Objective: Cycle from Banbury to Lower Heyford along the Oxford Canal, returning by train from Heyford. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 17 (hard) miles Time to complete: 3 hrs, 4.8 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 159-165 Costs: free parking in Banbury. Train from Heyford to Banbury £5.60, infrequent Difficulty: hard Adjacent Rides: Napton Junction to Banbury, Lower Heyford to Oxford… Read More Banbury to Lower Heyford
Objective: take train from Rugby to Leamington Spa, and cycle back along the Grand Union and Oxford canals via Napton Junction to Rugby. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 26 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 7.4 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 3, pp 119-124, 141-143 Costs: free parking at Rugby. Train from Rugby to Leamington Spa… Read More Leamington Spa to Rugby
Objective: take train from Rugby to Coventry, and cycle back along the Coventry and Oxford canals, via Hawkesbury Junction. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 23 miles Time to complete: 3 hrs, 8.0 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 48-49, 53, 142-147 Costs: free parking at Rugby. Train from Rugby to Coventry £5.90 (11 minutes, 3… Read More Coventry to Rugby