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Name:Callow Hill
Hill number:2847
Height:339.6m / 1114ft
RHB Section:38A: Shropshire
County/UA:Shropshire
Catchment:Severn
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (300-399m), Clem
(Ma,Hu,Tu,3,Cm)
Grid ref:SO 46079 85065
Summit feature:ground by path
Drop:157.4m
Col:182.2m  SO 5325 9515  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 137 138
(1:25k) 217
Observations:ground by tower 30m SW at SO 46081 85063 is 1m lower; trig point 120m SW at SO 45980 84955 is lower still
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Parked at road bend to the NW for Flounders Folly. Took the direct steep ascent and was thankful for the hazel hand support on the slippery mud. Visited hp, tower and trig. Descended via the zigzag gentler path. With Gillian.richard6907/11/2023
With LJanet M23/06/2023
Second ascent. Flounders Folly open day, excellent 360 degree views from top of tower.PeteF07/04/2023
Walked up as part of the route for the Shropshire Way Half Mammothon.jessicahickman01/04/2023
From the small parking space at Morwood 457854 and then a steep direct route to the tower.Peterb23/02/2023
Parked Lower Dinchope. Well signed zig-zag path through woods.squeegs19/02/2023
Walked up from Strefford Ford with Alma Aurea. Water too high to drive through it! Nice walk, good views. /Dmeltdiceburg07/01/2023
Parked in corner 457854. Took the easier/longer route to the tower. Early morning, 2nd and possibly even better English inversion. Sunny on top and stunning.iangalbraith29/11/2022
Day 1 of a 5 day winter backpack in Shropshire. Walked up from Craven Arms and prior to the wild camp on Hope Bowdler Hill.morgs4mountains19/11/2022
From Parking area at bottom of hill DrLongwojo19/08/2022
From north with Lesley in showers, up and down the easy path. Passed an Orthodox Jewish family of eleven making their way down. We thought this was unusual but later the same day met about 60 Orthodox Jewish teenage boys on Caer CaradocNick Canute15/08/2022
Parked near a cow field, walked to path which was in the shade of the forest near the summit was lots of ferns blocking the path, at the top was a big stone tower with a sign and some wooden seats next to it. With whole family.speedyclimber27/07/2022
Parking on corner to NW at start of ROW. Took the gentler route up, enjoyed the woodland shade on a muggy day. Nice views to W. Picnicked on benches at the top. With whole family. 122m ascentRoguePulsar27/07/2022
Part of the Shropshire Walking Festivalandrewcoles02/04/2022
8.2 mile circular from little car park at Harton Hollow nature reserve. Along track to very dull but very easy Wolverton Hill top. We then followed Wenlock Edge on muddy trails to footpath near Moorwood farm, followed this to minor road then onto Callow Hill via the easy un-steep route. Nice views from the top stretching into Wales including the Brecon Beacons. From here we descended the same way (the steep route being far too slippery) and followed path to minor road, along road to Middlehope college then tracks and paths into Acorn Coppice onto Diddlebury Common. The black-dashed trail in the woods on the map does exist! We climbed easily over fence into field where summit is. Afterwards we descended through woods to minor road at Burwood and followed this back to the edge and car park. 402m ascent. Afterwards we drove to and bagged Brown Clee Hill (2nd time) and Clee Burf. Perfect clear, sunny and warm. No one about.DanTrig14/03/2022
A very pleasant afternoon stroll from Craven Arms station along quiet lanes via Lower Dinchope. Came directly up from the NW, the higher slopes quite slippery and involved a bit of branch grabbing! Fabulous views from the summit area. Headed SW and zig-zagged down through the wood. On to Norton Camp.thesweetcheat26/02/2022
Short walk up from the corner of the road directly below the tower, up the very steep slope and turned right after the tower to find a more gradual stepped (much better) way back down. A pleasant short walk whilst travelling.nickywood105/02/2022
Walk with R from the Craven Arms Discovery Centre, a variation to the “Hills and Dales walk”.Dan Baddeley12/12/2021
From parking to NW. Up the steep way, down the easy way (see board at start)PeteN25/11/2021
Good parking to the NW near the Moorwood turnoff. Went up and down the less steep way.paulhilder23/08/2021
Choice of 2 walks to the summit from the little area where you can park heading North from Lower Dinchope. The longer, less steep or the short and steep (signposted as such). The short and steep which I took is very, very steep and was glad to be wearing climbing approach shoes! Fantastic views from the top and the tower really is something to behold up close.jamiequackers07/08/2021
