Group hiking through foggy countryside trail

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CLICK HERE to see ALL our planned walks. Scroll down to see a list of our walks under Upcoming Walks and Events. Click the title of your walk to see full details.

After trying out and enjoying up to three of our walks, we hope you will wish to join our friendly group. Details of how to join Ramblers are here.

See photos of some of our walks here

Current Group Walk Guidelines click here.

Late News

—– You can see details of our walks below the photo on this Home page or under Walks, Walks Programme —– Photos of our walks up to 19 February are on the Photos page —–

Latest on the Message Board

Next walks programme

The situation is improving but there are still spaces to fill on the next programme. We still have 3 Mondays (21 & 28 Apr, 19 May), 3 mid week (9/10/11 and 15/16/17 April, 27/28/29 May) and 4 Saturdays (5 &12 April, 3 May and & 7 June)left to fill.

Butterrow Hill closure – 19 Feb until 21 March

This will be closed 24/7 for about a month and may affect people coming to our walks at Amberley or Minchinhampton. Tina

March 1st – FASTER PACE

Please note that Helen and Norman’s 10 mile walk on Saturday 1 March from Minchinhampton is now a FASTER PACE walk. Sally

Walk 8 March

Message from Jill and Sue: Our walk on the 8th March is not without its challenges. Ascents and descents are very slippery in places because of mud, there are a dozen or so stiles and at our proposed lunch stop, at Resting Hill, there are several fallen trees across our post lunch path.

Sat March 15th

Alex Y has asked us to let you know that her walk on Sat. March 15th is now 10 miles and as she puts it ” includes a bit of the Birdlip mayhem(!), with coffee/loo stop on Crickley Hill”.

Leaders – dates for April, May and June now on website

Get in early and choose the most convenient date for you! You can find what dates are available on the Leaders Page under Walk Planning progress or follow THIS LINK. Sally

Leaders – want to lead a Faster Paced walk?

Trying to put on walks to suit everyone isn’t easy. We experimented with nominating 1 Saturday a month as a possible Faster Paced walk but it was suggested that this was too limiting, so we are now saying that leaders are free to choose whether they prefer to lead a Moderate or a Faster Paced…

Results of Ramblers Walks Leaders survey

If you missed the email about this, HERE ARE THE RESULTS. Thank you to all the leaders who completed it. Hopefully Ramblers head office will pay attention to it. Sally

WALK LEADER NEEDED FOR MAY 10th

Area have again arranged a Walking Together day for all of the groups on Saturday May 10th from Witcombe and Bentham village hall. Would any of our walk leaders be prepared to lead a walk, if so either email or ring me on 07931114439.

Message from our Membership Secretary and Assistant Membership Secretary

Over recent years the way we mail out information and the walks programme has changed. Mike Garner began without the benefit of computer help and things have gradually progressed from there to the system we now use. As things have begun to be more structured by central Ramblers both Janet and I have endeavoured to…

Printable table of walks Jan – Mar 2025

You should have received an email either from Ros or Janet with this attached (as well as information from Glos Area Ramblers) in December. However, if you have missed this, I have updated it on the website under Walks, Walks Programme. Sally

How to report footpath problems

There is a link on our website under Footpaths, Report a problem, which takes you to Gloucestershire Public Rights of Way office who use Fix my Street. The form cannot be used as it goes to a group’s Footpath Officer, and we do not have one! I have left the form on our website in…

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LATEST PLANS FOR OUR WALKS PROGRAMME

A link to our walks UP TO THE END OF MARCH 2025 can be found either by Clicking on our Planned walks on the Home page (you can instantly see the first 4 but use the arrows to see more) or by using the Walks dropdown menu where, under Walks Programme, you can find a PRINTABLE TABLE. On our Message board is a guide on how to find our walks on the Ramblers website, and who to contact if you have problems.

About the South Cotswold Ramblers Group

South Cotswold Ramblers Group is one out of nearly 500 in England, Scotland and Wales who are part of Ramblers, Britain's walking charity. VISIT RAMBLERS WEBSITE HERE.

Why not walk with us on our varied Group walks in the Stroud district in this beautiful part of Gloucestershire? Every week we are putting on midweek and Saturday walks (up to 10 miles) and Monday easier (3 - 4 miles leisurely) walks. Get to know the best rambles around the Five Valleys around Stroud including the Slad Valley made famous in Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie, Painswick, Westonbirt, Nailsworth, Berkeley, Slimbridge, Dursley, Frampton-on-Severn, Wotton-under-Edge and Tetbury as well as our regular walks outside this superb walking area.

If you decide to join our friendly walking group, you will also be supporting the valuable work of Ramblers in Britain and you will also be entitled to walk with any Ramblers' group in Great Britain! It's easy to join our group here.

Come and try a few walks with us as soon as it is possible

VISITORS FROM ABROAD, you will be very welcome to join us on a walk (hike) without being members.

CARING FOR FOOTPATHS AND OTHER RIGHTS OF WAY - Our volunteer members keep an eye on the local footpath network, working with Gloucestershire Public Rights of Way (PRoW) Officers to help solve problems. Tell us about footpath problems here online.

FOOTPATH VOLUNTEERS - Some of our members clear and waymark paths, and erect and repair signposts and stiles. Could you help?

WALK IN THE COTSWOLDS - see a map of our home area.

VISIT OUR HUGE PHOTO GALLERY - Our regularly updated walks photos show you our delightful area and the people who take part!

VISIT AGAIN - If you have enjoyed looking at our website, please visit again. Send us a message if you wish. We usually update the website several times a week. Good walking.