THE GREAT BRITISH ROAD RIDES GUIDE ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ Church Stretton1:Theting Postcode: SY66PG Grid ref:SO4552993605 Start point:Church Stretton railway station T-junction onto theA489. Wood. After afew kilometres, rightat turn a swings right, descend down through Block pass over theborder into Wales. As theroad Just beyond thevillageofAnchor you will heading west. immediately rightonto turning theB4368 andfollowleft road over theriver, before the River Clunandinto turn Clun.At junction, Continue ontheB4368,runningparallel with the B4368. under therailway continue to headwest on mini-roundabout right. Passing thenturn Crossing backover at the theA49,takealeft westerly towards direction Craven Arms. Turn right onto theB4368headinginasouth- the B4368. descent you brings down with to thejunction to Wenlock Edge. Once over thetop afast butsteep climbthrough thetreesshort on railway inApe Dalebefore climbingupa Pass andby thedisused through Rushbury immediately left. signpostedright turn Rushbury, before turning As round theroad takea to curves theleft, Heywood. Hope Bowdler, continue eastto Wall Under up theB4371.Climbingpast and picking From thestation, headeast, crossing theA49 Max elevation:492m Total elevation:1572m Total distance:104km ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ signs for therailway station. at theendof highstreet,Arriving pickup before you enter thetreeline! Church Stretton. Watch outfor acattle grid just Continue onroad descending backinto across thetop oftheLong Mynd. before thefinalbutmellowrise climbsup As you crest ofthehill, theroad levels out steep gradient.very over acattle grid. The road thenclimbs upa the village, lookfor climbingup aright turn Climb steadily uptowards Entering Asterton. hundred metres past thissign. isjustafew laneonyour left small country off rightto the towards North.Lydbury The isalarge turn roadleft sign indicating aroad signposted towards Justbefore Asterton. this that turn switches backon itselfandis left thevillageofPlowdenIn lookoutfor a approximately sixkilometres. ontoright turn theA489andheadeastfor before rightonto bearing theB4383. Take a for afew hundred metres towards Lydham to jointheA488. Head north and thenleft At a T-junction, onto Stonehouse left turn Lane Castle. intoa right turn theB4385towards Bishop’s beforecouple ofkilometres Church Stoke, take Continue onA489towards Church Stoke. A