12.0km
Total Distance
370m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

This 12 km Cotswold Way stage climbs from the wool town of Painswick over Painswick Beacon and through the beechwoods of the escarpment by Cranham Corner and past Cooper's Hill, home of the cheese rolling, to Birdlip. Classic gentle Cotswold ridge walking with views over the Severn vale.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint · 2.7km
  2. 2
    Viewpoint · 7.1km
  3. 3
    Tile Well · 8.5km
    Spring · springs can run dry
  4. 4
    Spring · 9km
    springs can run dry
  5. 5
    Spring · 9.8km
    springs can run dry
  6. 6
    Spring · 11km
    springs can run dry
Bus stop
St Mary's Church · 67m from the start
Parking
24m from the start
Surface
natural ground 71%, paved 19%, gravel 10%
Marked route
Cotswold Way

Difficulty

2/5 · Easy