Offa’s Dyke Path Circular Walks

1. Black dogs and high tees A walk on the border - Kington, Hergest Ridge and Rushock Hill

A great black hound with flaming eyes haunts the hills of Kington and is said to have inspired Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles. From Hergest Ridge you’ll be rewarded with breathtaking views of a post-glacial landscape. A curious dog’s leg in the line of Offa’s Dyke on Rushock Hill leads you to the highest 18-hole golf course in . But don’t play around or the dog will get you!

Start/ Finish 3 Turn right at the corner of the 8 Turn right onto the National Trail OS Explorer 201 plantation onto the path that and follow it out onto the top of crosses the shoulder of Hanter Hill. A Rushock Hill. The path is well The walk starts at Kington Museum climb to the top of Hanter Hill in good waymarked but be prepared for when on Mill Street heading west out of weather will be rewarded by excellent it turns back on itself near Knill town along Offa’s Dyke Path. Park views. Garraway. Play your podcast here. in Kington or Stanner (SO 256584) joining the route from there 4 Follow the path around towards Continue along Offa’s Dyke Path Middle Hanter, until you come to 9 across Rushock Hill, following Main route a waymarked footpath on your right. the waymarker posts and briefly the Distance: 13.7km (8 ½ miles). Take this path and cross the field with fence when it comes in from the left. Time: 4 – 4 ½ hrs Worsell Wood on your left. Follow the path down the hill until it crosses a further stile. Caution stay on DIFFICULTY  Follow this path along the valley until Offa’s Dyke Path at this point ignoring you reach Vestry Farm. the other footpath past the ‘The Bower’. To take the short cut, go on past Vestry Farm From the START walk past the Head left over two more stiles and 1 and follow Yeld Lane back into Kington. 10 Market Hall and turn left up then onwards to where the path meets a small piece of woodland. Follow Church Street. Pass the Square and the Turn left at the farm and follow 5 the track keeping the woodland on your Swan Hotel and bear right past the the path along the farm track to left until after a gate you see Quarry church. Turn left along Ridgeborne where it joins the A44. Road following signs to Hergest Croft House down the hill and ahead of you. Head for the far corner of the field Gardens. Keep going to eventually 6 Head up the lane directly reach a gate onto Hergest Hill following opposite taking care crossing the keeping the house on your left and Offa’s Dyke Path. A44. Follow the lane until it is crossed then after a further gate keep going until by a footpath at the brow of the hill. you reach a cattle grid. Continue for half a mile to cross 2 Cross the cattle grid and follow the Old Racecourse and at the next 7 Turn right following the footpath 11Herefordshire Council and NHS Herefordshire signpost (on the crest of the hill) leave until it crosses a fence at the the National Trail down the hill Offa’s Dyke Path and turn right. Follow bottom of Herrock Hill. Once over the acrosspartnership/supported the golf course fairway (watch by logo selection the path towards a small plantation of fence turn immediately right and follow out for golfers) and on past some scatteredThank houses. you for requesting the original artwork for the council/NHS partnership/supported by conifers at the base of Hanter Hill. Note the fenceline around the bottom of the logo’s please make your selection from below. the Whet Stone just off the path. hill. Follow the path until it reaches a If youTurn are left using at RhueAdobe Ville Illustrator and follow you will be able to take the logo you require from this file. If Play your podcast here. junction at a field corner and turn left 12you need another format please send an email to [email protected] with ‘logo the lane to the bottom of the hill. up the hill to where the walk rejoins request’ in the subject header stating the format and logo you require. CarefullyBy using cross these the files A44 you into agree return to notto amend or alter the files. When resizing please maintain the 2a The view from the Trig point at Offa’s Dyke Path. 2a is worth walking the extra half Kingtonsame andproportions your starting at all times.point. A low resolution PDF of the final artwork must be sent to [email protected] for information. Thank you for your co-operation. mile for but beware, the direct path from here to 3 is very steep. PARTNERSHIP LOGO PARTNERSHIP LOGO COUNCIL ONLY CMYK NHS ONLY CMYK Offa’s Dyke Path National Trail • Tel: 01597 827580 • Email: odpnt@.gov.uk 1HCPCOL.tiff 5NHSPCOL.tiff www.nationaltrail.co.uk/offasdyke

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12SUPPORTEDPARTNERSHIPB.tiff KEY Main walk route Short route Roads Tracks / paths Offa’s Dyke Offa’s Dyke Path Circular WalksOffa’s Dyke Path Permissive Path Bridleways Footpaths 1. Black dogs and highWoodland tees A walk on the Herefordshire border - Kington, Hergest Ridge and Rushock Hill

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