Innche one

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Walked from Innsworth to Cheltenham. A good and fairly direct route, let down a little by some very lazy and approximate GPX plotting. There are also places where the paths on the ground deviate a little from the right of way lines shown on the OS 1:25000 map. The middle section is unsurfaced and has a few stiles, and some of the paths through outer Cheltenham are a little overgrown, but there are no major problems.

From the Hare and Hounds in Innsworth, we head east along Parton Road and cross the A40, then turn left through a park's car park and continue until the path reaches a bridge over a brook by the main road. Just beyond the brook (ignore the right of way line which starts on the wrong side of the stream) and follow the field edge far right. This path has a number of stiles. Beyond a farm lane the path is less distinct but the route right of the farm is partly waymarked. There is no need to cross the hedge beyond the farm, as there is a stile at the motorway bridge.

Beyond the bridge there is little sign of anyone trying to take the right of way lines literally, so just follow the track out to Badgeworth Road. The GPX plotting of this section is very lazy - it is not a straight line and as Mike noted we walk along The Reddings (pavement on right hand side) not through the houses and gardens. Old Reddings Road takes us down to the railway, where we follow a surfaced but rather overgrown path. At Hatherley Lane the GPX misses another subtlety, as the path heads left just before the lane and we have to follow the lane right a little to pick up the continuation. Beyond Willersey Lane there is more lazy GPX plotting - beyond the first bridge it is easiest to leave the paved path through the grassy area to find the second bridge.

Another alleyway takes us to Granley Road, and from here we use pavements to reach the railway station. We cross the bridge on Queens Road to pick up the popular cycle track along the old railway, following it under St Georges Road and following the Chelt out to St Georges Place. From here an easy pavement walk takes us to the Royal Well bus station and the Cheltenham meeting point.

I walked this route from Innsworth to Cheltenham. I really enjoyed it.

Parton Road is a bit busy, but the pavements are of sufficient width for comfortable walking. The bit of off-road walking to Badgeworth Road is very lovely. Just be warned that I encountered cows (who barely even looked up as I passed) in a few of the fields when I walked in August.

The route as plotted has you walking straight behind the buildings that line The Reddings, but that's not a footpath; just follow The Reddings.

The stretch of the route into Cheltenham was good, it just felt very long! There was comfortable pavement walking along quiet streets, there was the path along the rail line (overgrown in parts), there was a bit through a neighbourhood park, there was a bit along larger roads to the railway station, and there was a bit along the Honeybourne Line and the river that take you very comfortably into town. It was all good and varied, it just felt very long!

The node is in a funny point, kind of in behind the main town centre, but located at the main bus and coach station for easy transit elsewhere.

Overall, a very good route!.

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