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The Burway and Bodbury Hill at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Shropshire
The Burway and Bodbury Hill at Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd, Shropshire | © National Trust Images/PJ Howsam
Shropshire & Staffordshire

New Pool Hollow walk

This short walk starts from Carding Mill Valley at the heart of the Long Mynd and takes you on a gentle stroll past the mill ponds and up the reservoir bank.

Total steps: 4

Total steps: 4

Start point

Carding Mill Valley, grid ref: SO411949

Step 1

If you are starting from the Chalet Pavilion, follow the stream uphill to the top car park.

Step 2

Once in the top car park, cross the stream on the sturdy vehicle bridge opposite the green ticket machine. Ahead, the track curves around a spur of the hill, before opening out into a broad side valley. You are now walking along New Pool Hollow, named after two early mill pools.

Step 3

Keep following the path along New Pool Hollow.

Step 4

Within 400 metres, climb the reservoir's retaining bank and cross the stile into the enclosure.

End point

Reservoir, grid ref: SO411949

Trail map

Map showing route and steps of New Pool Hollow walk
Map showing route and steps of New Pool Hollow walk | © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey

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