Shropshire Way
A 139-mile long-distance path celebrating the county of Shropshire. It visits many of the county’s popular locations, including Shrewsbury, the Long Mynd, Stiperstones, Bishop’s Castle, Clun, Hopesay Hill, Ludlow, the Clee Hills, Much Wenlock, Ironbridge Gorge, The Wrekin, and Wem. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SJ 521 433
Distance: 139 miles (224 km)
Time: 60–70 hours
Duration: 10–14 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
201 Knighton and Presteigne / Tref-y-Clawdd a Llanandras
203 Ludlow, Tenbury Wells and Cleobury Mortimer
216 Welshpool and Montgomery
217 The Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge
241 Shrewsbury, Wem, Shawbury and Baschurch
242 Telford, Ironbridge and The Wrekin
257 Crewe, Nantwich, Whitchurch and Tattenhall
Summary
The Shropshire Way is a waymarked long-distance footpath running through the English county of Shropshire. It forms a large loop around the interior of the county. While there are numerous intersecting paths that add to the complete Shropshire Way network, the route described here is the most popular way to undertake an uninterrupted linear walk.
It begins in Grindley Brook and visits, in order: Alkington, Hollinwood, Whixall, Wem, Clive, Grinshill, Hadnall, Haughmond Hill, Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill, Lyth Hill Country Park, Betchcott Hills, The Portway, Pole Bank, the Long Mynd, Bridges, Stiperstones, Nipstone Rock, Norbury Hill, Lydham, Bishop’s Castle, Churchtown, Cefns, Clun, Steppleknoll, Sunnyhill, Kempton, Hopesay Hill, Sibdon Carwood, Craven Arms, Onibury, Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Titterstone Clee Hill, Upper Bromdon, Clee Burf, Brown Clee Hill, Holdgate, Wilderhope Manor, Easthope, Presthope, Blakeway Common, Much Wenlock, Ironbridge Gorge, Coalbrookdale, Little Wenlock, The Wrekin, Alscott, High Ercall, Poynton Green, Muckleton, Stanton upon Hine Heath, and Lee Brockhurst before returning to Wem and following the path taken back to Grindley Brook.