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Logged Descriptions (logged by 314 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
As Stokesay Castle was closed parked by the entrance to the car park. Followed fp to Clapping Wicket - very muddy in the wood section - and direct ascent up near the fenceline to hp knoll. Ascent not quite as steep as nearby Callow Hill. Descended to SW through much gentler sloping and pleasant mature woodland to contouring section of fp and return to Clapping Wicket. Took a northern loop via Paddock back to the car. With Gillian. | richard69 | 07/11/2023 |
With L | Janet M | 23/06/2023 |
Second ascent | PeteF | 19/02/2023 |
https://www.strava.com/activities/8511564214 | Sleepwa1ker | 05/02/2023 |
From Stokesay castle, car park closed so started at layby on A49. Over level crossing, up Row to wood, along track to west as far as the house. Straight up hill SE through old trees to summit. Returned via Shropshire way and under railway tunnel. | iangalbraith | 30/11/2022 |
Parked on road to south, just east of summit, space next to View Edge Quarries SSSI kissing gate. Footpath then edge of woods to summit, over fence returning through quarries | Nick Canute | 24/08/2022 |
As per PeteN. Nice walk until Clapping Wicket. Thereafter an uphill jungle but relatively short. | Longwojo | 19/08/2022 |
Parked near a house which was right next to public footpath walked down another path to the top. With Dad. | speedyclimber | 27/07/2022 |
Carla and others waited in the car, parking spot just to E of Viewedge Farm, though it blocks a gate. Took ROW then followed animal track near fence to E, so not much ascending needed. Simple hop over a gate to summit. No views. With Felix | RoguePulsar | 27/07/2022 |
Parked by view edge farm, followed footpath North Eastwards into woods then straight out into the field on right and up to summit over one fence. | nickywood1 | 09/07/2022 |
Solo afternoon stroll from Craven Arms station, via Roman Road, up through Sallow Coppice and then footpath to Clapping Wicket. Lovely hill and one of the best bluebell displays I've ever seen. Walked eastwards along the top of the ridge, then descended to join the byway. Returned to Craven Arms via Stokesay Castle. | thesweetcheat | 07/05/2022 |
As part of a circular walk from Stokesay Castle | greboicus | 10/04/2022 |
Craven Arms to View Edge - Burrow - Shropshire Way back to Craven Arms. | Dan Baddeley | 12/02/2022 |
Big layby at about 421 821.Easy walk up through Sallow Coppice and across fields to Clapping Wicket. Then straight up, and down the obscure track to NE | PeteN | 25/11/2021 |
Parked at Stokesay Castle (free if you're an English Heritage member). Walked up to Clapping Wicket (good name) then went straight up from there - pretty steep. Came down by the forest paths - overgrown but doable. | paulhilder | 23/08/2021 |
Parked at Stokesay castle , paid £3 parking and enjoyed a cake at the cafe before starting the walk by heading south to the farm. Across the railway line carefully and followed the path up to the woods. Took the path west to Clapping wicket, take the overgrown path back on yourself and endure the foliage and fallen trees. Look for the path turning back through another fallen tree after 500 m( easy to miss this and follow path to dead end and climb into field to no avail). Follow this slowly upto the fence line and summit. On return easier paths can be found. | Hippy77 | 19/08/2021 |
Parked just opposite the sewage works entrance as parking at the castle is now £3 all day or free for members and had no cash on me! Walked over the level crossing, followed the footpath then zigzagged up. Few fallen trees to negotiate towards the top and some paths a little overgrown but all in all a good hike. | jamiequackers | 07/08/2021 |
From Stokesay Castle. Up Shropshire Way then faint path near end of wood. Heavily overgrown with brambles and nettles but doable. Emerges a couple of fields away from top. Found a better zig zag way down from the same start point to join the path heading SW from the castle. | squeegs | 16/07/2021 |
missed park spot by farm so parked SO 42228039 back up lane then row behind farm. after stile in to wood and walk about 10 metres below fence line walking on badger tracks numerous setts on fence line latrines and tree scrubs. cross fence on wood crossing point return same nice easy woodland walk | underhill | 24/06/2021 |
30K loop from Craven Arms rail station to 3 Marilyns. Didn't find good line from Callow Hill via Norton Camp because of river crossing. Found zig-zag path up through woods from E. Nice run off to NW, much less veg than on E slopes, so that is best ascent in June. | davechaffey | 23/06/2021 |
1 x verge parking space a few metres E of View Edge farmhouse. A short way NW along PF, over stile into woods. Crossed gully on R then various small paths which are forming close below fence line of adjacent field, above R. Awkward wooden hurdle in top corner of woods. | Isbjorn | 13/04/2021 |
