Culham to Benson walk: St Frideswide's Way section 2, 11.6 miles

Culham to Benson

11.6 miles (18.7 km). About 4 hours, moderate.

Start: SU 500 957. Finish: SU 614 915. OS grid.

Getting there

The section starts at Culham.

Bus stops: The Green, 710 m from the start. Directions SU 503 950Wilsham Road, 750 m from the start. Directions SU 496 963Lely Court, 770 m from the start. Directions SU 494 962
Car parks: Car park (free), 70 m from the start. Directions SU 501 957Car park, 230 m from the start. Directions SU 498 955Car park, 720 m from the start. Directions SU 493 956

The section finishes at Benson. Stations and bus stops near the finish:

Bus stops: Church Road, 60 m from the finish. Directions SU 614 915Benson Marina, 70 m from the finish. Directions SU 613 915

Planning the whole trail: csj.org.uk.
The guidebook the trail recommends: A Pilgrim's Companion to Saint Frideswide's Way (The Confraternity of Saint James).

Underfoot: paved or flagged 28%, earth, rock and mud 21%, grass 7%, gravel and tracks 6%; the rest (38%) isn't recorded.

About 8% on roads with traffic.

On the way: 2 kissing gates, 33 gates, 1 stream crossing, 3 flights of steps.

No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 15 m.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Pubs: The Railway Inn, Appleford-on-Thames: 2.8 miles in.The Barley Mow, Clifton Hampden: 5.2 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Food.The Chequers, Burcot: 6.3 miles in, about 300 m off the way.The Three Horseshoes, Benson: 11.6 miles in, about 300 m off the way.

As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.

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