- Shropshire Way
The Shropshire Way is a waymarked
long distance footpath running through the Englishcounty ofShropshire .Total Distance
It runs 224 kilometres / 139 miles around the interior of the county in a large loop.
The Waymarked Route
The route when marked on a map of the county loosely resembles a 'hangmans noose' with the rope dangling from the northern border of Shropshire at
Grindley Brook . The route then runs north / south down toWem and then toClive andGrinshill where the circular loop begins, taking you toShrewsbury , then viaLyth Hill further south into theShropshire Hills .Additional Loop
In the Shropshire Hills
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty an additional loop on the route takes you toStiperstones ,Bishops Castle andClun linking back to the main route via theOnny Valley atLittle Stretton and theLong Mynd .South Shropshire
The southern stretch of the loop runs through
Craven Arms ,Ludlow and via the twoClee Hills ,Titterstone Clee Hill andBrown Clee Hill over high ground.The path then traces
Wenlock Edge toMuch Wenlock ,Ironbridge ,Coalbrookdale over theWrekin andHaughmond Hill back toClive andGrinshill .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.
Endless Possibilities
The path can be joined or started at any point on its route and of course the most interesting sections can be selected by any individual walker. The route passes through most of the very best walking country that Shropshire has to offer.
External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3758731 photos along or close to the Shropshire Way from geograph.org.uk]
* [http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/paths/shropshire.html Information from The Ramblers Association of the Shropshire Way]
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