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Reading to Oxford
Description
Travel 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
Distance
35 miles (56 km)
Memory Map Route
Reading to Oxford.mmo
GPX File
Reading to Oxford.gpx
Elevation
Reading
Oxford
Route Photos
River Thames at Reading
Thames at Wallingford
Thames near Abingdon
Oxford
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Map (Route in Red)
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