National Cycle Route 57

NCN Route 57 sign near Pendor

National Cycle Route 57 is part of the United Kingdom's National Cycle Network. When complete, it will run East to West from Farmington, Gloucestershire near Northleach to Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

Several sections are not suitable for road bikes.

Links to:

National Cycle Route 5 at Oxford.
National Cycle Route 6 at Harpenden.
National Cycle Route 12 at Welwyn Garden City.

Route

Farmington to Oxford

Farmington | Burford | Witney | Eynsham | Oxford

National Route 57 starts in the small village of Farmington, near Northleach. Here it meets NCR 48, which runs south to Northleach and Cirencester; the northern continuation to Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold is not yet open.

NCR 57 continues on lightly trafficked lanes along the valley of the River Windrush to Burford and Witney; this section was formerly Regional Route 47.

The route is not yet open between Witney and Oxford. Possible route options include Eynsham and a new cycle path along the B4044 to Botley, or across the Thames via a new bridge at Bablock Hythe.

Oxford to Thame

This section is largely on country lanes and is fully signposted.

Thame to Princes Risborough

Phoenix Trail

Thame | Horsenden | Princes Risborough

7 miles (11 km) in length, this section follows the Phoenix Trail along the route of a disused railway. The surface is a mixture of tarmac and compacted grit.

Princes Risborough to Chesham

NCN Route 57 near Great Missenden

This section leaves the relatively flat Oxfordshire countryside and continues on into the Chiltern Hills. Leaving Princes Risborough the route climbs up Kop Hill to the top of Whiteleaf Cross. From there it continues along small lanes to Prestwood. The short section between Prestwood and Great Missenden takes you off-road along a compacted grit path.

Chesham to Hemel Hempstead

Chesham | Hemel Hempstead

This section is under construction.

Hemel Hempstead to Welwyn Garden City

NCN Route 57 following the route of the Nickey Line near Harpenden

Hemel Hempstead | Redbourn | Harpenden | Wheathampstead | Welwyn Garden City

Much of this section is traffic free as it follows the Nickey Line between Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden.

External links

Sustrans NCN Route 57:

Sustrans' National Cycle Network

Main routes	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

National routes	11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 32 33 34 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 84 85 88 91 92 93 94 95 96

Regional routes	125 136 137 141 151 155 162 164 165 166 167 168 169 172 174 177 178 179 195 196 207 208 212 221 222 223 224 231 232 235 236 244 246 248 250 253 254 255 256 264 267 270 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 305 326 334 338 339 341 344 403 410 413 416 423 425 426 436 437 438 439 440 442 446 447 448 451 455 461 465 466 467 468 469 475 476 477 478 481 482 485 492 523 524 525 526 533 534 535 536 539 544 547 548 549 550 552 554 555 558 559 561 562 566 568 573 576 577 585 622 627 633 636 638 646 647 648 656 657 658 665 668 672 674 676 677 680 681 686 688 689 696 697 699 715 725 753 754 756 764 765 766 767 768 775 776 777 780 810 811 818 819 820 822 825 862 881 882 883 884 885 887

Coordinates: 51°44′04″N 0°55′05″W / 51.7345°N 0.9180°W / 51.7345; -0.9180 (NCN Route 57)

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