Herefordshire & Worcestershire is a particularly special area of the country as so many geological periods are represented. The story of geological time is written in the landscape from the ancient rocks of the Malvern Hills (700 million years old) to the 'recent' glacial and river deposits in the valleys of the rivers Avon, Severn and Wye. The explore series of building stones and geology & landscape trail guides presents these geological stories to visitors who enjoy the countryside and would like to know a little more.

The Trail locations are marked on the map below. Rollover each location for the name of the individual guide, click to view a description of the guide.

24. Wye Gorge 23. Wyche and Purlieu 22. Worcester City Centre 21. Worcester Cathedral 20. Woolhope Dome 19. Wigmore Glacial Lake 18. Symonds Yat 17. Severn Valley Railway 16. Ross-on-Wye 15. Queenswood & Bodenham 14. Malvern Hills 13. Lickey Hills 12. Hereford City Centre 11. Hereford Cathedral 10. Hampton Bishop 9. Great Malvern 8. Goodrich Castle 7. Clent Hills 6. Byton & Kinsham 5. Broadway 4. Bredon Hill (West) 3. Bewdley Town Centre 2. Abberley Hill 1. Abberley Village Churches

A booklet published by the Trust about the explore Trail Guide series is available for download. Please click on the attachment link below to view/download, or view guide descriptions here. To request a free copy of the booklet about the guides, or to purchase individual guides (£1.95 each) contact eht@worc.ac.uk.