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The Beacon Spring – St James' Church, West Malvern loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

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The Beacon Spring – St James' Church, West Malvern loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

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The Beacon Spring – St James' Church, West Malvern loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

01:04

3.68km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

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Malvern Hills National Landscape

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Start point

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1.41 km

The Dingle

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This is the quickest way up to the summit ridge of the highest Malverns, really useful if you have to dash to catch a sunrise or an inversion!

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1.52 km

Stone Compass Rose, Malvern Hills

Highlight • Monument

Pretty cool marker stone, points to everywhere

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2.13 km

Highland and Belted Galloway Cattle in Malvern Hills

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a traditional breed, cute and easy to hike past them

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2.74 km

Bench With a View of Malvern Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.80 km

The Beacon Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

3.15 km

St James' Church, West Malvern

Highlight • Historical Site

The first church on this site was built in 1841 by Harvey Eginton as a chapel of ease to nearby Mathon, now in Herefordshire. It soon proved to be too …

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3.15 km

M. Anderson's Cave

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3.24 km

West Malvern Spout

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This is the third of Charles Morris's trio of gifts of water to the people of Malvern. The inscription on the plaque, until recently barely decipherable, reads "Erected for the …

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3.68 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.45 km

630 m

454 m

140 m

Surfaces

1.85 km

597 m

499 m

480 m

140 m

108 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Friday 15 May

13°C

3°C

81 %

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The Beacon Spring – St James' Church, West Malvern loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

The Dingle

Stone Compass Rose, Malvern Hills

Highland and Belted Galloway Cattle in Malvern Hills

Bench With a View of Malvern Hills

The Beacon Spring

St James' Church, West Malvern

M. Anderson's Cave

West Malvern Spout

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