Capler Camp Hill Fort loop from Fownhope — Wye Valley

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Fownhope

Capler Camp Hill Fort loop from Fownhope — Wye Valley

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Capler Camp Hill Fort loop from Fownhope — Wye Valley

02:52

10.2km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Wye Valley AONB

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.49 km

River Wye Walk

Highlight • Natural

Kate Humble the Tv presenter once said 'The Wye Valley Walk passes through this beautiful part of the world which I am lucky enough to call home. Don’t rush the walk.' No truer words have been said. The Wye Valley, by foot or canoe, is as good as it gets anywhere.

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5.50 km

Capler Camp Hillfort

Highlight • Natural Monument

Capler Camp is a large Iron Age hill fort on Capler Hill overlooking the Wye Valley. Many of the ramparts and ditches are still visible today and you are afforded a lovely view from the fort. Excavations have revealed stone foundations on the site. Roman Coins plus artefacts from the Bronze Age and Iron Age have also been found.

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7.73 km

Lea & Paget's Wood Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Lea & Pagets Wood is arguably one of the finest ancient woodlands in the Hereford and Wye Valley area. Springtime sees large carpets of bluebells making a spectacular appearance and the whole area becomes an important eco system for the local butterfly population especially white admirals and wood whites.

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.05 km

2.81 km

2.42 km

392 m

357 m

155 m

Surfaces

7.15 km

2.34 km

615 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

12°C

7°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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Comments

October 1, 2022,Fownhope & Capler Camp

Spectacular views on a stunning morning...what more can be said? Wide panoramas at the start, along the river to finish. All on well way marked paths. Highly recommended!