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Cotswold Way: 7-day itinerary
The Cotswold Way is a 165 km long-distance path from Chipping Campden to Bath, climbing about 3668 m in total across 1 official sections. This summary is auto-generated. Expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.
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7 days from Chipping Campden to Bath
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Day 1: Chipping Campden → Winchcombe
28.9 km · 592 m ascent · 8h07–11h28 (about 9h33, incl. ~1h35 of stops)
Via Weston-sub-Edge, Saintbury, Willersey, Broadway, Childswickham, Buckland, Laverton, Snowshill, Stanton, Stanway, Didbrook, Hailes, Greet -
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Day 2: Winchcombe → Coberley
22.8 km · 605 m ascent · 6h37–9h20 (about 7h46, incl. ~1h18 of stops)
Via Sudeley, Charlton Abbots, Langley, Bishop's Cleeve, Woodmancote, Cleeve Hill, Southam, Prestbury, Whittington, Charlton Kings -
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Day 3: Coberley → Painswick
23.8 km · 441 m ascent · 6h36–9h19 (about 7h46, incl. ~1h17 of stops)
Via Leckhampton, Shurdington, Witcombe, Birdlip, Brimpsfield, Great Witcombe, Brockworth, Upton St. Leonards, Cranham -
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Day 4: Painswick → Frocester
19.0 km · 520 m ascent · 5h34–7h52 (about 6h33, incl. ~1h05 of stops)
Via Edge, Pitchcombe, Harescombe, Haresfield, Standish, Whiteshill, Randwick, Rodborough, Stonehouse, Leonard Stanley, Kings Stanley, North Woodchester, Selsley, South Woodchester -
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Day 5: Frocester → Wotton-under-Edge
19.4 km · 448 m ascent · 5h36–7h55 (about 6h35, incl. ~1h06 of stops)
Via Nympsfield, Owlpen, Uley, Coaley, Dursley, Cam, Stinchcombe, North Nibley -
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Day 6: Wotton-under-Edge → Dodington
21.6 km · 417 m ascent · 5h58–8h26 (about 7h02, incl. ~1h10 of stops)
Via Ozleworth, Wortley, Alderley, Hillesley, Tresham, Hawkesbury Upton, Horton, Little Sodbury, Old Sodbury -
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Day 7: Dodington → Bath
29.6 km · 493 m ascent · 8h05–11h25 (about 9h31, incl. ~1h35 of stops)
Via Tormarton, Codrington, West Littleton, Hinton, Dyrham, Doynton, Beach, North Stoke, Swineford, Upton Cheyney, Kelston, Newton Saint Loe
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