Standish Wood – Haresfield Beacon loop from Pitchcombe

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Standish Wood – Haresfield Beacon loop from Pitchcombe

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Standish Wood – Haresfield Beacon loop from Pitchcombe

02:01

7.32km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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369 m

Standish Woods

Highlight • Forest

Owned by the National Trust these beech woods are quite superb. The Cotswold Way passes through them for some distance, and the autumn light shining through the trees is wonderful.

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641 m

A typical Cotswold mixed beech wood on the hill below Haresfield Beacon. The trails are brilliant fun to run, fast downhill and tough uphill. The Cotswold Way long distance trail goes through the woodland.

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671 m

Decorated Tree Stump

Highlight • Structure

1.98 km

Coffee Stop at Shortwood Car Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Serving great coffee and pastries usually open Friday, Saturday, Sunday

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2.35 km

Viewpoint over the lower Gloucestershire

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is not the beacon itself but an adjacent viewpoint, which indeed also offers beautiful views over lower parts of Gloucestershire and Wales on the horizon.

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3.72 km

Haresfield Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

You are afforded a glorious views from Haresfield Beacon; stretching over the Severn Estuary, the City of Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. Standish Wood, which you pass through en …

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4.33 km

View from Haresfield Beacon

Highlight • Summit

This view, from the Cotswold escarpment above Haresfield Beacon, reaches right across the Severn estuary to Wales. Well worth the climb!

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5.16 km

View of the Severn and Welsh Mountains

Highlight • Other

7.32 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.59 km

1.90 km

959 m

782 m

101 m

Surfaces

3.63 km

1.70 km

1.06 km

839 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

October 10, 2026,Haresfield Beacon

Parking at National Trust car park (///shave.uncouth.scale) free for members or a few quid for others. Coffee van parks here Sat/Sun and some Fridays. There is limited parking on the lane, but some spaces are passing places and not parking places! This walk also forms part of the Cotswold Way. There are a number of paths and walks and other …