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[[File:The Shropshire Way - geograph.org.uk - 653176.jpg|right|thumb|300px|On the Shropshire Way near Whitcott Keysett]] | [[File:The Shropshire Way - geograph.org.uk - 653176.jpg|right|thumb|300px|On the Shropshire Way near Whitcott Keysett]] | ||
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The '''Shropshire Way''' is a waymarked long distance footpath running through [[Shropshire]]. It runs 139 miles around the interior of the county in a large loop. | The '''Shropshire Way''' is a waymarked long distance footpath running through [[Shropshire]]. It runs 139 miles around the interior of the county in a large loop. Small sections of the footpath run through the adjacent counties: through [[Flintshire]] at [[Bettisfield]]; [[Montgomeryshire]] at [[Llanymynech]]; and [[Herefordshire]], west of [[Bromfield]]. | ||
==The Waymarked Route== | ==The Waymarked Route== | ||
[[File:Marker post on 'The Shropshire Way' - geograph.org.uk - 689868.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Shropshire Way by Wenlock Edge]] | [[File:Marker post on 'The Shropshire Way' - geograph.org.uk - 689868.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Shropshire Way by Wenlock Edge]] | ||
The route when marked on a map of the county loosely resembles a ' | The route when marked on a map of the county loosely resembles a 'hangman's noose' with the rope dangling from the northern border of Shropshire at [[Grindley Brook]].<ref>{{wmap|52.982|-2.712|zoom=14}}</ref> The route then runs south to [[Wem]] and then to [[Clive, Shropshire|Clive]] and [[Grinshill]] where the circular loop begins, taking you to [[Shrewsbury]], then by way of [[Lyth Hill]] further south into the [[Shropshire Hills]]. | ||
==Additional Loop== | ==Additional Loop== | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 21 November 2016
The Shropshire Way is a waymarked long distance footpath running through Shropshire. It runs 139 miles around the interior of the county in a large loop. Small sections of the footpath run through the adjacent counties: through Flintshire at Bettisfield; Montgomeryshire at Llanymynech; and Herefordshire, west of Bromfield.
The Waymarked Route
The route when marked on a map of the county loosely resembles a 'hangman's noose' with the rope dangling from the northern border of Shropshire at Grindley Brook.[1] The route then runs south to Wem and then to Clive and Grinshill where the circular loop begins, taking you to Shrewsbury, then by way of Lyth Hill further south into the Shropshire Hills.
Additional Loop
In the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty an additional loop on the route takes the keen walker to Stiperstones, Bishops Castle and Clun linking back to the main route by way of the Onny Valley at Little Stretton and the Long Mynd.
South Shropshire
The southern stretch of the loop runs through Craven Arms, Ludlow and by way of the Clee Hills, running over Titterstone Clee Hill and Brown Clee Hill (Shropshire's county top), over the summits.
The path then traces Wenlock Edge to Much Wenlock, Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale over the Wrekin and Haughmond Hill back to Clive and Grinshill.
This southern section of the Shropshire Way underwent a major refurbishment in 2007/2008, in which extra sections were added to make it circular in its own right and some original routes have been "tweaked" so they now go to more places of interest.[2]
Buzzard Waymark
The path is distinctly waymarked with a buzzard symbol in black and white usually easily seen from field edges and across most country.
Outside links
- Pictures of Shropshire Way and the area on Geograph.co.uk
- Information from The Ramblers Association of the Shropshire Way
- for detailed route information on the newly refurbished Shropshire Hills section