Circling the Painswick Brook

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Looking back from Jack's Green to are start point

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Overview

Cotswold Way across the golf course towards Painswick Beacon. Wysis Way down through Damsell's Farm to Pyll House Farm and fields onto Jack's Green and Sheepscombe. Up through Lord's Wood, to Salridge Hill, Overtown, Cranham Common and Buckholt Wood.

Coffee and lunch stops

Moderate pace, local walk grade 3, quite hilly.

Saturday, 1 November 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 2:30 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 12.9km / 8.0mi
Ascent:: 472.4m / 1550ft
Type:: circular

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Features

Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
Toilets available
Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 88064 13730
Nearest postcode:: GL4 8EU
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Park in the upper Abbey carpark, box for a voluntary donation. Please meet at 9:50. The Abbey cafe, and shop will be open on our return.

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