A cold morning on Windy Ridge. Mike gathers the group together for the second stage of the Wysis Way
Yes we are on the right track
As we leave Bisley
Better be careful
A short stretch of road leading through Stancombe
Plenty of wild garlic
Through a cottage garden
And down into the valley
Following a narrow path
A brief stretch on the Laurie Lee Way
As we head to the bottom of the valley
And pause while Jill explains the importance of our current path
Uphill again
Don't think that tractor will be going far
Past the cottages used in Cider with Rosie
And on the road to Trillgate
Watched by the inmates of a racing yard
Down into a steep sided valley
And up the other side
Now at Bulls Cross
Where we pause for coffee
Overlooking Painswick
Continuing downhill
More wild garlic
Approaching Damsells Farm
Where we follow the new permissive path
And Mike stops to tell the story of the kissing gate and seat
Now climbing up to Paradise
Standing on the side of the main road
Then through the woods
And up Painswick Beacon
Where we have views over to May Hill
And down the Severn
Starting our descent
We stop in the shelter of an old quarry for lunch
Before continuing down the Beacon
Heading for Cud Hill
And the Blow Family monument
Then on down into the valley
Crossing the motorway
And on to the golf course
Where Keith talks to some cows in the next field
A rest before we get ready for the final push
A look down over the new motorway service area
And down over Gloucester
Reaching the top of Robinswood Hill
Gathering round the Beacon, Topograph and Trig Point
Before heading down into the valley to the car park