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MALVERN HILLS 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 CHACE END AT THE SOUTH TO NORTH HILL TAKING IN THE MAIN SUMMITS. THIS IS NOT A CIRCULAR ROUTE AND YOU WILL NEED TO ARRANGE TRANSPORT FOR THE START AND/OR END OF YOUR WALK.

1 The walk begins at the 5 Follow the trail as it small roadside car park descends down through the opposite Fernlea Villa on the old ‘North Gate’ and leading to 8 road between Chace End and a tarmac road serving Eastnor Bromsberrow just within Park. Turn right and head Locator map Locator Gloucestershire . down to the gates taking the middle stony land rover route though Gullet Wood before Leave the roadside car park turning right by the cattle grid and walk north up the stony up towards Swinyard Hill. path keeping to the left through some woodland 7 before entering an open area 6 At the top of Swinyard Hill with path leading to the top is a circular stone marker of Chace End Hill indicating key points in the area. Follow the marker towards British camp along 2 At the trig point turn left the ridgeline before descending through Silurian down a steep grassy hill and 6 Pass and climbing right up to through a hillside wooded Hangman’s Hill. path until emerging onto the road and turning right into White Leaved Oak. 7 Continue across the broad grassy hilltop of Broad down before dropping down passing 5 3 Turn left o the road and another circular stone marker walk past two cottages in the pass before climbing up before taking a sharp right a stone path on the southern up through a metal gate onto edge of British Camp. the western ank of

Raggedstone Hill. Follow the 8 At the top walk north contour path as passes climbing on to the top of the 4 around the hillside until it Iron Age hill fort a ording drops down to meet the views across Worcestershire, A438 at Hollybush then turn Herefordshire and right up the roadside until Gloucestershire. Head down you reach Hollybush car park. the tarmacked path to the car park and the A449.

4 From the Hollybush car 9 The Walk continues across park the summit of the A449 along the Northern Midsummer Hill can be section of the Hills. Proceed past the Hotel and turn right up 3 reached by climbing up the a short steep bank, along the grassy bank and following top of Wynds Point. Turn left the footpath through the along the ridge to Black Hill. tree line up onto the iron age hillfort. Trail continued overleaf.

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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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