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Hinksey Heights Nature Park loop

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Hinksey Heights Nature Park loop

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Hinksey Heights Nature Park loop

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2.94km

20m

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Explore the Hinksey Heights Nature Park loop, an easy hike that offers stunning views over the city of Oxford. This 1.8-mile (2.9 km) loop involves a gentle 81 feet (25 metres) of elevation gain, taking about 46 minutes to complete. The trail winds through varied terrain, including woodlands, reedbeds, fen,…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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122 m

View of Oxford's Dreaming Spires

Highlight • Settlement

"And that sweet city with her dreaming spires,/ She needs not June for beauty's heightening"
(Matthew Arnold, 1865, "Thyrsis" )

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348 m

Talking Trees Trail, Hinksey Heights Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

“Enter these enchanted woods, you who dare”
These are no ordinary nature trails.
Weep with the willow!
Quake with fear at the witch in the elder;
Let the holly tree …

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894 m

Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail

Highlight • Natural

This is a lovely nature park situated just outside the city of Oxford. A boardwalk leads you around the park, allowing you to immerse yourself in nature and get up close to the varying wildlife species.

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2.94 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.70 km

731 m

493 m

Surfaces

1.70 km

1.22 km

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Hinksey Heights Nature Park loop

View of Oxford's Dreaming Spires

Talking Trees Trail, Hinksey Heights Nature Park

Hinksey Heights Habitat Trail

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