Cotswold Way
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The Cotswold Way is a long-distance footpath, running along the escarpment of the Cotswold Hills in England.
The hundred-mile long trail runs northeast from Bath to Chipping Campden, through or near to the following towns:
- 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 and Hailes Abbey. In total the walk is 166km long (103 miles).
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.