Phoenix Trail – Hertford Bridge loop from Princes Risborough

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Phoenix Trail – Hertford Bridge loop from Princes Risborough

Moderate

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Phoenix Trail – Hertford Bridge loop from Princes Risborough

04:41

72.8km

350m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.2 km for 215 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.24 km

Phoenix Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

It's gravelly and it's beautiful. Would avoid with expensive road bikes. The trail itself goes all the way to Thame along a disused railway. There is a level crossing which …

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3.18 km

The Phoenix Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Really lovely trail! Hard enough packed to not be a worry on a road bike too.

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26.7 km

Wheatley Windmill

Highlight • Historical Site

Wheatley Windmill is an 18th-century tower mill at grid reference SP 589 053 between the hamlet of Littleworth and Wheatley in Oxfordshire, England. The windmill has an octagonal plan which …

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31.6 km

Barracks Lane Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Scenic stretch of level cycling through woods and alongside golf course.

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34.9 km

Oxford University Historic Center

Highlight • Cycleway

Don't forget to climb the churchtower, stunning views!

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35.0 km

Radcliffe Camera

Highlight • Historical Site

Famous library with dome

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36.6 km

Hertford Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Hertford Bridge, often called "the Bridge of Sighs", is a skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane in Oxford, England. Its distinctive design makes it a …

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45.5 km

Warren Wood

Forest

64.5 km

Phoenix Trail: Princes Risborough to Towersey

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Solid surface across flat land with fields on either side, nice views and easy riding across this disused rail line.

nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-routes/phoenix-trail-thame-princes-risborough

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