END TO END (NORTH TO SOUTH) > WALKING TRAIL DISTANCE 9.3 MILES TIME: 5HRS ABILITY: STRENUOUS

THIS TRAIL FOLLOWS THE TOP OF THE MALVERN RIDGE FROM CHASE END AT THE SOUTH TO NORTH HILL TAKING IN THE MAIN SUMMITS. THIS IS NOT A CIRCULAR ROUTE AND WE RECOMMEND YOU ARRANGE TRANSPORT TO THE START AND/OR END OF YOUR WALK.

© OpenStreetMap contributors Directions Start location: 9 Postcode: HR8 1SE GR: SO 75726 34940 1 5 What3Words: The walk begins at the Follow the trail as it ///opera.reputable.deck small roadside car park descends down through the opposite Fernlea Villa on the old ‘North Gate’ and leading to 8 road between Chase End and a tarmac road serving Eastnor Bromsberrow just within Park. Turn right and head Locator map Locator Gloucestershire . Please only down to the gates. Do not cross the cattle grid, take the park in the car park area and be middle stony land rover route considerate of neighbours. If climbing though Gullet Wood full please use alternative before turning right by the parking at Hollybush. (see point cattle grid up towards 4 on map HR8 1ET) Leave the . 7 roadside car park and walk north up the stony path 6 At the top of Swinyard Hill keeping to the left through is a circular stone marker some woodland before indicating key points in the entering an open area with area. Follow the marker path leading to the top of towards along the ridgeline before 6 Chase . descending through Silurian Pass where you turn right up 2 At the trig point turn left Hangman’s Hill. down a steep grassy hill and through a hillside wooded path 7 Continue across the broad until emerging onto the road grassy hilltop of Broad down and turning right into White before dropping down passing 5 Leaved Oak. another circular stone marker in the pass before climbing up 3 Turn left o the road and a stone path to Millenium Hill. walk past two cottages before taking a sharp right up through 8 At the top walk north a metal gate onto the western climbing on to the top of the ank of . Iron Age hill fort a ording 4 Follow the contour path as views across , passes around the hillside until and it drops down to meet the A438 Gloucestershire. Head down at Hollybush then turn right up the tarmacked path to the car the roadside until you reach park, cafe and the A449. Hollybush car park. 9 The Walk continues across the A449 along the Northern 4 From the Hollybush car section of the Hills. Proceed park the summit of Midsummer past the Hotel and turn right up 3 Hill can be reached via the a short steep bank, along the metal gate and by climbing up top of Wynds Point. Turn left the grassy bank and following along the ridge behind houses the footpath through the tree to Black Hill. 2 line up onto the iron age hillfort. There is a small Trail continued overleaf. commemorative shelter at the This route has 190 top of the hill. been designed to complement 1 O/S Explorer See www.visitthemalverns.org for more walking trails and to map No. 190 download this walk in our walking app (MalvernsWalks).

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PLEASE LEAVE NO LITTER BECAUSE OF GRAZING LIVESTOCK, DOGS SHOULD BE KEPT UNDER PROPER CONTROL With thanks to Dudley Brook. Adapted from a Trail Guide produced by Malvern Hills Trails Group With Adapted thanks to Brook. Dudley from a Trail Guideproduced by MalvernHills Trails Group PLEASE LEAVE BECAUSE LIVESTOCK, NOLITTER OF GRAZING DOGSSHOULDBEKEPTUNDERPROPER CONTROL

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