Oxfordshire
Thames Path Section 13: Wallingford to Culham
Quiet upper-Thames walking via Dorchester-on-Thames and Clifton Hampden.
Train Plan
Trains There
- Stations
- London Paddington to Cholsey
- Duration
- About 55-80 min
- Frequency
- Regular GWR services
Trains Back
- Stations
- Culham to London Paddington
- Duration
- About 65-90 min, usually via Didcot
- Frequency
- Regular GWR services
Time Estimate
Estimate based on 23 km and 110 m ascent.
- Walking
- 5 hr
- Breaks
- 1 hr
- Route Total
- 6 hr
- Whole Trip (incl. trains)
- 8 hr 25 min
- Sunrise
- 5:07
- Sunset
- 20:55
Long Route
Part of Thames Path
Elevation Profile
- Low
- 42 m
- High
- 60 m
Route Overview
Use Cholsey as the rail access point, then continue from Wallingford through open countryside and old river villages to Culham. This is where the Thames Path starts to feel much more rural.
Train Notes
Cholsey and Culham are both GWR stations, though Culham services are less frequent than Reading or Oxford.
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