Route wanted: London to Oxford, not M40...

caw35slr

Does anybody know of a reasonably direct cycle route from West London to Oxford?

Ste_S

Tried the Michelin website ? It has a bike option to it's route finder

http://www.viamichelin.co.uk/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/Itineraires?options=1&strStartMerged=london&strStartAddress=&strStartCityCountry=1138&strDestMerged=oxford&strDestAddress=&strDestCityCountry=1138

Gavin Gilbert

Unless you love traffic and hate hills then I'd steer clear of going through High Wycombe on the A40.

The route I normally use to to head out to Uxbridge, then

2. Farnham Common to Wooburn
3. Then onto Marlow where I hit the hills
4. through Fingest and Turville (a lovely climb up Holloway Lane)
5. on towards Christmas Common for a huge freewheel into Watlington
6. then through Chalgrove into Oxford.

Foz72

National Cycle route 5 onto 4? Slow but safe. Might not be what you're after but worth a mention.

caw35slr

I'd had a look Routes 4 & 5, but I think I'll give Gavin's route a fling.

Excellent, thanks all.

captain_oakley

If my memory serves me correct, Gavins route is almost identical to the route used on the London > Oxford charity ride that takes place in June. The area around Fingest & Turville (where the Vicar of Dibley was filmed) is very quiet with a couple of excellent pubs, enjoy.


"Michael.....we're bigger than U.S. Steel."

rjeffroy

Here's a map, almost the same as Gavins' route:

http://tinyurl.com/385p2g

(preview here)

http://preview.tinyurl.com/385p2g