From traditional pubs to characterful places to stay, we'll help you plan every stage of your journey. All 15 Cotswold Way sections north to south, with distance, terrain, and a quick sense of what each day looks like on the trail.
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.
Combining these official sections is how most walkers plan daily distance - your route planner is this stage list plus the Cotswold Way map and GPX. Walked one stage a day, these 15 sections are the 15-day Cotswold Way itinerary; shorter trips combine stages - see all itineraries. Download the full trail or per-stage files, then match overnight stops to the stage ends that suit your pace.
For how the route fits together overall, see The Way. For practical transport, accommodation, and preparation guidance, see Useful information.
Stage 1Historic Campden to Broadway via Dover's Hill, escarpment views, and Broadway Tower.
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Stage 2Broadway to Wood Stanway over high tracks, Stanton, and the Stanway Estate.
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Stage 3A steep pull to the ridge, then Beckbury Camp, Hailes Abbey, and Winchcombe.
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Stage 4Winchcombe via Sudeley and Belas Knap, then down and up again to Cleeve Hill.
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Stage 5High-level walking from Cleeve Common to Dowdeswell via reserve, lanes, and woodland.
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Stage 6Dowdeswell to Leckhampton through Lineover Wood, Seven Springs, and open common.
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Stage 7Leckhampton to Birdlip via Crickley Hill viewpoints and Barrow Wake grassland.
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Stage 8Birdlip to Painswick through beech woods, Cooper's Hill, and Painswick Beacon.
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Stage 9Painswick to King's Stanley via Edge Common, Haresfield Beacon, and Standish Woods.
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Stage 10From King's Stanley through Pen Wood and Coaley Peak to Dursley.
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Stage 11Dursley to Wotton-under-Edge via Stinchcombe Hill, North Nibley, and Tyndale Monument.
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Stage 12Wotton-under-Edge to Hawkesbury Upton via Newark Park, Alderley, and Lower Kilcott.
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Stage 13Hawkesbury Upton to Tormarton via Horton Court, Horton Fort, and Dodington Park.
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Stage 14Tormarton to Cold Ashton past Dyrham Park, Dyrham village, and Dyrham Woods.
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Stage 15Final stage into Bath via Lower Hamswell, Lansdown, racecourse, Weston, and the Abbey.
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