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Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail – Talking Trees Nature Trail loop from Botley

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Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail – Talking Trees Nature Trail loop from Botley

Moderate

4.3

(3)

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Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail – Talking Trees Nature Trail loop from Botley

00:58

8.70km

80m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.69 km

First Oxford Preservation Trust Gate

Highlight • Structure

1.84 km

This is a lovely nature park situated just outside the city of Oxford. A boardwalk leads you around the park, allowing you to immerse yourself in nature and get up close to the varying wildlife species.

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2.40 km

Talking Trees Trail, Hinksey Heights Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

“Enter these enchanted woods, you who dare”
These are no ordinary nature trails.
Weep with the willow!
Quake with fear at the witch in the elder;
Let the holly tree …

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2.64 km

View of Oxford's Dreaming Spires

Highlight • Settlement

"And that sweet city with her dreaming spires,/ She needs not June for beauty's heightening"
(Matthew Arnold, 1865, "Thyrsis" )

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6.80 km

Talking Trees Nature Trail

Highlight • Forest

Entrance to the enchanting Talking Trees Nature Trail.

More information here:
siren.org.uk/projects-and-resources/talking-trees

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8.70 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.25 km

1.89 km

1.03 km

690 m

583 m

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.12 km

2.08 km

1.89 km

1.29 km

861 m

310 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

17°C

9°C

76 %

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