Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

Hard

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Gloucester Docks – Gloucester Cathedral loop from Quedgeley

02:18

21.6km

80m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 2.68 km for 42 m

After 7.86 km for 17 m

After 8.08 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.92 km

Over Bridge (River Severn, NCN Route 45)

Highlight • Bridge

Ace, traffic-free trail. A nice break from some of the surrounding roads. :)

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8.03 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautiful restored area of Gloucester - perfect for a wander around in any weather. If you get peckish... check out the Toasty shop on the far side of the docks... …

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8.13 km

Booth Steam Crane, Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Structure

A nice piece of engineering history.

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8.17 km

Welcome Sign to the City of Gloucester

Highlight • Structure

8.35 km

Gloucester Docks

Highlight • Settlement

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

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8.79 km

The New Inn – Lady Jane Grey Proclamation Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The New Inn built in 1450. Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed Queen here on 10th July 1553. She was executed at the Tower of London on the 12 February 1554.

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9.09 km

Gloucester Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

Situated close to the River Severn, Gloucester Cathedral first appears in records in the 11th century. Built as an abbey church, it has a Norman nucleus as well as touches …

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9.46 km

St. Oswald's Anglo-Saxon Minster and Medieval Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The standing wall on this site incorporates remnants of the church built about 900 AD by Æthelflæd, the daughter of King Alfred the Great and also known as the Lady of Mercia.

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21.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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