Walks near Hereford by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Hereford.
Abergavenny Circular via Ysgyryd Fach (Monmouthshire)
30 minutes direct from Hereford.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Craven Arms Circular via Wart Hill (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Hereford.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Great Malvern Circular (Worcestershire)
30 minutes direct from Hereford.
Steep dramatic hills rising from flat vales, ancient woodland, open grassy commons with bracken and heather, scrub and rock ridge and rolling pastures.
Time: 6h30
Warnings: Steep ascents and descents.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Church Stretton Circular via Ratlinghope (Shropshire)
45 minutes direct from Hereford.
Striking views back down Carding Mill Valley. Up Carding Mill Valley and across the Long Mynd Plateau and Wild Moor. Site of Richard Munslow's grave, reputedly Britain's last sin-eater who died in 1906.
Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 4h30–9h
Warnings: Steep ascent to top of Long Mynd; faint moorland paths obscured by undergrowth.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Knighton Circular via Offa's Dyke (Shropshire)
1 hour from Hereford, with one change.
Circular on footpaths and rights of way around the border town of Knighton, set on the River Teme close to the Offa's Dyke Path.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Ledbury to Great Malvern (Herefordshire)
15 minutes direct from Hereford.
Majestically out of the Severn Plain. Undulating hills, steep ascents and descents and rocky paths and scree. Malvern Hills formed from ancient rock 680 million years old; inspired Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Renowned spa destination from 17th century.
Hilly: three fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 5h–10h
Warnings: Boggy sections; steep descents treacherous in unsuitable shoes; loose scree.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Ledbury to Colwall (Herefordshire)
15 minutes direct from Hereford.
Through the timbered town of Ledbury, then woodland and the Three Choirs Way climbing below the Herefordshire Beacon, with Malvern Hills views.
Hilly: two fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Time: 3h30–7h
Lunch: Passes the Woodshed Café near Eastnor.
Walk details: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF).
Colwall to Great Malvern (Herefordshire)
30 minutes direct from Hereford.
Spectacular (Priory gate). Undulating peaks, steep woodland paths and rocky valley sections. Malvern developed as spa town in 19th century; inspired Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.
Hilly: three fifths on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.
Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.
Time: 3h–6h
Warnings: Steep descents need careful footing; muddy at stream crossings; steep slope near Beacon.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Similar walk: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF, inc. GPX).
Craven Arms to Broome (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Hereford.
Opening section of the Heart of Wales Line Trail over fields and through kissing gates on the Shropshire Way, past Hopesay Common and the village of Aston on Clun with its dressed Arbor Tree.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Reverse direction: Rail Rambles.
Worcester Foregate Street to Great Malvern (Worcestershire)
45 minutes direct from Hereford.
Picturesque and historically rich. Riverside paths, fields, woodland and urban approaches. Walk traversing two rivers to reach a Victorian spa town beneath iconic hills.
Time: 4h30–9h
Warnings: Muddy sections; multiple gates.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Reverse direction: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF, inc. GPX) and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Droitwich Spa to Worcester Foregate Street (Worcestershire)
1 hour direct from Hereford.
Droitwich Canal constructed in 1771 to transport salt to River Severn; fully restored and reopened in 2011.
Waterway: three quarters along the Droitwich Barge Canal.
Time: 3h30–7h30
Warnings: Riverside path may be fenced off during repair works.
Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).
Reverse direction: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF, inc. GPX) and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Droitwich Spa to Hartlebury (Worcestershire)
1 hour direct from Hereford.
Parkland and field paths past lakes and fishing ponds.
Time: 3h–6h
End-of-walk reward: A pub and brewery at Hartlebury near the end.
Walk details: Worcestershire Community Rail Partnership (PDF).