The Hanson Way is a cycle route connecting Didcot, Abingdon, and Oxford, and is part of a larger national route. It is made up of stretches of specially built paths, made by Sustrans. It was financed by money generated by the landfill tax, as a millenium project.

This sign guides the cycle path through the Abbey grounds. The path makes up part of the National Cycle Network route 5. There are 6 main routes in England, which follow a convention like road naming. Route 5 runs from Reading up through Birmingham to Chester and then along the North Wales coast to Holyhead.

The path follows the mill stream, then a blue sign says “Cyclists Dismount” to cross over the bridge.

There were more people out walking their dogs than cyclists, but here are a couple of not too serious cyclists on their way back into town.

Fresh vegetation surrounds the path. Stinging nettles and cow parsley grow up behind a seat made from interlocking railway sleepers.

The cycle path continues with the Barton fields nature reserve on one side, and the Science park the other, then parallel to Thrupp Lane and past Radley Lakes.