Oxford—Berinsfield
Oxfber one
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Oxford and Berinsfield.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Oxford and Berinsfield.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1) Maybe (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) Data
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Start and end points Oxford Grid Ref SP5050306292 Lat / Lon 51.75306° / -1.26977° Easting / Northing 450,503E / 206,292N What3Words hidden.prep.round
Berinsfield Grid Ref SU5698996391 Lat / Lon 51.66342° / -1.17743° Easting / Northing 456,989E / 196,391N What3Words trifling.crackles.songbook
Oxfber One's land is
Oxford | |
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Grid Ref | SP5050306292 |
Lat / Lon | 51.75306° / -1.26977° |
Easting / Northing | 450,503E / 206,292N |
What3Words | hidden.prep.round |
Berinsfield | |
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Grid Ref | SU5698996391 |
Lat / Lon | 51.66342° / -1.17743° |
Easting / Northing | 456,989E / 196,391N |
What3Words | trifling.crackles.songbook |
Arable | 35.1% |
Pasture | 42.3% |
Urban | 17.7% |
Woods | 4.9% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
Reviews
Martin McGovern
13 Aug 2021The route isn’t suitable for anything with wheels – there aren’t that many stiles, but there are several tight gates that would be a challenge, and significant sections can be muddy.
I tackled this route starting from Berinsfield, which has a different feel from other villages in the area, having been developed from an old RAF air base. The route is flat and varied, and relatively easy to follow.
I find that when a path cuts across a field, rather than around the edge of it, the path can be difficult to follow. This was particularly true of this route, with two significant sections (one running westward out of Marsh Baldon towards Nineveh Farm, and one from the A4074 to Lower Farm) being difficult to identify. The Marsh Baldon section was a wheatfield which had been harvested, and was therefore easy to cross, but the A4074-Lower Farm section had fully grown pea plants on it.
There are plenty of amenities at each end, though little else until you reach Sandford.
The previous review mentioned problems with bullocks in a field. I didn’t have the same problem at the same place, but there were several bullocks at Marsh Baldon. I could see them before I entered the field, and was able to avoid them by using the road for a short section.
Tricky Turns
Berinsfield to Oxford
1. Leaving March Baldon, the path continues straight as the road bends to the left.
2. At Lower Farm, the path appears to take you into a driveway. Be persistent – you’ll see a sign between two brick buildings, and follow that.
Oxford to Berinsfield
1. Having crossed the Thames at Sandford Lock, turn right as you leave the Kings Arms. The path twists and turns between the houses, but the signs help.
Emmajt
01 May 2021I walked part of the Oxford to Berinsfield route with the intention of completing the whole route and doing a survey. We got as far as Sandford and having had to cross a stile to enter a set of fields heading to Lower Farm, we encountered a herd of young and frisky bullocks which were very interested in us and rushed us. Having become stuck in a corner of a field, we had to escape through barbed wire fence and wade through a ditch of mud to get away.
There didn't seem to be another route other than through a set of interconnected where the large herd was, so we decided to turn back. On another day, or later in the year, we might not have encountered the cows, and they might not have been so excitable, but it was enough to make us have concern for our safety and turn back.
The route has a number of obstacles that wheelers should be aware of, I am attaching the photos I took of them.
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