Cycling type
Off road
Distance
20.5 miles / 32.99 km
Duration
3 to 3.5 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Shape
Circular
Route description
Circular route from Winchcombe past Hailes Abbey ruins, Snowshill, Stanton, Stanway and Didbrook .
Start
Address
OS Grid Ref
SP0225528446
What3Words
Travel Info
Back Lane - All-day Car Park at what3words swanky.inkjet.maddening / Nearest postcode GL54 5LU
Navigation
Start Back Lane Carpark, Winchcombe – Turn right out of car park and at crossroads go ahead to Greet
Greet – Cross roads Turn Right towards B4632
B4632 – Turn left and continue north to right turn to Hailes
Junction – caution Turn right to Hailes and continue to fork – go left – and after fruit Farm continue on Cotswold Way to Farmcote
Leave Cotswold Way – Continue ahead on byway to meet road at Farmcote, follow this road to a T junction
T Junction Hairpin left onto bridleway (Campden Lane)
Cotswold Way – Re-join the Cotswold Way
Stumps Cross – At road junction go ahead on minor road to Parks Farm
Parks Farm – Turn right and take road then track ahead through Dirtybridge Wood to a crossroads
Crossroads – Go left through plantation to a bridleway on right
Bridleway – Take bridleway to right and follow to Hornsleasow Farm
Hornsleasow Farm – Turn left, then left at fork on bridleway to meet and cross Buckle Street
Buckle Street – Follow road ahead into Snowshill
Snowshill – Turn left at crossroads entering Snowshill and downhill to a fork
Fork- Take right fork and follow Winchcombe Way to junction with a byway
Byway junction – Go north on byway to meet a minor road
Minor road and difficult descent – Turn left onto minor road – becomes a track then a road into Stanton but take care meeting other road users
Stanton Cross – Go left then right and reach a fork
Fork – Go left and follow road through Stanway to a crossroads
Crossroads – Go ahead through Wood Stanley to Didbrook
Didbrook T junction – Left at junction and follow road out to B4632
B4632 – Turn left and follow B4632 into Winchcombe High St to right turn into Cowl Lane
Cowl Lane – Turn left and return to car park