Windrush Way

Gloucestershire

22 km / 14 miles

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Linking the Cotswold Way at Winchcombe with the Oxfordshire Way at Bourton-on-the-Water the Windrush Way goes over the hills with only the remains of 'lost' medieval villages en route to the River Windrush in Bourton, whereas its sister route, the Warden's Way, winds through the villages.

Updated route description and sketch map are now available from Walkers are Welcome (Winchcombe) as a pdf download, link below.

UPDATE 1st June 2022: Route diverted away from Aston Farm, near Bourton-on-the-Water. GPX etc download files have been amended.

UPDATE 30th January 2022: Reported obstruction (locked gate) near Hawling, Gloucestershire (SP 065 233), necessitating a diversion along the minor road between Hawling and Hawling Lodge.
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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Circle, top half white, bottom half green
Attributes:	Average Gradients AONB Downland/Wolds River
Start:	SP024282 - Winchcombe, Gloucestershire
Finish:	SP167207 - Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire
Web Sites:	Winchcombe Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

External download

Windrush Way (Walkers are Welcome - Winchcombe )

Maps:

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

**Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):**

OS Landranger	150, 163
OS Landranger Active	150, 163
OS Explorer	45
OS Explorer Active	45

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Connected Paths:

E Routes

E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover

National Trails (England & Wales)

Cotswold Way National Trail

Paths Marked on OS mapping

Diamond Way (North Cotswold) Gloucestershire Way Heart of England Way Macmillan Way - Boston to Abbotsbury Monarch's Way Oxfordshire Way Wardens' Way Winchcombe Way Click to show 5 more Paths Marked on OS mapping

Other Paths

Cotswold Ring Cotswold Round Cotswold Village Trail Cotswolds Walk Donnington Way Gustav Holst Way Isbourne Way Isbourne Way - Prologue Isbourne Way - Return Route Macmillan Way - Cross Cotswold Pathway Sabrina Way St Kenelm's Way Click to show 9 more Other Paths

Downloads:

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GPX Route File

Windrush Way GPX Exchange Format Route File
Last Updated 01/06/2022 09:59:28

MemoryMap Route File

Windrush Way Memory Map Route File
Last Updated 01/06/2022 09:59:28

Tracklogs Route File

Windrush Way Tracklogs Route file
Last Updated 01/06/2022 09:59:30

Route Profile:

21.6 km (13.4 miles)
375 m (1,230 ft) ascent
285 m (935 ft) maximum height

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