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West Kent Walking Group

We are the West Kent Walking Group. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Overview

We start at Magdalen Bridge in the city centre, heading up the High Street lined with colleges before we head into the centre of the ancient university to visit Radcliffe Camera, the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Theatre. We then head north through University Parks meadow before heading west to the residential area of Jericho and the Oxford Canal. We then pass to Port Meadow, our second meadow of the day before finding the Thames and following it all the way to Christ Church Meadow. From here we admire the city skyline before heading back to our start past the Bontanical Gardens. 

This walk is very flat and often on pavement so stout trainers will be sufficient. A picnic lunch will be taken on one of the Meadows

Sunday, 18 August 2024
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14.5km / 9.0mi
Ascent:
30.5m / 100ft
Type:
circular

This is the second walk of the West Kent Walking Group Oxford Walking Weekend 

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
SP 52059 06121
Nearest postcode:
OX1 4AZ
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Start time:
10:30 am

We meet at the entrance arch to the Botanical Gardens on the south side of Magdalen Bridge

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking