The Three Hills Hike (Full Route)

Walk directions

1. Step 1

   From the entrance to the Churchstoke Shopping Centre’s lower car park, cross the main road with care to reach a wooden gate immediately opposite. Through this, take the short residential road ahead and then follow the road sign right towards Crosslikey Close. Turn right between two rows of garages to find a stile behind into a field.

2. Step 2

   Follow the left hand edge of the field, over a stile to reach another at the end of the field. Follow the line of a hedge to reach a gate in the corner of the field.  After the next, smaller field cross a ditch in the direction of the house ahead. Turn immediately right following the ditch to find a small footbridge back across into another field. From here you get a good view up to Todleth and Roundton Hills.

3. Step 3

   Keep left round the edge of the field and then along the long line of trees which mark the route of an old green way up to the hamlet of Old Church Stoke. You follow the line of this ancient track onwards, though a gate in a hedge and then slightly left up to a field gate in a fence. There are glimpses down into the overgrown lane through the hedge as you walk further up. Look for a stile in the hedge which takes you onto the lane and follow this, uphill, to Old Church Stoke.

4. Step 4

   Cross the road junction to a track opposite up to a gate that has a stile beside it. Climb up a little further to a stile into a field on the left and diagonally up the slope to cross two more stiles. Turn right and cross a house driveway onto the lane. Follow the lane uphill until reaching a junction next to a cottage called Castle Ring House.

5. Step 5

   Take the small lane on the left signed as a dead end, passing a house called The Pant. This is an ancient route which climbs up towards Corndon Hill. Follow this lane enjoying the wonderful views which open up around you. Eventually you reach a ruined house at Cowlton. 

   The landscape feels much wilder as you see Lan Fawr ahead and Corndon Hill away on the right. Pass through a gate on the now grassy track.

6. Step 6

   From the ruined building at Cowlton, follow the track for another 1.5km until you reach a point where there are several field gates on either side.

7. Step 7

   To climb up and over Corndon Hill, continue along the track ahead for a further 300m or so until you see a small gate and stile up on the right. You face a steep climb straight up to the top of the hill!

8. Step 8

   At the top there is a bench beside the trig point with fine panoramic views. From here, head on the same line East to the next cairn, with Brown Clee in the far distance.

9. Step 9

   From the second, larger cairn, bear south on a faint path. Follow scattered boulders until reaching a long fenceline. Keep the fence on your right as this marks the boundary of the Open Access Land. Follow this around until you come to a sharp right hand corner. Continue along the fence line, South West on a faint path.

10. Step 10

    At the next fence corner keep on ahead to reach the final cairn. To descend, there are just sheep tracks down the hill – take the gentlest gradient down, eventually winding through gorse bushes, towards Corndon Cottage.

11. Step 11

    Go through the gate, across a small stream and through a second gate with Corndon Cottage on your left.

12. Step 12

    Go through the field gate and keep right passing Corndon Cottage. Walk down to a wooden gate and then on to the track with trees on either side. At the foot of the track there’s a house on the right.

13. Step 13

    Follow the drive to reach the small lane. Turn right and walk along the lane. After 500m or so go through the gate on the left into Roundton Hill Nature Reserve. At this point look out for an information panel.

14. Step 14

    Follow the path ahead. If you have enough energy, take the detour to the summit of Roundton Hill. It’s a steep climb but you will be rewarded with amazing views! Either way, you will arrive at the Wildlife Trust’s car park at the foot of the hill. Continue down the drive towards the entrance to the reserve.

15. Step 15

    Cross the ford and go through the gate at the entrance to the reserve. Soon after, look out for a stile on the left. Over the stile the footpath cuts right, up to another stile in the corner of the field. Continue up to the top corner of the next field onto a track.

16. Step 16

    Straight across the track a path leads steeply through woods and scrub. You emerge through lots of Rowan trees, over a stile and onto the Open Access Land of Todleth Hill. There are lovely views behind of Roundton Hill and the ridge of the Stiperstones to the East.

17. Step 17

    Go ahead and past some piles of stones between grassy mounds. The path meanders downhill to reach an electrical generator station. There is a surfaced track here, ignore it. Instead, follow a path under the line of electrical poles, gently downhill, until it meets a fenceline. Follow the waymark post and fence, right, above the small cottage.

18. Step 18

    At the fence corner carry on ahead along a very old hedgeline to a waymark post from where you can see Churchstoke. Follow the line of the old wall and hedge downhill, and to the left. This leads to a cattle grid at the foot of a farm track, emerging onto a small lane.

    Turn right and look immediately left for a fingerpost and path which leads down to a stile. Over the stile, go ahead down the hillside and across a track to the far bottom right hand corner of the field where there’s another stile.

    Follow the right hand field edge to the bottom corner and onto a track by a house. Follow this to the main road and take care crossing back over to reach the Churchstoke Shopping Centre car park.