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King's Men Stone Circle – The King Stone loop from Bourton-on-the-Hill

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King's Men Stone Circle – The King Stone loop from Bourton-on-the-Hill

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King's Men Stone Circle – The King Stone loop from Bourton-on-the-Hill

03:15

48.6km

630m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.82 km

Moreton-in-Marsh — Market town

Highlight • Settlement

A thriving market town in the Cotswolds, Moreton-in-Marsh still holds a market every Tuesday. The town has been hosting travellers for at least 1,700 years and many inns, pubs and hotels still welcome visitors today. Built from typical golden Cotswold stone, the town has a pretty 18th century high street and many historic buildings. You can even visit a pub where King Charles I sheltered during the English Civil war – the White Hart. They have a copy of his unpaid bill in the entrance lobby.

Other famous visitors to the town include J. R. R. Tolkien, author of the Lord of the Rings trilogies. The Bell Inn supposedly inspired Middle Earth's pub the Prancing Pony.

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10.0 km

River Evenlode

Highlight • Natural

Carving through the picturesque Evenlode valley, River Evenlode flows 45 miles (72.4 km) to the River Thames. Look out for otters, water voles and kingfishers that call the water home.

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14.0 km

Black Plantation

Forest

22.3 km

St Mary the Virgin Church, Chipping Norton

Highlight • Historical Site

27.7 km

The Rollright Stones Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

This ceremonial stone circle was erected around 2,500BC. At present there are seventy-odd stones of heavily weathered local oolitic limestone (see Geology) set in a rather irregular ring about 31m across. They were poetically described by William Stukeley as being “corroded like worm eaten wood, by the harsh Jaws of Time”; they were said to make “a very noble, rustic, sight, and strike an odd terror upon the spectators, and admiration at the design of ‘em”. More recently, Aubrey Burl called them “seventy-seven stones, stumps and lumps of leprous limestone”.

The number of stones has changed over the years. Legends refer to stones having been taken away (to make bridges and the like), and it is likely that this created most of the gaps now visible. The stones are famously uncountable, but originally may have numbered about 105 standing shoulder to shoulder.

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27.7 km

King's Men Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

This impressive historic landmark consists of around 77 limestones erected in the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Not only is it a great chance to brush up on some ancient history, but it makes a great spot for a sit-down and picnic.

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28.0 km

The King Stone

Highlight • Monument

The King Stone is a standing stone in the Cotswolds, England, which dates back to the Bronze Age. It is believed to have been a marker for ancient trade routes or a ceremonial site.

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29.8 km

View of the Cotswolds from Shakespeare's Way

Highlight • Trail

32.0 km

Reed Business School Mansion

Highlight • Monument

48.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

5.48 km

1.08 km

466 m

117 m

Surfaces

32.6 km

14.5 km

1.23 km

295 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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King's Men Stone Circle – The King Stone loop from Bourton-on-the-Hill

Moreton-in-Marsh — Market town

River Evenlode

St Mary the Virgin Church, Chipping Norton

The Rollright Stones Stone Circle

King's Men Stone Circle

The King Stone

View of the Cotswolds from Shakespeare's Way

Reed Business School Mansion

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