Broadway Tower

Distance: 3.5 miles (6km)
Start/finish: Broadway High Street, WR12 7AP
Terrain: Field, path, short road section
Toughness: Moderate to challenging
Ascent: 175 metres
Navigation: Easy to moderate
Good for: National trail, ascents, history
Lat Long / Grid Ref of Start: 52.0345, -1.862 / SP0956337350

A short but fantastic run, starting in the pretty Cotswold village of Broadway
and making its way unrelentingly up the Cotswold Way across a series of fields to the 18th-century Capability Brown folly
of Broadway Tower at the very top. The Cotswold Way is signposted on the R as you make your way up High Street from the village centre. Follow waymarkers as far as the tower. On reaching the top, either turn around and re-trace your steps – the run back through the fields is fantastic, good underfoot, fast and with stunning views – or turn R past The Rookery, and follow paths and track to Coneygree Lane before making your way through fields to Broadway. Broadway itself is abuzz with cafés.

Miles Km Directions
0.0 0.0 From village centre run east up High Street
0.7 1.1 Turn right following Cotswold Way signs, passing fire station
0.8 1.3 Continue south east through gate and across fields, ascending to Broadway Tower at the top of the escarpment
1.9 3.0 On reaching Broadway Tower return via outward route, descending with far-reaching views back into Broadway

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Open Street Map and interactive elevation profile

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