Walk the Oxford Canal by Train

7stations nearby

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The Oxford Canal is a 78-mile narrowboat canal from Oxford to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury by way of Banbury and Rugby, completed in 1790. Rugby, Kings Sutton, Oxford Parkway and Oxford stations give train access to the towpath.

There are 7 stations within reach of the Oxford Canal: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.

The Oxford Canal runs about 77 miles in our route data, including any river sections it follows. The stations below are in order along it.

Oxford Canal train stations

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Station-to-station walks

Walk the towpath from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Oxford Canal, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.

From	To	Distance	Time
Banbury	Heyford	12.5 mi	about 4 hours
Kings Sutton	Heyford	9 mi	about 3 hours
Kings Sutton	Tackley	12.5 mi	about 4 hours
Heyford	Oxford Parkway	11 mi	about 3.5 hours
Tackley	Oxford Parkway	8.5 to 9 mi	about 3 hours
Tackley	Oxford	12 mi	about 4 hours

Walks onto other canals

Start on the Oxford Canal and finish on another canal, changing at the junction where they meet.

From	To	Distance	Time
Rugby	Coventry Arenaon the Coventry Canal	15.5 mi	about 5 hours
Rugby	Bedworthon the Coventry Canal	16 mi	about 5.5 hours
Rugby	Long Buckbyon the Grand Union Canal	16 mi	about 5.5 hours

Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.

Walk the Oxford Canal by Train

Oxford Canal train stations

Station-to-station walks

Walks onto other canals

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