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Kilpeck

Kilpeck, Herefordshire, England

9.76KM

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6.1MILES

A brisk new year's day walk starting in the village of Kilpeck, with the Norman Church of St Mary & St David and remains of Kelpeck Castle. The walk heads south as far as Saddlebrow Hill before returning to the village.

1 Jan 2026
Some Hills
3hrs, 15min (2hrs, 27min)
altitude Graph for kilpeck walk

Elevation: Max 253m, Min 95m, Gain 158m

Pictures from the walk

Small rural graveyard surrounded by a low hedge, scattered headstones and monuments among grassy plots, bare trees and evergreens behind, with fields and cottages visible under an overcast sky.

St Mary & St David Church

A narrow dirt path through a grassy cemetery lined with weathered headstones and a stone cross leads toward a grassy mound topped by the ruins of an old tower under a pale overcast sky.

St Mary & St David churchyard looking towards the remains of KilpecK Castle

A narrow dirt path climbs a grassy hill toward the crumbling stone remains of an old wall, framed by low bushes under a pale overcast sky.

Kilpeck Castle

Black-and-white photo of an old stone church with a rounded apse and small arched windows, surrounded by weathered gravestones in a grassy churchyard, bare trees and an overcast sky.

Church of St Mary and St David, Kilpeck

Quiet rural scene of rolling green fields and hedgerows with bare trees and a pair of tall utility poles carrying power lines beneath a pale, cloudy sky.

The Knoll

Black-and-white photo of a rural dirt lane curving past a corrugated metal and brick barn, bare winter trees, a lone utility pole and muddy tracks.

Grafton Oak

Black-and-white photo of a tall, heavily pollarded tree beside a country path and fence, with a small house and farm buildings to the right and open fields stretching into the distance under a wide, cloudy sky.

Spiky Pollards!

Black-and-white landscape of a gently sloping grassy field with a faint worn path leading toward the horizon, dotted with a few leafless trees beneath a wide, cloudy sky.

Winter fields

Black-and-white landscape: a gently sloping grassy field topped by a solitary utility pole, framed by bare trees at left and right beneath a wide, cloud-streaked sky with faint airplane contrails.

Star Acre Farm

Close-up of a tangled carpet of dried brown fern fronds and thin stems, creating intricate, lacy textures.

Ferns

Black-and-white rural scene: a gravel lane curves toward stone barns and outbuildings, a wooden fence lines the right, grassy pasture and tall trees under heavy clouds.

Saddlebow Farm

Black-and-white landscape of rolling countryside: a hedgerow and wire fence in the foreground, fields and distant farm buildings and trees across gentle hills under a wide cloudy sky.

Saddlebow Farm

Black-and-white landscape: a wide open field with a row of leafless trees silhouetted against a low, dramatic band of dark storm clouds on the horizon.

Winter silhouette

Black-and-white rural scene: a wide open field with a neat row of tall, leafless trees across the middle, bare branches framing the top left and dramatic cloud-filled sky with contrails.

Approaching Kipeck

Black-and-white landscape: slender electricity pylons and power lines stretch across an open field, framed by bare trees beneath a dramatic sky streaked with clouds and airplane contrails.

Powerlines

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