Home page > Walks photos <		southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Painswick Beacon stroll 12 December 2007 . .
		Mike impresses with an ariel photo of our proposed route near the Beacon (see later on to be impressed too) .
		And proceeds to demonstrate a viewing platform for golfers to spot walkers - installed after Tony Drake expressed his concern at how dangerous the golf course was because of blind spots ..
		Our route takes us up a slippery path .
		Then along the edge of some old quarry workings .
		Past the old Catbrain Quarry .
		Then following the Cotswold Way along the side of the Beacon .
		We stop to examine some old logs in a dip by the side of the path - puzzling? .
		Then head back on the North side of the beacon - keeping an eye open for stray golf balls as we spot golfers on th horizon .
		Reaching the top of the Beacon we look down on Gloucester .
		With views over the Severn .
		And out to the Malverns .
		A view worth pondering .
		The ramparts around the edge of the Beacon are just below us. Now be impressed by the aerial picture of Painswick Beacon .
We find a sheltered spot for elevenses .
We walk down the side of the hill .
Then head back along the Cotswold Way .
Coming out into the sunshine as we approach the cars .
	Looking back across the Painswick Valley .
	Photos and captions thanks to Richard and Mike
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