The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath, running along the escarpment of the Cotswold Hills in England. For the town in British Columbia, Canada, see Trail, British Columbia. ... The Cotswolds are a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ...

The hundred-mile long trail runs northeast from Bath to Chipping Campden, through or near to the following towns: Bath is a city in South West England most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ... Location within the British Isles. ...

• Old Sodbury, near Chipping Sodbury
• Wotton-under-Edge
• Dursley
• Stroud
• Painswick
• Cranham
• Leckhampton
• Cheltenham
• Winchcombe
• Broadway

It passes numerous places of interest, including the Tyndale Monument, Sudeley Castle, Cleeve Hill, Hailes Abbey, and the Broadway Tower. In total the walk is 166km long (103 miles). With the exception of a small stretch around Broadway (which is in Worcestershire), the entire walkway is within Gloucestershire (including South Gloucestershire) and Somerset (including Bath & North East Somerset). Old Sodbury is a small village to the east of Chipping Sodbury and Yate in South Gloucestershire. ... Location within the British Isles Chipping Sodbury is a market town in South Gloucestershire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Wotton-under-Edge is an attractive market town located near the southern end of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of the former Dursley Rural District Council Dursley is a borough and market town in Gloucestershire, England, which gained borough status in 1471. ... Stroud is a town in the county of Gloucestershire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Painswick Beacon, and part of the view from it. ... Leckhampton is a village on the outskirts of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. ... The centre of Cheltenham. ... Location within the British Isles Winchcombe is a Cotswold town in Gloucestershire, England. ... Broadway, Worcestershire Broadway is a Cotswold village in Worcestershire, England. ... The Tyndale Monument is a tower built on a hill at North Nibley, Gloucestershire, England. ... The knot garden of Sudeley Castle Sudeley Castle is near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire. ... Cleeve Hill is the highest point in the Cotswolds and the county of Gloucestershire. ... Hailes Abbey is two miles northeast of Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. ... Broadway Tower, England Broadway Tower is a folly located at the highest point (1,024 feet above sea level) of the Cotswolds, England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in southwest England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...

Besides being popular with walkers, it is presently run annually as a 10-stage relay (Cotswold Way Relay) from North to South, usually in early July. The winning team typically takes an aggregate time of about 12 hours. It is run under Fell Runners' Association rules. Fell running, also known as mountain running and hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. ...

See also

• Long-distance footpaths in the UK
• Cotswold Way- the official Cotswold Way website
• Walk the Cotswold Way - organises walking holidays along the Cotswold Way