Below the Beacon

South Cotswold Group

We are the South Cotswold Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.42 per month

Overview

A circular around the foot of the Beacon. Mostly Woodland, possible no stiles.

Coffee stop.

Terrain 1 Not much climbing

Monday, 1 July 2024

Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 12:45 pm

Difficulty:: Leisurely
Distance:: 7.2km / 4.5mi
Ascent:: N/A
Type:: circular

Features

Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 86759 10482
Nearest postcode:: GL6 6RR
what3words:: goad.metals.start

Start time:: 10:30 am

Painswick walkers car park, GL6 6RR

Upcoming walks with South Cotswold Group

Shipton Moyne and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Up the Uley Valley (yet again!)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

The 5 Church Trail

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.9 miles

Wickwar and the Woods

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.4 miles

The Wholly Gellato Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Summer Picnic Walk

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Fromebridge to Saul Junction

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Two Hawkesburys

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

A Ten Mile Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

No Rooms Available

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.8 miles

Kingscote to Hazelcote to Horsley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.8 miles

Rodmarton Ramble

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Strolling around Somerford Keynes

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.5 miles

Back and Forth across the Avon

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.5 miles

Tale of 2 Churches

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Slide Down, Crawl Back Up

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 9.0 miles

Rivers and fields from Saul Junction

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.8 miles

Luckington to Sherston

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.2 miles

House or Castle?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

No bevers but a church and a castle

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Close to the Edge

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Meadows, lakes and an old railway line

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Changing Landscapes

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Anyone for Blackberry Pie?

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Encircling the Painswick Valley

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Trees and Trees

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.7 miles

The Oldest Oldbury

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

All their sons

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.2 miles

Who will climb the monument ?

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 3.4 miles

How Many Stiles !

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

A Walk in the Park. (A shorter walk at a moderate pace)

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Not again!

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.5 miles

No swans at Swanley but lots of footpaths if you can find them !

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.5 miles

Around the Badminton estate

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Hillesley and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Inspiring Tetbury Again !!!!

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 4.0 miles

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
exclusive discounts from our partners
knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Join now for just £3.42 per month