Cotswold Way (1992)

This 100-mile route is currently the subject of a proposal for upgrading to National Trail status, which would include some improvements to the current line. The Way meanders along the western edge of the Cotswold Hills, mainly following the top of this limestone escarpment, from where there are extensive views over the Severn Vale to the Malverns and the distant hills of the Mendips and the Welsh border, but descending from time to time to visit attractive villages nestling under the shelter of the edge. It crosses stone-walled farming countryside, passing villages and country houses built from the local limestone, and many sites of archaeological interest.

Stages/Mileage's:

Distance: 102 miles

OS maps 150, 151 , 162, 163, 172

Recommended Guidebook: The Cotswold Way by Kev Reynolds (Cicerone Press)