Walks from Charlbury

Rolling Oxfordshire farmland, landscaped parkland, lakeside paths, open fields, ancient hedgerows, Roman road, Cotswold stone villages and deer park.

Time: 6h

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).

Recommended: The views are excellent. Mostly off-road through pastoral fields and bridleways and with stretches of quiet country lane and one metalled section. Undulating Cotswold country with sharp inclines in places; can get very muddy when wet and one short section near Shipton station was overgrown. Little opportunity for refreshment along the way, though Ascott-under-Wychwood has a village shop. At roughly 6 miles it is a short walk.

Time: 2h30–5h30

Lunch: No real refreshment stops on the route, though Ascott-under-Wychwood has a village shop.

Warnings: A rural level crossing between Shipton and Ascott needs care. One short section near Shipton station can be overgrown and scratchy. Some sharp inclines, and the ground gets very muddy in winter.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Beautiful; picturesque. Hill and moorland paths with woodland, fields and with substantial climbs.

Time: 5h–10h30

Warnings: Stretches of road with no pavement; Can be very muddy or boggy.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Reverse direction: the Saturday Walkers Club.

Rolling Oxfordshire farmland, landscaped parkland, lakeside paths, open fields, ancient hedgerows, Roman road, Cotswold stone villages and deer park.

Warnings: Can be muddy.

Source: An alternative variant of Hanborough to Charlbury – the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).