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Cotswolds–Korea Friendship Trail: Stinchcombe Hill
A 3.5-mile (5.6km) circular up to and around Stinchcombe Hill from Dursley — a stretch of the Cotswold Way twinned with Korea's Jeju Olle Trail.
Last updated: 3 months ago
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The 'Ganse' Jeju Olle marker
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Stinchcombe Hill shelter
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Description
One of the most beautiful meanderings of the Cotswold Way, climbing from Dursley onto the flat top of Stinchcombe Hill and looping its escarpment edge. This stretch is twinned with Route 3 of the Jeju Olle Trail on Jeju Island, South Korea, as a mark of friendship — and is marked with the Jeju ‘Ganse’ pony symbol.
- Distance: 3½ miles / 5.6 km (Start B on the hill: 3 miles)
- Duration: 2–2½ hrs
- Difficulty: Moderate, firm surface, no stiles, one long steep ascent/descent
- Start / finish: Dursley (Start A) OS grid ST 754 981, or the hill car park (Start B) ST 744 983; postcode GL11 6AQ
- Refreshments: cafés and pubs in Dursley
Source: National Trail — Cotswold Way Circular Walk 13 (Korea Friendship Trail).