Section 1 of 7, D'Arcy Dalton Way
Wormleighton Reservoir to Coleshill
8.2 miles (13.2 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: SU 281 853. Finish: SU 241 939. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 99 m of climbing and 183 m of descent; highest point 214 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Wormleighton Reservoir.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at The Ridgeway, 1.3 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Coleshill. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Radnor Arms, 480 m from the finish. Directions SU 236 937Green, 570 m from the finish. Directions SU 235 937
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: gravel and tracks 68%, paved or flagged 20%, earth, rock and mud 7%.
About 16% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 stiles, 7 gates.
Steepest climb: about 46 m in a kilometre (1 in 22), starting 7.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- The King & Queen, Longcot: 4.9 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Dogs welcome, real ale, seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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