Team Bath Athletic Club Cotswold Way Relay
START Seven Springs	Stage 4	END Royal William, Cranham
START 10:30 hrs	DISTANCE 20.4 km	SEVERITY Hard
RECORDS Male 01:18:20 Female 01:30:01	HEIGHT (m) Ascent 406 Descent 381	PENALTIES Cut-Off: 2 hrs 10 mins No-Runner: 2 hrs 25 mins
Start Point We start on what the map shows as the yellow minor road heading off to the North just left of the A435, direction Cheltenham. Please be sure to arrive a reasonable period of time before the start for registration, preparation and briefing. The race will start without you.
Finish Point The finish is where, soon after your entry into Pope's Wood, join the downhill track and finish where it enters the Car Park of the Royal William pub. Note that this requires a quick departure form the marked route as you turn sharply left onto the tarmac towards the finish.
Parking This stage has the most generous parking facilities of the whole route at the start, and genuine restrictions at the finish. If there is to be any car dropping, you are begged to leave cars at the start. The best facility for parking is the huge open tarmac free car park 100 metres to the North East of Seven Springs. Please, please, use this space. Parking at the Royal William is really sensitive and it is definitely not a location to leave cars other than as a passing drop. If your car is there for more than a few minutes, then go into the Bar and buy a drink or lunch (lunch is particularly good here) to return the favour to the landlord.
Race Profile A cracking stage, and a great example of Cotswold running.

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