Geopark Way
A 109-mile long-distance walk through the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark from Bridgnorth to Gloucester. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SO 717 927
Distance: 109 miles (175 km)
Time: 46–54 hours
Duration: 7–10 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
OL14 Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
179 Gloucester, Cheltenham and Stroud
189 Hereford and Ross-on-Wye
190 Malvern Hills and Bredon Hill
204 Worcester and Droitwich Spa
218 Wyre Forest, Kidderminster and Bridgnorth
219 Wolverhampton, Dudley, Stourbridge and Kidderminster
Summary
The Geopark Way is a long-distance walk of over 100 miles traversing the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark from Bridgnorth to Gloucester. The walk passes through stunning countryside as it explores 700 million years of geological history. The trail offers varied walking alongside rivers, through forests, along ridges, and across valley floors. It visits a wide range of wildlife habitats, providing plenty of opportunities to observe diverse fauna along the route. Towns, villages, and significant sites on the Geopark Way include Bridgnorth, Quatford, Dudmaston Hall, Hampton Loade, Alveley, Severn Valley Country Park, Highley, Woodhill, High Green, Kinlet, Wyre Forest, Bewdley, the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, Stourport-on-Severn, The Burf, Astley, Abberley, Martley, Ankerdine Hill, Alfrick, Old Storridge Common, Great Malvern, Worcester Beacon, Ledbury, Midsummer Hill, Whiteleaved Oak, Bromesberrow, Newent, Clifford’s Mesne, May Hill Village, Ganders Green, the River Severn, and Gloucester.