Via public footpath from Upper House to SW up to View Wood, then steep but easy climb through woods. Seemed a much better route (no barbed wire fences to climb) than previous reports describing access via the quarry/Viewedge farm which can easily be avoided. Note. there is no public FP through the quarry/neighboring fields. Didn't mind the lack of view at top as expected, found it quite atmospheric. Good views to the west can be had just below View Wood. | steve_a | 22/08/2020 |
May have to come back for this top. | Play2End | 18/08/2020 |
Despite the welcome sign on the old quarry gate it appears the landowner from the View Edge farm likes to be asked before walking close to his fields. | dave g | 20/07/2020 |
Sulking about bumper on car after the trouble at Callow Hill. Heavy drizzle. Parked near houses near the top. Crossed gate and found top in the trees. GPS helpful finding real top | ketzster | 16/06/2020 |
Parked by the gate to the quarry (not far before the farm) on the minor road (GR 426805). Up through the gate on the path through quarry, kept to the path to the left side of the quarry, over a barbed wire fence over a field and then over another barbed wire fence into the summit trees. Easy to find summit. Total round trip about 20 mins. Not the most exciting of Marilyns. | JulieB | 11/01/2020 |
TD & C | This Dog | 12/08/2019 |
Craven Arms - Callow Hill - Norton Camp - View Edge - Oaker Wood - Burrow - Craven Arms. | Mark Jackson | 27/07/2019 |
2/4 from the quarry gate just east of Viewedge Farm. Short walk over grass and picking route up the quarry and into field/wood to summit. | N.Morters | 11/07/2019 |
Started from the footpath next to Stokesay castle through a few fields of pasture before finding the way marked path. I followed this until I was below the summit and then just bashed my way up over quite steep tree filled slopes. Disturbed some deer at the top which was the only thing of interest on the summit. | Peterb | 03/06/2019 |
from Craven Arms. | IanHHill | 02/06/2019 |
Solo. From gate to SSSI quarry SE of Viewedge Farm. Up road and path on west side of Viewedge Farm, into field and then into wood. Not an inspiring hill. | pwbellarby | 05/03/2019 |
Parked by Quarry SSSI gate. Picking way through quarry more interesting than summit reached past masts and along woods. | KC | 05/10/2018 |
Parking not easy but just enough room down from View Edge farm ( Poodles ?) . Instantly forgettable Marilyn - took path then over BWH into fields to top | Mark Sims | 14/09/2018 |
5/7 Marilyn day. Limited parking for an individual car on the minor road. Then by the poodle house along the public footpath a short distance, before following just inside the edge of the wood and over the fence to the summit. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 09/08/2018 |
Day collecting Shropshire Marilyns, 7 in total. | tomd4 | 09/08/2018 |
Parking area on the Roman Road directly north. Followed path through woods and across a few fields to Clapping Wicket. Track up to summit ridge then followed fence to high point. Back the same way. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 06/08/2018 |
Loop from Stokesay Castle. Up past Clapping Wicket, to SE tip of forest, then back N along the fence where there is a very faint path. Return via Shropshire Way from 435 797. | Clive G | 23/06/2018 |
4/7 today. Parked by gate to SSSI and quarry. Wandered up through quarry and through fields towards summit. Crossed fence and readily found high point in woods. Lots of bluebells out. Myrddyn Phillips joined me for this hill and he trimbled the high point despite the tree challenges - I await his blog for the results. As we drove past the farm we saw two black poodles by the gate. | assynt_bob | 04/05/2018 |
Approach from SE - no sight nor sound of poodles!?. Fairly open woods - little bits of incipient paths leading to summit area. Hill top in nice bluebell woods. | ger | 30/04/2018 |
From NW, past Clapping Wicket,then forest track, then directly up through trees, easy but steep. HP just inside wood at spot height. | PeterD | 22/04/2018 |
Walked in from view edge farm 
As the path started going down more I decided it was time to walk up through the trees 
Steep in places and lots of leaves so very slippy | Sossick | 25/11/2017 |
6/12M park quarry sssi site along road then path at side of houses. | robertphillips | 19/10/2017 |
A very easy stroll from the Poodle place, though poodles were only heard but not seen. | Gill | 12/10/2017 |
By shortest route. Got lost in quarry first. After Titterstone Clee, while working. | Rounsfell | 29/09/2017 |
From Discovery Centre in Craven Arms, using path to Clapping Wicket, E a little on track then straight up through trees - steep. Descended S in wood to path then back to Clapping Wicket - an easier route. On by path and road to Broome and Aston on Clun | AlanD | 20/09/2017 |
Parked near View Edge Farm with its giant black poodles, track to the side then through the woodland to find the woody summit shrouded in trees. | briandavies | 17/09/2017 |
Quick jog up. Parked a few hundred yards from the poodle residence. Went over a couple of barbed wire fences. Summit mound in the trees. Plenty of nettles will not be visiting again. | isabelle | 06/08/2017 |
Parked by SSSI entrance. Path by side of house then up through wood and across bwf to top. | Bramley | 04/08/2017 |
From house to South. Summit just over barbed wire fence. | NormanW | 17/06/2017 |