Simon Evans Way
A 17-mile long-distance path in Shropshire paying tribute to Simon Evans, a popular local postman and writer. The route follows paths used during his rounds, delivering letters and parcels to his customers during his working life. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: SO 674 759
Distance: 17 miles (27 km)
Time: 7–10 hours
Duration: 1–2 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
217 The Long Mynd and Wenlock Edge
218 Wyre Forest, Kidderminster and Bridgnorth
Summary
The Simon Evans Way is a tribute walk in Shropshire dedicated to a popular man who was a writer and also the local postman. The full route of about 17 miles runs between Cleobury Mortimer and north of Stottesdon in a figure-of-eight pattern intersecting at Detton Hall.
The route is designed to reflect the way that Simon Evans, postman of Cleobury from 1926 to 1939, followed the valley of the River Rea on his daily round. However, rather than strictly following the exact footsteps of the famous postman, the route is laid out to capture the beauty of South Shropshire along the Rea Valley looking towards the Clee Hills. Beginning and ending in Cleobury Mortimer, the way visits Bank Top Farm, Titford Bridge, Coneybury Coppice, Prescott, Stottesdon, Duddlewick Bridge, Hinton Bridge, Hinton Wood, Hardwickforge, Honeysuckle, Oreton, and Neen Savage.