Why this ride
A slower scenic corridor linking historic towns and cultural landmarks. It also links naturally to Cotswolds cultural landscape.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Cotswolds Northern Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 83 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 27
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check weather, local closures, speed enforcement and single-track etiquette. Specific flag: seasonal traffic.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Cheltenham
Cheltenham is a spa town of the Regency age, all pale stucco, iron balconies and tree-lined avenues, and it wears its elegance lightly. A mineral spring was found here in the early eighteenth century, and when King George III visited in 1788 the town became fashionable overnight, with grand terraces and a promenade lined with trees built to match. The Pittville Pump Room, a Greek-style building of 1830, still offers a glass of the water for the brave.
Read the complete Cheltenham write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cheltenham sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Broadway.
2. Broadway
Planning note
Broadway comes up 17 km in. Next is Chipping Campden.
3. Chipping Campden
Planning note
33 km in you reach Chipping Campden. Next is Stow on the Wold.
4. Stow on the Wold
Stow-on-the-Wold sits high. At roughly two hundred and fifty metres, it is the highest town in the Cotswolds, and the wind across its market square is famously keen. Old roads meet here, including the Roman Fosse Way, which runs along the edge of the town, and the place has been a market since the Middle Ages.
Read the complete Stow on the Wold write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Stow on the Wold, late in the day. Next is Cheltenham.
5. Cheltenham
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Cheltenham write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Cheltenham sits at 83 km, late in the day.