Coln Valley River Walk (optional Bibury Extension)

From the front of the Keepers Arms, turn right and head uphill, follow the road that runs across the village green and turn right onto Springfield Road.

Stay on this road, going straight on at the cross roads and down a steep hill. At the bottom of the hill just before the bridge is Yew Tree Lodge, turn left into the drive and through the farm gate into the river valley.

Bear right going parallel to the river and head across the field to a gate at the entrance to a wood. Follow the path through the wood, which opens out
into a narrow field and continue along the grass track with the wood on your left. At the end of the field the path meets up with the river and continue along with the river on your right. Go through a metal gate and
walk along the valley bottom to a second metal gate.

After a short stretch of wood go through a further metal gate and staying in the valley bottom bear left for a short distance until you see a footbridge on
the right. (This is the point where there is an option to walk to Bibury by crossing the footbridge. Follow the footpath for approx. 0.5 mile until you reach a gate leading to a stone track, bear right through the gate and follow the track to a gate leading to a tarmac drive, follow this drive (0.25mile) to the road, turn left and left again and head downhill to Bibury. Follow this in reverse to join back onto the circular walk). To return back to Quenington turn left at the footbridge and head directly uphill to a wooden gate visible on the woodland edge.

Follow the path through the wood then turn right onto a grass track bordered by hedgerows. The track leads to a road where you turn left and
then left through the first gate to join a bridlepath.

Bear right across the field, heading for the house and cottages. Go past the stone cottages on your left, cross the drive and follow the bridlepath across two arable fields.

Go through a metal gate into another field and walk parallel to the stone wall on your right to a small copse. Go through a metal gate and head
downhill towards Yew Tree Lodge, turn right and head back uphill into Quenington.

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