Bike rides in West Oxfordshire

Today’s route starts and finishes in Moreton-on-Marsh, but along the way you will discover quaint and picturesque villages, pedal along hedge-lined country lanes and breathlessly gaze out, from the tops of short, sharp climbs, at a vista of rolling hills and patchwork fields.

Plunge into the Cotswolds ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ today on narrow country lanes, over endlessly undulating hills, and through quaint villages of honey-coloured, vine-covered houses boasting exquisite and colourful gardens.

This is a varied but undemanding route into the Eastern Cotswolds and back through the low lying wetlands of Otmoor. It leaves Bicester using the cycle path to the South of the A41 then follows a Roman Road westwards before heading north to cross the River Cherwell at Somerton. You then climb around 200 ft, into the Cotswolds and follow a scenic ridge road before turning south towards Islip and the flat and empty marshland of Otmoor.  In addition to the summaries here, there are notes on each waypoint. These can be difficult to find and access on Outdooractive. You can find better edited and updatded versions on my blog site, www.pootler.co.uk  .  Look under the 'Pootler' heading. 

This route mostly uses minor roads to tour arable and pastoral countryside and villages loved by the wealthy 'county set. It takes in some places worth seeing and some political and celebrity gossip. The hills are numerous but not steep. There are a few short off-road sections with alternatives suggested. In addition to the summaries here, there are notes on each waypoint. These can be difficult to find and access on Outdooractive. You can find better edited and updatded versions on my blog site, www.pootler.co.uk  .  Look under the 'Pootler' heading. 

A mostly flat, circular ride from Oxford Station, following minor roads through market towns in the Thames Valley before turning South to cross the river at Tadpole Bridge and then heading back towards Oxford along the Golden Ridge; taking in several historic towns and villages. In addition to the summaries here, there are notes on each waypoint. These can be difficult to find and access on Outdooractive. You can find better edited and updatded versions on my blog site, www.pootler.co.uk  .  Look under the 'Pootler' heading. 

A very pleasant 10 mile circular route down very quiet country lanes

42 mile circuit to the east and north of Chipping Norton

A 100km circular route through the Oxfordshire Cotswold hills and villages.

26 mile circular route between Bletchingdon and Oxford using Sustrans routes 5 &51.

A pleasant circular training or leisure cycling route through North Wiltshire and the Cotswolds. Although the start is shown in Swindon. Being circular many alternative starting points are possible.