Brown Clee Burfday Walk

A scenic walk to the highest point in Shropshire.  Because we start just below Nordy Bank there isn't as much climbing to get to the top of Brown Clee as you might think. What climbing there is will be mostly gradual with the occasional (and brief) steeper ascent thrown in. From the start point we circle round through grassy fields on the lower west flank of Brown Clee as far as the village of Abdon, after which we start the ascent to Brown Clee itself. Instead of ploughing straight up we branch off onto an easier side track which takes us to a grassy path that goes round the northern end of the hill. The views open up as we circle the highest point (Abdon Burf) before taking an easy route to the top. The toposcope offers a 360 degree view of Shropshire and beyond. The route continues along the top of Brown Clee following the Shropshire Way, past Clee Burf to the southern end of Brown Clee. There follows a brief descent where care is needed owing to the narrowness and unevenness of the path, but after this it's plain sailing on easy grassy paths back to Nordy Bank with continuing fine views (on a clear day !). 

Brown Clee was once the highest coal field in England and evidence of the old workings can still be seen near the summit. Nordy Bank is an iron age hillfort and there is a memorial to all the British, American and German airmen who died when their planes crashed on the hill. So, there's plenty to see apart from the panoramic views.