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Summer Hill – Sugarloaf Hill loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

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Summer Hill – Sugarloaf Hill loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

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Summer Hill – Sugarloaf Hill loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

01:55

6.08km

250m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 18, 2026

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Malvern Hills National Landscape

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Parking

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883 m

View of the Malvern Hills from Summer Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Malverns can be a superb vantage point when the Severn Valley is covered in fog, as can happen on a still day in late autumn or into the winter. I have been here when the only ground visible above the fog were the very highest of these hills, and nothing else all the way to the Welsh Border.

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978 m

Summer Hill

Highlight • Lake

Nice view and parking nearby.

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1.11 km

Col Between Summer Hill and Worcestershire Beacon

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The shallow col between Summer Hill and the Worcestershire Beacon can be a magical place for photography in the right conditions.

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1.99 km

Stone Compass Rose, Malvern Hills

Highlight • Monument

Pretty cool marker stone, points to everywhere

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2.19 km

Sugarloaf Hill

Highlight • Natural Monument

Enjoy another excellent view from the top of Sugarloaf Hill, a 368m hilltop located in the beautiful Malvern Hills in Worcestershire.

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2.81 km

Table Hill (375 m)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great view from the top, worth the climb

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3.11 km

North Hill Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

North Hill is the second highest point of the range of Malvern Hills that runs about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border, although North Hill lies entirely within Worcestershire. It has an elevation of 397 metres (1,302 ft), making it the highest point of the Worcestershire Way.

The eastern flank of the hill lies directly behind Worcester road in Great Malvern from where its summit is a brisk 15 – 20 minutes steep walk from the town centre via St Ann's road and Happy Valley. A path from the car park in North Malvern follows the lower contour of North Hill to Happy Valley and St. Ann's Well.

Although the flint route from North Wales to Wessex lay to the north of Malvern, there is some evidence to suggest that traders passed over the Malvern Hills. Parts of an arrowhead, scraper and flint flakes have been discovered between the North Hill and Table Hill. A 19th-century guide book describes both a collapsed burial mound on North Hill named the Giant's Grave and a tump on Table Hill. These tumuli may have been connected to the Dobunni settlement in Mathon.

A track that runs along North Hill was known as the "Pyx Path" and was used by the priest from Worcestershire when bringing Sacrament to the hermits that lived in Malvern in the 11th Century. It was also referred to as the "Pixie Path", as it was believed to be used by fairies. The Lodge spring can be found at the foot of North Hill, off Worcester road. The ornamental fountain has a small spout and basin that is similar in design to those at St Ann's Well.

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4.73 km

View of Summer Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you are fortunate to be on the Malverns during an inversion, it can be a spectacular sight! This was looking down the steep slope from the Beacon to Summer HIll on a day of a very strong inversion, which looked like a huge wave breaking on the shore.

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6.08 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.00 km

1.44 km

596 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.46 km

1.92 km

972 m

642 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Summer Hill – Sugarloaf Hill loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

View of the Malvern Hills from Summer Hill

Summer Hill

Col Between Summer Hill and Worcestershire Beacon

Stone Compass Rose, Malvern Hills

Sugarloaf Hill

Table Hill (375 m)

North Hill Summit

View of Summer Hill

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