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:
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 | Horspath | Littleworth | Wheatley | Waterperry | Worminghall | Shabbington | Thame
This section is largely on country lanes and is fully signposted.
Thame | Horsenden | Princes Risborough