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View of the Cotswold Valleys – Elkstone Bridleway loop from Cheltenham College

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View of the Cotswold Valleys – Elkstone Bridleway loop from Cheltenham College

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View of the Cotswold Valleys – Elkstone Bridleway loop from Cheltenham College

02:33

32.1km

540m

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: July 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.27 km for 332 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.04 km

Jennings Grove

Forest

6.85 km

View of the Cotswold Valleys

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quiet roads lead to and from here.

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12.6 km

Elkstone Bridleway

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A fun gravel bridleway running between Elkstone and Colesbourne. Take care in the winter, it becomes very wet!

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17.6 km

St. Michael's Church and Graveyard, Brimpsfield

Highlight • Religious Site

A real hidden gem within beautiful Brimpsfield. The Norman church dating back to 1200 is a bit off the track and separated from the also very charming village, which is due to a former castle situated between village and church and being swiped by Edward II as a penalty to an attempted coup.

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21.1 km

Starveall Lane

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29.2 km

Devil's Chimney, Leckhampton Hill

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The Devil’s Chimney is an unusual limestone rock formation above a disused quarry in Leckhampton. How its peculiar crooked and twisted shape was formed remains a mystery. Some say it is the result of weathering and erosion. Others say it was possibly made by quarry workers as a joke.

According to legend, the rock is the chimney of the Devil's dwelling deep beneath the ground. Provoked by the many Christian churches built in the area, the Devil would sit atop Leckhampton Hill and hurl stones at Sunday churchgoers. However the stones were turned back on him, driving him beneath the ground. Now he uses the mass of stones as his chimney to let free the smokes of hell.

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31.1 km

Barley Field View

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32.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

4.67 km

4.63 km

3.43 km

1.77 km

777 m

Surfaces

12.8 km

10.0 km

8.91 km

109 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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View of the Cotswold Valleys – Elkstone Bridleway loop from Cheltenham College

Tomtit's Bottom

View of the Cotswold Valleys

Pig Pens in The Cotswolds

Elkstone Bridleway

St. Michael's Church and Graveyard, Brimpsfield

Starveall Lane

Devil's Chimney, Leckhampton Hill

Barley Field View

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