A Swell, a Mill and a Slaughter

North Cotswold Group

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Overview

Meet at Stow on the Wold free long stay car park (next to Tesco)

We will walk the Gloucestershire Way to Lower Swell, then to Hyde Mill and Lower Slaughter. Over the Fosse and onto the Wyck Rissington Road. Back over fields and up to Maugersbury.

10 miles with coffee stop and picnic lunch.

Saturday, 13 September 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 3:30 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 16.1km / 10.0mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SP 19133 26136
Nearest postcode:: GL54 1BX
what3words:: harmonica.jetting.bogus

Start time:: 10:00 am

Meet at the free long stay car park next to Tesco. From the Fosse Way turn in to Tescos and then go right at the small roundabout to the free car park.

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