Haresfield Beacon – Haresfield Beacon Viewpoint loop from Edge Common

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Haresfield Beacon – Haresfield Beacon Viewpoint loop from Edge Common

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Haresfield Beacon – Haresfield Beacon Viewpoint loop from Edge Common

03:56

14.0km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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The Cotswolds National Landscape

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1.35 km

Haresfield Beacon

Highlight • Viewpoint

You are afforded a glorious views from Haresfield Beacon; stretching over the Severn Estuary, the City of Gloucester and the Forest of Dean. Standish Wood, which you pass through en route, is a site of special scientific interest due to its Jurassic rocks and is a magical place to explore.

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3.71 km

Beautiful Beech Woods

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful dense beech forests with various trails and paths within them.

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5.04 km

Griffiths Family Bench with View of Edge Common and Painswick

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very lovely place to take 10 minutes and enjoy the views over Edge common and Painswick. Big thanks to the Griffiths family of Stockend.

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5.56 km

Edgemoor Inn – Pub With a View of the Cotswolds

Highlight • Pub

Walker-friendly pub with outdoor seating and splendid views from it's position on the Cotswold escarpment. Open lunchtimes and evenings Mon-Sat, lunchtime only on Sundays.

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8.32 km

View of South Gloucestershire and the River Severn

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West to east can be a bit scary off the brakes on a gravel bike, but quite fun on a trail or XC bike. Would recommend climbing from west to east though as you can take in some views that you can't see anywhere else! very pleasant but hidden route

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10.9 km

Viewpoint over the lower Gloucestershire

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is not the beacon itself but an adjacent viewpoint, which indeed also offers beautiful views over lower parts of Gloucestershire and Wales on the horizon.

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12.6 km

Decorated Tree Stump

Highlight • Structure

12.6 km

Standish Wood

Highlight • Trail

A typical Cotswold mixed beech wood on the hill below Haresfield Beacon. The trails are brilliant fun to run, fast downhill and tough uphill. The Cotswold Way long distance trail goes through the woodland.

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