London to Oxford Trek map Route stats: 103.6 km (64.4 miles) with 800 metres of climbing Start time: 08:00-09:00am Checkpoints: Start - Spelthorne Leisure Centre TW18 1AJ Distance: 0km (0m) Leave here by: 09:00 (1) Green Space, Barry Avenue SL4 5HZ 14.9 km (9.3 m) 12:30 (2) Cookham Reach Sailing club SL6 9SD 30.5 km (19.0 m) 16:30 (3) Hurley Lock, Michaelas tea shop 40.8 km (25.5 m) 19:30 (4) - 1/2 WAY - Mill Meadows Park, Henley RG9 1BF 51.0 km (31.7 m) 00:00 (5) Warburg Nature Reserve RG9 6BJ 59.9 km (37.2 m) 02:00 (6) Benson Parish Hall OX10 6LZ 72.5 km (45.0 m) 05:30 (7) Barley Mow pub OX14 3EH 83.4 km (51.8 m) 08:30 (8) Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park OX14 3YS 90.5 km (56.2 m) 10:30 Finish Oxpen Meadows, OX1 1RX 103.6 km (64.4 m) 14:00 Event control number: 07785 923074 British Heart Foundation 2018, registered charity in England and Wales (225971) and in Scotland (SC039426).
Turn right at/over the bridge, then go right, underneath the bridge and re-join the riverside. Ordnance Survey Crown Copyright 2018 All rights reserved. Licence number 100044568 These images were created by TrackLogs Digital Mapping www.tracklogs.co.uk Start between 8.00am -9.00am Spelthorne Leisure Centre TW18 1AJ Hot and cold drinks and breakfast to buy, toilets, parking. START Keep right on the footpath beside the river. Go under the bridge and turn right and keep right to cross over the bridge. Keep right on the far side to rejoin the riverside. SYMBOL KEY PARKING TOILTES 5 KM WATER FIRST AID REFRESHMENTS (TO BUY) REFRESHMENTS (FREE) START PAGE 1
15 KM Leave the Thames Path, keeping straight ahead into Windsor/Alaxandra Park beside the river. Turn left before the tall underpass/ bridge, then right under the road and right, up and alongside the road. CHECKPOINT 1 20 KM Turn left at/over the bridge, then cross the road to re-join the riverside. 15 KM CHECKPOINT 1 14.9 KM Green Space Barry Avenue SL4 5HZ Open 9.30am Closes 12.30pm 10 KM Free water, hot and cold food and drink to buy, toilets, parking. Turn right at/over the bridge, then go right, underneath the bridge and re-join the riverside. PAGE 2
25 KM 30 KM Caution: Single track road with no or little verge! 25 KM PAGE 3
Thames Path uses narrow alleyways between the houses Cross over the bridge, beside the railway. 35 KM Hurley Lock Michaelas Tea Shop Open 2.00pm Closes 7.00pm CHECKPOINT 3 40.8 KM Water tap, drinks and hot and cold snacks to buy, toilets, very limited parking nearby. Open 11.30am Closes 4.30pm Water tap, drinks and snacks to buy, toilets, parking. 30.5 KM CHECKPOINT 2 Cookham Reach Sailing club SL6 9SD 40 KM PAGE 4
40.8 KM Water tap, drinks and hot and cold snacks to buy, toilets, very limited parking nearby. Hurley Lock Michaelas Tea Shop Open 2.00pm Closes 7.00pm CHECKPOINT 3 Keep left before the worksite (buildings) then keep right to pass infront of Culham Court house. 45 KM 50 KM Half way point Mill Meadows Park, Henley-on- Thames, RG9 1BF CHECKPOINT 4 Complimentary hot meal and drink, free water, toilets, parking. 51.0KM Open 4.00pm Closes 12.00pm CHECKPOINT 4 PAGE 5
60 KM Long section in the trees (dark!) and no facilities. Pass through the farm and turn left on a single track road with little/no verge! 59.9 KM Checkpoint 5 Free water, NO FOOD, toilets, NO PARKING. Warburg Nature Reserve RG9 6BJ Open 7.00pm Closes 2.30am Follow white arrows on the trees and take care on the steep grassy descent. 55 KM Join a footpath in the trees, parallel to the main road. PAGE 6
Continue alongside a tall fence with houses behind (Benson RAF). Keep right by the barns, on the track between the trees. Keep straight ahead on the off-road track. Follow the (private) tarmac road. Road crossing with little roadside verge and limited visibility. 65 KM PAGE 7
80 KM Free water, drinks and snacks to buy, toilets, limited parking. Checkpoint 6 Benson Parish Hall, OX10 6LZ 71.5 KM Open 9.00pm Closes 5.30am Grassy track along the riverside for a long section with no facilities. Cross the fast A- road to become offroad along the riverside again (on a rough, grassy track). Route becomes off-road along the riverside, through rough, grassy cattle fields. Checkpoint 6 Follow the footpath parallel to the road (which crosses it a few times). 75 KM 70 KM PAGE 8
Free water, drinks & snacks to buy, toilets, limited (roadside) parking. 90.5 KM 95 KM Open 00.30am Closes 10.30am After crossing the Thames, leave the Thames path briefly, following the Cycle path no.5 to the checkpoint. 90 KM Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park OX14 3YS Checkpoint 8 Long section from here without any facilities. PAGE 9 Keep right, crossing 2 small footbridges keeping the river on your right. Turn left, away from the Science Centre fence just past 3 Pylons, cross the railway bridge and turn right. Caution: Rough footpath downhill beside a track, turning left by the river. Follow the perimiter fence (on your left) to the Science centre. 85 KM Take great care along and crossing the road. Free water, drinks and snacks to buy, toilets, parking. Open 11.30pm Checkpoint 7 Closes 8.30am Barley Mow pub car park, OX14 3EH 83.4 KM
Open 2.30am Closes 2.00pm FINISH 103.6 KM Oxpen Meadows OX1 4PZ FINISH Complimentary hot meal and drink, free water, parking, toilets. PAGE 10 Diversion re-joins the original route 100 KM NOTE: Possible diversion by the University College Boathouse. Turn left along an access track, to and right along the A4144 / Abingdon road to re-join the original route by Folly Bridge.
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TWEET AND TAG! Share your experience #L2OTrek Keep friends and family up to date on your progress! Remember Facebook too! London to Oxford Trek route profile Free Water, hot and cold food and drink to buy, toilets, parking. Water Tap, drinks and snacks to buy, toilets, parking. Water tap, drinks and hot and cold snacks to buy, toilets, very limited parking nearby. Complimentary hot meal and drink, Free water, toilets, parking. Free water, toilets, NO FOOD, NO PARKING Free water, drinks and snacks to buy, toilets, limited parking. Free water, drinks and snacks to buy, toilets, parking. Free water, drinks & snacks to buy, toilets, limited (road side) parking. Metres CHECKPOINT 1 CHECKPOINT 2 CHECKPOINT 3 CHECKPOINT 4 CHECKPOINT 5 CHECKPOINT 6 CHECKPOINT 7 CHECKPOINT 8 300 225 150 75 0 0 KM 10 14.9 20 30 30.5 40 40.8 50 51.0 59.9 60 70 72.5 80 83.4 90 90.5 100