THE GREAT BRITISH ROAD RIDES GUIDE ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ Postcode: SY66PG Grid ref:SO4552993605 Start point:Church Stretton railway station Church Stretton2:TheShortting onto theA488towards BishopsCastle. village, continue straight before right bearing asyouvillage ofClun.At enter thejunction the and runningparallel to theriver upto the Continue ontheB4368,passingAston onClun 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- descent you brings down to theB4368. 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, Under Heywood. up pastHopeBowdler, continue eastto Wall uptheB4371.Climbing the A49andpicking From therailway station, headeast, crossing Max elevation:492m Total elevation:1069m Total distance:68.4km ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ ➨ signs for therailway station. at the endofthehighstreet,Arriving pickup before you enter thetreeline! Church Stretton. Watch outfor acattle grid just Continue onroad descending backinto across thetop of theLong 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 pastthissign. isjustafew laneon yourThe left smallcountry road off rightto the towards North. Lydbury isa large turn roadthis left sign indicating a is signposted towards Justbefore Asterton. thatfor turn switches backonitselfand aleft After approximately sixkilometres, lookout the B4383before rightonto turning theA489. Just beyond Bishop’s Castle, swingright onto