Pitchcombe Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.56 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,129 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,129 ft
- Max elevation
- 819 ft
- TrailRank
- 44
- Min elevation
- 188 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 33 minutes
- Coordinates
- 648
- Uploaded
- October 15, 2017
- Recorded
- September 2017
near Harescombe, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
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We start this walk from the National Trust car park at Haresfield, it's pay and display so remember some change, it's free for members. From the car park we head through Standish Wood along the wide tracks, it's a bit tricky to find the correct path so take care.
We will soon find ourselves out in the open countryside and enjoying the views over the Painswick Valley looking towards the village of Pitchcombe. After a slow walk down the hill into the village we will take a short detour and visit the Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
We then make our way into the Cotswold village of Slad. Slad is famous for being the home and final resting place of Laurie Lee who wrote Cider with Rosie. There is a small parish church in the village and the all important pub, which may offer a suitable refreshment stop.
After visiting Slad we head towards Elcombe and on the way enjoy some beautiful scenery as we gaze over the tree tops and just making out Slad's church spire nestled between them. The path continues up to Swift's Hill where there are yet more wonderful views. We loop back around to Elcombe and pass a small private lake, but there's a little seat that over looks it where we can rest a while.
Before we head up Wickridge Hill, look out for the incredible paintings of little badger characters on the fence posts dotted all the way down the road. The final leg of the walk takes us through Whiteshill and back through Standish Park.
We start this walk from the National Trust car park at Haresfield, it's pay and display so remember some change, it's free for members. From the car park we head through Standish Wood along the wide tracks, it's a bit tricky to find the correct path so take care.
We will soon find ourselves out in the open countryside and enjoying the views over the Painswick Valley looking towards the village of Pitchcombe. After a slow walk down the hill into the village we will take a short detour and visit the Parish Church of St John the Baptist.
We then make our way into the Cotswold village of Slad. Slad is famous for being the home and final resting place of Laurie Lee who wrote Cider with Rosie. There is a small parish church in the village and the all important pub, which may offer a suitable refreshment stop.
After visiting Slad we head towards Elcombe and on the way enjoy some beautiful scenery as we gaze over the tree tops and just making out Slad's church spire nestled between them. The path continues up to Swift's Hill where there are yet more wonderful views. We loop back around to Elcombe and pass a small private lake, but there's a little seat that over looks it where we can rest a while.
Before we head up Wickridge Hill, look out for the incredible paintings of little badger characters on the fence posts dotted all the way down the road. The final leg of the walk takes us through Whiteshill and back through Standish Park.
Waypoints
Car park
748 ft
Haresfield National Trust Car Park
Pay & Display (free for members) fills up quickly so get there early
Religious site
316 ft
Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Pitchcombe
Pitchcombe Church was built in 1819 by subscription, and stands on the site of a former Church known as the Pitchcombe Cradle which was built in 1376. The present church bell is thought to date from somewhere between 1350 and 1380.
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