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South East England

Vale Of White Horse

Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail – Chilwell Valley Boardwalk loop from Cumnor

Hiking trails & Routes

South East England

Vale Of White Horse

Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail – Chilwell Valley Boardwalk loop from Cumnor

Moderate

4.6

(5)

26

hikers

Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail – Chilwell Valley Boardwalk loop from Cumnor

02:31

9.57km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.45 km

Wooden Boardwalk Steps

Highlight • Trail

2

2.47 km

Henry's Constriction

Highlight • Natural Monument

2.85 km

Hinksey Heights Nature Park

Nature Reserve

4

3.25 km

Picnic Tables by the Pond

Highlight • Lake

5

3.26 km

Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail

Highlight • Natural

This is a lovely nature park situated just outside the city of Oxford. A boardwalk leads you around the park, allowing you to immerse yourself in nature and get up close to the varying wildlife species.

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6

3.62 km

Talking Trees Trail, Hinksey Heights Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

“Enter these enchanted woods, you who dare”
These are no ordinary nature trails.
Weep with the willow!
Quake with fear at the witch in the elder;
Let the holly tree …

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7

3.86 km

View of Oxford's Dreaming Spires

Highlight • Settlement

"And that sweet city with her dreaming spires,/ She needs not June for beauty's heightening"
(Matthew Arnold, 1865, "Thyrsis" )

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8

5.25 km

Chilwell Valley Boardwalk

Highlight • Cycleway

9

5.48 km

Chilswell Forest Walk

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

B

9.57 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

2.52 km

1.56 km

655 m

Surfaces

4.17 km

1.61 km

1.41 km

1.14 km

779 m

465 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Sunday 17 May

14°C

6°C

81 %

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