A perfect day for the 8th section of the Cotswold Way. A heavy ground frost made the going easy at first and lovely low winter sunlight for great views.
Initially the route is roughl parallel to the A436 then steeply down to the A40 next to Dowdeswell Reservoir. Steeply back up over Ham Hill where the coach was waiting on a minor road to take us to the Craven Arms at Brockhampton for lunch. The service was excellent. We returned refreshed to the Cotswold Way and on to the edge of Cleeve Hill with fine views across Cheltenham. Up to the trig point and topograph and finally down to the golf club for the very short journey back to Winchombe.
8.5 miles and 1600 feet of ascent.
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Near Severn Springs and looking over Cheltenham with the Malvern Hills just visible above the temperature inversion.
An information update from Rob by Wistley Plantation
On the edge of the escarpment in Lineover Wood
Starting the descent where the low sun hadn't yet melted the frost.
One of the oldest beech trees in the UK
At the bottom near Dowdeswell Reservoir
A break on the way up
Intersting carving on top of the gate posts
The coach awaits to take us to the Craven Arms for lunch
On the edge of Cleeve Hill
The iconic 'two trees'
Around the edge of the Iorn Age fort
Looking back
By the topograph
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Near Severn Springs and looking over Cheltenham with the Malvern Hills just visible above the temperature inversion.
An information update from Rob by Wistley Plantation
On the edge of the escarpment in Lineover Wood
Starting the descent where the low sun hadn't yet melted the frost.
One of the oldest beech trees in the UK
At the bottom near Dowdeswell Reservoir
A break on the way up
Intersting carving on top of the gate posts
The coach awaits to take us to the Craven Arms for lunch
On the edge of Cleeve Hill
The iconic 'two trees'
Around the edge of the Iorn Age fort
Looking back
By the topograph
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