MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY TRAILS TRAILS MONTGOMERY TRAILS 23 Cross the stile and go straight ahead, with the fenced 34 Continue to the corner of the field and go through the wood on your right. When you see a metal footpath footpath gate into the next field gate on the right, turn le across the field to another 1 CROSS OFFA metal gate. 35 Go along field boundary, or tractor track close to the This walk straddles the border between Wales and edge, with hedge on your right to find stile in far hedge. 24 Go through gate and then diagonally le across a field, England and provides wonderful views of Welsh slightly to the right of a dip as you rise up. A footpath 36 Cross the stile and aim diagonally for the far right- hills all around, with almost no climbing necessary gate will come into view with Chirbury church behind. hand corner of the field, up against the wood. However, on the walk. 25 Go through gate. Aim between the two trees in front if there is no way through the crop, turn right along and make for the le of the hedge that leads down to the farm track and then le along the next hedge, to the road. Follow this hedge to road. reach the same corner by the wood. 14.5km (9mi) 4-5hrs 26 Turn le along the road into Chirbury and at the 37 Here you join O a’s Dyke path. Turn right over a stile Easy Moderate cross-roads, cross carefully to the small lane straight and carry on to the next one. Steep Moderate Flat Di icult ahead, which is signposted, Lower lane. 38 Cross over the stile and immediately turn le and 27 Continue along this lane for a kilometre and when follow the field edge, ignoring a footpath stile o to map data: openstreetmap.com map data:
approaching a red brick house, you see a small pond the le . Drop down to a small stream, where you will • on the right (sometimes hidden behind tall reeds) find a stile and footbridge. and a wooden footpath sign. Take this green lane footpath on the right. Any long vegetation only lasts 39 Cross over and bear along the le , keeping the stream a short while until a footpath gate is reached. (which can dry out completely) below you to find a stile. 28 Go through the gate into a field. Keep the hedge on 40 Cross the stile and make diagonally right across the field, your right. Find the stile in the top right-hand corner aiming for the church tower to meet a track up to a gate. of this field. Imprint (01686 624137) by Printed 41 At the gate you meet the Lymore estate tarmac drive. 29 Cross over and turning le , keep the hedge on your le . Turn le and follow it round until soon a er a cattle Pass through a gap in another hedge, with broken grid you find the gateway on your right and back to down stile, then carry straight on to a metal gate. Make the car park. for the footpath gate at the end of the tapering field. PLEASE KEEP TO THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE 30 Go through the gate and make for gable end of red brick house at top of rise. Go through the footpath • Leave gates as you find them gate onto the lane. • Keep to the waymarked paths Every care has been taken in the preparation of these guides. However, we accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions, or consequences thereof. thereof. or omissions, consequences any errors for no responsibility accept we of these guides. However, in the preparation has been taken Every care • Keep dogs under close control • by © sprout.uk.com and produced Designed View of Corndon Hill. 31 Cross lane into farm drive and as soon as you pass a • Wear suitable footwear and clothing 11 house on the right, you will find a field gate on right. • Take your litter home Route Predominantly level with just one short steep 32 Enter this field and bear round to le , keeping the • Take extra care in fields of cows and calves descent. Field paths except for 1km tarmac estate drive hedge on the le . This field can usually be quite boggy. and 1 km of very quiet country lane. DESTINATION MONTGOMERY 33 Proceed to a footpath gate and then slightly le over a wooden structure, protecting an electric fence. Aim Walk devised by Walkers are Welcome Montgomery. Map OS Explorer 216 Dog friendliness Farming Paths maintained by local Footpath Volunteers country – dogs on leads. slightly right towards the far corner of the field and working with Powys and Shropshire County Start/finish Recycling Car cross a stile then a sleeper bridge over a stream, in a Councils. Please report any problems at Park Bishop’s Castle Road Parking at start/finish slight dip. www.montgomery-waw.org.uk/walkers (B4385) SO 22470 96301 All Montgomery Trails can be downloaded Toilets To rear of Town Hall from: www.montgomery-trails.co.uk A458 B4388
