This was a walk that I'd spotted many times from a distance on
the motorway across reclaimed land next to a retail park. I thought that it was
the Grand Union Canal but it turns out that it’s a river basin and flood plain
to control the Cherwell. It wasn’t the most exciting of stops but perhaps with
a bit of knowledge you could turn it into a circular walk; though you’d have to
be careful about how long you leave your car at the retail park. You might be
able to link up with the Grand Union via the Country Park. Just past Marks
& Spencer is a footpath alongside the motorway. Follow this north and it’ll
join up with the river and take you underneath the motorway to the dam. Once you’re
there, it feels like a bit of a no-man’s land. It’s not impressive but it makes
for a nice rest stop with restaurants nearby with facilities and you can let
the dog out for a stretch.
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