51 moderate walks in the Cotswolds, from Bibury and Ablington, Bibury and the River Coln, Bibury, Oxhill Wood and Akeman Street, each with a route to download and the pubs on the way.
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51 walks
Walk · Starts in Bibury · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular
A 5-mile (8.2km) circular walk from Arlington Row in Bibury, an hour and a half to two hours of moderate walking with a few stiles. It goes up Packhorse Lane and the Salt Way over open wold, down to Ablington and its Elizabethan manor, and back beside the River Coln.
Walk · Starts in Bibury · 2 hrs · Circular
A 4-mile (6.5km) circular walk from the bridge by the Swan in Bibury, about two hours with one climb and a muddy stretch. It crosses the Coln below Bibury Court, climbs through Oxhill Wood to the line of Akeman Street, passes a dewpond and returns by Arlington Row.
Walk · Starts in Bibury · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 4-mile (6.6km) circular walk from the bridge by the Swan in Bibury, an hour and a half to two hours with a few short, steep climbs. It goes out by the church and up above the Coln to Oxhill Wood, along the line of the Roman Akeman Street and back over farmland to Arlington Row.
Walk · Starts in Biddestone · 2 hrs, 30 mins · Circular
A 6.5-mile (10.5km) circular walk from Biddestone village hall, two to two and a half hours, moderate with stiles and short steep climbs. It goes round the green, over the fields to Slaughterford's paper mill and the White Hart at Ford, and back down the By Brook.
Walk · Starts in Blockley · 2 hrs, 15 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 4.9-mile (7.9km) circular walk from Bell Lane in Blockley, about two and a quarter hours of moderate walking with two climbs and deep mud in winter. It goes up Pasture Lane, down to Batsford's church, through Batsford Park past the arboretum, and back over the hill.
Walk · Starts in Blockley · 1 hr, 15 mins · Circular
A 3-mile (5km) circular walk from Park Road at the top of Blockley, about an hour and a quarter, moderate with one longer climb and muddy woods. It goes up beside Northwick Park into Norcombe Wood, then down the brook valley and back through the old silk-mill village.
Walk · Starts in Bourton-on-the-Water · 5 hrs · Circular
A 10-mile (16.4km) circular walk from Bourton-on-the-Water, four to five hours of moderate walking with stiles and steep slopes. It follows the Wardens' Way through Lower and Upper Slaughter to Naunton, then comes home down the Windrush valley on the Windrush Way.
Walk · Starts in Bourton-on-the-Water · 2 hrs, 15 mins · Circular
A 6-mile (9.7km) circular walk from Rissington Road in Bourton-on-the-Water, two to two and a half hours of moderate walking with a few stiles. It heads west on bridleways, up a quiet lane to Upper Slaughter, and down the River Eye to Lower Slaughter's mill.
Walk · Starts in Broadway · 3 hrs · Circular
A 4-mile (6.5km) circular walk from the war memorial in Broadway, two and a half to three hours, moderate with steep sections and no stiles. It passes St Eadburgha's, climbs Coneygree Lane to Broadway Tower and comes back down the Cotswold Way.
Walk · Starts in Broadway · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 3.7-mile (6km) circular walk from Church Close car park in Broadway, about an hour and three quarters, moderate with one steep climb and descent. It crosses the fields south to Pye Corner, climbs to the Cotswold Way and comes down its fields to St Michael's.
Walk · Starts in Burford · 2 hrs, 30 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 6-mile (9.7km) circular walk from Guildenford car park in Burford, about two and a half hours of moderate walking with stiles and some road. It crosses the old bridge to Fulbrook and the fields to Widford's church, and returns along the Windrush meadows, which flood in winter.
Walk · Starts in Chipping Campden · 3 hrs, 30 mins · Circular
A 4.5-mile (7.2km) circular walk from the Market Hall in Chipping Campden, two and a half to three and a half hours, moderate with steep sections. It climbs the Cotswold Way to Dover's Hill, home of the Olimpicks, and drops through Lynches Wood; a 3-mile version skips the climbs.
