Walking In The Cotswolds

The Wardens Way

The Wardens Way is a short route of about 13 miles and traverses the Cotswolds from Bourton-on-the-Water to Winchcombe.

The path acts as a link from the Cotswold Way to the Oxfordshire Way and was conceived by the Cotswold Voluntary Warden Service. The route passes through the picturesque villages of Lower Slaughter, Naunton and Guiting Power.

Guide books to the route are available at bookshops.

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Be sure to keep to the correct rights of way

Follow the coloured arrows that will guide you along the correct route. They can be found on gateposts, trees and stiles, they can be metal, plastic or painted, but always look around you to find them as the signs may be damaged or faded. All public footpaths on explorer maps are marked with a green dashed line and national trails and long distance paths are in green with diamond shapes linking the dashes.