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26 You will cross O a’s Dyke built, it is believed, in the Chirbury B4388 WALES 780’sA483 to prevent the WelshB4385 infiltrating into England. Whittery Extensive views that demonstrate the strategic Wood positioning of Montgomery and its beautiful B4386
ad countryside will accompany you throughout. Ro ery om A surprisingly deep river valley, carved out byB4385 glacial ntg Mo 19 melt water is host to the Camlad, the only river which Forden Road 27 flows from England into Wales. KEDY S ’ AOF A483 The whole area is part of the Vale of Montgomery B4386 15 Registered Historic Landscape of Outstanding B4385 31 ad Ro Interest and copious information can be found on ry Fort bu ir h 10 www.cpat.org.uk C 6 B4386 Montgomery B4389 41 A490 DIRECTIONS 37 A483 1 2 3 Leave the car park, keeping the football field on 1 E N G LA N D your le . Walk along a track, past a nature area and through kissing gate into field. Go along young tree
B4389 avenue, passing through another gate, and carry on 6 At top of slight rise a cottage will come into view. 14 Pass through the footpathENGLAND gate with extreme care, to a gate leading onto a tarmac drive. Make your way to the drive to the le of the cottage as there is a fast main road immediately adjacent. (Timberth cottage). 2 Turn right along this Lymore estate drive and past the 15 Cross the road carefully to the stile just to your le . cricket ground, over a cattle grid and continue to the next cattle grid where the drive enters a wood. Continue 7 Pass through the two stiles/ gateways and proceed 16 Proceed straight across the field to the edge of a on the drive through the wood. At the end you will cross down the tarmac drive to a lane T-junction. fenced enclosure and over the stile. Go straight on about 30 yards to turn le on well defined track . over O a’s Dyke and its National Trail. Carry on the 8 Go le at lane for a few yards to a footpath gate on right. B4385 drive past fields until you reach a red brick farmhouse. 17 Keep fence on right and go past a ‘No Access’ stile, 9 Pass into field and go straight through old hedge line. 3 Go through the gate into the yard and diagonally le to find a stile before the fence bears to the le . Go There is a footpath gate at the bottom of a slight dip. over this stile and very carefully down the valley side. B4389 to another gate. Follow track to another gate, and Pass through and then over the footbridge. wood. As you enter wood turn le o track and 18 As you approach the bottom of the valley, go right through gate into field. 10 A er bridge go up the field with hedge on your right at footpath post marker and carefully find your way and a cottage hidden behind it. A489 A483 4 Carry straight on with tree line on le and drop down down to a fence by the house. B4389 into slight dip with a few trees going o in line to the 11 Pass through gap in hedge at right-hand corner of the 19 Turn right, down steps, across a bridge, le for a A489 right (old hedge line). Usually there is a path cleared field. Go straight on through crop if present to find a short distance, then across a lawn to a large wooden here immediately a er the first tree, through the hedge gap just to the right of single tree in hedgerow. footbridge over a river. crops, and going o to the diagonal right. Follow this 12 Pass through and aim slightly right towards barns, 20 A er the bridge, go up a bank to the forest road and through the field to a stile. However, if path is not clear A489 continue along the faint grassy track with hedge on below high bulk of hills and in a collection of wooden turn le along the valley with a three storey mill- le and turn right at next gate and hedge to reach stile electricity poles (not the barn further right). There house soon coming into view. about half way down the field. may be a crop in this field. At the top of the slight rise 21 Go over the stile at right of the mill-house and carry aim for tree with a wooden electricity pole to right of on the drive to a minorB4385 road. B4368 5 Go over stile and go straight on to join hedge on right. it. To le of the tree, find plank bridge across a stream Follow this to reach another stile and cross onto and prominent metal footpath gate in the hedge. 22 Go straight over the road to a stile and go steeply farm track. Do not turn right or le on track but cross up field to the corner of a wood. Then, keeping the field aiming for the centre between the two wooden 13 Pass into the next field and follow the hedge on your fence on your le and steep bank on your right, electricity poles. There is no discernable path. right up to the footpath gate and road. proceed to stile in corner.
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