hilly100 route desc leg6 (PDF)

Cotswold Hilly 100 Relay Race
Route Directions – Leg 6
DANGER - all legs follow NARROW LANES/MAIN ROADS
PARKING – do not block the road or cover the changeover points
Please be considerate to other traffic and users of the countryside.
ABBREVIATIONS TL – turn left TR – turn right SO – straight on
Directions to Start of Leg 6 (end of Leg 5)
In Northleach take Farmington Road out of town and continue to underpass under Main
Road A40. SO and at next junction TR to Farmington. Look for single house on right with
green junction box opposite stone wall.
LEG 6

50 – 60 miles

OS Landranger: 163

OS Explorer: OL45

START

GRID REF

50m after M40 underpass

125 151

SO and at next T junction TR to FARMINGTON

0.10

SO past next junction bearing slightly right

0.26

Pass Church on right
Along lane towards SHERBORNE. At next crossroads, TL towards CLAPTON

2.10

Down hill over stream, then up hill. SO at next junction (sign CLAPTON to right)

3.86

Stay on Main Road (right bend) towards BOURTON ON THE WATER
At fork junction (both signposted BOURTON ON WATER) bear RIGHT

5.28

Down hill into BOURTON ON THE WATER past DUKE OF WELLINGTON pub
SO over stream and TL onto Main Road

6.19

Pass MOUSE TRAP INN on right

6.41

At Main Road A429 – EXTREME CAUTION. TR towards STOW

6.68

Then T FIRST L (signposted NAUNTON)

6.76

T FIRST R to LOWER/UPPER SLAUGHTER

6.91

T NEXT R to LOWER SLAUGHTER (NO SIGNPOST)

7.55

Down hill into village, then TL (at stream)

7.83

At next signpost bear RIGHT towards UPPER SLAUGHTER

8.35

T NEXT R down into village

8.58

.Over stream. Up steep hill. SO at junction (signposted LOWER SWELL/STOW)

9.49

END 50m before next junction (left hand turn but route goes straight on)
CHANGEOVER – 60 MILES

164 240

Leg 6 of 10