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This is a stunning stunning a is This mountains. Welsh the to Cycle shops in west Shropshire west in shops Cycle of the Shropshire hills and further afield afield further and hills Shropshire the of leaflets; or to use the online cycle journey planner. journey cycle online the use to or leaflets; sparsely populated, with beautiful views views beautiful with populated, sparsely including the award-winning National Cycle Network; to download or order free cycle cycle free order or download to Network; Cycle National award-winning the including challenging hilly cycling. The area is is area The cycling. hilly challenging for details of cycle routes across Shropshire Shropshire across routes cycle of details for www.travelshropshire.co.uk/cycle Visit This part of Shropshire features some some features Shropshire of part This Find more cycling routes cycling more Find Knighton, Welshpool Knighton, Offa WEST: Mainline railway stations: railway Mainline Ludlow, Craven Arms, Hopton Heath, Broome, Bucknell, Bucknell, Broome, Heath, Hopton Arms, Craven Ludlow, http://bishopscastletownhall.co.uk Shropshire Cycleway Shropshire [email protected] Email: 630023 01588 Tel: , The Town Hall, Bishop’s Castle, SY9 5BG SY9 Castle, Bishop’s Hall, Town The , Information Visitor Castle Bishop’s www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk www.visitsouthshropshire.co.uk Tel. 01584 875053 Email: [email protected] Email: 875053 01584 Tel. , Castle Street, Ludlow, SY8 1AS SY8 Ludlow, Street, Castle , Centre Information Visitor Ludlow Visitor information in west Shropshire west in information Visitor Corndon Hill Shropshire Cycleway Look east for views of Corndon Hill, once the site of Bronze Age stone circles; it has HIGHLIGHTS IN THE WEST a number of burial cairns at its summit. At 523 metres, this hill is very popular with The small town of Clun is a mecca for paragliders. artists and walkers with a picturesque ruined Norman castle. Bishop’s Castle is Long Mountain larger, with a recently-restored historic town hall. Both have shops, pubs and cafés if you need to stock up. Bishop’s Castle is the home of the Three Tuns Brewery, the oldest brewery in Britain; you can tour the brewhouse in Bishop’s Castle or sample their beer at The Sun Inn in Clun. Download or order our Bishop’s Castle Cycle Rides leaflet from www.travelshropshire. co.uk/cycle to see the best cycle routes in the area around these towns. A slight detour out of Shropshire and into Wales, the cycleway route takes you along Age hillfort. See if you can spot Rodney’s Offa’s Dyke the top of the Long Mountain, which still Pillar at its 365m peak, a monument erected Here the Shropshire Cycleway closely bears traces of Offa’s Dyke and a Roman in 1781 to honour Admiral George Rodney. Hopton Castle follows the England/Wales border and the This recently restored ruin of a medieval road. It was also the site in 630 of the Battle The hill has wonderful views across the ancient defensive earthwork, Offa’s Dyke. castle has a fascinating history, including of Cefn Digoll between Northumbria and the Shropshire plain. The structure is named after Offa, an 8th a month long siege in 1644 during the civil kings of Gwynedd and Mercia. century king of Mercia, who is believed to Melverley Church war. www.hoptoncastle.org.uk have ordered its construction. Offa’s Dyke Breidden Hills St Peter’s Church in Melverley is an exquisite Clun and Bishop’s Castle Path runs from Chepstow to Prestatyn Between Halfway House and Crew Green, black and white building on the banks of www.nationaltrail.co.uk/offas-dyke-path. look west for views of the Breidden Hills, five the River Vyrnwy. The