walking trail distance 3.2 miles time: 2hrs ......up the hill and through the wooden gate. the trail...

Hollybush Whiteleaved Oak A438 A438 C h a s e E n d Roa d Chase En Pendocks Grove Gullet Wood Ladywell Coppice Castle Coppice Midsummer Hill 284 m Ragged Stone Hill 254 m 242 m This route has been designed to complement O/S Explorer map No. 190 190 Locator map The walk begins at the Hollybush car park. Leave the car park and turn left onto the A438. Walk down the road in an easterly direction over the county boundary crossing from Herefordshire into Worcestershire, and take the lane opposite to the quarry entrance. Follow this mainly concrete track past a cottage, up the hill and through the wooden gate. The trail now contours the wooded lower eastern slopes of the hill along a prominent boundary bank until after a right-hand turn, Ladywell Coppice is passed just after descending the short hill from the quarry. Continue along the trail until a small grassy area is reached in front of a cottage; turn right here and then pass through a gate onto the road. From the hamlet, the trail follows the track to the right before reaching the letter box. Pass some cottages on your right before turning right up the hill through an iron gate and Eastnor Estates sign. The trail continues along the hillside, then down to the gate opening onto the main road. A short walk up the road takes you back to the start point - Hollybush car park For the northern circuit of the trail, take the tarmac road alongside the wire fence skirting the western side of Midsummer Hill. The track rises steadily, passing a cottage until a tall stone monument (the Obelisk) becomes visible across the valley to the left and where the track levels oﬀ. A short way along the path and before reaching the cottage boundary hedge and gate, the trail turns sharply to the right up a grassy track until it swings around to the right again to climb through a gap with steep banks to either side. The trail continues inside the earthworks and follow the path that forks left down into the wood until it emerges into an open area upon Hollybush Hill. Walk down then bear right passing the pillow-mound on your left, walk a short distance down into the valley along a curving grass track until you come to some grassy hummocks. The trail leads down the valley through the trees into an area of abandoned quarry workings. The trail now curves gently downhill to the right beyond the quarry workings back to the starting point at Hollybush Pass car park and the end of the walk. 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 THE TRAIL IS IN THE FORM OF TWO CIRCUITS, SHAPED LIKE A FIGURE-OF-EIGHT TAKING IN MIDSUMMER HILL TO THE NORTH AND RAGGEDSTONE HILL AND WHITE LEAVED OAK TO THE SOUTH Directions HOLLYBUSH > WALKING TRAIL DISTANCE 3.2 MILES TIME: 2HRS ABILITY: MODERATE 9 10 11 12 13 Please respect the Countryside Code. See www.visitthemalverns.org for more walking trails and information on the area. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 Main route Bridleway Footpath Route keypoints Museum/gallery Cafe Public house Ascent/descent Information Landscape feature Parking Church Picnic site Mansion Take care! Map Key 2 1 © OpenStreetMap contributors 2 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6

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Page 1: WALKING TRAIL DISTANCE 3.2 MILES TIME: 2HRS ......up the hill and through the wooden gate. The trail now contours the wooded lower eastern slopes of the hill along a prominent boundary

Hollybush

WhiteleavedOak

A438

Chase En

d Road

Chase End

PendocksGrove

Gullet Wood

LadywellCoppice

CastleCoppice

MidsummerHill

284 m

RaggedStone Hill

254 m

242 m

This route has been designed to complement O/S Explorer map No. 190

190

Loca

tor m

The walk begins at the Hollybush car park. Leave the car park and turn left onto the A438.

Walk down the road in an easterly direction over the county boundary crossing from Herefordshire into Worcestershire, and take the lane opposite to the quarry entrance.

Follow this mainly concrete track past a cottage, up the hill and through the wooden gate.

The trail now contours the wooded lower eastern slopes of the hill along a prominent boundary bank until after a right-hand turn, Ladywell Coppice is passed just after descending the short hill from the quarry.

Continue along the trail until a small grassy area is reached in front of a cottage; turn right here and then pass through a gate onto the road.

From the hamlet, the trail follows the track to the right before reaching the letter box. Pass some cottages on your right before turning right up the hill through an iron gate and Eastnor Estates sign.

The trail continues along the hillside, then down to the gate opening onto the main road. A short walk up the road takes you back to the start point - Hollybush car park

For the northern circuit of the trail, take the tarmac road alongside the wire fence skirting the western side of Midsummer Hill. The track rises steadily, passing a cottage until a tall stone monument (the Obelisk) becomes visible across the valley to the left and where the track levels o�.

A short way along the path and before reaching the cottage boundary hedge and gate, the trail turns sharply to the right up a grassy track until it swings around to the right again to climb through a gap with steep banks to either side.

The trail continues inside the earthworks and follow the path that forks left down into the wood until it emerges into an open area upon Hollybush Hill.

Walk down then bear right passing the pillow-mound on your left, walk a short distance down into the valley along a curving grass track until you come to some grassy hummocks.

The trail leads down the valley through the trees into an area of abandoned quarry workings.

The trail now curves gently downhill to the right beyond the quarry workings back to the starting point at Hollybush Pass car park and the end of the walk.

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

THE TRAIL IS IN THE FORM OF TWO CIRCUITS, SHAPED LIKE A FIGURE-OF-EIGHTTAKING IN MIDSUMMER HILL TO THE NORTH AND RAGGEDSTONE HILL AND WHITE LEAVED OAK TO THE SOUTH

Directions

HOLLYBUSH > WALKING TRAIL DISTANCE 3.2 MILES TIME: 2HRS ABILITY: MODERATE

Please respect the Countryside Code.

See www.visitthemalverns.orgfor more walking trails andinformation on the area.

Main route

Bridleway

Footpath

Route keypoints Museum/gallery Cafe

Public house

Ascent/descent

Information

Landscape feature