Section 5 of 8, Oxford Canal Walk
Stoneton to Cropredy
10.4 miles (16.7 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SP 454 547. Finish: SP 469 465. OS grid.
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Up and down
Almost flat: about 16 m of climbing and 33 m of descent; highest point 119 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Stoneton.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Church Close, 1.4 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Cropredy. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Vicarage Gardens, 70 m from the finish. Directions SP 468 465Brasenose Arms, 200 m from the finish. Directions SP 467 465
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 38%, earth, rock and mud 15%; the rest (47%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
No stiles recorded.
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 2 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Wharf Inn, Wormleighton: 4.3 miles in.The Red Lion, Cropredy: at the finish. Food.
- Café
- Mulberry Cafe, Cropredy: at the finish.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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