Reading to Oxford
DescriptionTravel along NCN route 5 from Reading in Berkshire and on through Oxfordshire to the famous university town.
Highlights include views of the Chiltern Hills and the River Thames, while pretty towns on the route include Wallingford and Abingdon where the river is particularly picturesque (below).

Please see the map below for a basic overview of this route or click here to see a photographic aerial view with points of interest and photographs
Distance35 miles (56 km)
Memory Map RouteReading to Oxford.mmo
GPX FileReading to Oxford.gpx
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Reading
Oxford
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River Thames at ReadingThames at WallingfordThames near AbingdonOxford

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