Walks, cycle rides, leisure
Details of beautiful walks, cycle rides and other leisure activities in Wychwood
Some beautiful walks and cycle rides in Wychwood can be downloaded from the Oxfordshire Cotswolds website here. Details of water based activities, golfing and leisure centres can also be found on this website.
The Wychwood Project, which involves local people in landscape conservation and restoration of the area, is promoting the four new circular routes that link in with the 37 mile Wychwood Way circuit in west Oxfordshire. The new routes were suggested by volunteers.
The walks, which range from four to seven miles in length, feature rolling farmland, ancient woodland and trackways, Roman villas and rural villages.
What are the routes?
- A four-mile walk taking in the villages of North Leigh and East End.
- A route of around five miles which starts in North Leigh and winds through Wilcote.
- A stile-free trek around Leafield which partly follows the line of the Roman road of Akeman Street.
- A walk of about seven miles which passes through Woodstock and alongside the village of Wootton.
The scheme has been rolled out by the Wychwood Project in conjunction with The Cotswolds AONB Volunteer Wardens and the county council's Countryside Service, with funding from the Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment and the Waste Recycling Group.
Nine stiles along the routes have been replaced with kissing gates to allow people of all ages and differing walking abilities to enjoy the Wychwood countryside.
Nick Mottram, the Wychwood Project's director, said: "These routes were suggested by some of our local volunteers as a way for people to enjoy sections of the Wychwood Way without having to walk the whole 37 miles".
"The Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment and the Waste Recycling Group kindly offered some funding and volunteers carried out the stile replacements with help from the county council's Countryside Service.
Why not take a closer look at these 4 NEW circular walks.
The Wychwood Project office publishes the Wychwood Way guide - a guide to a 37 mile circular trail around the heart of the ancient Royal Forest. By Alan Spicer and Mary Webb, £5.50 including postage and packing. (£4.50 for Friends of Wychwood). To obtain the publication please contact the project office (details on the right).
Information about Oxfordshire's countryside can be found here. In particular, the Oxfordshire Countryside Access Map which is provided by Oxfordshire County Council's Countryside Service shows Public Rights of Way, access land and walks and rides in Oxfordshire.
Further tourism information can be found on West Oxfordshire District Council's website.
A circular cycling day ride `the Wychwood Loop' between Charlbury and Kingham railway stations can be found on the Cotswold Cycling website.
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