28.08.16 Burway Hill
(SO 440 942, previously Trimbled))
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| Burway Hill (SO 440 942) |
Burway Hill is easily accessible if wanting a relatively quick ascent as it is positioned beside the minor road that makes its way west from Church Stretton over the Long Mynd to the East Onny valley.
The closeness of this minor
road does not detract from the appeal of the hill, as its northern and southern
slopes are steep sided plunging down to the Carding Mill and Townbrook Valley’s
respectively.
Its eastern ridge descends to
the outskirts of Ashbrook and Church Stretton, whilst its western slopes are
sharp and steep leading down to its connecting col, from here the land
continues toward the highest part of the hill range; Pole Bank.
Today the Long Mynd was a hive
of activity with a multitude of cars squeezing past one another on the steep
minor road; mountain bikes were either being pushed or their riders were struggling
uphill whilst walkers were dotted on distant horizons seemingly on each and
every path and summit. We were a part of
the car influx, and as the day was beautifully warm with sunshine highlighting
the purpled heather we stopped and Lou and I took the opportunity to visit the
summit of Burway Hill.
We parked beside the col, which
along with the hill’s summit had previously been Trimbled whilst on a walk with
Charlie Leventon in February 2014. A
grassed path leads from the col to the attractive rocky summit, and although
steep it is no more than a head down and a bead of sweat on brow ascent.
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| Lou - ready for all eventualities |
As I followed Lou up the
rubbled path I smiled as she stopped and expressed concern that there may be
snakes in the heather, between my smiles I encouraged her onward.
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| Looking out for snakes |
The summit was soon reached and
we stayed on top for ten minutes or so admiring the view, away to the
north-east the distinct profiles of Caer Caradoc Hill and The Lawley bulged up
from the greenness of the valley below, their profiles led the eye toward the
distant Wrekin, which is an outlier of the Shropshire hills.
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| Lou at the summit of Burway Hill |
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| The view north with Caer Caradoc, The Lawley and The Wrekin |
As we descended we looked
beyond Pole Bank where he sky was massing grey, its darkened colour foretelling
heavy rain, and yet on the Long Mynd the walkers, picnickers and cyclists were
out, bathed in sunshine.
The descent proved fun;
thankfully we didn’t encounter any snakes and made it down to the car in one
piece. Our drive continued eastward
toward the Stiperstones where the rain seemed embedded for the remainder of the
afternoon, looking back the upper part of the Long Mynd was now cloaked in grey
cloud and decidedly wet, we’d timed our visit well.
Survey Result:
Burway Hill (significant name change)
Summit Height: 402.8m (converted to OSGM15, from previous Trimble GeoXH 6000 survey)
Summit Grid Reference: SO 44061 94220 (Trimble GeoXH 6000)
Col Height: 372.9m (LIDAR)
Col Grid Reference: SO 43980 94263 (LIDAR)
Drop: 29.85m (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR col)
Dominance: 7.41% (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR col)
Dominance: 7.41% (Trimble GeoXH 6000 summit and LIDAR col)
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