Walk: The South Cotswold Lake District

Walk: The South Cotswold Lake District

ROUTE DETAILS: We take a circular tour of many lakes, encompassing The Thames Path eastwards passing Ashton Keynes before heading north to Cerney Wick, and back to Neigh Lake.

EVENT NARRATIVE: This event is the first of a weekend pair of brand new classic routes in the SW-Cotswolds (near M5 J13) coinciding with school half term. Members may do either or both, and there's a stop-over opportunity if doing both, with an extra hour of fun or sleep due to BST ending. So we're also looking at holding a social evening on Saturday in the vicinity, near some accommodation options.
Gloucestershire Hikes Getaway with StopOver (provisional event), Sat, Oct 28, 2023, 10:45 AM | Meetup

Logistics
Meet: 10:00 for prompt 10:05 start.
Distance: An rewarding distance of 13 miles.
Start: We commence from Neigh Bridge Lake car park, on the south side of Somerford Keynes, GL7 6DX (nameless road).
Streetmap: See orange arrow: [Streetmap.co.uk - Map of 401835,194752](https://www.streetmap.co.uk/map/idld?x=401835&y=194752&z=115&sv=401835,194752&st=4&ar=y&mapp=map%5BFS%5Didld&searchp=ids&dn=695&ax=401835&ay=194752&lm=1)
Satellite: England - Google Maps
Parking: Neigh Bridge Lake P&D car park, or possibly adjacent roadside.
Terrain: A relatively level walk, where we make some sort of world record attempt by visiting a phenomenal number of lakes. There are other things worth looking at too.
Refreshments: For breaks, we have a picnic stop, and a pub stop around mid distance.
Bring: Waterproofs & Refreshments & Good walking footwear, and clothing to match the weather.
Guests: Under 16s and dogs (under control) may attend as guests.
Walk Leader: Paul W.
Emergency Contact: 0.7.8.1.3.7.3.7.6.2.3 though not available while driving or once walking.

Safety
As with any outdoor activity, there is some inherent risk. Whilst we aim to avoid unnecessary risks, participants should take all reasonable precautions themselves. A suitable pace for the walk will be determined by the walk leader, which others must observe by keeping in visible distance, not forging ahead or lagging behind. Those attending are totally responsible for their own safety. You must be comfortable walking the specified distance in order to attend please.

Contingency:
Following storm Babet, some rivers flooded their banks making footpaths impassable. We are not expecting a continuum, but our walk does involve a series of water features. Should there be issues, we have a contingency route (without rivers and lakes) available from Kemble Station Road Car Park GL7 6BE which is only 3 miles away from Neigh Bridge Lake.

RSVP Commitment
Places are limited, so withdrawing in the last 24 hours is forbidden. Attendances shouldn't be compromised by ghosting (no-shows, late withdrawals, and uncommitted waitlisting) so reliable attendees will take priority at future events.