Walk · Starts in Chipping Campden · 3 hrs, 45 mins · Circular
A 9-mile (14.5km) circular walk from the Noel Arms in Chipping Campden to Blockley and back, about three and three quarter hours of moderate walking with 306m of climbing. It goes by Broad Campden, the Monarch's Way and Norcombe Wood, with five stiles and 200m of busy road.
Walk · Starts in the Cotswold Edge · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 4-mile (6.4km) moderate loop of about an hour and three quarters on the highest ground in the Cotswolds: from the main road at Cleeve Hill past the golf club, across Cleeve Common, back along the scarp by the hill fort and Cleeve Cloud, and down through Thrift Wood.
Walk · Starts in Coln St Aldwyns · 2 hrs, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 6.5-mile (10.6km) circular walk from Coln St Aldwyns, moderate and two and a half to three hours: up the River Coln and through Oxhill Wood to Bibury and Arlington Row, then back over the open wold by the Roman Akeman Street to the village pub and shop.
Walk · Starts in Woodstock · 3 hrs · Circular
A 6.7-mile (10.8km) circular walk from Combe, moderate and about three hours: over stiled fields to East End, into Blenheim Park, mostly on its public footpaths, past Fair Rosamund's Well and the lake, north to the park wall and back down the western edge to Combe's green.
Walk · Starts in Broadway · 3 hrs, 15 mins · Dog-friendly
A 6.5-mile (10.5km) one-way walk on the second section of the Cotswold Way, from Broadway's green, moderate and three to three and a half hours: a long climb to Shenberrow, a steep descent into Stanton, then field paths by Stanway's church and gatehouse to Wood Stanway.
Walk · Starts in Chipping Campden · 3 hrs, 30 mins · Dog-friendly
A 6-mile (9.6km) one-way walk on the first section of the Cotswold Way, from the Market Hall in Chipping Campden to Broadway, moderate and about three and a half hours: up to Dover's Hill, along the edge to Broadway Tower, then steeply down into the village.
Walk · Starts in the Cotswold Edge · 3 hrs, 15 mins · Dog-friendly
A 5.5-mile (8.8km) one-way walk on the fifth section of the Cotswold Way, from the golf club on Cleeve Hill to Dowdeswell reservoir, moderate and about three and a quarter hours: along Cleeve Cloud and across the common, then quiet lanes and a wood down to the A40.
Walk · Starts in the Cotswold Edge · 3 hrs · Dog-friendly
A 4.7-mile (7.6km) one-way walk on the sixth section of the Cotswold Way, from Dowdeswell reservoir to Leckhampton Hill, moderate and about three hours: a stiff climb through Lineover Wood, field paths to Seven Springs, then Hartley Lane and Charlton Kings Common.
Walk · Starts in Dursley · 4 hrs, 30 mins · Dog-friendly
A 7.5-mile (12km) one-way walk on the eleventh section of the Cotswold Way, moderate and about four and a half hours: from Dursley round the rim of Stinchcombe Hill, down to North Nibley, up to the Tyndale Monument and along the ridge to Wotton-under-Edge.
Walk · Starts in the South Cotswolds · 4 hrs, 15 mins · Dog-friendly
A 7.2-mile (11.6km) one-way walk on the thirteenth section of the Cotswold Way, moderate and about four and a quarter hours: from Hawkesbury Upton down Bath Lane, over two Iron Age hill forts, through Old Sodbury and across Dodington Park to Tormarton.
Walk · Starts in Stroud · 4 hrs, 15 mins · Dog-friendly
A 6.7-mile (10.8km) one-way walk on the tenth section of the Cotswold Way, moderate and about four and a quarter hours: from Middleyard up through Stanley Wood to Coaley Peak, along the edge past two long barrows, over Cam Long Down and down into Dursley.
Walk · Starts in the South Cotswolds · 3 hrs, 45 mins · Dog-friendly
A 6.6-mile (10.6km) one-way walk on the fourteenth section of the Cotswold Way, moderate and about three and three quarter hours: from Tormarton over the M4, round the wall of Dyrham Park, through Dyrham village and up through Dyrham Woods to Cold Ashton.
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