Strolling in the Stroud District
CHALFORD led health walk - Please note that this walk will not be taking place in January 2012. The first date back for this walk is Monday 6th February 2012, 11am from Chalford Baptist Church.
ALERT - Calling all health walkers, please note the following dates over Christmas week, when our led health walks will not be delivered:
- Minchinhampton - no walk on 28 Dec 2011 and 4 Jan 2012, walk back on 11 Jan 2012
- Nailsworth - no walk on 20 Dec, 27 Dec 2011 and 3 Jan 2012, walk back on 10 Jan 2012
- Stonehouse - no walk on 27 Dec 2011, walk back on 3 Jan 2012
- Dursley - no walk on 29 Dec 2011, all others ok (please visit Vale Vision website at www.valevision.org.uk to double check for all Dursley walks)
- Cainscross - no walk on 28 Dec 2011, walk back on 4 Jan 2012
- Stroud - no walk on 28 Dec 2011, walk back on 4 Jan 2012
- Wotton - no walk 28 Dec 2011
- Chalford - no walk on 26 Dec 2011 - tbc walks in 2012
ALERT - New start time for Dursley Thursday Health Walk - please note that from 5 Jan 2012, the health walk that meets at Dursley Pool will have a new start time of 2pm (original time was 2.30pm)
ALERT - The Minchinhampton evening walk on Wednesday will be reverting back to an afternoon walk on the 5th October, starting time 2pm.
ALERT: Please see the PDF at the bottom of this page for the start times, venues and days for all of SDC’s Accredited Walking4Health led health walks.
The Stroud District is situated in the South of the Cotswolds and has been designated an area of outstanding natural beauty and a natural choice for anyone interested in walking.
Not only does walking allow you to take in the outstanding scenery around the five valleys but also offers a number of benefits to your health. Throughout the district there are a number of organised walks that you can take part in. These are held regularly and are led by fully qualified walk leaders. This allows for a walk that is structured, risk assessed, the right intensity and of course, so you don't get lost!
The aim of this website is to provide people with information about walks that take place throughout the Stroud District. In particularly the site allows groups and individuals to advertise their walks to the community.
Did you know that many of the walks detailed on this website are close to, or go past, main bus routes in the district – please see the following links detailing bus routes, route maps and timetables and Traveline as a one-stop contact point for travel information:
These pages are updated regularly so keep your eye open for new walks being added. If you know of a walk in your area and would like to advertise the walk then please let us know.
Click on the link provided to download a map of the district in PDF format. To view this map you will need Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. This can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website.
Guided Health Walks - Walking Your Way to Health
Did you know that there are short led walks every week across the Stroud District that are aimed at improving people's health?
Each walk is led by a fully qualified volunteer walk leader who ensures that the walks are safe and at the right intensity.
The walks are FREE, suitable for all abilities and last between 30 - 60 minutes. Find out more by downloading the latest programme.
Walkers are Welcome Accreditation News
Congratulations to Kings Stanley and Leonard Stanley parishes which have achieved Walkers are Welcome status and are now proclaimed 'Walkers are Welcome Towns' as of August 2010.
