| Name: | Hope Bowdler Hill |
| Hill number: | 5350 |
| Height: | 426m / 1398ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 2841 Caer Caradoc Hill |
| County/UA: | Shropshire |
| Topographical area: | EC02 Clee-corndon |
| SMC/RHB section: | 38A: Shropshire |
| Catchment: | Severn |
| Class: | Hump, Tump (400-499m), Clem (Hu,Tu,4,Cm) |
| Grid ref: | SO 47953 94040 |
| Summit feature: | ground 2m E of cairn |
| Drop: | 120m |
| Col: | 306m SO479945  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 137 138 (1:25k) 217 |
| Observations: | ground 15m NE at SO 47959 94052 is c10cm lower |
| Survey: | Abney level |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 269 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| 13 mile round from Church Stretton | holtsd | 22/09/2024 |
| from layby on B4371, via Gaer Stone. Nice hill, but in low cloud. Went along ridge to NE and returned on path along NW side of hill. | IanHHill | 09/07/2024 |
| After careful descent from Caer Caradoc and a slow trudge up: wonderful views towards the Lawley. | JOHNS | 08/04/2024 |
| with Caer Caradoc Hill walk. | gbeniston | 16/08/2023 |
| W/The Lads. | Sedge | 24/03/2023 |
| great walk climbing ragleth, hope bowdler, caradoc and novers hills | jeanshotter | 05/03/2023 |
| 11.1 mile circular from The Lawley car park. Along minor road and onto main path in Lodge Hill Wood. After a while a path cuts through the main ridge wall and a small but clear trail follows wall on its south-east side up to Lodge Hill summit. The summit has a nice view to the west. We retraced our steps and took a little-used path across the fields to Chatwall Hall then followed the minor road over Yell Bank with nice views all the way to Hope Bowdler Hill, then up steeply onto Caer Caradoc Hill following easy paths with one final pull over The Lawley back to car park. Perfect weather and not too cold for this time of year. As it was a Sunday there was quite a few people around the Caer Caradoc area. Great views stretching to the Berwyns and Arans in Wales. 849m ascent. | DanTrig | 05/02/2023 |
| Circular walk of Hope Bowdler Hill, Willstone Hill, Caer Caradoc and Helmeth Hill. Very windy but bright and great views. With Alma Aurea. /D | meltdiceburg | 04/01/2023 |
| From the Lay-by on the B4371 via farm track and up the hill. Stopped by the Coffe/Snack vending shed on the way back. Great views from the top... Until the mist rolled in! | M6KIO | 29/11/2022 |
| Walk from Church Stretton over Caer Caradoc, Little Caradoc, The Lawley, Hope Bowdler Hill and Hazler Hill. If I'd known my train was gonna be that late I'd've done Ragleth Hill as well. Saw a bunny! Good views of the Long Mynd, Caer Caradoc, The Lawley, The Wrekin, Brown Clee Hill and Titterstone Clee Hill from the summit. Stop messing with the cairns though people there's only one on the map. | Jael Break | 02/07/2022 |
| With Camber & MCK | Trotticus | 05/06/2022 |
| From the B4371 up past the Gaer Stone on a surprisingly breezy day. | NormanW | 24/05/2022 |
| From layby on B road. Bagged after Helmeth. Nice hill. | Alan Caine | 27/02/2022 |
| weekend walking | chelec | 27/02/2022 |
| With Katherine. | andrewcoles | 29/10/2021 |
| Cardington to Caer Caradoc and the Lawley | fellowsa | 09/10/2021 |
| Walk around Hope Bowdler Hill and Church Stretton again, very tough in the heat but really nice. | mollyushills | 05/09/2021 |
| Climbed with Yeltzbagger from Cardington. Climbed to top of Wilstone Hill from end of lane then on to Hope Bowdler Hill. Then dropped down from the gap and climbed Caer Caradoc. Swifts and red Kites on top of Caer Caradoc. Biggest walk since I got ill. Never thought I could do anything like this again. What a day! | Stevie n Tay | 01/07/2021 |
| Unforgettable day with Stevie n Tay. Climbed Wilstone Hill from the end of the lane out of Cardington then on to Hope Bowdler Hill. Back down to the gap then down to the big track between Hope Bowdler Hill and Caer Caradoc. Up Caer Caradoc which was swarming with swifts. I never imagined Sevie n Ta could do something like this again. So thrilled we went back the following week and climbed Middle Hill then up Caer Caradoc from further down the Church Stretton side of the track so we could walk up the ridge. No swifts this time. | Yeltzbagger | 01/07/2021 |
