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| Name: | The Wrekin |
| Hill number: | 2843 |
| Height: | 406.9m / 1335ft |
| RHB Section: | 38A: Shropshire |
| County/UA: | Telford and Wrekin |
| Catchment: | Severn |
| Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Current County/UA Top, Clem (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,CoU,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SJ 62836 08203 |
| Summit feature: | no feature: ground 110m NNE of trig point |
| Drop: | 310.4m |
| Col: | 96.5m SJ 8133 2116  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 127 (1:25k) 242 |
| Observations: | summit is 0.1m higher than ground by trig point |
| Survey: | Trimble GeoXH 6000 |
| Comments: | col 1.5km N at SJ 8062 2269 is 1m higher |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 795 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| neiluttley | 14/04/2024 | |
| KJ Ascended using FP skirting N side of hill to climb Little Hill and the Wrekin by the SW ridge (steep) and then down by way of the main Tourist FP motorway. | crazy | 06/04/2024 |
| from car park £2 for 2 hours lay by parking when not busy very busy no view today 4.1 ks 1 hr 250 ascent | underhill | 09/03/2024 |
| Parked in Wrekin car park | chelec | 29/12/2023 |
| Walk along the Wrekins on nice sunny day hazy but far reaching views | iannotts | 23/09/2023 |
| Parked at the Wrekin car park (£4 all day) near the m54, and followed half a country walking magazine route. Enjoyed that it skirted the hill to the east before the steep climb from the south, instead of just tip and down the wide, boring north route. Great views. With my LOST team. | gbeniston | 15/08/2023 |
| Whilst working away from home a short evening walk on one of Shropshire's prominent summits. Used for navigation practice. Overcast clouds, 14°C, Feels like 14°C, Wind 10mph from WSW, visibility >6mi | higlett | 14/08/2023 |
| We parked at the bottom and ran around the wrekin before going up. A clear sky and thankfully it was breezy at the top as it was quite warm. Great views and an enjoyable run! | explorewithpaws | 30/07/2023 |
| We parked in the car park, and just went up the main path, it rained a bit but we had a lovely day. | JMB246 | 30/06/2023 |
| Ascended main route from Wrekin Forest Carpark to summit. c.3 hours round trip. | JXNJP | 30/06/2023 |
| Rambling Ray | 21/06/2023 | |
| Stevooo | 11/06/2023 | |
| Elwyn_Summers | 11/06/2023 | |
| Walked up from the Forest Glen car park. Grey, cold wind, a complete contrast from the day before but thankfully not hot on the climb. Great views and a scramble about on the rocks as well | ekm | 31/05/2023 |
| daveyf2001 | 27/04/2023 | |
| BasherBob | 20/04/2023 | |
| daddybond | 15/04/2023 | |
| W/The Lads. | Sedge | 25/03/2023 |
| https://www.strava.com/activities/8558337138 | Sleepwa1ker | 09/02/2023 |
| AbiEarley | 01/02/2023 | |
| simonlewis | 28/01/2023 | |
| JScarrott | 14/01/2023 | |
| The Tyke | 14/12/2022 | |
| Mike The Tyke | 14/12/2022 | |
| Rob50 | 26/10/2022 | |
| Parked in car park to the N, closest to M54. Up onto ridge and along to Ercall hp. Descended around northern edge of quarry and up zigzag path of next quarry to Lawrence's Hill. Descent to main Wrekin car park and usual ascent route to Wrekin trig and hp to the north. Return retracing steps to road and along road to car park. Sunny day with good views and lots of people out. | richard69 | 22/10/2022 |
| davert123 | 09/10/2022 | |
| wainwrighteer | 20/09/2022 | |
| From usual carpark. Solo on way home from WK on return from Kinder day-walk. Gentle pace on a hazy dry morning. The trig pillar has been repainted and tiled plinth installed. | Skip | 31/08/2022 |
| dubvine | 29/08/2022 | |
| With daugther Tilly. Parked at main car park (£1 per hour or £4 for 4 hrs+), though if you get there early there's plenty free parking on nice layby few steps away. | mazz | 22/08/2022 |
| Circuit from north, around fishing pond, trig and summit very busy, climbed needles eye - this and adjacent rocks covered in broken glass. Litter everywhere | Nick Canute | 07/08/2022 |
| From the car park, very warm, very busy. | iangalbraith | 08/07/2022 |
| hillhunter | 01/07/2022 | |
| Kat | 04/06/2022 | |
| The usual 4 Bag tour from the main car park - The Wrekin, Lawrence's Hill, The Ercall and Maddock's Hill. A surprisingly popular place at 8am on a Sunday morning. | summitter | 29/05/2022 |
| Revisit Wrekin summit and primary trig to bag the surface block. | Dugswell2 | 28/05/2022 |
| Revist with B and R. | jenx | 27/05/2022 |
| sandrasmythe | 01/05/2022 | |
| From the roadside parking on way to WK as a warm-up for the Howgills weekend. Early afternoon, sunny weather, gentle pace. First time I noticed the power station has been demolished. | Skip | 18/03/2022 |
| Wrekin Walk - Short sharp ascent up The Wrekin with good views over Shropshire | JazDisney | 26/02/2022 |
| 1/4 From Buckatree Hotel, walked up the tourist route to The Wrekin on a sunny day, then from base of hill curved South East to take footpaths to Maddocks Hill, Lawrences Hill and The Ercall making a pleasant circuit of about 8 miles. Nice early spring walk not too muddy. | nickywood1 | 04/02/2022 |
| Up the usual route from the carpark while travelling to WK for birthday. Dull afternoon, hazy weather, very muddy. Slower pace than usual. | Skip | 22/01/2022 |
| ChrisShaw1993 | 05/12/2021 | |
| Daviepa2 | 27/11/2021 | |
| Went up the route on the northern side that emerges at the summit and back down the bird-box path. A lovely sunny end to the day with terrific visibility. | andrewcoles | 04/11/2021 |
| Kendall | 29/10/2021 | |
| From car park to the NE with Isabel & Olivia, and Jim, Adam, Laura and kids. Took the traversing path through the woods on the NW side of the fell before ascending up the steep SW ridge. Visited trig point and true summit. Descended by way of the NE ridge, stopping off at the cafe on route for ice cream and coffee. | alistairpooler | 09/10/2021 |
| Frogreen | 08/10/2021 | |
| rachelcawley | 03/10/2021 |