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Hergest Ridge
426m (1398ft)


Herefordshire, England

The summit of Hergest Ridge is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.


Record Hergest Ridge as Bagged, Climbed & Conquered

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English Marilyn
92nd highest in England,
1151st highest in Great Britain

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English Trig Point (Pillar)

Hergest Ridge Summit

Hergest Ridge Summit

Photo: David Lehunte


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Interactive Walk Planning Map for Hergest Ridge (worth a look if you've never seen one of these superb, free-to-access, walk planing maps)

Walk Reports from fellow hikers who have already climbed Hergest Ridge



We will be adding easy-to-follow route maps up Hergest Ridge very soon.



Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 201 Knighton Presteigne is not currently available


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 148 Presteigne & Hay-on-Wye, Llanandras a’r Gelli Gandryll is not currently available


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Other walkers who hiked, climbed, bagged and summited Hergest Ridge Fellow go4awalkers who have already walked, climbed, summited & bagged Hergest Ridge

Craig Barrell walked up Hergest Ridge on September 7th, 2025 [with] Solo [weather] sunny

Rich Roberts climbed it on April 4th, 2017 [from/via/route] Offas Dyke [with] Sarah Wye

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