Fifteen National Trail sections from Chipping Campden to Bath - tap a stage for distance, ascent and descent, and the full route description.
The Cotswold Way is a 102 mile (164 km) National Trail between Chipping Campden and Bath. The sections below follow the official route description on National Trails - typically walked over multiple days, combining sections to match your pace and overnight stops.
For how the route fits together overall, see the route overview. For practical transport, accommodation, and preparation guidance, see Useful information.
Historic Campden to Broadway via Dover's Hill, escarpment views, and Broadway Tower.
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Broadway to Wood Stanway over high tracks, Stanton, and the Stanway Estate.
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A steep pull to the ridge, then Beckbury Camp, Hailes Abbey, and Winchcombe.
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Winchcombe via Sudeley and Belas Knap, then down and up again to Cleeve Hill.
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High-level walking from Cleeve Common to Dowdeswell via reserve, lanes, and woodland.
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Dowdeswell to Leckhampton through Lineover Wood, Seven Springs, and open common.
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Leckhampton to Birdlip via Crickley Hill viewpoints and Barrow Wake grassland.
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Birdlip to Painswick through beech woods, Cooper's Hill, and Painswick Beacon.
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Painswick to King's Stanley via Edge Common, Haresfield Beacon, and Standish Woods.
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From King's Stanley through Pen Wood and Coaley Peak to Dursley.
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Dursley to Wotton-under-Edge via Stinchcombe Hill, North Nibley, and Tyndale Monument.
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Wotton-under-Edge to Hawkesbury Upton via Newark Park, Alderley, and Lower Kilcott.
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Hawkesbury Upton to Tormarton via Horton Court, Horton Fort, and Dodington Park.
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Tormarton to Cold Ashton past Dyrham Park, Dyrham village, and Dyrham Woods.
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Final stage into Bath via Lower Hamswell, Lansdown, racecourse, Weston, and the Abbey.
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