Clent Hills - along the North Worcestershire path

The first frosts of the winter, and a fabulous sunrise. I left the ironing I had planned and headed out.

 Parking by Hagley Hall, I followed the North Worcs path

 The Hall in the sunlight

Passing Sunfield school, the path climbs steeply through woodland, mostly oak

 I definitely couldn't run up this!

 From the top, the views were glorious. The tower blocks of Brierley Hill shine in the sunlight!

 All the valleys were full of mist. This is looking over towards the Clee Hills - only the tops are visible

Stourbridge below, and mist behind it

The information boards are useful (if not exactly angled correctly!) The high point in the distance is Turners Hill: the highest point in the whole of the West Midlands

The Four Stones with misty Shropshire (and Wales) beyond

 

Coming down, here's the pine cone symbol of the North Worcs Path

There were lots of cyclists out

 Looking back to Clent Hill

The two walkers heading away from me, are from Fusion Rock, the choir which I play keyboard for. Nice to meet friends on such a glorious day

 More from this lovely walk tomorrow

Walk details: Park on the quiet roads round Hagley Hall, and follow the N. Worcs Path (well signposted in the main) to climb Clent Hill. from the Four Stones the path is less clear, but keep going, and all the paths lead to the road. You could head back to your car at this point, which would be just about 4 miles. Or you could continue (see tomorrow) to make it a 6.5 mile walk