| On a 16km run including this, The Lawley and Caer Caradoc | sturuss | 19/05/2021 |
| https://www.strava.com/activities/5207003077 | Sleepwa1ker | 21/04/2021 |
| From Caer Caradoc | Isbjorn | 12/04/2021 |
| Cardington - Caer Caradoc (N to S) - Helmeth Hill - Gaer Stone - Hope Bowdler Hill - Hill End - Cardington on a glorious spring day. | milimana | 30/03/2021 |
| Layby SO48251 96433 ~ Caer Caradoc ~ Three Fingers Rock ~ Helmeth Hill ~ Gaer Stone ~ Hope Bowder Hill ~ Battle Stones ~ back past Robin's Tump. Fine views + pleasant walk with Mart. | John Eley | 21/11/2020 |
| Row from South (16,6) | vegibagger | 16/11/2020 |
| On a stroll out of Church Stretton including Caer Caradoc | PhilipChaston | 18/10/2020 |
| Parked just beyond the busy layby on the B4371 below the Gaer Stone. Followed the path up to the stone and along the ridge. Good views across to Caer Caradoc. Descended by a path on the NW side of the ridge, down to the track back to the farm. | LizH | 15/08/2020 |
| Part of a post-lockdown hillwalk with Lindsey on a very hot sunny day. Parked below the Gaer Stone in the layby on the B4371 at grid ref SO 468932. Up the steep footpath from Gaerstones Farm to the Gaer Stone then followed the undulating ridge to the summit of Hope Bowdler Hill and on to the end of the ridge at Willstone Hill. Returned the same way and had lunch at the car. After lunch we walked up Callow above Little Stretton. | Skip | 31/05/2020 |
| After Helmeth Hill and third of Eight for the day. Had hill to myself until descent on beautiful early spring day. | KC | 16/03/2020 |
| Allstretton, Hope Bowdler, Ragleth | Flatfield | 01/03/2020 |
| Parked in large layby just to S. of entrance to Gaerstones Farm at SO 4683 9323 - NE along farm track to high point about 250m before Cwms Farm - Turned right, over low wire fence & then up obvious sheep trod across face of hill - Made way up to col & then less than 200m to summit. (S) | gerrybowes | 18/02/2020 |
| Parked in Church Stretton and combined with a loop of 10km to pick up Caer Caradoc ..460 metres climbed overall .. very very windy -- great views . | D SID | 15/01/2020 |
| Steady walk up Hope Bowdler as part of my route to Caer Caradoc | djaphoto | 10/12/2019 |
| With G. From Little Stretton > Ragleth Hill > Hope Bowdler Hill > Caer Caradoc Hill > > Little Stretton | RT1970 | 25/09/2019 |
| 1st hill of the day Hope Bowdler from the B4371, plenty of false summits, good tracks up and down, would advise using hiking poles for the ascent and descent. | giant_hiker | 20/04/2019 |
| Solo | Toobuddy | 24/03/2019 |
| From Hope Bowdler village on a beautiful afternoon Great hills in this area | Mark Sims | 22/02/2019 |
| With Caer Caradoc. Nice hill. | twg27 | 21/02/2019 |
| After Caer Caradog - with PS and GW | JohnIvor | 07/11/2018 |
| Ascended from the lay by on the B4371 - first hill on a 2.5hr walk we did as a break from the car journey back from the Berwyns. | DanMaisieBex | 27/10/2018 |
| From Hazler Hill with Alvin via south ridge. Good position to appreciate Caer Caradoc. Started raining again on descent to Caer Caradoc, climbed en-route to Helmeth Hill. | Wycombe Wanderer | 08/09/2018 |
| with Roy Male and friends, from Gaerstones Farm, with The Lawley and Hope Bowdler Hill, lunch at Cardington. | Lou | 19/08/2018 |
| Climbed on the Gaer Stone first, then easy stroll up to the summit. With Clare, Eire, Evan, Sail, Danu, Coel & Alfie. | Dangerous Dave | 04/08/2018 |
| From road up track past farm, not a great path for the most part but fairly easy climb, part one of a Hope Bowdler, Caer Caradoc, Helmeth Hill circuit. | Stuzinho | 22/04/2018 |
| From Hazler Hill via the Gaer Stone. | Chris Peart | 19/04/2018 |
| From Church Stretton: Ragleth Hill, Hazler Hill, Hope Bowdler Hill, Caer Caradoc Hill and The Lawley. | Crib Goch | 08/04/2018 |
| After Helmuth Hill, good hill and views. Onto Caer Caradoc with C. | PeterD | 01/04/2018 |
| Stunning early morning views whilst walking along hill top ridge. | Ed | 25/03/2018 |
| From road junction to SSW, circular walk over Hills Hope Bowdler, Helmeth, Ragleth and Hazler. Good pathscsll the way although a little inventive to get from col below Haxler onto Ragleth. | nordicstar | 11/01/2018 |
| Just about as good as you could wish for climbing this marvelous hill with autumn looking at its finest. With Adrian. | Alex C | 29/10/2017 |