Dursley’s Lantern Way
A 14-mile long-distance footpath around the Gloucestershire market town of Dursley, visiting popular Cotswold locations such as Upper Cam, Coaley Hill (Hetty Pegler’s Tump), Uley Bury Hill Fort, and Coopers Wood. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: ST 755 981
Distance: 14 miles (22 km)
Time: 5–7 hours
Duration: 1 day
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL14 Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
167 Thornbury, Dursley and Yate
168 Stroud, Tetbury and Malmesbury
Summary
Dursley’s Lantern Way is a circular trail around the Gloucestershire market town of Dursley. It is named after a local tradition of couples attending evening services during the winter where gentlemen pulled out the tails of their shirts and walked ahead to show the way, which were known as “Dursley lanterns.” From Dursley, the route goes to Westfield Wood, Steep Path Wood, Norman Hill, Upper Cam, Upthorpe, Coaley, The Leigh, Coaley Hill (Hetty Pegler’s Tump), Crawley Hill, Uley Bury Hill Fort, Uley, Stouts Hill, Coopers Wood, Dursley Wood, Waterley Bottom, Breakheart Hill, and Woodmancote.