Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

The Cotswold Way – Painswick Beacon loop from Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

The Cotswold Way – Painswick Beacon loop from Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

Hard

5.0

(2)

hikers

The Cotswold Way – Painswick Beacon loop from Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

06:18

22.1km

500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

288 m

View Across Severn Vale to Wales

Highlight • Natural Monument

From here you can enjoy an absolute corker of a view across the Severn Vale, with magnificent views towards Robinswood Hill and May Hill, and the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountain and beyond.

Tip by

1.20 km

Birdlip Hill Beech Woodland

Highlight • Viewpoint

Birdlip Hill is a raised area of forestery located in Gloucester along the Cotswold Way. Its elevated position provides some wonderful views of the surrounding area, you just need to …

Tip by

3.83 km

Witcombe Wood

Forest

6.63 km

The Cotswold Way

Highlight • Trail

7.02 km

View from Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Every May, on the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, thousands of people gather on Cooper’s Hill to witness one of the most bizarre annual traditions England has to offer: cheese rolling. …

Tip by

7.44 km

Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Cooper's Hill Nature Reserve is an area of woodland, meadows & grasslands in the Gloucester area known for its rich biodiversity including a wide range of plant and animal species.

Tip by

8.01 km

Upton Wood

Forest

9.67 km

Buckholt Wood

Highlight • Forest

Discover this pretty secluded woodland located in the western Cotswolds near Gloucester. A network of paths leads around the woods where you can enjoy a diverse range of flora and …

Tip by

11.0 km

Painswick Beacon

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is a lovely walk up to Painswick Beacon and the views are very impressive. You are afforded a full panorama from the summit and the views over to the …

Tip by

13.2 km

Weir and Pond on the River in the Cotswolds

Highlight • Natural Monument

Pause on your walk on a footbridge below this weir and look around for small birds and watch the water

Tip by

22.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.86 km

6.54 km

5.74 km

1.53 km

428 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.56 km

6.51 km

6.08 km

1.19 km

890 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

21°C

10°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

915

Bourton-on-the-Water & Stow-on-the Wold loop

04:55h

18.0km

280m

Hard

4.8

901

Three Choirs Way: Malvern Hills

06:41h

21.8km

770m

Moderate

4.8

608

Bibury, Quenington & Coln St Aldwyn loop

03:26h

13.0km

130m

Moderate

4.7

488

Broadway Tower loop from Broadway — Cotswolds

02:22h

7.99km

230m

Moderate

4.8

441

Seven Springs & Leckhampton Hill loop

02:08h

7.62km

150m

Moderate

4.9

278

Elmley Castle & Bredon Hill loop

02:25h

8.18km

230m

Easy

4.7

279

Bibury & River Colne loop

01:43h

6.47km

70m

Moderate

4.9

246

Woodchester Park loop

02:24h

8.72km

140m

Moderate

4.6

243

Cleeve Common & Belas Knap loop — The Cotswolds

03:44h

13.3km

270m

Moderate

4.6

222

Cleeve Hill loop from Winchcombe

04:00h

14.2km

280m

Moderate

4.8

213

Cotswold Way: Painswick and Haresfield Beacon Loop

04:06h

14.3km

340m

Moderate

4.6

248

Cleeve Hill & Breakheart Plantation loop — The Cotswolds

02:54h

10.2km

230m

The Cotswold Way – Painswick Beacon loop from Crickley Hill and Barrow Wake

View Across Severn Vale to Wales

Birdlip Hill Beech Woodland

The Cotswold Way

View from Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

Coopers Hill Local Nature Reserve

Buckholt Wood

Painswick Beacon

Weir and Pond on the River in the Cotswolds

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️