Poole Keynes walks

The source of the River Thames from Sapperton ( Download : PDF )

11.29mi +522ft -535ft 5h40 Average
Starting point in Sapperton - Gloucestershire

A Cotswolds walk that is full of interest starting from the village of Sapperton and using sections of six long distance paths to complete the route.

Along River Coln from Bibury ( Download : PDF )

5.86mi +240ft -210ft 2h55 Easy
Starting point in Bibury - Gloucestershire

This circular walk starts in Bibury, a traditional rural village with a lovely church you will discover. Then, you will walk along quiet River Coln before you go back to the village using paths in copses and fields.

Kingscote and Conygre Woods from Horsley ( Download : PDF )

4.67mi +348ft -371ft 2h25 Easy
Starting point in Horsley (Gloucestershire) - Gloucestershire

This Gloucestershire walk from Horsley explores surrounding woods using well-marked paths and bridleways.

Lasborough, Ozleworth and Marlees Brooks from Newington ( Download : PDF )

5.32mi +456ft -456ft 2h50 Easy
Starting point in Kingscote - Gloucestershire

This circular walk from Newington provides a good way to discover two quiet valleys along Ozleworth and Marlees Brooks.

A circular walk at the southern end of the Cotswolds ( Download : PDF )

7.75mi +276ft -285ft 3h50 Average
Starting point in Hillesley and Tresham - Gloucestershire

This circular walk set in the southern end of the English Cotswold, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The walk is a mixture of open fields, quiet country lanes, with one section of the walk using pathways within the National Arboretum at Westonbirt. The walk passes through two Cotswold villages : Tresham and Leighterton.

Alpacas and other animals ( Download : PDF )

3.2mi +213ft -210ft 1h40 Average
Starting point in Coberley - Gloucestershire

A circular walk through two beautiful Cotswold villages past an Alpaca herd or two. Look out for more animals in the parkland near Cowley and head over the hill and down through the valley of sheep. Beautiful in May when the hawthorn is in flower. If you are lucky you'll spot orchids on the downs too.

Leckhampton Hill, Hartley Hill and Coberley from Hartley Lane car park ( Download : PDF )

5.81mi +531ft -515ft 3h10 Easy
Starting point in Shurdington - Gloucestershire

This circular walk uses a section of Cotswold Way with great views of Cheltenham from Leckhampton Hill which is an impressive Iron Age hillfort! Then you will use paths and tracks inland close to Coberley and South Hills.

Cam Peak, Cam Long Down and Uley Bury ( Download : PDF )

4.2mi +722ft -715ft 2h35 Easy
Starting point in Cam - Gloucestershire

This Gloucestershire circular walk with ascents and descents explores Dursley countryside and surrounding hills with superb views using a section of Cotswold Way. On a clear day, you can even admire River Severn and the Brecon Beacons in Wales from several tops!

Around the Cotswold village of Hillesley ( Download : PDF )

6.39mi +469ft -476ft 3h20 Average
Starting point in Hillesley and Tresham - Gloucestershire

This is a circular walk starting in the Cotswold village of Hillesley. The route takes you up the Cotswold escarpment, over fields, through quiet lanes and valleys, to the villages of Alderly and Wortley, before returning to Hillesley. The Cotswold's are a range of hills that rise from the Severn Valley. The “Wolds”, or rolling hills, is an AONB in the west country of the UK. Here the past is evident in the many honey-coloured stone villages and farms.

Avebury, West Kennett and Silbury Hill ( Download : PDF )

6.7mi +328ft -341ft 3h20 Average
Starting point in Avebury - Wiltshire

This Wiltshire walk provides a way of visiting many of the interesting World Heritage Neolithic sites around the village of Avebury including the Stone Circle, Silbury Hill and West Kennett Long Barrow.

Hackpen Hill and Overton Down from Avebury ( Download : PDF )

9.04mi +417ft -407ft 4h30 Average
Starting point in Avebury - Wiltshire

The North Wessex Downs provides some good walking terrain and this extended route from Avebury takes you onto the downs to follow a section of the Ridgeway.

Along River Windrush, Nauton, Upper and Lower Slaughter ( Download : PDF )

10.35mi +449ft -453ft 5h10 Average
Starting point in Bourton-on-the-Water - Gloucestershire

This easy but quite long circular walk from Bourton-on-the-Water uses a peaceful section of Windrush Way along the river before you follow a section of Warden's Way visiting typical Cotswold villages including Nauton, Upper Slaughter, Lower Slaughter and Bourton-on-the-Water as well!

Sudeley Castle and Salter's Hill from Winchcombe ( Download : PDF )

6.93mi +797ft -804ft 3h55 Average
Starting point in Winchcombe - Gloucestershire

This circular walk from Winchcombe goes past Sudeley Castle and leads to great countryside viewpoints including Salter's Hill viewpoint using sections of Windrush Way and Gloucestershire Way.

Milk Hill the highest point in Wiltshire ( Download : PDF )

2.8mi +328ft -328ft 1h35 Easy
Starting point in Alton - Wiltshire

A pleasant Wiltshire walk across chalk downland to the highest point in the county. The walk also includes some other interesting features typical of this area.

Savernake Forest ( Download : PDF )

4.11mi +226ft -223ft 2h05 Easy
Starting point in Savernake - Wiltshire

Starting from Postern Hill Car Park this circular route explore much of the beautiful forest including several of the named oaks and the arboretum.

Pewsey Downs from Wootton Rivers ( Download : PDF )

7.85mi +482ft -479ft 4h00 Average
Starting point in Wootton Rivers - Wiltshire

This Wiltshire walk climbs onto the Pewsey Downs from where there are excellent views across the Vale of Pewsey. The route uses a number of national trails before returning along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal and offers a range of scenery from rolling downs to the open aspect of the Vale of Pewsey.

Tunnels and Kennet and Avon Canal Walk ( Download : PDF )

10.38mi +771ft -755ft 5h25 Average
Starting point in Bath and North East Somerset

A walk with fine views over Bath. Then a taste of 19th Century transport following the Somerset and Dorset disused railway through two tunnels, with information about the railway's history. Later picking up the Kennet and Avon Canal for the return journey to Bath.