Winchcombe Way
Waymarked Way · Cotswolds
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
600 m
300 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Waze- Winchcombe Way (West) · 33.3 km
- Winchcombe Way (East) · 35 km
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
1250 m
Drop
1267 m
Highest
327 m
Lowest
40 m
Walking time
about 15 h 59 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
As mapped: Climbs 15% for 530 m midway, comes down 15% for 920 m early on.
Reversed: Easy first 12.1 km, climbs 15% for 920 m near the end, comes down 15% for 530 m midway.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 0.0–2.9, from 110 m to 297 m.
How the 69.5 km splits
Flat
36.5 km
Climbing
15.3 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.0 km
Descending
14.0 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.9 km
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