Walks and rides

Oxfordshire is a fantastic county with so much countryside to explore. These guides are there to encourage you to get out there and enjoy it! Or for more information visit OS Explorer maps for a DIY approach.

Circular walks

Some of the best bits of Oxfordshire, all revised for easy printing and available to download for free from this these web pages.

Paths for all

Free, downloadable leaflets showing short routes with few restrictions. These are likely to be suitable for wheelchairs, pushchairs and those with mobility problems. Eleven routes are currently available.

Health walks

Links to organised health walks in Oxfordshire.

Other walks and rides

Many price reductions are available on older stock ready for summer walking! Country walks and Henley walks are only £1 each, and Oxfordshire Way is only £2 plus postage and packing.

• Country walks
  Books exploring the heritage visible in exceptional parts of the county.
  
• Follow the Glyme Valley Way
  Signposted walking route along the River Glyme, between Chipping Norton and Woodstock.
  
• Henley walks
  13 walks around this special town in South Oxfordshire.
  
• Judge's Ride
  Quiet lanes and bridleways for horse riders and mountain bikers.
  
• The Oxford Canal Line
  A new guide to travelling along the Oxford canal.
  
• The Oxford Green Belt Way
  A 50 mile circular walk providing excellent views of Oxford's dreaming spires, as well as of Otmoor, Foxcombe Hill and Wytham Woods.
  
• The Oxfordshire Way
  65-mile trail from Bourton on the Water to Henley on Thames.
  
• Sonning Common health cycles
  Details of cycle rides around Sonning Common, organised by the local health centre.
  
• The Wychwood Way
  37-mile trail around ancient forest site in West Oxfordshire.

On other websites

• National Trust walks
  Lovely walks on National Trust land in the county.
  
• Thame Valley Walk
  A lowland walk that links to the Oxfordshire Way.

How to order publications

Conservation walks and rides

The government funds voluntary access routes for walkers and riders as part of its commitment to improving conservation of species, habitats, access and understanding on English farmland. See the Department for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website for details and downloadable maps of the 49 routes in Oxfordshire.

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