Painswick Beacon – The Cotswold Way loop from Gloucester

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Painswick Beacon – The Cotswold Way loop from Gloucester

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Painswick Beacon – The Cotswold Way loop from Gloucester

06:49

24.6km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

The Cotswolds National Landscape

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Start point

Train Station

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Bench With a View of Gloucester From Robinswood Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bench with a view across the fields and city and great place for sunset. It’s half way up Robinswood Hill so a great place to stop mid way

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View of the Malvern Hills from Old Hill Country

Highlight • Viewpoint

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Painswick Beacon

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is a lovely walk up to Painswick Beacon and the views are very impressive. You are afforded a full panorama from the summit and the views over to the …

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Buckholt Wood

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Discover this pretty secluded woodland located in the western Cotswolds near Gloucester. A network of paths leads around the woods where you can enjoy a diverse range of flora and …

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Upton Wood

Forest

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Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

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Cooper's Hill Nature Reserve is an area of woodland, meadows & grasslands in the Gloucester area known for its rich biodiversity including a wide range of plant and animal species.

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15.4 km

View from Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

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Every May, on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, thousands of people gather on Cooper’s Hill to witness one of the most bizarre annual traditions England has to offer: cheese rolling. …

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15.5 km

View from Cooper's Hill

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Cooper’s Hill - also known to locals as the Cheese Roll Hill because every year on the late May bank holiday - thousands of people like up to chase a …

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