Ride 7 in the Cotswolds on Horseback series. Print

Waypoint 1 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 7
Condicote, Hinchwick, Snowshill & Cutsdean, Ride 7 in the Cotswolds on Horseback series. Approx. 27.5km (17 miles) on quiet lanes and bridleways. Parking for several vehicles at Condicote Village Hall weekends and holidays, unless hall booked for function, phone 01451 870385 to arrange; small fee. From Condicote Village Hall, turn left into village, fork right around walled Green and continue out of village towards Hinchwick for 1.6km to T junction. Cross straight over into field and veer right on bridleway (BW). Continue through fields for 3km and watch for BW joining from the right.

Waypoint 2 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 7
Turn right uphill on this BW, through a gate into field for 1km. Turn left through a gate at the first BW junction and to ride through the plantation, past Bourton Hill Farm, to the lane.

Waypoint 3 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 7
Turn right and then left at next junction by Smallthorns Cottage and continue along the lane for 1.2km. Turn left onto the Restricted Byway (RB)/drive to Snowshill Hill Estate/Farms Only. At a fork go left, down to a track in front of houses/buildings and turn right along this track to a gate into a field on a BW and follow it to the lane.

Waypoint 4 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 7
Turn left for 20m and turn left again through a field gate onto a BW. Follow this to a narrow lane, turn right along it and continue for 200m to a fork. Turn left to cross a small patch of rough grass and negotiate the gate next to a hunt fence (wall) onto BW.Hornsleasow CotswoldsOn reaching the lane go straight across to continue along an enclosed BW. After 1km turn left to pass through the belt of trees and then right to continue with the trees on your right to reach the lane.

Waypoint 5 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 7
Turn left and after 300m turn left at the junction. Continue along this narrow unfenced lane, passing through the village of Taddington and turn left at the crossroads towards Cutsdean. At bottom of hill and just after Cutsdean village sign, turn left up a narrow lane and follow the lane as it bears right. At the T junction, turn left and continue along the lane for 1.6km to a crossroads.

Waypoint 6 Cotswolds on Horse Back Ride 7
Cross straight over and continue as the lane becomes a track (unsealed road) then a BW. Follow the BW as it winds through the fields for 2.7km to the lane. Turn right along the lane for 150m, then opposite a public footpath, turn left onto an unsealed road and follow this for 1.4km to a T junction. Turn right into Condicote and return to the parking.