Clee Hills Walk
Visit Titterstone Clee Hill and Brown Clee Hill on this challenging walk in the Shropshire Hills AONB. Titterstone Clee stands at a height of 1,749 feet (533 m) while Brown Clee at 1,772 feet (540 m), is the highest peak in Shropshire. The views from the hills are truly wonderful with the Welsh Mountains of Snowdonia, Cadair Idris, the Brecon Beacons, and the Black Mountains visible.
There are fine views across the Shropshire Hills AONB including Long Mynd, Caer Caradoc and Stiperstones are also marvellous. To the south are the Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds, and to the east are the Clent Hills, Turner's Hill, and Barr Beacon. To the north is Cannock Chase and the Peak District including The Roaches and Winter Hill.
This walk starts at the car park at Titterstone Clee Hill and follows the Shropshire Way 5 miles north to Brown Clee Hill. Look out for a variety of wildlife including rabbits, adders, peregrine, kestrel, skylark, Eurasian curlew and barn owl often scene on the hills.
If you'd like to extend this walk you could start it from the nearby town of Ludlow and follow the Shropshire Way to Titterstone Hill.
Clee Hills Ordnance Survey Map 
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Clee Hills Open Street Map 
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Clee Hills OS Map 
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Clee Hills Open Street Map 
- Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking
Pubs/Cafes
The little village of Cleehill is located just to the south of Titterston Hill. Here you could pay a visit to The Golden Cross. The friendly pub has an outdoor area with good views of the Teme Valley and Ludlow. It's located on the High Street at a postcode of SY8 3LZ for your sat navs. It's also dog friendly if you have your canine friend with you.
Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby
Photos
Trig Point on Brown Clee Hill. The hills offer a mix of habitats that support a variety of flora and fauna. The upland areas are characterised by heather moorland, where ling heather and bilberry dominate, creating vibrant purples in late summer. Acid grasslands, with species like sheep’s sorrel and wavy hair-grass, are common on the hillsides. In wetter areas, mosses and rushes thrive, while patches of woodland contain oak, birch, and rowan. Quarry areas, remnants of the region’s industrial past, often host hardy plants like ferns and lichens
Titterstone Clee Hill. The fauna of the Clee Hills is equally diverse. Birds are a particular highlight, with species such as red grouse, skylarks, and meadow pipits commonly seen or heard on the moorlands. Raptors, including buzzards and kestrels, are frequently spotted soaring overhead, and the area occasionally hosts peregrine falcons. Mammals include foxes, badgers, and hares, while bats are often active near the old quarry sites at dusk. Insects like meadow brown and small heath butterflies are abundant in summer, and the wetter areas support dragonflies and damselflies.
Clee Hill Common. Famed roadside viewpoint high on Clee Hill. View beyond the gorse covered upland heath to Abberley and Woodbury Hill and most of Worcestershire.
Hill fort, Clee Hill. While Titterstone Clee is best known for its industrial archaeology, there are older structures too. These are the remains of a stone wall just below the summit. This is a very large hill fort and one of the highest in England. The spread of stones reminds me of the forts in Scotland rather than the usual earthen ramparts found on other local forts. This side of the hill is undisturbed, beyond the summit much of the hill has been quarried away.
Summit, Clee Burf. The Clee Hills are notable for their historical and industrial significance. The hills have been shaped by centuries of quarrying for coal, limestone, and ironstone, remnants of which are still visible today. Titterstone Clee is home to ancient cairns and hillforts, offering insights into the area's prehistoric past.
Sheep in the bracken
The northern slopes of Clee Hill
Clee Hill