Oxfordshire WalksWalking Routes & Hiking Trails
Find Oxfordshire walks from the list below which features the best walking routes in the area. Most are circular walks and are listed from the shortest and easiest to the longest more challenging routes.
The Oxfordshire walks listed below include easy circular walks to more demanding and longer routes in the hills. All walks are free to download and print and all routes have GPS files. The walks feature attractive countryside, villages, and historic buildings. Long distance footpaths including the Thames Path, Chiltern Way and the Ridgeway offer an excellent basis for shorter circular walks.
Walk | Description | Grade | Miles |
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3116★ | Uffington White Horse & Wayland's Smithy | easy | 3.25 |
1062★ | Pusey & Buckland circular | easy | 3.50 |
2186★ | Adlestrop & Chastleton | easy | 3.80 |
1066★ | Faringdon, Wicklesham, The Folly & Folly Park | easy | 4.00 |
2324★ | Christmas Common Circular | easy | 4.80 |
2322★ | Bladon & Begbroke Circular | easy | 5.00 |
3630★ | Longcot & Uffington Circular | easy | 5.20 |
1554★ | Wayland's Smithy & Uffington Castle from Woolstone | easy/mod | 5.50 |
1981★ | Epwell from Sibford Gower | easy/mod | 5.60 |
3082★ | Sonning Eye & Shiplake circular | easy | 5.70 |
1069★ | Badbury Hill, including the Great Barn at Great Coxwell | easy | 6.00 |
1068★ | Faringdon, Fernham and Little Coxwell | easy | 6.00 |
1439★ | Fulbrook & Widford from Burford | easy | 6.00 |
2396★ | Finmere & Westbury from Mixbury | easy/mod | 6.10 |
3728★ | Ledwell & Nether Worton from Great Tew | easy/mod | 6.40 |
1079★ | Faringdon, Thrupp and towards Lechlade | easy | 6.50 |
2915★ | Uffington Castle, the White Horse and Wayland's Smithy | easy/mod | 6.50 |
3357★ | Blenheim Palace Great Park from Woodstock | easy | 6.60 |
1873★ | The Ridgeway from Ardington | easy/mod | 7.00 |
3456★ | Swinford Bridge from Lower Wolvercote | easy/mod | 7.00 |
2051★ | River Thames & Hambleden from Henley-on-Thames | easy/mod | 7.00 |
1085★ | Upper & Lower Boddington from Claydon | easy/mod | 7.00 |
2410★ | Wayland's Smithy, Ashdown House and Ashbury | easy/mod | 7.50 |
2140★ | Christmas Common & Greenfield circular | easy/mod | 7.80 |
1971★ | Gallow Hill, Epwell & Swalcliffe | easy/mod | 7.80 |
3128★ | Henley-on-Thames, Aston and Hambleden | easy/mod | 8.00 |
1064★ | Faringdon Folly, Buckland Warren and Hatford | easy/mod | 8.00 |
1061★ | Faringdon, Radcot and Littleworth | easy/mod | 8.00 |
3248★ | Henley-on-Thames, Rotherfield Greys & Shiplake | easy/mod | 8.30 |
3713★ | Cropredy & Chipping Warden Circular | easy/mod | 8.60 |
1720★ | Henley-on-Thames to Marlow along the Thames Path | easy/mod | 9.00 |
1335★ | The Ridgeway at the End of the Chilterns from Watlington Hill | easy/mod | 10.00 |
1063★ | Faringdon, Buckland & Pusey | easy/mod | 10.50 |
2076★ | Kingham to Charlbury | easy/mod | 10.50 |
1140★ | The Ridgeway around Lewknor | moderate | 13.00 |
1419★ | The Lambourn Downs from near Astbury | moderate | 14.00 |
1919★ | Henley-on-Thames, Middle Assendon and Stonor | moderate | 14.50 |
Walks that start in adjacent counties / areas.
Walks that start in adjacent counties or areas but cross the boundary and include sections of the route within Oxfordshire.
Walk | Description | Starts In |
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1333★ | The Ridgeway around Chinnor | Buckinghamshire |
1617★ | Saunderton circular via Bledlow Ridge | Buckinghamshire |
3042★ | Thenford Hill & Upper Wardington from Middleton Cheney | Northamptonshire |
3252★ | Wardington & Cropredy from Chacombe | Northamptonshire |
3222★ | Edge Hill and Upton House | Warwickshire |
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Oxfordshire Guide
The County of Oxfordshire is located between the River Thames in the south, the Cotswolds to the west and the Chilterns in the east. Much of the county's wealth was from wool production in what is predominantly agricultural area. Local Government reorganisation in 1974 saw changes to the county boundaries with the Vale of White Horse and an area south of the Thames added to the county. Oxfordshire includes sections of three Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - the Cotswolds, the North Wessex Downs, and the Chilterns. Long-distance footpaths include the Ridgeway, Macmillan Way, Oxfordshire Way, and the D'Arcy Dalton Way. The Thames path follows the river and the valleys of the Thame, Windrush and Cherwell tributaries also provide excellent walking. The Oxford Canal follows the Cherwell from Banbury to Kidlington and again provides some excellent walking on the well-maintained tow path.
Other walks in Britain - For a list of all the areas where walks are available go to the Main Walk Index.
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