Description
A cultural landscape offering more than village idylls.
The Cotswolds are renowned for their historic stone houses, yet the hills and ridges also provide rich hiking terrain with expansive views. This guide covers circular walks in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, encompassing both well-known and quieter areas. Village visits can be combined with trails that reveal clearer traces of the landscape’s ancient history and geology.
Thirty circular walks of varying length and character.
The selection includes Leckhampton Hill, Painswick Beacon, and Crickley Hill, as well as sections of the Cotswold Way. You can choose between gentler excursions and options with more ascent. The circular walk format makes this guide practical for those traveling by car or wishing to undertake several different outings from a single accommodation.
Maps and background information for enhanced content.
Route descriptions and maps assist in following the trails, while information on history, nature, and geology provides context for the locations along the way. The guide can thus serve both as a navigational aid and a source for experiences you might otherwise overlook. This is beneficial when your journey also allows time for observation and learning.
For half and full days in the English landscape.
The Cotswolds may not be high mountains, but slopes and hills can present a more demanding walk than a first glance at the map suggests. Consider the routes’ length and ascent in conjunction with the terrain and weather conditions. This guide is suitable for general walkers seeking a broad selection and wishing to vary their stay between villages, viewpoints, and tranquil trails through the cultural landscape.
A long tradition of hiking guides.
Cicerone has published guidebooks since 1969. The publisher emerged among climbers and mountaineers who wanted to share thorough knowledge of their routes – a tradition that still characterizes these compact books for walking, trekking, and other outdoor experiences.
About this edition.
Author: Damian Hall. English language. 176 pages. Second edition, published in 2016. ISBN 9781852848330.
