Good picnic spot next to the pond in East Ilsley, but also two pubs nearby....

Christine R

East Ilsley to Wallingford (Easwal 1) review. Note: I walked Wallingford to East Ilsley. Wallingford is an attractive town with plenty of amenities. There is a plaque on the Winterbrook road (Photo 1) with information on the Agatha Christie Trail....

Martin Ellis

But, when checking the usage on Strava heat maps (a good proxy for footpath usage rates) it's striking that one part of this route is extremely faint, the long N-S stretch running east of Brick Kiln Wood....

Daisy C

Lovely route following part of the Ridgeway, with beautiful views of rolling countryside all around....

Sarah_Sarah29

Finally, it uses a small section alongside the Thames (Photo 5) before heading to the centre of Wallingford. It is largely off-road on byways, bridleways and footpaths with only a small section of road (no pavement) into Aston Tirrold....

Ursula

The route takes a grassy path (Photo 1) ascending onto the Ridgeway National Trail. The Slow Way crosses over a dismantled railway and joins a tarmacked lane (Photo 3). The route continues north straight as an arrow, becoming a grassy path (Photo 4), then back to a lane on the approach into Upton....

Martin Ellis

East Ilsey to Goring (Easgor 1) review. Note: I walked from Goring to East Ilsey. The Slow Way leaves the Ridgeway at a crossroads, taking a grassy path towards the road into East Ilsey (Photo 3)....

Martin Ellis

On the second section I enjoyed a wander round the pretty village of East Hagbourne before continuing on the route. Starting in East Ilsley the route initially climbs up to the Ridgeway on a grassy track (Photo 1) before crossing the gallops (Photo 2 & 3) and descending down to join a no-through road at Churn Farm. The route then gently climbs on a track between the fields (Photo 5) before dropping down through woodland to Upton (Photo 6)....

Ursula

A great route starting with a couple of gentle downland hills and then a flat finish along the railway path from Upton into Didcot. Starting in East Ilsley the route initially climbs up to the Ridgeway on a grassy track (Photo 1) before crossing the gallops (Photo 2 & 3) and descending down to join a no-through road at Churn Farm....

Ursula

8km, the track becomes a quiet road and leads down past some houses and the golf club towards Streatley. There is no pavement until the road meets the busier Wantage Road at approx....

Ursula

The route creator has curated an excellent route which has a mixture of soaring views, narrow 'secret' footpaths and delightful villages and churches....

Slow Ways Darren

Easgor One follows the Ridgeway across this beautiful part of Berkshire (although we walked this route in reverse)....

Slow Ways Darren

A pleasant route for walkers using sections of the Icknield Greenway and the Ridgeway. From Wantage marketplace, the route follows a series of pedestrian alleyways and residential roads before joining a section of the Icknield Greenway which doubles as a cycle route to the nearby Harwell Campus. Crossing the Icknield Greenway again, the route follows a narrow footpath alongside Ginge Brook before ending at the first stile of the journey. After crossing under the A34, the route leaves the Ridgeway on a footpath through the fields....

Ursula