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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 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 375 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
lenman | 05/02/2024 | |
shortscotsman | 31/12/2023 | |
phil101 | 30/12/2023 | |
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. | richard69 | 07/11/2023 |
With L | Janet M | 23/06/2023 |
Lindsay M | 23/06/2023 | |
Rambling Ray | 20/06/2023 | |
Second ascent. 
Flounders Folly open day, excellent 360 degree views from top of tower. | PeteF | 07/04/2023 |
Walked up as part of the route for the Shropshire Way Half Mammothon. | jessicahickman | 01/04/2023 |
mazz | 04/03/2023 | |
ChrisShaw1993 | 26/02/2023 | |
From the small parking space at Morwood 457854 and then a steep direct route to the tower. | Peterb | 23/02/2023 |
Parked Lower Dinchope. Well signed zig-zag path through woods. | squeegs | 19/02/2023 |
Walked up from Strefford Ford with Alma Aurea. Water too high to drive through it! Nice walk, good views. /D | meltdiceburg | 07/01/2023 |
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. | iangalbraith | 29/11/2022 |
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. | morgs4mountains | 19/11/2022 |
daddybond | 14/10/2022 | |
The Tyke | 02/10/2022 | |
Mike The Tyke | 02/10/2022 | |
From Parking area at bottom of hill Dr | Longwojo | 19/08/2022 |
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 Caradoc | Nick Canute | 15/08/2022 |
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. | speedyclimber | 27/07/2022 |
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 ascent | RoguePulsar | 27/07/2022 |
dickiewren | 06/05/2022 | |
Part of the Shropshire Walking Festival | andrewcoles | 02/04/2022 |
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. | DanTrig | 14/03/2022 |
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. | thesweetcheat | 26/02/2022 |
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. | nickywood1 | 05/02/2022 |
Walk with R from the Craven Arms Discovery Centre, a variation to the “Hills and Dales walk”. | Dan Baddeley | 12/12/2021 |
From parking to NW. Up the steep way, down the easy way (see board at start) | PeteN | 25/11/2021 |
Good parking to the NW near the Moorwood turnoff. Went up and down the less steep way. | paulhilder | 23/08/2021 |
Freypal | 14/08/2021 | |
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. | jamiequackers | 07/08/2021 |
park point 214 take steep route up and down may be to steep if very wet folly and trig point | underhill | 24/06/2021 |
30K loop from Craven Arms rail station to 3 Marilyns. Path to summit/folly well signed in wood and passable in June. | davechaffey | 23/06/2021 |
Mark Hodgson | 22/04/2021 | |
OK parking at SO456853. Up the disappointingly unexciting 'steep' route (dry) and back down the gradual route which was as slippery as an ice rink | Isbjorn | 13/04/2021 |
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. | greboicus | 27/03/2021 |
Steep and slippy path. | Play2End | 18/08/2020 |
andrew brown | 15/08/2020 | |
Andrew Brown 2 | 15/08/2020 | |
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 Wanderer | 29/07/2020 |
Bag For Life | 29/07/2020 | |
Rockdoctor | 25/07/2020 | |
dave g | 18/07/2020 | |
fionnag | 18/07/2020 | |
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. Raining | ketzster | 16/06/2020 |
Ultima Thule | 27/05/2020 | |
with K, walked up from Strefford. Last steep bit hard work, being slippy too, so returned by gentler route. | IanHHill | 20/03/2020 |
abbo0001 | 16/03/2020 |