Distance
4 miles / 6.44 km
Duration
2.5 to 3 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Route description
The Daisybank Car Park is close to Tramway Cottage famously destroyed in the Leckhampton riots of 1902-6. The route climbs the steep incline, formerly a tram way, to Top Quarry known to the quarrymen as ‘Piccadilly’ because so many tramways met there. This is the location of the famous Dreghorn cross-section of the Jurassic Limestone outcrop. From here we climb past the Devil’s Chimney, up to the Dobunni tribe’s hillfort with spectacular views over the Vale of Severn. The rest is an amble along the paths and country road before returning to the car park.
Photo: CNL
Organised by: Cotswold Voluntary Wardens
Led by: Patrick McCarthy, Ray Goold, John Milroy, Roy Taylor, Richard Sharp.
Start
Address
Daisy Bank Road car park, Cheltenham GL53 9QQ, UK
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OS Grid Ref
SO949188
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