Cotswold Way: Painswick to Birdlip
Cotswold Way: Painswick to Birdlip
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
- 1Viewpoint · 2.7km
- 2Viewpoint · 7.1km
- 3Tile Well · 8.5kmSpring · springs can run dry
- 4Spring · 9kmsprings can run dry
- 5Spring · 9.8kmsprings can run dry
- 6Spring · 11kmsprings 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