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United Kingdom
England
South East England
Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire
Towersey

Venus Wood – Grove Wood loop from Towersey

Moderate

5.0

(3)

21

riders

Venus Wood – Grove Wood loop from Towersey

02:44

35.3km

440m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.75 km for 406 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

10.1 km

View of Oxfordshire and Whiteleaf Cross from Thickthorne Wood

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great view across Oxfordshire and over to Buckinghamshire and Whiteleaf Cross

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2

10.9 km

Chinnor Hill Nature Reserve affords spellbinding panoramic views over the rolling landscape. The chalk grassland is home to lots of wildflowers during spring and summer, including several species of orchid …

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3

10.9 km

Boasting magnificent views over the Vale of Aylesbury, Chinnor Hill is a patchwork of calcareous wildflower grassland, scrub and woodland. A network of bridleways including stretches of the ancient Ridgeway National Trail offer many miles of outstanding riding.

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4

12.6 km

14.3 km

Venus Wood

Forest

6

14.9 km

Bear right at the top for the twisty single track rather than the straight descent.
Timber machinery ruined trails are starting to improve a bit.

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7

19.7 km

Hit this trail in the dry on my steel gravel bike on 650b x 47c tyres. Not too rough and it's a nice decent. Great fun!

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21.3 km

Grove Wood

Forest

B

35.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

12.5 km

3.97 km

3.12 km

516 m

195 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

10.8 km

6.53 km

3.17 km

2.18 km

595 m

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Tuesday 12 May

12°C

4°C

74 %

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