Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Docks loop from Gloucester

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Docks loop from Gloucester

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Docks loop from Gloucester

03:18

12.9km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 1.05 km for 24 m

After 12.6 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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189 m

Statue of Emperor Nerva

Highlight • Historical Site

The town was granted high status under Emperor Nerva in 96-98 ce when he declared ‘Colonia Nervia Glevensis’ was to be one of the administrative capitals of Britain; the highest …

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223 m

Robert Raikes House

Highlight • Other

Raikes was born at Ladybellegate House, Gloucester, in 1736, the eldest child of Mary Drew and Robert Raikes, a newspaper publisher. He was baptised on 24 September 1736 at St …

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469 m

Ferret Mark 2 Reconnaissance Vehicle, Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum is located in Gloucester’s Historic Docks. We reopened in April 2014 after a significant Heritage Lottery funded refurbishment. Come and discover the lives of Gloucestershire …

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567 m

The Candle Sculpture, Gloucester

Highlight • Monument

The work - dubbed The Candle - has been designed by Nottingham-based artist Wolfgang Buttress and is part of the city's regeneration project.

It has lines from the poem, Requiem, by the Gloucester writer, Ivor Gurney, engraved around the base.

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605 m

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Settlement

Worth a look and plenty of food and drink options available.

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900 m

Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

Gloucester Quays (also known as Gloucester Quays Designer Outlet Centre) is an outlet shopping centre on St Ann Way, Gloucester, in the area of the city formerly known as High …

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6.27 km

Rough Footpath Across Farm Field

Highlight • Trail

Farmer may not have maintained footpath

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12.5 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Monument

The Gloucester Docks would once have been a bustling hub for transporting goods to and from Gloucester along the River Severn. Today, the Victorian warehouses have been transformed into restaurants, …

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.75 km

3.00 km

2.32 km

1.42 km

451 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.41 km

3.10 km

2.65 km

1.77 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 8 November

11°C

4°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Fog is expected during your activity. Consider wearing some high-visibility clothing so you’re easier to see.

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Comments

September 20, 2024,UK Gloucester // Runde entlang des Severn zu den Gloucester Docks

Well, the only section that is really worth it is the one between the Gloucester Docks and the Sims Swing Bridge. Unfortunately, the path along the Severn is very overgrown, and the Severn itself is rarely visible through the trees on the banks. The worst thing is the bad smell of the nearby rubbish dump, which doesn't fit in with …

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