Cycling from Oxford to bath

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Cycling from Oxford to bath

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Am planning this trip over two days-any suggestions about which maps to use-thanks
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Did this route a few years ago; went down from oxford to the ridgrway (passing white horse of uffington and wayland's smithy). There was a path which heads south to Marlborough, then went west to Avebury before south west to Devizes. From Devizes you can follow the canal all the way to Bath.
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The other obvious route would be to head west through Witney and Down Ampney to pick up the Fosse Way, which is what http://cycle.travel/map seems to pick. Good luck!
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That's pretty much what I'd do (perhaps unsurprisingly ;) ) - I cycled from Charlbury to Bath a few years back and went that way. The one slight modification I'd make to the suggested route is peeling off the Fosse Way a mile south of the A420, and following the little valley road through Northend rather than the Fosse down to Batheaston, which was rather clogged with traffic when I tried it.
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tinribs wrote:Did this route a few years ago; went down from oxford to the ridgrway (passing white horse of uffington and wayland's smithy). There was a path which heads south to Marlborough, then went west to Avebury before south west to Devizes. From Devizes you can follow the canal all the way to Bath.


+ 1 for the canal path. For some reason I remember the main 'traffic' was a huge emergence of Red Admiral butterflies near Trowbridge....hc
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fma_05@fsmail.net wrote: which maps to use


Despite the bulk I've long preferred the OS 1:50k. I've signed up to their on-line service and reduce the bulk by printing out the parts I'll need as A4 sheets.

If using 1:50k and whole sheets you will need 164 (Oxford) and 173 (Swindon & Devizes), depending on your route either 163 or 174 (possibly both) and perhaps 172 for the last few miles into Bath.
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And as is often the way where there's two good routes, clicking "Circular Route" on cycle.travel uses Fosse Way outbound and Icknield Way return.
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funny how everyone has answered to the implicit;

'Cycling from Oxford to Bath'

question rather than the actual

'Cycling from Oxford to bath'

question.

I am told that there is more than one in Oxford; no need to leave the city to find a bath.

I'll get me coat.

cheers
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Brucey wrote:funny how everyone has answered to the implicit;

'Cycling from Oxford to Bath'

question rather than the actual

'Cycling from Oxford to bath'

question.

I am told that there is more than one in Oxford; no need to leave the city to find a bath.

I'll get me coat.

cheers


Ah but if that's what he meant he would have written 'Cycling from Oxford to bathe' would he not???
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Parson's Pleasure, anyone? :D
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LollyKat wrote:Parson's Pleasure, anyone? :D


Goodness me ! I had to look it up TBH [emoji5]️They really knew how to add perks to lecturer's jobs in the day!
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Heltor Chasca wrote:
LollyKat wrote:Parson's Pleasure, anyone? :D


Goodness me ! I had to look it up TBH ️They really knew how to add perks to lecturer's jobs in the day!


Especially at Dames Delight...... 8)
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