Section 6 of 7, D'Arcy Dalton Way
Hook Norton to Hornton
10.3 miles (16.6 km). About 4 hours, moderate.
Start: SP 356 329. Finish: SP 393 449. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 321 m of climbing and 316 m of descent; highest point 213 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Hook Norton.
- Bus stops
- Church, 130 m from the start. Directions SP 355 331East End, 470 m from the start. Directions SP 358 334Pear Tree Inn, 570 m from the start. Directions SP 350 332
- Car parks
- Car park, 620 m from the start. Directions SP 350 332Car park, 810 m from the start. Directions SP 348 332
Getting back
The section finishes at Hornton.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Upton House, 2.5 km away (Directions); Banbury station, 8.2 km away (Directions).
Planning the D'Arcy Dalton Way
- Planning the whole trail: cpreoxon.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: The d'Arcy Dalton Way: Across the Oxfordshire Cotswolds and Thames Valley (CPRE Oxfordshire).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 27%, gravel and tracks 11%, earth, rock and mud 6%, grass 5%; the rest (51%) isn't recorded.
About 28% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 20 stiles, 7 kissing gates, 10 gates, 1 stream crossing.
Steepest climb: about 50 m in a kilometre (1 in 20), starting 4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Sun Inn, Hook Norton: at the start.Chandlers Arms, Epwell: 5.8 miles in.The Bell Inn, Shenington: 8 miles in.Dun Cow, Hornton: at the finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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