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Cowleaze Wood car park loop from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

Hiking trails & Routes

South East England

South Oxfordshire

Cowleaze Wood car park loop from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

Easy

5.0

(2)

9

hikers

Cowleaze Wood car park loop from Aston Rowant Nature Reserve

01:30

5.22km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Chilterns National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

25 m

Cowleaze Wood car park

Highlight • Forest

Nice big car park but get full quickly on weekends

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2

1.12 km

51 Squadron Halifax Bomber Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Memorial for the fallen, nice to see and reflect

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3

1.13 km

Halifax Bomber LW579 Memorial, Cowleaze Wood

Highlight • Monument

On 31 March 1944 a Handley Page Halifax Mk III bomber aircraft, LW579 of No. 51 Squadron RAF, was returning from the Nuremberg Raid when it crashed in Cowleaze Wood, …

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4

1.23 km

Woodland in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing place but good fitness level required

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5

3.47 km

View of Oxford from Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quirky bench at the top to spot Oxford in the distance

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6

5.11 km

Sunrise View with Moon in Chilterns National Landscape

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing sunrise with full Moon visible

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B

5.22 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.71 km

1.34 km

119 m

Surfaces

3.39 km

984 m

421 m

365 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Thursday 3 September

20°C

12°C

64 %

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