Section 7 of 7, D'Arcy Dalton Way
Hornton to Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow
9.2 miles (14.9 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SP 393 449. Finish: SP 447 517. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 207 m of climbing and 239 m of descent; highest point 194 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Hornton.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Upton House, 2.5 km away (Directions); Banbury station, 8.2 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: the bus stop at Church Close, 1.8 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 20%, gravel and tracks 17%, grass 13%, earth, rock and mud 8%; the rest (42%) isn't recorded.
About 18% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 6 stiles, 4 kissing gates, 3 gates.
Steepest climb: about 50 m in a kilometre (1 in 20), starting 5.5 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Kitchen Farnborough: 7.7 miles in. Seats outside.Green Man, Mollington: 6 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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