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Name: | Hergest Ridge |
Hill number: | 2853 |
Height: | 426.9m / 1401ft |
RHB Section: | 38B: West Gloucestershire, Hereford & Worcester |
County/UA: | Herefordshire |
Catchment: | Wye |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Cm) |
Grid ref: | SO 25438 56264 |
Summit feature: | boulders 230m W of trig point |
Drop: | 157.6m |
Col: | 269.3m SO 2205 5571 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 148 (1:25k) 201S |
Observations: | trig point at SO 25663 56282: spot height marked in wrong position on map |
Survey: | simple level/Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 420 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked at top of Ridgebourne road. Did a loop of Worsell Wood Hill, Hanter Hill and then to the top from the N. Ponies near the boulders. Carried on past the trig point, pond ,monkey puzzle trees and then back to the car. | Droplet7494 | 21/03/2024 |
As others, parked near the top of Ridgebourne Road to the E and followed Offa's Dyke up the hill. Detoured to the trig and hp. Cold wind but very pleasant until the sun dropped below the horizon at dusk. Herd of wild horses on the top. With Gillian. | richard69 | 06/11/2023 |
Me and the Boo on Mike Oldfield's old stomping ground. Sue kept an eye on the horses while we went up to the trig | Alphaville199 | 21/09/2023 |
A relatively early start gave plenty of parking beyond the Hergest Croft Gardens. Very pleasant stroll up to the trig and then on to the summit boulders. Great views and nice to see the horses up there. | Peterb | 02/09/2023 |
Mountain biking with Darwin. | Rob Rees | 12/07/2023 |
From parking on Ridgbourne Road. Nice hill and very popular today. | Alan Caine | 12/06/2022 |
From Ridgebourne Road carking area. 1/6 on a six hill round. Lovely hills.9 miles just under four hours. | Longwojo | 23/04/2022 |
With IT and PT | garth87 | 20/04/2022 |
600th Marilyn. 
From South. A gentle amble. | geralddavison | 09/04/2022 |
With KeithByTheC. 12 mile circuit from Kington. 
 
Kington - Bradnor Hill, Stanner Hill , Worsell Wood, Hanter Hill, Hergest Ridge - Kington | JulieB | 26/03/2022 |
From Hanter Hill on good paths. Gentle descent to Kington. | KeithByTheC | 26/03/2022 |
Day 4 of Offa's Dyke Path from Hay-on-Wye to Kington, with Andy K. | Twice Brewed | 07/09/2021 |
There were a couple of new-looking No Parking signs in the open areas by Bage farm, so I parked a couple of hundred yards back down the hill. Very pleasant walk. | paulhilder | 24/08/2021 |
Lots of murk and sheep. Radio Ham sending signals. | Play2End | 23/08/2021 |
I probably first did it on 01/04/1984 but I might have just walked past the highest point. | Alan Moore | 25/07/2021 |
Short hike up from accommodation at Bage Farm. Weather outstanding and could see for miles. Nothing but sheep for company! | jamiequackers | 17/07/2021 |
park just past grid 269560 no park signs bage farm easy paths to .417 then to tp and summit return direct | underhill | 02/07/2021 |
Lovely warm sunny day with hardly a cloud in the sky. Walked up from the road above Hergest Croft. We walked up the wide grassy path to the Monkey Puzzles where we had lunch. Then on to Trig point and the summit. Went down and up to Hanter Hill. Visited cairn and the other high points believe the rock outcrop at the edge of gorse to be the top. Back to Monkey Puzzles and the car. Great views to Pen y Fan, Clee Hills, Malverns, Clent Hills Long Mynd etc. Saw Yellowhammers, Stonechats, Skylarks, Crows, Buzzards, Red Kites and a glimpse of a Cuckoo. Time taken 5.14 miles for 2 hours 40 minutes including lunch. Plenty of tadpoles in the pond on the top. | isabelle | 13/06/2021 |
Stanner Junction - Worsell Wood - Hanter Hill - Hergest Ridge - Stanner Hill - Herrock Hill - Rushock Hill - Bradnor Hill - Kington. | Mark Jackson | 17/04/2021 |
Lane parking about 700m W of the garden centre SO278567. E ridge route is obvious. | Isbjorn | 14/04/2021 |
