Ride 6 in the Cotswolds on Horseback series. Print

Waypoint 1 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6
Guiting Power, Guiting Woods & Hawling, Ride 6 in the Cotswolds on Horseback series. Approx. 16.5km (10 miles) with a ford. Includes one length of avoidable restricted byway (RB) which is also on the Cotswold Farm Park Fun Ride route and may be very busy on certain Sundays, check CFP website (http://www.cotswoldfarmpark.co.uk) for dates. Parking available at Guiting Power Village Hall (Grid Reference SP095247), an honesty box is in operation (50p for 4 hours or £1.00 for a day at time of publication), phone 01451 850232 to check availability. Parking by arrangement (charges apply) is also available with Mrs Sue Guyatt at Foxhill (SP099232), phone 01451 850496 or 07887 994931. To get to the main route from Foxhill, turn right out of the stables drive, proceed downhill on the lane, then turn right along the front of the house and head between stone pillars, down the lane to Tally Ho. Ignore the lane bending to the right, but continue straight ahead on a BW track. From Watsons The Bakers in Guiting Power, pass the war memorial and in 50m turn right along No Through Road (Wardens Way). Continue along this lane which becomes a track and drops down through trees to a small clearing beside a stream.

Waypoint 2 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6
Cross the stream and continue uphill, through a gate and along an enclosed, well-maintained grass track to a gate onto a lane by Castlett Farm.Guiting Power Cotswolds. Turn left and continue to T junction.

Waypoint 3 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6
If you wish to avoid the RB on Fun Ride Day, turn left and first right on the lane through Castlett Wood. At the T junction, turn left along the lane to rejoin the main route to Lynes Barn. To continue on the main route, turn right and follow the lane for 850m and turn left onto a track (RB). On reaching the lane, continue straight over and follow for 2.5km to Lynes Barn.

Waypoint 4 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6
Just before farm buildings on your left, turn left through a gate into a field and head uphill following the bridleway (BW) to an enclosed track to the lane. Turn left along the lane for 50m, then turn right into a field and take the left-hand BW, ignoring the BW to the right (Wardens Way). Continue for several fields, coming eventually onto an enclosed track and passing Roel Hill Farm.

Waypoint 5 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6
At the lane, cross straight over and continue on BW (Windrush Way and Sabrina Way) for 1.6km into Hawling, reaching a lane. Continue straight on into the village and opposite Middle Farm, turn left along the lane towards Guiting Power and Naunton. Shortly after Hawling Lodge, turn left through an offset gate into field (BW, Windrush Way) to cross three fields to a junction of paths.

Waypoint 6 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6
If you have parked at Foxhill, continue straight ahead and turn right at the lane. To return to Guiting Power, turn left onto RB and then left at the lane. At the T junction, turn right and follow the lane for 1.2km to return to the start.

Waypoint 7 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 6