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Cox's Meadow – View of the Cotswold Valleys loop from Cheltenham Spa

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Cox's Meadow – View of the Cotswold Valleys loop from Cheltenham Spa

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Cox's Meadow – View of the Cotswold Valleys loop from Cheltenham Spa

05:00

67.5km

950m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 274 m

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After 4.32 km for 298 m

After 6.73 km for 171 m

After 67.3 km for 274 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.11 km

Fountain in Sandford Park

Highlight • Structure

A pretty park in the centre of Cheltenham at the end of the High Street. The park was founded in 1929 and designed by the architect Milner White. The landscaped …

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4.46 km

Cox's Meadow

Highlight • Trail

A great cycleway that works well with the other cycleways in Cheltenham... especially the one through Pittville Park.

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6.81 km

Little Herberts Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

15.8 km

View of the Cotswold Valleys

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quiet roads lead to and from here.

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28.4 km

Elkstone to Brimpsfield Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A traffic free abandoned road, and a cool track through Brimpsfield Park, linked by a tunnel under the A417

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38.2 km

Knightswood Common

Forest

43.1 km

Gravel Path in The Cotswolds National Landscape

Highlight • Cycleway

Good chunk of gravel that’s really fun to ride in either direction.

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47.7 km

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

Highlight • Natural Monument

50.7 km

Sheepscombe Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Delightful Cotswold village, home for many years to the poet Frank Mansell (1918-1979)

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51.3 km

Climb Through Cotswolds Commons and Beechwoods NNR

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A hidden gem of a wood! It looks like you're entering private property as you walk up the drive of a nice expensive house in Sheepscombe, but then the National …

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53.8 km

Foston's Ash Grove

Forest

67.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.1 km

9.92 km

8.23 km

5.15 km

4.90 km

4.87 km

350 m

Surfaces

43.5 km

12.5 km

8.02 km

2.18 km

1.14 km

233 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 3 September

20°C

14°C

89 %

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Cox's Meadow – View of the Cotswold Valleys loop from Cheltenham Spa

Fountain in Sandford Park

Cox's Meadow

View of the Cotswold Valleys

Elkstone to Brimpsfield Path

Gravel Path in The Cotswolds National Landscape

Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods

Sheepscombe Village

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