Routes Planner Features Updates

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Running trails & routes

West Midlands Region

Fossil Bank Viewpoint – Worcestershire Beacon loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

Running trails & routes

West Midlands Region

Fossil Bank Viewpoint – Worcestershire Beacon loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

Moderate

81

runners

Fossil Bank Viewpoint – Worcestershire Beacon loop from Malvern Hills National Landscape

01:03

8.47km

270m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Malvern Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

11 m

Bench With a View of Malvern Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Close to the H2O Café. Public toilets here too! Sometimes an ice-cream van 👍🏻

Tip by

2

25 m

Fossil Bank Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view and perfect place for a break. There’s a bench and a public toilet across the road behind the bus shelter.

Tip by

3

207 m

Old Wyche Road Climb

Highlight • Climb

This is more of a challenge for cyclists than hikers, one of the steepest roads in the country!

Tip by

4

5.92 km

Stone Compass Rose, Malvern Hills

Highlight • Monument

Pretty cool marker stone, points to everywhere

Tip by

5

6.59 km

Worcestershire Beacon

Highlight • Summit

At 425m (1400ft) this is the highest spot in Worcestershire. At the trig point there is a plinth and map naming all the sights that are spread out before you, …

Tip by

6

6.68 km

Worcestershire Beacon Summit and Toposcope

Highlight • Natural Monument

At 1,394 feet (425 m), Worcestershire Beacon is the highest point in the county and a grand viewpoint to boot. Its popularity is such that it is at the centre …

Tip by

B

8.47 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.76 km

2.25 km

529 m

361 m

291 m

282 m

Surfaces

4.26 km

2.28 km

881 m

702 m

205 m

145 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Tuesday 6 October

14°C

7°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate Send to Phone

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

5.0

245

Worcester & Birmingham Canal & River Severn loop from Worcester

00:33h

5.34km

20m

5.0

33

Backney Bridge loop from Ross-on-Wye — Wye Valley

00:57h

8.55km

40m

5.0

25

Daffodil Way

01:35h

14.7km

110m

4.0

12

Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill Loop

01:13h

9.45km

370m

5.0

13

Sudeley Castle & Belas Knap loop from Winchcombe — Cotswolds

01:16h

10.8km

210m

5.0

13

Worcestershire Beacon & Crossroad Stone loop from Great Malvern — Malvern Hills

00:36h

4.31km

250m

4.7

11

Haugh Woods loop — Wye Valley

00:56h

8.07km

160m

5.0

9

Hanbury Hall & Piper's Hill loop

01:02h

9.33km

90m

10

Foy Bridge loop from Ross-on-Wye — Wye Valley

01:28h

13.4km

140m

5.0

4

Glevum Way

02:22h

21.4km

210m

10

Summer Hill & Worcestershire Beacon from Wyche — Malvern Hills

00:31h

4.07km

180m

2

Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill Loop

00:55h

6.89km

310m