TUESDAY WALKS 10.00 start
Details of all walks to be finalised via email 7 days before due date.
Tuesday 29th April : Martley Circular walk start time: 10:00am
Starting at Martley’s St Peter’s Church car park.
Martley's red sandstone St Peter's Church claims to have the country's only complete original set of six bells, cast in 1673. It also has some tantalisingly indiscernible medieval wall
The walk takes us through apple orchards then up Rodge Hill with its spectacular views over the Teme Valley. Then down to the river side near Kingswood Common. We then head towards Berrow Green before heading back to Martley
A moderate walk with a couple of steepish climbs
This walk is graded moderate
Length 9.5 miles
Parking at St Peter’s Church Martley, Martley, Worcester WR6 6QA
Travel time 41 mins from Redditch
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Car sharing recommended as parking is limited
Leader: Chris Stock
Arrow Valley Countryside Group
Grade D walk on the Long Mynd.
Long Walk Tuesday 6th May Church Stretton 10.00am
Our first grade D walk of the year and I head to Church Stretton for a 12.5 mile walk
incorporating the Long Mynd. Departing Redditch at about 8.15am should get us to the car
park in Church Stretton to start our walk at 10.00am.
Post code for car park SY6 6BL
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Will drivers please let me know prior to the walk of their intention to join this walk as given
the distance to Church Stretton, unforeseen delays may occur on route.
Good to know who is intending to walk. See my e-mail below.
The walk.
We contour along the valley northwards to All Stretton from where we attack the hill going
up The Batch, to reach the ridge of The Long Mynd. We head for Pole Bank and this may be
our lunch stop, but it is often windy on this high point accordingly, we may drop down to
Pole Cottage for our lunch. In the afternoon we continue along the Mynd almost to the glider
station before descending Yapsel Bank to reach Minton. From here a quiet road takes us to
Little Stretton and our afternoon stop, hopefully in the garden of the pub. After refreshment
we head initially along the road before taking a gently inclining path to contour around
Church Stretton to reach Carding Mill Valley and our final descent back to our cars.
In all a total of 12.5 miles with 1475 feet of ascent, of which 1200 is before lunch. As a
comparison the climb from Elmley Castle to the tower on Bredon is 740ft, but we have
all morning.
I would expect us to be back in Church Stretton before 5.00pm
Tony Dixon