Self-guided routes

Self-guided routes offer a more independent way of exploring the Cotswolds countryside and landscape, and there are thousands of miles of pathway in the Cotswolds, just waiting to be explored.

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Cleeve Hill Common ring - Cotswold Way Circular Walk

Cheltenham

Length
6 miles
Duration
3.5 to 4.5 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Mobility aid rating
Stile free

Cleeve Hill and Common - Miles without Stiles

Cheltenham

Length
4 miles
Duration
2.5 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Mobility aid rating
Stile free

Cirencester - Walks on Wheels

Cirencester

Length
2.5 miles
Duration
1.5 to 2 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Mobility aid rating
Pushchair friendly

Circular walk along the Painswick Stream (Cotswold Gateway Painswick Walk 1)

3 mile circular walk from the ancient weaving village of Painswick along the Painswick Stream past the sites of five historic mills.

Gloucester

Length
3 miles
Duration
1 to 1.5 hours
Difficulty
Moderate

Circular via Mill Field (Cotswold Gateway Charlbury Walk 1)

A short circular walk through Charlbury town and along the Evenlode

Banbury

Length
2 miles
Duration
0.75 to 1 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Mobility aid rating
Stile free

Circular via Kilcott (Cotswold Gateway Hawkesbury Upton Walk 1)

Circular Walk from Hawkesbury Upton to Kilcott. Scenic views and some tricky slopes & stiles.

Chipping Sodbury

Length
4 miles
Duration
1.5 to 2 hours
Difficulty
Moderate

Circular via Hawkesbury Church (Cotswold Gateway Hawkesbury Upton Walk 2)

The highlight of this walk from Hawkesbury Upton is the Church of St Mary the Virgin, set in a beautiful, peaceful location below the historic and steep sided Hawkesbury Knoll. Scenic views and some tricky slopes & stiles.

Chipping Sodbury

Length
4 miles
Duration
1.5 to 2 hours
Difficulty
Moderate

Circular via Capel’s Mill and Rodborough Common (Cotswold Gateway Stroud Walk 1)

Excellent introduction to old Stroud and surroundings with riverside, railway and canal overtopped with a magnificent common with panoramic views.

Stroud

Length
3 miles
Duration
1.5 to 2 hours
Difficulty
Strenuous

Circular via Canal and Stratford Park (Cotswold Gateway Stroud Walk 2)

Easy Circular Stroud walk via Stratford Park (suitable for wheelchairs and buggies)

Gloucester

Length
1.5 miles
Duration
0.5 to 0.75 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Mobility aid rating
Pushchair friendly

Circular via Banbury Hill (Cotswold Gateway Charlbury Walk 2)

A short circular walk through Charlbury town & out to Banbury Hill

Banbury

Length
2 miles
Duration
1 to 1.5 hours
Difficulty
Easy
Mobility aid rating
Stile free

Circuit of Bath Official way marked route

Complete Circuit of Bath route. 20.5 miles of walking around the Bathscape. Offers stunning views, history, heritage, countryside and city.

Length
20.6 miles
Duration
9 to 10 hours
Difficulty
Strenuous

Chipping Norton to Salford and Cornwell

Banbury

Length
7.25 miles
Duration
3.5 hours
Difficulty
Moderate
Mobility aid rating
Stile free

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