This route takes you out of Brackley along the Halse Road and has a couple of smaller hills to help get you warmed up before the larger hill at Halse.
The route on the map starts and finishes at Brackley Leisure Centre, but you can start wherever you want to meet up in Brackley with your friends.
Directions
- Start by going up Pavillions Way to Halse Road, before turning left at the mini roundabout towards Halse
- Proceed along Halse Road, through Halse up quite a steep hill and then down the hill the other side.
- Continue on the road until you reach the T junction, turning left to head towards Farthinghoe. There is another fairly steep hill here before levelling out as you approach Farthinghoe
- Eventually you will come to the main road. Here you want to take a left, immediatley followed by a right. There is a crossing if you wish to use this and avoid the traffic as the road can be busy.
- Continue straight, giving way at the cross roads, before continuing straight again, heading to Charlton. This piece of road is quite flat, allowing you to get some speed up here.
- Once you get into Charlton and past the playing fields on your left, take the left turn which will take you on a road towards Evenley.
- There is a nice downhill section here followed by an immediate uphill. Continue along this road, looking out for a cross roads.
- Take the left at the cross roads, heading into Hinton in the Hedges, following the road down the hill, then back up the hill ensuring you don’t take the left hand fork.
- Come out of Hinton and there is a slight down hill, followed by a steep uphill. After this there is a long downhill section until you reach the Brackley bypass.
- Turn left onto the bypass and follow until the roundabout. Turn right at the roundabout and back into Brackley.
- At the next roundabout, take another left and you will be back on Pavillions Way.
- Continue along Pavillions Way, taking care through the chicane, until you reach the leisure centre and complete your ride.
Extending The Loop
- Check out the Charlton Loop - Medium for a slightly longer route
Places To Stop
- Limes Farm in Farthinghoe has a good selection of cakes and drinks as well as larger meals
- Charlton has a village pub called the Rose and Crown where you could also stop for refreshments