The Broadway Grinder

Intro

**NOTE** Event moved forward to Saturday 18 October due to inclement weather forecast for Sunday

I’m not going to lie, The Broadway Grinder packs a punch. Despite plenty of gentle, quiet lanes to eat up the miles , it’s littered with tasty gravel elevation that will sap any legs. The reward for conquering this one are beautiful views and bragging rights on Strava.  It’s another #newevent for 2025 based on a route I rode back in 2021.

Read my 2021 ride report here

The Event

Gravelton Events are not official or sanctioned. They are self-supported group rides. Same route, same day. It’s just you, your bike and your mates having fun.

All we ask is you share your ride with everyone else in the community.

How to Enter

Entry is FREE. Just turn up but I do recommend you subscribe to my newsletter to receive the latest route and event info.

The Routes

Original

The route heads south from Broadway and quickly takes riders up onto Cotswold escarpement via Buckland and across the top via Winchcombe Way to pickup some fast single track on the Campden Lane sector.

After popping out at it’s end, riders then descend steeply to Hailes Abbey. From here it’s back up to the top via the Cotswold Way and Farmcote. The alpine-esque road descent to Stanway will wake riders up before the transitional road sector to cross the A46.

At Beckford the Yellow Brick Road will give riders a flavour of Bredon Hill. Then it’s Overbury, Kemerton and Westmancote before the full climb up to the tower atop Bredon Hill. Immersed in magnificent views you’ll ride the edge of the plateau east then drop off to Ashton-under-Hill.

The road to Laverton will give riders a well-earned breather before the last and steepest climb of the day to sap any energy you dared keep till the end. From here enjoy the superfast, straight descent back to Broadway from Snowshill.

You can download GPS files from the Gravelton GPS Folder in any format you want or use the Komoot link below

Short Course

The short course is only 23 miles long but packs a punch as it constantly climbs up and down the Cotswold Escarpemt above Broadway. It follows the same trails as the main route and skips the trip to Bredon Hill and back.

You can download a GPS file from the Gravelton GPS Folder in any format you want or use the Komoot link below

Highlights

• FREE to enter
• Pay & Display Parking available in town
• Cafe’s + Public Toilets available in town
• NO Number
• NO Feed stations
• NO Photographer
• NO Medal
• NO T-Shirt
• Great views
• Mixed terrain + trails

The Rules

1. Take your litter home
2. Be self-sufficient. There is no backup on the day
3. Shut any gates
4. It’s not a race, it’s a day out on the bike.
5. Be courteous to other trail users. A bell is highly recommended.

Parking

There is a pay and display car park available off Leamington Rd. Click here for a map