V - Abingdon to Steventon linear

Vale of White Horse Group

Vale of White Horse Ramblers are a friendly group who walk mid-week and weekends in southern Oxfordshire. Highlights are the Ridgeway, the Thames Path, and the Uffington White Horse.

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Overview

Along the Vale Way to Steventon. One of the 10th anniversary walks for the Vale Way and one of a series of sub 5 mile leisurely walks in the Vale on the 2nd Thursday of each month. Abingdon is accessible directly by bus from Oxford, Didcot, Wantage and villages in between. If coming by car allow time to park and get to the start point. Assistance Dogs only. Vale Walk Leader PSk 01235 533757 / 07961 122492

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 1:15 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 7.9km / 4.9mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: linear

Website:: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51.67043,-1.2813

Unless email is specifically requested in the walk description, please use the Walk Leader's telephone number(s) for any queries or bookings.

Features

Introductory walk

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 49799 97096
Nearest postcode:: OX14 3HF
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Start time:: 10:30 am

Abingdon, Market Place outside Java&Co

Finishing point

Grid reference:: SU 47169 92000
Nearest postcode:: OX13 6SA
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Estimated finish time:: 1:15 pm

Steventon, village hall car park

Upcoming walks with Vale of White Horse Group

V - Dorchester to Benson circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V - Bury Down, Ridgeway, W. Ilsley circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

V - Abingdon, Radley circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

V - Ashbury Hill Ridgeway, Downs and Villages (Hinton Parva, Bishopstone and Ashbury)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

V - Grove circular via Ardington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - Faringdon Market Place to Badbury Bluebell Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.5 miles

V - Streatley Circular via Moulsford

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

V/WO - Charlbury Ditchley Park Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.5 miles

V - Abingdon Town circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.6 miles

V - White Horse Hill and Seven Barrows circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

V - A circuit from Ardington

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

V - Wantage and The Ridgeway Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Lardon Chase & Hartslock circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

WO/V - North Leigh via East End and North Leigh Roman Villa

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Abingdon, Oxford via Boar's Hill

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V - First loop of Drayton figure of 8

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Drayton Figure of 8

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 16.0 miles

V - Second Loop of Drayton figure of 8

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 11.0 miles

V - Ardington and East Hendred circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.3 miles

V - Buckland circuit

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Wantage Circular via the Ridgeway

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

V/WO - Bampton circular via Black Bourton

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.9 miles

V - Longcot circular including permissive paths

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Lambourn and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 13.0 miles

V - Wytham parish history walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Uffington circular via Woolstone

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.7 miles

V - Alton Barnes, circular walk on downs and canal

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

WO/V - Pinkhill Lock

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Short walk in and around Wantage

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Abingdon to Kennington Circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 12.5 miles

V - Around the Baldons

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

V - Abingdon, Drayton Sutton Courtenay circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 1. Harwell campus history walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

V - Area picnic walk 4. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 3. A circular walk on the Ridgeway and Icknield Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 6. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 2. A leisurely lowland walk from Blewbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 6.0 miles

V - Area picnic walk 5. Ridgeway and Downs circular

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

V/WO - Northmoor circular along the River Thames

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

V - Faringdon to Longcot on The Vale Way

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.8 miles

V - The Vale Way, Longcot to Stanford in the Vale

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.2 miles

V - From Stanford in the Vale to Cherbury Camp

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.4 miles