk that captures typical landscapes of the county. The church at Bladon is also the burial place of Sir Winston Churchill. The route uses established paths.

Uffington Castle, the White Horse and Wayland's Smithy ( Download : PDF )

5.93mi +577ft -577ft 3h15 Easy
Starting point in Woolstone - Oxfordshire

This walk on North Wessex Downs offers some wonderful views as well as the opportunity to explore some fine ancient monuments. These include the Uffington White Horse, Uffington Castle and Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow.

Great Tew and Little Tew ( Download : PDF )

3.94mi +236ft -236ft 2h00 Easy
Starting point in Great Tew - Oxfordshire

This easy circular walk provides a good way to discover two lovely villages with thatched houses, particularly Great Tew! On you way, you will also explore the quiet countryside and enjoy lovely churches and a beautiful giant sequoia!

Circular walk from Christmas Common ( Download : PDF )

4.8mi +541ft -515ft 2h40 Easy
Starting point in Watlington - Oxfordshire

A short Oxfordshire walk that explores the woodlands and countryside to the east of Christmas Common. The route is generally easy to follow and includes sections of the Oxfordshire Way and Chiltern Way.

Uffington White Horse and Wayland's Smithy ( Download : PDF )

3.15mi +259ft -259ft 1h40 Easy
Starting point in Woolstone - Oxfordshire

This short walk on the North Wessex Downs offers wonderful and the chance to explore some fine ancient monuments including the Uffungton White Horse, Uffington Castle and Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow.

Sonning Eye and Shiplake ( Download : PDF )

5.61mi +171ft -157ft 2h45 Easy
Starting point in Eye and Dunsden - Oxfordshire

This Oxforshire walk includes a pleasant section of walking along the Thames Path with a section across the rolling hills to the north of the river.

Perch & Pike - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

3.24mi +16ft -16ft 1h30 Easy
Starting point in South Stoke (Oxfordshire) - Oxfordshire

A short easy walk along the Thames on the outward leg.

King William IV - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

6.6mi +453ft -446ft 3h25 Easy
Starting point in Ipsden - Oxfordshire

A long a steady climb over the second quarter of the walk, thereafter an easy walk back.

The Five Horseshoes - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

6.2mi +577ft -604ft 3h20 Easy
Starting point in Swyncombe - Oxfordshire

A medium length walk with quite hilly terrain around The Five Horseshoes pub.

The Leathern Bottle - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

4.65mi +138ft -125ft 2h15 Easy
Starting point in Lewknor - Oxfordshire

Easy walk with no hills around The Leathern Bottle.

The Leathern Bottle - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

4.52mi +686ft -669ft 2h40 Easy
Starting point in Lewknor - Oxfordshire

A moderate walk with some steep hills around The Leathern Bottle.

The Fox and Hounds - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

5.38mi +466ft -466ft 2h55 Easy
Starting point in Watlington - Oxfordshire

A medium length walk with some steep climbs through woods.

The Six Bells - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

6.09mi +30ft -30ft 2h50 Easy
Starting point in Warborough - Oxfordshire

A fairly long walk but with no steep hills or other challenging obstacles.

Peppard Common - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

4.46mi +197ft -187ft 2h15 Easy
Starting point in Rotherfield Peppard - Oxfordshire

Peppard Common – Sonning Common – Peppard Common.

The Cherry Tree Inn - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

5.87mi +220ft -220ft 2h55 Easy
Starting point in Stoke Row - Oxfordshire

A fairly long walk over mostly even terrain. Stoke Row – Hook End – Exlade St – Checkendon – Stoke Row.

The New Inn - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

3.91mi +115ft -105ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Kidmore End - Oxfordshire

A medium length walk over fairly flat terrain through two adjacent villages and surrounding woodland.

Henley-on-Thames - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

5.27mi +282ft -276ft 2h40 Easy
Starting point in Henley-on-Thames - Oxfordshire

An easy walk with no steep gradients. Henley – Rotherfield Greys – Pack and Prime Lane – Henley.

