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The Cotswold Way – Day 4 Stroud to Wotton-Under-Edge

I’ve challenged myself to day walk The Cotswold Way in the month of May. The Cotswold Way which is 102 miles long is normally walked from Chipping Campden at it’s northern end to Bath Abbey. The Cotswold Way roughly follows the western edge of the Cotswold escarpment, which means you have wonderful views across the Severn Valley towards The Malvern Hills, The Black Mountains and the Forest of Dean. My journey along The Cotswold Way in a southerly direction. Day 1 - Chipping Campden to Winchcombe, 18 mile walk, total 18 miles. Day 2 - Winchcombe to Birdlip Hill, 20 mile walk, total 38 miles. Day 3 - Birdlip Hill to Stroud, 17 mile walk, total 55 miles. Day 4 - Stroud to Wotton-Under-Edge, 15 mile walk, total 70 miles (this video), This video covers the route from my starting point near Stroud some 15 miles down the Cotswold Way to Wotton-Under-Edge. From the Stroudwater Canal there are two routes up to Penn Hill, one via Stroud and Selsey Common and the other via Kings Stanley (the one I took). The trail slowly climbs to Nympsfield Long Barrow which is one of the Severn-Cotswold group of long barrows as is Belas Knap on Cleeve Hill. The view from Coaley Peak is the first of several expansive views you get across the widening Severn Valley today. The descent from the escarpment is followed by an ascent of Cam Long Down which gives 360 degree views of the escarpment and the valley. Then it is another descent into the market town of Dursley, with all the shops you might require to restock. Once the ascent out of Dursley is completed there are two routes, one straight across the golf course, the other a 2 mile loop around Stinchcombe Hill which is worth taking for the views (the one I took). The descent down from the Golf club is followed by an ascent up to Tyndale Monument, which was erected in 1866 in remembrance of William Tyndale translator of the English bible. The trail through the woods pasts Brackenbury Ditches hill fort before emerging at the walled Jubilee Plantation high above Wotton-Under-Edge, another town to restock your supplies in if required. If you find this video interesting, why not ‘like’, ‘subscribe’ and to receive a notification that a new video has been published ‘hit the bell’. Thanks for watching and I’ll see you soon!