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Carding Mill Valley & Lightspout Waterfall loop — The Cotswolds

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Carding Mill Valley & Lightspout Waterfall loop — The Cotswolds

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Carding Mill Valley & Lightspout Waterfall loop — The Cotswolds

02:06

6.66km

270m

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Embark on the Carding Mill Valley & Lightspout Waterfall loop, a moderate hike in the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This 4.1-mile (6.7 km) route features a sometimes challenging ascent, gaining 881 feet (268 metres) in elevation, and typically takes about 2 hours and 6 minutes to complete.…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Carding Mill Valley Tea Room and Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Much of the Carding Valley and Long Mynd area is owned and managed by the National Trust. As a result, not only are the paths well maintained but there's a …

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833 m

Carding Mill Valley National Trust Visitor Centre

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Essential location if you don’t want to have an accident 😁

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1.95 km

Heather-Covered Trails in Shropshire Hills National Landscape

Highlight • Natural

If you go up to see the waterfall first, it makes a nice lil loop back around to this section.

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2.36 km

View Down Carding Mill Valley and The Long Mynd

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Rocky path. It is by and large stable so shouldn't cause too much of an issue but some care is required.

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3.40 km

Lightspout Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Rather than following the main route up to the top of the Long Mynd, you can take a left fork up Lightspout Hollow, a narrow, steep-sided valley leading up to …

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5.24 km

Carding Mill Valley Reservoir and Wild Swimming Spot

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superb picnic and wild swimming spot!

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6.66 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.03 km

1.09 km

654 m

509 m

370 m

Surfaces

2.47 km

1.58 km

1.52 km

876 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 19 May

17°C

9°C

62 %

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Trail Reviews

🌟 Carolien Wandelt

July 21, 2022, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd - Waterfall Walk

On the advice of an employee of the National Trust, we did the round to the right. That was indeed perfect. That means that you first walk up via the rock path. That uneven path is much easier to do as you go up. Then you walk across the plateau with beautiful views. There are horses and sheep here. Walking down you have a breathtaking view in front of you. We did the 4.5-5 km. Then it remains fun for the children and the climbing is already challenging. There are streams where you can build dams. That's always fun!

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Carding Mill Valley & Lightspout Waterfall loop — The Cotswolds

Carding Mill Valley Tea Room and Visitor Centre

Carding Mill Valley National Trust Visitor Centre

Heather-Covered Trails in Shropshire Hills National Landscape

View Down Carding Mill Valley and The Long Mynd

Lightspout Waterfall

Carding Mill Valley Reservoir and Wild Swimming Spot

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