Horner Wood and Webber's Post from Horner

From the National Trust car park at Horner the walk follows the track up Horner Water into Horner Wood, a National Nature Reserve of old sessile oaks. It goes on along the stream to the meeting with East Water, then climbs by the Priestway bridleway onto the open heath at Webber's Post, with a view of Dunkery Beacon. The way down passes the Jubilee Hut viewpoint and drops back through the wood to Horner.

It is 4.8 km with 243 m of ascent; allow about 2 hours. The grade is Easy. The climb from East Water is steep.

The wood is crossed by many paths and it is easy to take the wrong one. The paths are muddy after rain and steep in places. Webber's Post is open heath, where dogs must be on leads from 1 March to 31 July to protect ground-nesting birds. The National Trust asks for dogs on leads near livestock.

Horner car park is a National Trust pay car park; members park free. There are tea gardens and toilets in the village. There is no station near.

Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.