Blenheim Park, Combe and North Leigh Roman Villa ( Download : PDF )

10.42mi +479ft -482ft 5h15 Average
Starting point in Woodstock - Oxfordshire

This pretty long circular walk explores Blenheim Park with great views of The Lake and the Palace. Then, follow paths (Palladian and Wychwood Ways) in the countryside following River Evenlode until you reach the remains of a large Roman courtyard villa. You finally go back to Woodstock using a section of Oxfordshire Way.

The Chequers Inn - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

6.41mi +138ft -141ft 3h05 Easy
Starting point in Berrick Salome - Oxfordshire

A long and interesting walk mainly over flat countryside but some of the footpaths en route are currently quite badly overgrown.

Asthall, Widford and Swinbrook & Widford Church and Paynes Farm ( Download : PDF )

6.83mi +305ft -302ft 3h25 Average
Starting point in Swinbrook and Widford - Oxfordshire

A longer walk through wooded country with magnificent views to Asthall village. Three Cotswold villages and an extended exploration of the Windrush valley.

Asthall, Widford and Swinbrook ( Download : PDF )

4.04mi +115ft -115ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Swinbrook and Widford - Oxfordshire

Three Cotswold villages and an extended exploration of the Windrush valley.

Widford Church and Paynes Farm ( Download : PDF )

3.95mi +174ft -157ft 2h00 Average
Starting point in Swinbrook and Widford - Oxfordshire

A longer walk through wooded country with magnificent views to Asthall village.

Widford Church and Swinbrook ( Download : PDF )

2.43mi +138ft -138ft 1h15 Easy
Starting point in Swinbrook and Widford - Oxfordshire

Visit an isolated medieval church in a meadow and explore Swinbrook village in detail.

Cherwell valley ( Download : PDF )

4.19mi +23ft -23ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Hampton Gay and Poyle - Oxfordshire

Visit four historic churches, plus a ruined manor house and a pretty riverside return.

Hampton Poyle & Bletchingdon ( Download : PDF )

4.39mi +135ft -135ft 2h10 Average
Starting point in Hampton Gay and Poyle - Oxfordshire

Climb to a pretty village with a historic church, country house and village green.

Hampton Gay ( Download : PDF )

2.98mi +36ft -36ft 1h25 Easy
Starting point in Hampton Gay and Poyle - Oxfordshire

Stroll across the meadows to an isolated church and ruined 16th-century manor house.

Henley Wild Walk ( Download : PDF )

11.72mi +741ft -725ft 6h00 Average
Starting point in Henley-on-Thames - Oxfordshire

Explore Henley : this varied walk through the Chilterns takes in parkland, farmland and woodland. Starting in Henley, this 21 km circular walk includes the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) Warburg Nature Reserve.

Goring Wild Walk ( Download : PDF )

5.44mi +397ft -387ft 2h50 Easy
Starting point in Goring - Oxfordshire

Explore Goring : enjoy magnificent views of the River Thames and rare chalk grassland species. Starting in Goring, this 8 km circular walk takes in the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) Hartslock nature reserve and a section of the Thames Path

Foxholes Wild Walk ( Download : PDF )

7.6mi +135ft -135ft 3h35 Easy
Starting point in Shipton-under-Wychwood - Oxfordshire

Explore Foxholes : stroll through rolling countryside, woodland and quiet villages. Starting in Shipton-under-Wychwood, this 11 km circular walk takes in ancient woodland at the Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) Foxholes nature reserve.

Cothill Wild Walk Extension ( Download : PDF )

5.46mi +52ft -52ft 2h35 Easy
Starting point in Wootton (Oxfordshire) - Oxfordshire

Explore Cothill : the most diverse wildlife area in Oxfordshire. Starting in Wootton, this 5 kilometre circular walk takes in three BBOWT nature reserves: Dry Sandford Pit, Parsonage Moor and Lashford Lane Fen.

Cothill Wild Walk ( Download : PDF )

3.98mi +52ft -52ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Wootton (Oxfordshire) - Oxfordshire

Explore Cothill : the most diverse wildlife area in Oxfordshire. Starting in Wootton, this 5 kilometre circular walk takes in three BBOWT nature reserves: Dry Sandford Pit, Parsonage Moor and Lashford Lane Fen.

