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

Vale of White Horse Group

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Overview

A 6 mile morning walk, up along hill to the Ridgeway, with great views across the Oxfordshire plain, then down to walk past AERE Harwell and its decommissioned nuclear reactors PLUTO and DIDO. Then to the picnic along the Icknield Way. After the picnic a short 1 mile walk back to the start point. Vale Walk Leader PR 07418 078044

Sunday, 29 June 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 1:35 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 11.3km / 7.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Website:: https://www.google.com/maps/place/51.5702,-1.3023

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

Starting point

Grid reference:: SU 48450 85931
Nearest postcode:: OX11 0PQ
what3words:: appear.coconut.cassettes

Start time:: 10:00 am

Chilton, in front of Chilton County Primary School, Downside

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