Climbed on a wet and wonderful day | Toobuddy | 02/09/2020 |
From cafe car park. Very gentle but good weather and great views once on the top | ketzster | 22/06/2020 |
As others have done...parked on roadside verge just past Hergest Croft Gardens and followed Offa's Dyke trail towards the summit. Enjoyable time with my partner & daughter (she loved the Monkey Puzzle trees and the ponies with foals on top). Great views of Red Kites, Stonechats, Skylarks & Yellowhammers! Lovely family afternoon out :-) | Gerry the Ranger | 24/05/2020 |
From town filled the Offas Dike. | Stevooo | 16/05/2020 |
Second hill after Worsell Wood. Low cloudy day, views not so good. Bagged the trig too. | DanMaisieBex | 28/10/2019 |
Lovely walk up from Kington. The monkey puzzle trees are an unusual mountain feature! Visited trig and then summit rock pile. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 15/09/2019 |
Easy walk from Bage along a green path through high bracken which leads to the common and a short walk to the top and the trig nearby. | NormanW | 18/07/2019 |
From Hergest Croft Gardens. Gentle but steady walk up to the trig and high point. | twg27 | 26/05/2019 |
Parking near Hergest Croft Gardens, limited. Following the obvious path up onto the ridge, past strange group of Monkey Puzzle trees, to trig and stones piles. | N.Morters | 03/05/2019 |
MJO. From Gladestry. Pleasant evening walk after working in the camper. | Martin66 | 23/04/2019 |
From road end to E. | ger | 16/04/2019 |
From Kington centre up lane past Hergest Croft. Return via Bage, Herefordshire Way along River Arrow. | squeegs | 17/02/2019 |
Calm misty day. With Chris. | gettingonabit | 03/01/2019 |
G Mn My T | Idris | 29/08/2018 |
G Mn My T | maryjdavies | 29/08/2018 |
5/6 Marilyn day. Parked at the end of the minor road to the south east. Walked up the broad track alongside a farmer cutting the bracken to the summit ridge. Then along Offa's dyke Path, with diversions to the HP and the trig. 3.5km in 50 minutes. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 08/08/2018 |
Park Gladestry, 5 car layby just before the school. Then Offas dyke route. Hot and sunny. | iangalbraith | 21/07/2018 |
With K from near road end at Kington. Big brown beastie big brown face. | Ashley | 11/07/2018 |
Parked in lane to E of Gladestry. Shortcut past Llan y Felin farm then Offa's Dyke path. Hot cloudless day. Saw wild horses near the summit. 204m ascent | RoguePulsar | 29/06/2018 |
Have walked over this ridge countless times, best way is to have it near the end of the Offa's Dyke track from Hay. | RyParks | 03/06/2018 |
From Ridgebourne Road, Kington | prwild | 14/04/2018 |
From Kington Church starting up lane and then through field to wood. straight up to racecourse and Whetstone from end of path through wood. Return via lane past Hergest Croft gardens. | m0jla | 21/03/2018 |
4/11M good grass tracks from bage. | robertphillips | 20/10/2017 |
A nice walk from Bag(g)e(r) Farm, straight to the col over dead bracken and short grass, then on to the trig and then to the high point. Very windy, warm and wet, so my baby Buffalo was useful. | Gill | 13/10/2017 |
Traverse from west to east, via summit and trig point. Overcast and windy. | Winterfloodian | 07/10/2017 |
FRom Hergest Garden | Moorponder | 29/09/2017 |
From near Croft Garden we follow Offas Dyke path along the tree edged lane then out onto along the broad grassy bracken edged tracks that takes us first a circle of Monkey Puzzle trees and then the summit trig beyond. We extend to cross the border into Wales (and wild ponies) before meandering back across the hill. | briandavies | 22/09/2017 |
From east and pulled in Hantner Hill 
Monkey puzzle trees? Why? | Mark Sims | 31/08/2017 |
Parked to east, near end of track which forms Offa's Dyke Path, then easy stroll up wide slope with lovely views to the top. | Cas-gwent | 17/08/2017 |
Offa's Dyke Path from Kington and then on to Hantner Hill. Straightforward and enjoyable. With TJB | trimarc2 | 07/08/2017 |