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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hardwicke

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hardwicke

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runners

Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hardwicke

02:16

21.3km

80m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 2.68 km for 42 m

After 7.62 km for 16 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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7.45 km

Over Bridge (River Severn, NCN Route 45)

Highlight • Bridge

Ace, traffic-free trail. A nice break from some of the surrounding roads. :)

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7.57 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful restored area of Gloucester - perfect for a wander around in any weather. If you get peckish... check out the Toasty shop on the far side of the docks... …

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7.66 km

Booth Steam Crane, Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Structure

A nice piece of engineering history.

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7.88 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Settlement

Worth a look and plenty of food and drink options available.

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8.33 km

The New Inn – Lady Jane Grey Proclamation Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The New Inn built in 1450. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen here on 10th July 1553. She was executed at the Tower of London on the 12 February 1554.

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8.62 km

Gloucester Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Situated close to the River Severn, Gloucester Cathedral first appears in records in the 11th century. Built as an abbey church, it has a Norman nucleus as well as touches …

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9.00 km

St. Oswald's Anglo-Saxon Minster and Medieval Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The standing wall on this site incorporates remnants of the church built about 900 AD by Æthelflæd, the daughter of King Alfred the Great and also known as the Lady of Mercia.

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21.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

5.74 km

2.12 km

929 m

752 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

4.07 km

3.76 km

1.95 km

1.27 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

33°C

16°C

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Hardwicke

Over Bridge (River Severn, NCN Route 45)

Gloucester Docks

Booth Steam Crane, Gloucester Docks

Gloucester Docks

The New Inn – Lady Jane Grey Proclamation Site

Gloucester Cathedral

St. Oswald's Anglo-Saxon Minster and Medieval Priory Ruins

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