Route wanted: London to Oxford, not M40...
caw35slr
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Does anybody know of a reasonably direct cycle route from West London to Oxford?
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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=11380 -
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.0 -
National Cycle route 5 onto 4? Slow but safe. Might not be what you're after but worth a mention.0
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I'd had a look Routes 4 & 5, but I think I'll give Gavin's route a fling.
Excellent, thanks all.
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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."0 -
Here's a map, almost the same as Gavins' route:
http://tinyurl.com/385p2g
(preview here)
http://preview.tinyurl.com/385p2g0
