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Using this guide

The bridleway between Aston Somerville and Childswickham (Route 5)

This guide describes 21 day routes and one multi-day route, arranged roughly in order of difficulty from easy through to challenging. To find a route to suit your location and your ability, check the table in Appendix A. Timings are not given for routes because the variation between those who like to amble along enjoying the scenery and those who want to do the route with head down and flat out is simply too great. Also, your speed on any given route or day will vary based a whole variety of things such as terrain, poor weather (including it being too hot or facing a headwind) and fatigue.

As a vague rule of thumb, the day routes in this book are designed to occupy from a fairly leisurely half day (easier/shorter routes) to a full day (moderate/challenging, longer or particularly off-road routes), with stops for refreshments.

At-a-glance information is provided in a box at the beginning of each route: start/finish (OS map reference and place name); distance; total ascent and descent; grade; terrain (percentages of road/trail/off-road); refreshment, parking and cycle hire options; suitability for road bikes; details of connecting routes; and any additional notes relevant to the route. Route 22 (multi-day) also includes accommodation options. Clear route maps at 1:100,000 (1cm to 1km) and also simple profiles accompany each route description and GPX files are available for every route at www.cicerone.co.uk/CyclingCotswolds. See the back of this guide for full details.