Guiting Loop

Circular route from Winchcombe via Sudeley and Guiting Power

Cycling type

Off road

Distance

15.5 miles / 24.94 km

Duration

2.5 to 3 hours

Difficulty

Moderate

Shape

Circular

Route description

Circular route from Winchcombe via Sudeley and Guiting Power

Start

Address


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OS Grid Ref

SP0225428354

What3Words

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Travel Info

Back Lane - All-day Car Park at what3words swanky.inkjet.maddening / Nearest postcode GL54 5LU

Navigation

Start Back Lane car park – Exit right out of car park to meet North Street at crossroads. Bear right down to High Street

High Street – Turn right then immediately left into Castle Street & continue for a mile to a track to the right at Sudeley Hill Farm

Sudeley Hill Farm – Bear right and follow track continuing onto Wardens Way to a road crossing

Road crossing – Bear left then right to continue on Wardens Way to a second road

Campden Lane – Go left then shortly right – leave Wardens Way here and stay on track (Campden Lane)

Road junction – Bear right and stay on road until T junction with Critchford Lane

Critchford Lane – At junction continue ahead onto track sp Wardens Way, Winchcombe Way into Guiting Power

Guiting Power – At road junction go left, then right to an immediate right fork sp Hawling. Follow road to Hawling

Turn left – SP Foxhill / This small detour adds interest to the ride. Bear left at the fork downhill some 200m to a stream crossing and through a gate onto a bridleway / Follow bridleway to gate and multijunction of paths. Turn right onto the Windrush Way. Merge back onto Hawling Rd in some 800m.

Hawling – Bear right at junction and continue ahead onto track which becomes Windrush Way. Follow Windrush Way to a road junction

Road junction – Cross road onto a track and follow to a further road

Road and Wardens Way – In 200m return to point 5 and turn left onto Wardens Way and retrace route into Winchcombe and car park