park point 214 take steep route up and down may be to steep if very wet folly and trig pointunderhill24/06/2021
30K loop from Craven Arms rail station to 3 Marilyns. Path to summit/folly well signed in wood and passable in June.davechaffey23/06/2021
OK parking at SO456853. Up the disappointingly unexciting 'steep' route (dry) and back down the gradual route which was as slippery as an ice rinkIsbjorn13/04/2021
On a walk from Craven Arms. Blustery and cool today. We took the difficult route up which was super steep (as expected) but also quite muddy and slippery, most amusing.greboicus27/03/2021
Steep and slippy path.Play2End18/08/2020
From Wolverton Hill. Listened to On Wenlock Edge by Vaughan Williams then Gurney as we walked through the woods. Sat awhile by the tower, loved the ridge NE with fine view of Shropshire. High summer feel, insects a buzzing, getting warmer. Descent via Hill End. Back to car at 14:45.Wycombe Wanderer29/07/2020
Managed to pull bumper off front of car driving into a ditch whilst turning right. Parking difficult. Went up through field to where it said path was but totally overgrown nettles so went through field on other side of barbed wire. Saw two ladies at near top who asked why I was over other side of fence and that there was going to be no way back across. I found a spot where two barbed wire fences met and were strong enough to get a good foothold to cross to tower. Back same way. Rainingketzster16/06/2020
with K, walked up from Strefford. Last steep bit hard work, being slippy too, so returned by gentler route.IanHHill20/03/2020
TD, C &HThis Dog12/08/2019
Craven Arms - Callow Hill - Norton Camp - View Edge - Oaker Wood - Burrow - Craven Arms.Mark Jackson27/07/2019
1/4 from the northeast, parking at the kink in the road. Easy zig zag up, short steep way down. Trig visited also, though the head high vegetation was a painN.Morters11/07/2019
https://www.strava.com/activities/4271798814Sleepwa1ker27/03/2019
Up zig zag path from parking for folly. Ground by tree to NE does seem higher.prwild21/10/2018
from road corner to NW. found the short way up and took long way down.KC05/10/2018
Day off work so went over to Shropshire to try some Marilyns - lovely hills. Easy parking to NW at road bend. Missed the difficult route and took the easy-glad I did when I saw it from the top.Mark Sims14/09/2018
6/7 Marilyn day. From the road to the NW, up zig zag track. Visited both the tower and trig. (S)silveracorn_alan09/08/2018
Day collecting Shropshire Marilyns, 7 in total.tomd409/08/2018
Footpath from Lower Dinchope. Space for one vehicle on roadside. Solo.Dangerous Dave06/08/2018
Parked 457854 in layby / gateway by Callow Hill sign. Walked up along bendy path as straight route up was overgrown and too steep. Came to tower first and walked passed about 100m from tower to trig point in bushes on left. Super backdrop to trig was a corn field. Part of Flounders Folly.Hippy7701/08/2018
Straight up and down from NWClive G23/06/2018
3/7 today. Parked to NW and wandered up obvious tracks to summit area. Went to trig point first then along to tower and beyond looking for highest potential ground. Myrddyn Phillips joined me for this hill and he trimbled the various potential high points - I await his blog for the results.assynt_bob04/05/2018
Approach from NW. Tower closed.ger30/04/2018
From NW at road bend. Went straight up to Tower and nearby HP came back down zig zag path. Good views.PeterD22/04/2018
Excellent walk up And there's a nice geocache on the way was parked next to one tooSossick25/11/2017
3/12M Track above morwood.robertphillips19/10/2017
A nice stroll up from the track above Moorwood. I strolled up the zig zag footpath, because it gave good views and the diretissima is overgrown and nasty looking. The Tower was, of course, closed. Quick stroll to the trig and back the same way.Gill12/10/2017
Walk/running short loop. Fine weather, breezy. After View Edge. Working. Rounsfell29/09/2017
After Burrow, climbed from Strefford, then descended past trig point and via Lower Dinchope back to Craven Arms. A good 17 mile walk for three Marilyns.AlanD20/09/2017
Imposing tower beckons from base of the hill. Ascend through mixed woodland, lots of fungi about to reach summit and Flounders Folly (1817). Also visited the trig further along the ridge with wide open views into Corve-dale with the Clee hills beyond. Dropped to Lower Dinchope the burial place of Grove Sprightly (Racehorse), lane to the ford at Strefford then back along Wenlock Edge. A quiet pretty place.briandavies17/09/2017