Distance: 162km, altitude: 1323m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29739312
When you are planning a (imperial) century, but want to go to the Old Shed, so have to loop-round just to make sure your cafe legs don’t kick in too early.
This ride includes one of my favourite hills out of Charlbury (twice) and the hill I hate most (Dragon Hill/White Horse). At least I managed to get to the top without touching the floor last time.
Distance: 47km, altitude 474m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29642575
Short dash to Brill, with some additional hills on the way and back.
Distance: 133km, altitude: 1277m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29624905
This route takes in Brill, to warm you of for some more bumps on the way to the Chilterns. The return journey follows the Phoenix Trail, an abandoned train track, which is partially paved, and partially crushed limestone. When riding it early April, it was absolutely fine on a road bike. It may proof more of a challenge in the winter.
Distance: 111km, 934m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29156526
This route is the reverse (how did you guess) of Chilterns 110. I wanted to ride the original route in the winter, but as my winter bike (CX bike with road tyres) didn’t have the gearing to do steep climbs, I decided to go the other way round. I refer to this alternative as “the easy way round”.
Distance: 111km, altitude: 933m
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29156547
Credit for this route should go to Matt Wicks. If I remember correctly this route was born out of a discussion amongst volunteers for the traffic count on Aston Hill (required to be able to host the Condors’ hill climb here). Cycling out to Aston Hill, and posting on Strava would lift the cloud of mystery surrounded the new location of the hill climb. Cycling out, and not posting on Strava is of course a big no-no, so a route was born taking in all of the best climbs in the Chilterns.
Distance: 90km, altitude 592m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29222172
Great ride for those rare days the wind comes from the North. Brill on the way back, just because you can!
Distance: 160km, altitude: 614m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29255195
This is a great route if you are looking to do your first century. Do check the wind direction though, you wouldn’t want a headwind all the way back to Oxford. The route also passes Aston Pottery, in case you want to add a cheeky coffee stop on the leg back.
I am raising money for the Alzheimer’s Society, riding Velo Birmingham with my sister, brother-in-law and with Anouk. Read my full story on my fundraising page!
As a keen club cyclist, and ride leader, I am always looking for inspiration for nice routes to ride. When I was trying to come up with fun fundraising ideas, I thought it might be nice to bring lots of cycling routes together to inspire others. All cycling routes on my page are free to use (of course!), but consider giving a donation for this important cause if you can!
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/arne-wolters
Distance: 69km, altitude: 632m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28960000
Who doesn’t like Aston Hill? After climbing the Chilterns for a second time you can reward yourself with a delicious bacon bap at the Barn at Turville Heath.
This route has a tricky descend, see the Ride-with-GPS link for more details.
Distance: 52km, altitude: 372m.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27642510
This is a blatant steal from the Cowley Road Condors routes published on their website. I just prefer to go round it the other way! Great loop for a summer evening!
Cycle routes in and around Oxfordshire 