timber-frame church peaks which form the northern extension Churchstoke was rebuilt in 1406 after it was burnt to the This large village is a good option for a of the Long Mountain. Breidden Hill is an ground by Owain Glyndwr. extinct volcano with the remains of an Iron stop for refreshments or to restock your Llanymynech provisions. It has a supermarket and two The route passes east of this village which pubs. straddles the Wales England border. Look out for Llanymynech Rock which looms over the village. Formerly a quarry, it is now a nature reserve and also boasts a unique golf course – the only course in Britain to lie across two different countries. The village This section of route does not pass also has a pleasant Heritage Area featuring through many towns, so if you’re missing one of only three remaining Hoffman lime civilisation, you can take a bit of a detour to kilns in Britain. visit Bishop’s Castle or Clun. River Morda B4398 Kinnerley Llanymynech Shropshire Cycleway WEST: Offa A483 River Vyrnwy 0 1 2 3 Kilometres Melverley B4398 0 1 2 Miles Green A5 Key to symbols NORTH Shropshire Cycleway Route Toilets Melverley NCN Route 44 Car Parking Route 81 River Severn River Severn NCN Route 81 Historic Building Crewgreen Shrewsbury Circular Museum Take Care Castle Brieddon Hill B4380 B4393 Visitor Information Centre Gardens Bulthy Hill Cycle Shop Nature Reserve Middletown Hill Playground Leisure Centre Middletown Moel y A458 Café Country Park Golfa Halfway House A458 Public House Bus Station Trewern Shops Railway Station Montgomery Canal A5 Westbury B4386 Long A488 Route 44 Buttington Mountain Welshpool Lyth Hill Route 81 SHREWSBURY Rowley Hill Pontesbury Beacon CIRCULAR Ring Fort Leighton Minsterley Leighton Worthen N Brockton E E Hall R G E L T S B4386 A C Route 44 Marton Marton Route 44 ET Pool E B W TR U E S L LS L H E Gunley Wood S L L Wilmington T T A S N R E EE A T C SAL OP S S Town TR Forden ESE EET LES D Rorrington Hall ALE ND WAW AN T W E O E D GGL A R Camlad E T S M T H ENGLANDEN K E A G E O I NE W R H S T T T Chirbury Mitchell’s Fold S Hospital E T B4386 Stone Circle E N Library S REET R O ST I N T IO H T T School A S C R A N T O O R A490 White Grit I P N U S R U O H Priest Weston C C Corndon Hill Montgomery D Recreation A488 OA Ground H R KE TC RR BA Y CL W D L N OO AN E E E B4385 R A488 G Roundton Fort G G R N ANG I Old Church Stoke E ROAD BR L AM W PT O Churchstoke ON B RO A489 AD B4385 Camlad Community College & Leisure Centre Mellington Hall B4385 Route 44 BISHOPS CASTLE WAWALESALELESLESS 1400 Route 44 Route Profile ENGLANDGLANDND 1200 River Unk Bishop’s 1000 Castle 800 Colebatch Hill HEIGHT (feet) 600 Cwm Ffrydd 400 A488 Lydbury North Blakeridge B4385 Wood 200 y w Ludlo on Clun Onibur Bucknell 40 miles 20 miles Crewgreen Newcastle- Clungunford Churchstoke Llanymynech Hopton Castle Bury Ditches Long Mountain Whitcott Craven Arms Newcastle Keysett B4368 Aston on Clun Radnor Wood River Clun Clunton Stokesay B4368 Castle Clun Broome Clunbury A49 Sowdley Wood Purslow Wood B4367 Llanfair Rock B4385 Hill Hill Onibury Stokesay Court Black Hill Clungunford Stanton Lacy Mountain Hopton BikeTrail Castle Hopton Titterhill Hoptonheath River Corve Bromfield New Invention A4117 Llanfair River Redlak B4385 Waterdine e Bucknell Hill Bedstone River Clun A4113 Ludlow A488 Bucknell Wood Whitcliffe These maps are based on Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Leintwardine Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Bucknell Coxall Knoll Route 44 copyright. Unauthorised reproduction B4367 infringes Crown copyright and may lead to Knighton prosecution or civil proceedings. Shropshire River Teme Mortimer Forest Council 100049049. 2015 A4113.