Haresfield Beacon Wednesday 31stOctober 2018

Starting from the National Trust car park for Haresfield Beacon on a lovely sunny warm morning.  Down through Standish Wood and then back on to the Cotswold Way for a while. Then down over Ocker Hill for a coffee break. On through Ruscombe Farm to Whiteshill and up through Pitchcombe Wood. The lunch stop was by the disused quarry on Scottsquare Hill. Re-joining the Cotswold Way to the Haresfield Beacon and back to the start.

Just over 9 miles and 1963 feet.

With the Gloucs Mid Week ramblers.





Going down through Standish Woods

On Maiden Hill looking south - Cam Long Down in the distance.

Stroud

The Severn bridges just visible.

Whiteshill

The horse wanted to come with us.

Looking south down the Painswick Valley

Lunch at the quarry with Painswick in the distance

The Cromwell Stone which commerorates the raising of the siege of Gloucester in the Civil War.

A warm welcome from the doll in the barn.

Coming up on Ring Hill

The Haresfield Beacon

Bunker's Bank

The 3D topograph.