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
OS Grid Ref
SP0225428354
What3Words
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