Gustav Holst Way
Waymarked Way · Cotswolds
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
600 m
300 m
0 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- Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill) · 9.3 km
- Gustav Holst Way (Crickley Hill to Holst Birthplace Museum) · 10.9 km
- Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) · 11.3 km
- Gustav Holst Way (Corndean Lane to Guiting Power) · 11.4 km
- Gustav Holst Way (Guiting Power to Wyck Rissington) · 13.1 km
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
958 m
Drop
1095 m
Highest
327 m
Lowest
59 m
Walking time
about 12 h 52 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 15.5 km, climbs 14% for 1120 m early on, comes down 15% for 580 m early on.
Uphill: Climbs 15% for 580 m near the end, comes down 14% for 1120 m near the end.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main climb: km 15.5–17.9, from 98 m to 326 m.
How the 56.4 km splits
Flat
31.1 km
Climbing
10.8 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
1.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
11.3 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.4 km
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