Playhatch - Dunsden ( Download : PDF )

1.83mi +184ft -184ft 1h00 Easy
Starting point in Eye and Dunsden - Oxfordshire

Nice walk from The Flowing Spring pub around Playhatch and Dunsden.

Playhatch - Dunsden - Binfield Heath ( Download : PDF )

2.65mi +180ft -180ft 1h25 Easy
Starting point in Eye and Dunsden - Oxfordshire

Nice walk from The Flowing Spring pub around Playhatch, Dunsden and Binfield Heath.

Playhatch - Dunsden - Crowsley Park - Binfield Heath ( Download : PDF )

6.63mi +344ft -322ft 3h20 Easy
Starting point in Eye and Dunsden - Oxfordshire

Nice walk from The Flowing Spring pub around Playhatch, Dunsden, Crowsley Park and Binfield Heath.

From Reading Station to The Flowing Spring pub ( Download : PDF )

4.24mi +33ft -33ft 2h00 Easy
Starting point in Oxfordshire

Lovely walk along the Thames from Reading Station to The Flowing Spring pub.

The Flowing Spring pub walk ( Download : PDF )

5.76mi +177ft -187ft 2h50 Easy
Starting point in Eye and Dunsden - Oxfordshire

Lovely walk through the countryside passing by Binfield Heath - Shiplake - Thames - Sonning.

From Shiplake Station to Wargrave Station ( Download : PDF )

7.68mi +16ft -16ft 3h35 Easy
Starting point in Shiplake - Oxfordshire

A walk from station to station using the Thames Path.

Clayfield Copse pub walk ( Download : PDF )

4.43mi +180ft -180ft 2h10 Easy
Starting point in Oxfordshire

Walk through beautiful countryside surroundings with a wonderful selection of birds and a stop a The Flowing Spring pub.

Peppard Common - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

4.37mi +154ft -161ft 2h10 Easy
Starting point in Rotherfield Peppard - Oxfordshire

Peppard Common – Cowfields Farm – Peppard Common.

The John Barleycorn - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

7.12mi +66ft -69ft 3h20 Easy
Starting point in Goring - Oxfordshire

An easy walk along a beautiful part of the Thames.

The John Barleycorn - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

5.73mi +440ft -427ft 3h00 Easy
Starting point in Goring - Oxfordshire

A scenic walk with two uphill climbs. Goring – Elvendon Valley – Great Chalk Wood – Goring.

The John Barleycorn - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

4.59mi +302ft -289ft 2h20 Easy
Starting point in Goring - Oxfordshire

A walk along the Thames and then a climb and wooded walk back to Goring.

The Rising Sun - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

7.1mi +328ft -308ft 3h35 Easy
Starting point in Highmoor - Oxfordshire

Easy walking with one quite lengthy uphill stretch.

The Rising Sun - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

4.67mi +312ft -285ft 2h25 Easy
Starting point in Highmoor - Oxfordshire

Easy walking on fairly level terrain. Nettlebed estate – Deadman’s Lane – Highmoor.

The Rising Sun - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

3.96mi +177ft -157ft 2h00 Easy
Starting point in Highmoor - Oxfordshire

Easy walking on fairly level terrain. Shepherds Green – Nettlebed estate – Witheridge Hill.

The Maltsters Arms - Route 3 ( Download : PDF )

6.06mi +285ft -285ft 3h00 Easy
Starting point in Rotherfield Greys - Oxfordshire

There are some hills to negotiate on this interesting and enjoyable walk.

The Maltsters Arms - Route 1 ( Download : PDF )

3.16mi +56ft -43ft 1h30 Easy
Starting point in Rotherfield Greys - Oxfordshire

Easy walking on fairly level terrain. Rotherfield Greys – Peppard Common – Rotherfield Greys.

King William IV - Route 2 ( Download : PDF )

4.06mi +177ft -177ft 2h00 Easy
Starting point in Ipsden - Oxfordshire

An easy walk with no steep gradients. Hailey – Forest Row – Ipsden – Hailey.