Trekking the Cotswold Way
Maurice Marwood
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I wrote a story about our trek along the Cotswold Way. It is a detailed description of the trek, including where we stayed, what we did, the time it took, what we saw, etc. You will enjoy the real-life story, and may be motivated to do the trek yourself ... a great adventure almost anyone can do.
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Called “England’s Green and Pleasant land,” the Cotswold Hills stretch across the heart of central England, mainly in the County of Gloucestershire, although they touch six counties in total. The hills are generally 600 to 700 feet high and reach 1,083 feet at the highest point at Cleeve Cloud. The hills roll gently and peacefully through unspoiled lush green woods and valleys of rich pastureland except along the north and western edges, which are marked by steep escarpments—called the Cotswold Edge, falling down to the Severn Valley and the River Avon.
The stone of the escarpment is not your typical whitish limestone but a beautiful honey colourTrekking The Cotswold Way. Not surprisingly, it is called Cotswold stone and is in great demand as a building material. The extensive use of this honey-coloured limestone has resulted in a unique architectural uniformity throughout the area.
The Cotswold Way is a 103-mile-long footpath that runs mainly along the Cotswold escarpment for 103 miles, stretching from the village of Chipping Campden at the northern end to the city of Bath at the southern terminus. The region was designated “The Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,” and the route was elevated to the status of a National Trail in 1998. The region is known for gently rolling hillsides (“Wolds”), sleepy villages, and for being so “typically English.”