Section 7 of 7, Oxfordshire Way
Christmas Common to Henley-on-Thames
9.2 miles (14.7 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SU 714 932. Finish: SU 763 826. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 221 m of climbing and 426 m of descent; highest point 240 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Christmas Common.
- Car park
- Car park (pay), 570 m from the start. Directions SU 709 935
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Love Lane, 2.7 km away (Directions); Chinnor station (heritage railway), 8.4 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Henley-on-Thames. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Station
- Henley-on-Thames, 430 m from the finish. Directions SU 764 822
- Bus stops
- Hart Street, 160 m from the finish. Directions SU 761 826Bell Street, 260 m from the finish. Directions SU 760 826
Planning the Oxfordshire Way
- The guidebook: The Oxfordshire Way (CPRE Oxfordshire).
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 31%, gravel and tracks 12%, grass 9%, earth, rock and mud 6%; the rest (42%) isn't recorded.
About 29% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 5 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 2 gates, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 78 m in a kilometre (1 in 13), starting 6.3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Something wrong or missing?
Tell us what to change about this section: a wrong distance, a moved start, a path that's closed.