Section 2 of 9, Gloucestershire Way
Bream to Box Bush
2.4 miles (3.8 km). About 1 hour, easy.
Start: SO 672 174. Finish: SO 682 203. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 120 m of climbing and 186 m of descent; highest point 203 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Bream.
- Bus stops
- Church Turn, 260 m from the start. Directions SO 669 173Dene Magna School Grounds, 700 m from the start. Directions SO 667 179Jubilee Rd, 890 m from the start. Directions SO 664 177
Getting back
The section finishes at Box Bush. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Cross Hands, 140 m from the finish. Directions SO 683 202Farmer's Boy, 380 m from the finish. Directions SO 679 206Hopeswood Park, 390 m from the finish. Directions SO 685 202
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 20%; the rest (80%) isn't recorded.
About 20% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 1 stile.
Steepest climb: about 50 m in a kilometre (1 in 20), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Nags Head Inn, Box Bush: at the finish.Yew Tree, Longhope: 1.1 miles in, about 150 m off the way. Food, seats outside.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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