Explore the timeless beauty of the Cotswolds with 30 inspiring circular day walks across Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, revealing honey-hued villages, dramatic hillforts, and the rolling landscapes of one of England's most celebrated National Landscapes. From gentle strolls to challenging climbs, these routes offer something for both new and seasoned walkers, with wide views, steep escarpments, and satisfying gradients to explore in every season.

Ideal for walkers of all abilities, this comprehensive Cicerone guidebook features 30 circular walks ranging from 9 to 19km (6?12 miles), each designed to be completed in 3?6 hours. Whether you're seeking a safe, easy ramble or a thigh-burning workout on the high plateaus, these routes are easily accessible from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Bath, and classic Cotswold towns like Painswick, Nailsworth, and Winchcombe.

• Experience the best of the Cotswolds on foot, from the finest sections of the Cotswold Way National Trail to hidden valleys near Nailsworth, ancient stone circles at Minchinhampton, and bustling market towns such as Stroud and Moreton-in-Marsh.
• Enjoy year-round walking among the limestone hills and beech woods of the Cotswolds, from fresh spring meadows around Painswick and golden autumn slopes above Winchcombe, to the windswept escarpment known as The Edge, each season brings its own highlights and dramatic views.
• Choose from 30 circular walks, each with a 1:50,000 OS map extract, route summary, start and finish points, estimated walking time, and detailed information on local pubs, tea rooms, and public transport in classic Cotswold towns and villages.
• Discover local history and points of interest, with routes passing ancient hillforts like Belas Knap, Neolithic long barrows, enigmatic stone circles, and honey-hued villages such as Broadway and Castle Combe, all carefully marked and described.
• Walks range from gentle countryside rambles through valleys near Bradford-on-Avon to testing ascents with 200m+ climbs on the high escarpments above Cheltenham and Bath, offering safe, accessible options for newcomers and rewarding challenges for experienced hikers.
• Explore the celebrated Cotswolds National Landscape, with easy access from major transport hubs such as Cheltenham, Gloucester, and Bath, and walker-friendly towns like Winchcombe, Stroud, and Painswick providing excellent bases for your adventures.

Plan your Cotswolds adventure with confidence and enjoy this classic walking country at your own pace, in every season. With the definitive Cicerone guidebook, discover the satisfying remoteness, authentic wildness, and real drama of the Cotswolds' hills and valleys.

Damian Hall is a freelance outdoor journalist who grew up in Nailsworth and still lives in the Cotswolds. He has completed many of the world's famous and not-so-famous long-distance walks, including Everest Base Camp trek for his honeymoon and Australia's Six Foot Track. He contributes regularly to outdoor and fitness publications, including Country Walking and Outdoor Fitness, and writes walking guidebooks, including the official Pennine Way guide, a guide to the Somerset Coast Path and Cicerone's Walking in the Cotswolds.

A guidebook to 30 circular day walks in the Cotswolds. Exploring the Cotswolds National Landscape across Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, there's something for beginner and experienced walkers alike.

The walks range in length from 9?19km (6?12 miles) and take between 3 and 6 hours to complete. Suggested extensions and shortcuts are also given for many routes allowing you to adapt the walks to you.

• 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
• Detailed information on refreshments and public transport are given for each walk
• Easy access from Cheltenham, Gloucester and Bath
• Local points of interest are featured including sections of the Cotswold Way National Trail

Map key Overview map Introduction Geology and landscape Plants and wildlife The impact of man When to visit Getting around Where to stay Terrain and what to take Maps Using this guide Walk 1 Chipping Campden, Broadway and Broadway Tower Walk 2 Bredon Hill Walk 3 Stanton, Stanway and Snowshill Walk 4 Long Compton and the Rollright Stones Walk 5 Winchcombe, Hailes Abbey and Sudeley Castle Walk 6 Winchcombe, Cleeve Common and Belas Knap Walk 7 Temple Guiting, Guiting Wood and Guiting Power Walk 8 Bourton-on-the-Water, the Slaughters and Naunton Walk 9 Leckhampton Hill and Crickley Hill Walk 10 Chedworth, Withington and the Roman Villa Walk 11 Cranham, Cooper's Hill and Painswick Beacon Walk 12 Brimpsfield and Caudle Green Walk 13 Painswick, Edge and Painswick Beacon Walk 14 Miserden and Edgeworth Walk 15 Laurie Lee's Slad Valley Walk 16 Haresfield Beacon Walk 17 Toadsmoor, Bisley and the Golden Valley Walk 18 Leonard Stanley, Coaley Peak and Selsley Common Walk 19 Sapperton, Pinbury Park and Edgeworth Walk 20 Minchinhampton and Rodborough Commons Walk 21 Nailsworth and Avening Walk 22 Uley Bury, Dursley and Stinchcombe Hill Walk 23 Kingscote, Ozleworth and Ozleworth Bottom Walk 24 Wotton-under-Edge, Wortley and North Nibley Walk 25 Dyrham Park and West Littleton Walk 26 Swainswick Valley and Little Solsbury Hill Walk 27 Box, Slaughterford and Colerne Walk 28 Saltford, North Stoke, Weston Walk 29 Bath Skyline Walk 30 Bradford-on-Avon and Farleigh Hungerford Castle Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Long- and medium-distance walks in the Cotswolds Appendix C Bibliography and further reading Appendix D Websites and further information 0 0 2016-01-08T17:11:00Z 1 256 1460 Cicerone Press 12 3 1713 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}