Lead by Brian Thorne.
If the prospect of climbing a long extinct volcano which also happens to have a Neolithic hill fort at its summit sounds inviting, then this could be the walk for you! However, as with all good things there is a price to pay, so please be aware that the route includes two very steep climbs and two even steeper descents.
So, leaving the coach, we cross the A49 and join the lane up towards New House Farm. A good path then leads us to our first steep climb up to Three Fingers Rock and thence along the ridge and up to our highpoint of the day, the summit of Caer Caradoc. After descending steeply towards Comley, we then turn south through bracken and woodland to tackle our second climb, which takes us to the summit of Hope Bowdler Hill. Traversing the ridge we once again drop steeply down and into the picturesque village of Hope Bowdler. Our return to Church Stretton is then via Bull Lane and down through Hazler Hill woods.
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