51 moderate walks in the Cotswolds, from Cotswold Way: Winchcombe to Cleeve Hill, Cotswold Way: Wood Stanway to Winchcombe, Cotswold Way: Wotton-under-Edge to Hawkesbury Upton, each with a route to download and the pubs on the way.
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51 walks
Walk · Starts in Winchcombe · 2 hrs, 45 mins · Dog-friendly
A 5.6-mile (9km) one-way walk on the fourth section of the Cotswold Way, moderate and two and a half to three hours: from Winchcombe by Sudeley up to Belas Knap, down through Breakheart Plantation to Postlip's Norman chapel, then up to the golf club on Cleeve Hill.
Walk · Starts in Stanway · 3 hrs, 15 mins · Dog-friendly
A 5.4-mile (8.8km) one-way walk on the third section of the Cotswold Way, from Wood Stanway to Winchcombe, moderate and about three and a quarter hours: a steep climb to the top, Beckbury Camp, the old track down to Hailes Abbey, then lanes into the town.
Walk · Starts in Wotton-under-Edge · 4 hrs, 45 mins · Dog-friendly
A 7.8-mile (12.6km) one-way walk on the twelfth section of the Cotswold Way, moderate and about four and three quarter hours: from Wotton-under-Edge up past Newark Park, along Wortley Hill, through Alderley and Lower Kilcott to the Somerset Monument and Hawkesbury Upton.
Walk · Starts in Cirencester and the Coln Valley · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 4.4-mile (7.1km) circular walk from Eastleach, an hour and a half to two hours with about 70m of climbing and plenty of mud: past two Norman churches and over the Leach, up the quiet valley to the Roman Akeman Street, and back down the other side to the Victoria Inn.
Walk · Starts in Castle Combe · 2 hrs, 15 mins · Circular
A 4.5-mile (7.2km) circular walk from the White Hart Inn at Ford, moderate and two to two and a half hours: up the By Brook valley by Long Dean and through the woods into Castle Combe, down The Street past the Market Cross, and back through Becker's Wood and Out Woods.
Walk · Starts in Guiting Power · 3 hrs, 30 mins · Circular
A 6.3-mile (10.1km) circular walk from Guiting Power's green, moderate and three to three and a half hours with two stiles: south on the Windrush Way round Gazeley Wood past Aylworth, up by the golf course above Naunton, and home on the Wardens' Way.
Walk · Starts in Winchcombe · 2 hrs, 15 mins · Circular
A 3.5-mile (5.6km) circular walk from Hayles Fruit Farm, moderate and about two and a quarter hours: up the monks' track to Beckbury Camp, down the edge of a wood over three stiles towards Wood Stanway, and back past Hailes church and the abbey ruins.
Walk · Starts in Stroud and the Five Valleys · 2 hrs, 15 mins · Circular
A 4.5-mile (7.2km) circular walk from the National Trust's Shortwood car park, moderate and two to two and a half hours: south through the beeches of Standish Wood, down across the fields below the escarpment, and a long climb back to the hillfort on Haresfield Beacon.
Walk · Starts in Shipston-on-Stour · 2 hrs, 45 mins · Circular
A 5.9-mile (9.5km) circular walk from Ilmington, moderate and about two and three quarter hours: out by Park Lane and a busy stretch of lane, across the fields up to Hidcote, then east along the ridge over Ebrington Hill, past the masts and steeply down into Ilmington.
Walk · Starts in Kingham · 1 hr, 30 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A flat 4.4-mile (7.1km) circular walk of about an hour and a half from Kingham: north-west on bridleways across Daylesford's fields to the Evenlode, back down the river meadows and over the Cotswold Line on the level. Walkers report it wet and often flooded in winter.
Walk · Starts in the Cotswold Edge · 3 hrs, 15 mins · Circular
A 7.5-mile (11.9km) circular walk from the Hunters Hall Inn at Kingscote, moderate and three to three and a half hours: across the fields to Bagpath, down to Ozleworth's six-sided church tower, along the wooded floor of Ozleworth Bottom, and back by Lasborough Park.
