This circular around the meadows & woodlands of Goring Gap forms the backdrop to Streatley village. Visit one of Britain’s largest areas of rare chalk grassland & get panoramic views of the Chilterns, North Wessex Downs & Oxford Vale & the River Thames.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

145 m

Drop

156 m

Highest

181 m

Lowest

41 m

Which way round

Clockwise

Anticlockwise

Clockwise: Easy first 5.5 km, climbs 18% for 300 m near the end, comes down 19% for 350 m early on.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.5 km, climbs 19% for 350 m midway, comes down 18% for 300 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 1.0–2.8, from 179 m to 45 m.

How the 6.3 km splits

Flat

2.0 km

Climbing

1.9 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.3 km

Descending

1.8 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.4 km

Very steep descent · 19% for 350 m

km 1.9–2.3 · drops 68 m

Very steep climb · 18% for 300 m

km 6.0–6.3 · gains 53 m

Link it with other walks

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St Frideswide’s Way

Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 2.7, 3.1, 3.9

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The Ridgeway

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 2.5, 3.0, 3.9

139.39 km

King Alfred's Way

Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 2.7, 3.8

353.57 km

Accessible Walk, Goring Gap

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 1.2

1.46 km

Thames Path

Crosses at km 2.8, 3.2, 3.4…

370.26 km