Jubilee Ride (15km) Print

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 1
The route is 15.25km (9.5 miles) long, with directions starting and finishing in Stoke Lyne and run in an anti-clockwise direction. The route takes in farmland, woods and parkland in the mainly flat countryside to the north of Bicester. Starting outside the main gate of the church in Stoke Lyne, go down Bridleway (BW) opposite. Go through two fields passing a play area on your right in the first. Cross the Stratton Audley Road with care and continue straight on until reaching the corner of Stoke Little Wood. Carry straight on along the woodland edge.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 2
Turn Left at the end of wood along surfaced track. Continue along grassed track and turn left at junction. Continue along field edge into wooded area and through gate. Turn left and follow track.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 3
When track bears right, turn left through hedge to join a surfaced track. Turn right and follow track towards the buildings at Bainton Farm. Note the obelisk over to the left.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 4
Turn right down a track just before the buildings then left onto a road. After about 150 metres you come to a BW on left signed Hardwick 1.5. You can join the South - North shortcut or the Claude Duval Bridleroute at this point.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 5
Pass the BW, turn and continue along the road, over a crossroads and carry on until you reach Hethe Brede. Turn right alongside the farm buildings then between two large barns.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 6
Bear slightly left and follow the BW across the next three fields to a ruined barn (Hollow Barn). Follow the stone track to the road.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 7
Turn left along the road straight across takes you into Fringford then after about 1km left again to Hethe. Go straight through the village, bearing right at the junction. You can join East - West shortcut at this point.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 8
Carry on along the road, passing the entrances of Coneygre Farm (right) and Tangley Farm (left) and take the next right through the gate onto a grass track signed BR Cottisford 1.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 9
Continue along a field edge and carry straight on as it runs into a well surfaced track. At junction, turn left and follow track for about 300 metres.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 10
At the next junction turn right and follow the track along the woodland edge on left. Do not bear left onto any of the woodland paths. At a fork bear right woodland now on right with view of Tusmore House across parkland to left.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 11
Follow the track around the parkland edge hedge to left, wood to right then continue straight across parkland following grass track towards Tusmore House.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 12
Come onto the estate road, turn left and go along it 300 metres. Turn off left then bear right along a bumpy grass track between two lines of trees (Lime Avenue). Just before reaching the gate into the woodland, turn right.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 13
Head back onto the estate road. Cross the road and bearing slightly right (do not follow the estate road), head straight towards the trees about 200 metres away. Keep following the Jubilee Ride waymarks ahead.

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 14
Turn left into the next field and follow the fence line to the estate road. Cross the road into the field opposite. Cross the arable field diagonally along the sprayed or wheel marked route to and then through the belt of young woodland, to the road .

Jubilee Ride Waypoint 15
Turn right and go along the road for 100 metres. Turn left take care as there is a sharp drop from the road to the track along a stone track through the wood. Come out onto a wide grass verge. Turn left and continue along the road back into Stoke Lyne.