Walk · Starts in the Cotswold Edge · 2 hrs · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 4-mile (6.3km) circular walk from the Daisy Bank Road car parks above Cheltenham, about two hours and moderate, with one steep climb: round Charlton Kings Common, up onto the escarpment past the hillfort to the Devil's Chimney, and down the old quarry incline.
Walk · Starts in Chipping Campden · 2 hrs, 15 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 5-mile (8km) circular walk from Mickleton, moderate and about two and a quarter hours: up through the woods and fields to Furze Lane, along quiet lanes to Hidcote Boyce, north past Hidcote's garden and manor, then down the edge of Kiftsgate Court's grounds to Mickleton.
Walk · Starts in Painswick · 2 hrs, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 5-mile (8.2km) circular walk from Painswick, moderate and two and a half to three hours, with 250m of climbing: out by Butt Green and the Holcombe farms, over the B4073 and up to the Iron Age ramparts on Painswick Beacon, then down past the golf course and the Rococo Garden.
Walk · Starts in Coln St Aldwyns · 3 hrs · Circular
A 5.75-mile (9.25km) circular walk from the Keepers Arms in Quenington, moderate with several stiles, in two and a half to three hours: down the river valley and through a permitted wood to Fairford's Mill Bridge and church, and back. The permitted path is closed on Tuesdays.
Walk · Starts in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds · 2 hrs, 30 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 5-mile (8km) circular walk from the green at Salford, moderate and about two and a half hours, with stiles: up bridleways and field paths to the Whispering Knights, the King Stone and the King's Men stone circle, then down through Little Rollright and back.
Walk · Starts in the Cotswold Edge · 2 hrs, 30 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 5.4-mile (8.7km) circular walk from Seven Springs, about two and a half hours and moderate, with steep slopes: along the Cotswold Way over Charlton Kings Common to the hillfort on Leckhampton Hill and the Devil's Chimney, and back along the foot of the common.
Walk · Starts in Snowshill · 1 hr, 15 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 2.1-mile (3.4km) circular walk from Pipers Grove car park at Snowshill, short but hilly and moderate, about an hour and a quarter: across the valley to Snowswood, along a byway past Great Brockhamton Farm, back across the stream and into the village past the church.
Walk · Starts in Stanton · 4 hrs, 30 mins · Circular
A 6.6-mile (10.6km) moderate loop from Stanton of three and a half to four and a half hours, with steep sections and stiles: up the Cotswold Way, through Littleworth Wood to Snowshill and its manor, then back along the top to the Mount Inn, or 2.5 miles by a short cut.
Walk · Starts in Stow-on-the-Wold · 1 hr, 45 mins · Circular · Dog-friendly
A 3.6-mile (5.8km) moderate loop from Stow-on-the-Wold of about an hour and three quarters, down the fields by Nether Swell to the River Dikler at Hyde Mill, up Mill Lane to Lower Swell's Norman church and Lutyens war memorial, and back to Stow beside the B4068.
Walk · Starts in Tetbury · 3 hrs · Circular
A 6.5-mile (10.5km) moderate circular walk of about three hours from Tetbury's Goods Shed, with stiles: along the old railway line, over the fields to Ashley and its Norman church, and back on the Monarch's Way past a brick pillbox, walking towards the town's spire.
Walk · Starts in Painswick · 2 hrs, 45 mins · Circular
A 5-mile (8.4km) circular walk from Bulls Cross round the Slad valley, moderate with steep climbs and three to five hours with stops: Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust's loop by Longridge Wood, Snows Farm, Catswood and Swift's Hill, with ten posts carrying Laurie Lee's poems.
Walk · Starts in Painswick · 1 hr, 30 mins · Circular
A 3-mile (4.6km) circular walk from Painswick, moderate, with stiles and one steep climb, in one to one and a half hours: through the churchyard and down Vicarage Street to the Painswick Stream, along it past five old mills, and back up Knapp Lane to the stocks.
Walk · Starts in Winchcombe · 2 hrs, 45 mins · Circular
A 5.5-mile (8.8km) moderate loop of two to two and three quarter hours from Winchcombe, up the Cotswold Way and through the woods to Belas Knap, the Neolithic long barrow, then home on the Winchcombe Way by Wadfield Farm and Sudeley, with two stiles and a narrow road.
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