Kidlington — Brill
Kidbri one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Kidlington and Brill.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Kidlington and Brill.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Downloads - 5
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| Grade 4: Route includes very rough surfaces including deep ruts, steep loose gravel, unmade paths and deep muddy sections. Wheelchairs may experience traction/wheel spin issues. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 80.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient East: no data
The steepest uphill gradient West: no data
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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10.0% of the route is on roads (1)
5.0% of the route is lit at night (1)
15.0% of the route is paved (1)
70.0% of the route is muddy (1)
10.0% of the route is over rough ground (1)
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Start and end points
Kidlington
Grid Ref
SP4900014060
Lat / Lon
51.82303° / -1.29044°
Easting / Northing
449,000E / 214,060N
What3Words
noun.operation.spend
Brill
Grid Ref
SP6544213788
Lat / Lon
51.81890° / -1.05196°
Easting / Northing
465,442E / 213,788N
What3Words
radiated.refuses.pints
Kidbri One's land is
| Kidlington | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP4900014060 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.82303° / -1.29044° |
| Easting / Northing | 449,000E / 214,060N |
| What3Words | noun.operation.spend |
| Brill | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SP6544213788 |
| Lat / Lon | 51.81890° / -1.05196° |
| Easting / Northing | 465,442E / 213,788N |
| What3Words | radiated.refuses.pints |
| Arable | 40.6% |
| Marshes | 8.4% |
| Pasture | 32.2% |
| Urban | 18.3% |
| Woods | 0.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Martin McGovern
12 May 2022This route requires you to ford the Cherwell at Islip. Coming from Kidlington, there are a number of useful signs which point out that the river is at least 0.5m deep, and you are recommended only to try it in summer. From my experience, it was about 0.6m deep (above my knees), after a pretty dry period in April/May. Furthermore, the river bed has both pondweed, which can be slippery, and fist-sized rocks that make keeping one's footing difficult.
There are no such signs if approaching from Brill.
I haven't flagged this route for safety, but please heed the warning above, and don't try this route in winter, or when the Cherwell is running high. And bring flip-flops or something else to save your boots. Kidbri Two avoids the fording problem.
One other point: I explored another route, which goes under the A34 where it crosses the Cherwell. On paper, this avoids the ford, and shortens the road section of Kidbri Two. However, if the Cherwell is troublesome enough to not be fordable, it's probably going to cover the path under the A34, making that dangerous.
Having got the route explanations out of the way, nearly all of this route is the same as Kidbri Two, so I've simply repeated the body of the text from that.
The route is remarkably direct, with most of it on paths. I got the feeling that parts of it (for example, near Honeyburge) aren't very well trodden, which is a plus for me - though a consequence of that is you might want to bring some secateurs as the underpass by the M40 was a little overgrown.
A major point of interest is the RSPB nature reserve at Otmoor (https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/otmoor-reserve/) roughly at the half-way point. And while sheep are a common sight, a lot less common is a field of exclusively black sheep, which I saw on the outskirts of Noke.
One obstacle - the ditch near Sermin's Copse doesn't have a bridge - it isn't very wide but the bushes along it are quite dense, which makes crossing it by jumping a little challenging. Again, some secateurs would help you and subsequent walkers, by keeping the jumping off and landing points free of trailing brambles.
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