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Magdalen College, Oxford – Hertford Bridge loop from Garsington

Magdalen College, Oxford – Hertford Bridge loop from Garsington

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Magdalen College, Oxford – Hertford Bridge loop from Garsington

01:31

36.4km

190m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.60 km for 54 m

After 25.8 km for 67 m

After 26.6 km for 65 m

After 27.2 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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25.8 km

Peloton Café

Highlight • Cafe

Very good coffee, nice cakes and cool atmosphere

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26.6 km

Magdalen College, Oxford

Highlight • Historical Site

Magdalen College Is the largest college here

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27.3 km

Hertford Bridge, often called "the Bridge of Sighs", is a skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane in Oxford, England. Its distinctive design makes it a city landmark.

There is a false legend saying that many decades ago, a survey of the health of students was taken, and as Hertford College's students were the heaviest, the college closed off the bridge to force them to take the stairs, giving them extra exercise. However, if the bridge is not used, the students actually climb fewer stairs than if they do use the bridge.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Sighs_(Oxford)

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27.7 km

Balliol College

Highlight • Monument

Founded in 1263, Balliol is one of Oxford’s oldest colleges and is the oldest academic institution in the English-speaking world still on its original site. English Prime Minister Boris Johnson attended Balliol from 1983 to 1987, graduating with a BA in Classics. Johnson is the fourth Prime Minister to have attended Balliol; the others were H.H. Asquith (Balliol 1869), Harold Macmillan (1912), and Edward Heath (1935).

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28.1 km

Carfax Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Carfax Tower is all that remains of St Martin's Church, which was the official church of Oxford from 1122 until 1896, when it was demolished to make more room for the traffic. Upon climbing the 99 steps to the top of the Tower, you can enjoy a beautiful view of Oxford’s skyline. It costs £3 to enter the tower.

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28.4 km

Radcliffe Camera

Highlight • Historical Site

Famous library with dome

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29.6 km

Cowley Road Methodist Church, Oxford

Highlight • Other

"Cowley Road Methodist Church, Oxford was originally called Wesley Hall. The design of the church exterior by the architect Stephen Salter, was influenced by the 'arts and crafts' movement of the time. The asymmetric plan was very unusual. In 1972, the exterior of the church became Grade II listed.

The church first opened its doors for worship in September 1904. It was built to accommodate a rapidly developing congregation which had met at a chapel in Tyndale Road for the previous 20 years. The church owes its formation to this group of Christians, led and inspired by Walter Slaughter, a local grocer. A memorial tablet to Mr Slaughter still hangs in the church today, as does a tablet in honour of twenty-one men associated with the church who died in World War I."

Cit. cowleyroadmethodists.org.uk/history.htm

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36.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

5.95 km

2.00 km

889 m

605 m

Surfaces

33.7 km

2.32 km

366 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Friday 28 August

20°C

14°C

98 %

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Magdalen College, Oxford – Hertford Bridge loop from Garsington

Peloton Café

Magdalen College, Oxford

Turf Tavern

Hertford Bridge

Balliol College

Carfax Tower

Radcliffe Camera

Cowley Road Methodist Church, Oxford

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