Arboretum Trail, Wyre Forest
3.2 miles (5.1 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: SO 749 740. Finish: SO 750 740. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 133 m of climbing and 130 m of descent; highest point 162 m.
Facts
- Code
- WM 1333
- Distance
- 3.2 miles (5.1 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- West Midlands
- County
- Worcestershire
- Total ascent
- About 133 m. Highest point 162 m
Getting there
- Bus stops
- Callow Hill- Wyre Forest Visitor Centre, 160 m from the start. Directions SO 750 739Callow Hill- Wyre Forest Visitors Centre, 250 m from the start. Directions SO 752 740The Royal Forester, 630 m from the start. Directions SO 743 738
- Car parks
- Wyre Forest Car Park (pay), 190 m from the start. Directions SO 751 740Car park, 220 m from the start. Directions SO 749 738
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 57 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 3 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pub
- Duke William, Callow Hill: at the start and finish.
- Café
- Wyre Forest Visitor Centre, Callow Hill: at the start and finish. Step-free.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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Walks nearby
- WM 1195Ribbesford Circular Trail2 miles, circular. Starts 2.2 miles away
- WM 1047Stourport Circular Walk6.7 miles, circular. Starts 2.4 miles away
- WM 123Worcestershire WayLong-distance route, 31 miles, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away
- WM 1155Habberley Valley Circular Walk2.5 miles, circular. Starts 3.8 miles away
- WM 1084Abberley Circular Walk5 miles, circular. Starts 3.9 miles away
- WM 132Jack Mytton WayLong-distance route, 75 miles, one way. Starts 5 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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