Radcliffe Camera – Carfax Tower loop from Oxford Parkway

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Radcliffe Camera – Carfax Tower loop from Oxford Parkway

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Radcliffe Camera – Carfax Tower loop from Oxford Parkway

02:25

41.3km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.38 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.42 km

The Royal Oak Pub

Highlight • Pub

Post ride Sunday lunch :)

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6.09 km

Martyrs' Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The Martyrs' Memorial was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott

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7.03 km

Radcliffe Camera

Highlight • Historical Site

Famous library with dome

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7.36 km

Carfax Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Carfax Tower is all that remains of St Martin's Church, which was the official church of Oxford from 1122 until 1896, when it was demolished to make more room for …

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8.30 km

Tap Social grew out of a passion for good beer and social justice. They are a craft brewery and hospitality social enterprise that provides training and employment opportunities to ex-offenders and welcoming, inclusive spaces for the whole community.

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15.1 km

White's Plantation

Forest

26.7 km

View From Tumbledown Hill

Highlight • Forest

30.0 km

Stroud Copse

Forest

31.1 km

Swinford Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Swinford Toll Bridge is built of local limestone and was opened in 1769. It is one of only two remaining toll bridges that cross the Thames upstream of London.

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38.0 km

Duke's Lock

Highlight • Structure

fantastic ride past the old barges recommend for a days relaxation on the bike , nice and flat .

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41.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

18.6 km

1.36 km

1.11 km

620 m

134 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.8 km

2.23 km

221 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

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Comments

January 4, 2023,Abingdon to Yarnton Garden Centre. Back via Oxford Canal and Rose Hill

Don't recommend cycling the north section of the Oxford canal at this time of year - muddy and slippy, near the water, with some drooping brambles snatching at your shoulders - meant I walked some of it.