Walking Britain A Short Brown Clee Hill Circular
Introduction to Walk 2296
Region - Shropshire Hills
County/Area - Shropshire
Author - Peter Lane
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
Ascent - 920 feet / 279 metres
Time - 3 hours 10 minutes
Grade - easy/mod
Brown Clee Hill at 540m is the county top of Shropshire. Like its sister: Titterstone Clee Hill, its summit is marred by a microwave relay station, However, it commands some outstanding views across to its sister and also across to the Long Mynd. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers.
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 217 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 217 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 138 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 138 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
2.0 miles / 3.3 km away
Brown Clee Hill from Abdon
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.3 miles / 10.2 km
5.2 miles / 8.3 km away
Wenlock Edge & Broadstone from Wilderhope Manor
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.4 miles / 10.4 km
6.1 miles / 9.8 km away
Titterstone Clee Hill and Catherton Common
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
7.5 miles / 12.0 km away
Titterstone Clee Hill & Cleeton St. Mary from Cleehill
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
8.0 miles / 12.8 km away
Wenlock Edge & Aston Munslow
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.8 miles / 12.6 km
8.1 miles / 12.9 km away
Cardington, Caer Caradoc, Hope Bowdler & Willstone Hills
Grade - moderate
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
8.6 miles / 13.7 km away
The River Severn from Hampton Loade to Bridgnorth
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
9.3 miles / 14.8 km away
Highley to Bewdley along the River Severn
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
9.3 miles / 14.9 km away
The Dudmaston Estate near Bridgnorth
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
9.5 miles / 15.1 km away
Highley from the Severn Valley Country Park
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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