Section 7 of 9, Gloucestershire Way
Cold Aston to Condicote
9.6 miles (15.4 km). About 3½ hours, moderate.
Start: SP 128 197. Finish: SP 151 283. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 286 m of climbing and 306 m of descent; highest point 235 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Cold Aston.
- Bus stops
- Plough Inn, 10 m from the start. Directions SP 129 197St Andrew's Church, 140 m from the start. Directions SP 127 198
Getting back
The section finishes at Condicote. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- St Nicholas's Church, 10 m from the finish. Directions SP 151 283Village Hall, 200 m from the finish. Directions SP 153 282
What to expect
Underfoot: paved or flagged 56%, gravel and tracks 17%, earth, rock and mud 9%; the rest (18%) isn't recorded.
About 56% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 3 stiles, 9 kissing gates, 20 gates, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 78 m in a kilometre (1 in 13), starting 4.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- The Queen's Head Inn, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.9 miles in. Food.The Talbot, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Cellar, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.9 miles in, about 150 m off the way.The Stag, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.9 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Cotswold Baguettes, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in.Huffkins, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.9 miles in.Lucy's Tearoom, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.9 miles in.Cotswold Garden, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Stow Town Coffee, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Rev, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 150 m off the way.42nd East Bakehouse, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 200 m off the way.davenford, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Hive, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.In The Mood, Stow-on-the-Wold: 5.8 miles in, about 250 m off the way.And 5 more within a quarter of a mile.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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