Caer Caradoc
Caer Caradoc
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Mike H
Shrewsbury, UK190 contributions
Sep 2020
My wife talked me into this walk. If you want to park close, there's a track coming out of a sharp bend in the village of Willstone (488,953 on OS217). Only space for 4 or 5 cars and it's a rough track. Anyway, the summit is a very easy walk from there but stilll takes in some spectacular scenery. We were very lucky to see 3 pairs of Kestrels playing on the wind. Lots of fungi as well being mid September. It was a clear day and the views from the summit were everything you've heard. Stunning! Recommend you take a pair of binoculars to make out details across the valley to Carding Mill Valley and beyond.
We'd intended to walk off to the south and then pick up the track back to the car but having got to the track in good time and feeling envigorated, we opted for a climb up to Willstone hill and the Battlestones there. Again, a lovely walk but my wife insisted that we not take the direct descent and instead find the footpath further on.... Needless to say that was a mistake and we ended up wading through the chest high bracken that someone else reported! On the plus side, we did find the biggest Parasol mushrooms we've ever seen! Back to the track and the car and I'm grateful we didn't park in Cardington. Just under 6 miles which was enough for an out-of-shape near pensioner. As it was luchtime, we repaired to the excellent Royal Oak in Cardington which I can heartily recommend. Great day out!
We'd intended to walk off to the south and then pick up the track back to the car but having got to the track in good time and feeling envigorated, we opted for a climb up to Willstone hill and the Battlestones there. Again, a lovely walk but my wife insisted that we not take the direct descent and instead find the footpath further on.... Needless to say that was a mistake and we ended up wading through the chest high bracken that someone else reported! On the plus side, we did find the biggest Parasol mushrooms we've ever seen! Back to the track and the car and I'm grateful we didn't park in Cardington. Just under 6 miles which was enough for an out-of-shape near pensioner. As it was luchtime, we repaired to the excellent Royal Oak in Cardington which I can heartily recommend. Great day out!
Written October 26, 2020
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Lorenzo E
Nottingham, UK31 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
Surprisingly steep but worth the effort for the views in all directions. This is a very shapely hill and probably the best in the local area, worth combining with Hope Bowdler hill for a circular walk, or the Lawley for a there and back route. Shropshire is underrated hill walking country!
Written September 24, 2020
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Sharon T
Liverpool, UK70 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
Excellent walk. Has a couple of ways up and down. Fantastic views from the top. Saw a group of school children on there way up 7-9 year olds. So not to difficult a climb but I did stop to admire the view a few times 😃
Written January 9, 2023
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Jul 2021 • Solo
Caer Caradoc
Church Stretton
A night below the stars
Caer Caradoc
Church stretton
Really awsome sight lovely view would i go back yes. had a wild camp up on the old fort could not have had a better night. But please dont forget (leave no trace)
Church Stretton
A night below the stars
Caer Caradoc
Church stretton
Really awsome sight lovely view would i go back yes. had a wild camp up on the old fort could not have had a better night. But please dont forget (leave no trace)
Written July 26, 2021
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G_EvansWales
Brecon, UK878 contributions
Feb 2020
We walked here via Hope Bowdler Hill, it was really windy and felt freezing with the wind chill, after dropping back down to the valley floor we walked up Caer Caradog, stopping a few times to catch our breath. The views from the top were spectacular.
Written February 3, 2020
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Jjjonass
Taby, Sweden49 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
Beautiful views when you are at the summit. Quite steep for some parts, both going up and down, regardless of route.
Our 4 year old needed lots of help, but the 7 year old loved it!
We will walk Caer Caradoc again next time we’re visiting Church Stretton.
Our 4 year old needed lots of help, but the 7 year old loved it!
We will walk Caer Caradoc again next time we’re visiting Church Stretton.
Written April 17, 2019
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SandyChurchStretton
Church Stretton, UK34 contributions
Apr 2018
Double ditch and rampart hill fort, with great history of Prince Faradic/Caratacus. Good to walk up, with wonderful views of the Shropshire Hills.
Written October 2, 2018
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Traveltales2
Sydney30 contributions
Jul 2017 • Friends
We walked (or puffed) our way up Caer Caradoc and were treated to a wonderful clear view on the "summit'. The under 50's in our group found it pretty easy going but as an reasonably unfit 60+ is was a little tough but well worth the effort.
Written November 29, 2017
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slboy
Church Stretton, UK342 contributions
Jun 2020 • Solo
Lived in church Stretton 25 years, and finally booked up here Sunday, I went up the very steep part which was very hard but come down be easier slope, my advice would be to walk up the less steeply part,
If you are coming from the public footpath at the farmers fields and up the muddy clay track keep on walking until you go way past the Carodoc ,It will be on your left hand side and keep walking up the track and keep walking you will think you’re going way too far but you’re not, eventually you will come across in a kissing gates and about 20 foot pass that one there is a proper full farmers gate which I’d recommend going through and just follow the large walk all the way up to the Carodoc, before you get there you need to open another large farmers gate👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I stupidly walked up the very very very steep incline all the way up which took me forever ,,,
If you are coming from the public footpath at the farmers fields and up the muddy clay track keep on walking until you go way past the Carodoc ,It will be on your left hand side and keep walking up the track and keep walking you will think you’re going way too far but you’re not, eventually you will come across in a kissing gates and about 20 foot pass that one there is a proper full farmers gate which I’d recommend going through and just follow the large walk all the way up to the Carodoc, before you get there you need to open another large farmers gate👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I stupidly walked up the very very very steep incline all the way up which took me forever ,,,
Written June 18, 2020
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Nick I
Bishops Castle, UK220 contributions
Feb 2019 • Family
This is a 3-4 hour walk with youngish children (aged 9).
Park at the lay-by a mile out of Church Stretton on the B4371; walk towards Cwm Farm; At Cwm Farm Head past staying uphill to the right skirting round Hope Bowdler Hill; Follow the path slightly down to the obvious ascent path; Ascend to the top; Walk along the downward ridge to 3-fingers Rock; Descend (steep) and cross the stream into the woods; Uphill through the woods back to the track you started on and back to the lay-by.
That’s it.
Great views over the Long Mynd, the Wrekin and Ragleth Hill on route.
Alternatively, rather than head to Cwm Farm head up Hope Bowdler Hill and follow the ridge till you get to the end and then drop down into the valley before ascending Caer Caradoc.
Either route is great!
Park at the lay-by a mile out of Church Stretton on the B4371; walk towards Cwm Farm; At Cwm Farm Head past staying uphill to the right skirting round Hope Bowdler Hill; Follow the path slightly down to the obvious ascent path; Ascend to the top; Walk along the downward ridge to 3-fingers Rock; Descend (steep) and cross the stream into the woods; Uphill through the woods back to the track you started on and back to the lay-by.
That’s it.
Great views over the Long Mynd, the Wrekin and Ragleth Hill on route.
Alternatively, rather than head to Cwm Farm head up Hope Bowdler Hill and follow the ridge till you get to the end and then drop down into the valley before ascending Caer Caradoc.
Either route is great!
Written February 2, 2019
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Can you drive to the top ?
Written November 23, 2018
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