Local Running Routes

We hope you love the great outdoors as much as we do! That’s why we have published a selection of our favourite trail and road running (or hiking) routes in and around South Oxfordshire. They vary in length and amount of climb and are different in character, but they all highlight our lovely countryside.

The trails can be hot, dry and dusty in Summer and cold, wet and muddy in Winter. So, please dress and take precautions appropriately for each season. Also, don’t forget to follow the Countryside Code.

You may find England Athletics’ general advice on running safety helpful. If you are new to trail running you might want to look at Runner’s World magazine’s advice for those new to this activity.

If you have any comments or corrections please use the e-mail contact address via the link at the bottom of each of the web pages.

Using the routes

The routes can be used in various ways, but we recommend using a smartphone app to view the route while you run. We provide a GPX file of the route as a download and this can be imported into most smartphone apps (and many sports watches!). If you wish to edit or reverse the route you can do this using an online GPX editor such as https://gpx.studio/ and then use your own GPX file.

There are many running apps available now, so we don’t recommend any particular one. Some of the free services don’t allow route mapping so its best to check before you sign up for them.

If you don’t have access to a smartphone or fancy sports watch then just print off the OS map image and carry it in a Ziploc bag, or better still buy an OS map!

Index to routes

Route distance	Fairly flat or rolling	Quite hilly
5-10km (3-6 miles)	1, 6, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 31, 33, 34	5, 25, 28
10-15km (6-9 miles)	2, 8, 24, 30, 32, 35	7, 14, 23, 26, 27, 29
More than 15km (9 miles)	3, 4*, 11, 12	10, 13, 15, 16, 21, 36

All routes are predominantly on trails except * which are road routes

Using the routes

Index to routes

List of routes with link to description of each