Heart of the Cotswolds

Gloucestershire

153 km / 95 miles

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A circular route that takes in many of the picturesque towns and villages of the Cotswolds National Landscape. From Cheltenham Spa the route passes through Winchcombe, Broadway, Chipping Campden, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water, Northleach, Cirencester and Painswick.

The guidebook from Rucksack Readers also describes two shorter route options that visit the village of Guiting Power.

Details:

Path Type:	Other Paths
Attributes:	Other Paths National Landscape
Start and Finish:	SO949225 - Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook

Heart of the Cotswolds (Rucksack Readers - 2025 )

Maps:

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Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:

OS Landranger	150, 151, 162, 163
OS Landranger Active	150, 151, 162, 163
OS Explorer	45, 168, 169, 179
OS Explorer Active	45, 168, 169, 179

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

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Path

Along
Path

Walkers are Welcome

Winchcombe (Walkers are Welcome)

< 1 km

13 km

Hostel Accommodation

Costswolds YHA, Cirencester

< 1 km

107 km

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Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Path 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

Cotswold Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Diamond Way (North Cotswold) Gloucestershire Way Heart of England Way Monarch's Way Oxfordshire Way Thames and Severn Way Wardens' Way Winchcombe Way Windrush Way Wychavon Way Wysis Way Click to show 8 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

Cotswold Canals Walk Cotswold Ring Cotswold Round Donnington Way Evenlode Gustav Holst Way Isbourne Way Palladian Way River Coln Trail Sabrina Way St Kenelm's Way Wyche Way Wye to the Thames Click to show 10 more Other Paths

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GPX Route File

Heart of the Cotswolds GPX Exchange Format Route File

MemoryMap Route File

Heart of the Cotswolds Memory Map Route File

Tracklogs Route File

Heart of the Cotswolds Tracklogs Route File

Route Profile:

153.0 km (95.1 miles)
3,029 m (9,938 ft) ascent
327 m (1,073 ft) maximum height

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Heart of the Cotswolds

Gloucestershire

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