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D'Arcy Dalton Way

Regional route107 km · 66 miBest Apr–Oct

Next nearby hike: Cross Cotswold Pathway 4.3 mi · 7.0 kmExplore Oxfordshire →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 11–20 °C (52–68 °F)

  1. J6°1°70
  2. F6°1°50
  3. M9°2°60
  4. A11°3°58
  5. M15°6°70
  6. J18°9°57
  7. J20°12°61
  8. A20°12°69
  9. S17°10°69
  10. O13°7°80
  11. N9°4°76
  12. D6°1°75

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
107 km · 66 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
108 km · 67 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Oxfordshire
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Operator (OSM)
CPRE
From / to
Wormleighton Reservoir, Warwickshire → Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow, Oxfordshire
Route centre
51.8634, -1.5226
Route start
51.9806, -1.5254
OpenStreetMap
relation 1394447
Wikidata
Q133853157
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Cross Cotswold Pathway

4.3 mi · 7.0 km · Oxfordshire

Seven Shires Way

7 mi · 11 km · Oxfordshire

Cotswold Link

7 mi · 11 km · Warwickshire

Wychwood Way

8 mi · 13 km · Oxfordshire

Cotswold Way

12 mi · 19 km · Gloucestershire

Thames Path

25 mi · 40 km · Oxfordshire

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