Cotswold Way Part 6 – Coaley Peak to Haresfield Beacon

Gloucestershire                                                                                Photos by Hetty

15th May 2018                                                  10.7 miles             Map of walk

With Stroud U3A

We started at the Coaley Peak picnic area and walked past Nympsfield long barrow

The cow with the crumpled horn?

From Selsley Common – shame the views were not better

The wild flowers were lovely

 

Painswick valley – centre back

Selsley Church

Ebley

We are heading for Doverow

 

 

 

Down to the canal by Ebley Oil Mill, now Snow Mill

Holly Tree House

By Snow Mill

 

Ryeford double lock

Canal path in Km, Cotswold Way in miles

Ryeford

Wycliffe bridge

Vineyard on Doverow

Looking back to Selsley

and Ebley Mill

May blossom and clematis

These cows had a big field, but were all together

The Arlingham peninsula in the bend of the River Severn

Towards Rodborough

Standish woods

Evidence of scouts? and a money tree

The bluebells were going over

Haresfield beacon

Relief map on the beacon

We began today’s walk on the hill in the distance

Panoramic view

Tyndale monument in the distance

Severn Vale

A very varied walk

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