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Ledbury & Eastnor loop — Malvern Hills

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Ledbury & Eastnor loop — Malvern Hills

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Ledbury & Eastnor loop — Malvern Hills

03:40

12.7km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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181 m

Ledbury Market House

Highlight • Monument

Ledbury's iconic Market House is an unmistakable presence, its timber frame hoisted up on stilts above the streets. The idea behind the design was to faciliate both a town hall in the main building and a bustling marketplace below it. Built during the 17th century, it is now a Grade I-listed building at the heart of the market town.

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272 m

Church Lane, Ledbury

Highlight • Historical Site

Very pretty little side street with some cafés, museum and shops. Worth a visit.

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1.15 km

Dog Hill

Highlight • Forest

Nice, shady and cool woods with lots of well marked paths and limited amount of people. Great for a walk with your dog, in summer and winter!

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7.09 km

Somers Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

Grade II-listed and part of the giant Eastnor Castle estate, the obelisk can be seen for miles around. It's a monument to members of the Somers Cocks family, who own the castle. In the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the obelisk's position provides fantastic views of the verdant hills surrounding it.

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9.67 km

The Woodshed, Eastnor

Highlight • Cafe

The Woodshed offers takeaway hot drinks and snacks on the Eastnor Estate. Open daily 0930-1630.

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12.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

2.64 km

1.89 km

1.19 km

847 m

663 m

136 m

Surfaces

3.78 km

3.41 km

2.76 km

1.35 km

1.31 km

130 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 24 June

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Comments

July 18, 2022,Ledbury, Obelisk, Eastnor

Quite arduous but we did this on the hottest day of the year. There is one place where the footpath appeared to be blocked and we ended up wriggling under a fence. Would have liked more woodland walk (a lot of paths run next to woods in the open) but overall a great success. We stopped for iced coff at …

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Ledbury & Eastnor loop — Malvern Hills

Ledbury Market House

Church Lane, Ledbury

Dog Hill

Somers Obelisk

The Woodshed, Eastnor

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