5.4 miles. The walk starts at the Swan in Chaddesley Corbett, DY10 4SD off the A448. The terrain is good, through woodland and fields. Can be muddy. Short distances on minor roads. All footpaths followed are clearly marked or signposted. The route is recommended in late April/early May when bluebells are abundant.
From the Swan (a) which was built at the turn of the 17th Century, cross the road and walk south towards the Talbot. Pick up the path (b) on the left and follow around buildings. It turns left and then meets the path (c) which you will be returning to later. Turn right and walk straight on, ascending to the wood and between the pylons.
Enter the wood (d) and continue to the follow the main path (this is a good place to see the bluebells) uphill until it meets a trackway (e). The path is much wider here. Turn left onto the track and then almost immediately when the path splits in two, take the right fork. Follow the path straight on and ignore paths first to the right and then to the left, you will be returning to these later) and after admiring the bluebells leave the woods at the gate (f). Follow the path around the edge of the wood, cross the road (g) and take the path immediately opposite. This path runs through a narrow cutting before running to the right of the wood. The views towards the Malvern Hills are superb. Continue down to the small road (h) where you will turn left.
Carefully walk along the road until you meet two paths (i) on the right. Take the right hand path. Follow it downhill through woods and beside a large house. Ignore the path straight on (j) and turn right onto the tarmac service road. Follow this service road past the front of the houses to the road (k).
Turn right and follow the road until it splits. Our path runs to the left (l) through a gate and across a field to another gate. Ignore the path and path/bridge to left and go through the gate on the right. Follow this path through fields and gates as it runs to the right of a hedgerow and a pond. Go through the gate (m) back into the wood. In spring time this is probably the best place to see the bluebells. The narrow and very pretty path meanders up the hill through the wood before meeting the path you were on earlier. Turn right and retrace the path but when you get to the path on your left (n), take it.
Continuing through the woods and crossing a track, the path leaves the wood (o) and enters open fields. This section can be muddy! Carry straight ahead with the hedge to your right. At (p) the path splits in four after you have walked between electric pylons. Follow the left path. After passing through a number of fields (you will see the spire of the church ahead), the route traverses a ploughed field, eventually re-joining a path we walked along earlier (q). Turn right and carry straight on all the way back to the Swan.