Route 4: To Gobowen and Oswestry 5 At the next T-junction turn left towards Gobowen (signposted Cycle Route 31). Continue to a crossroads with the B5009, at Further information (Total 24½ miles / 39½ km) which point take a right turn and continue into Gobowen Tourist information This route is suitable for more experienced cyclists Gobowen ≠P•S+ Ellesmere Visitor Information Centre: 01691 622981 as it includes some cycling on steep inclines and Open cast mining was recorded in this village in the 12th century. The The Mereside, Ellesmere, SY12 0HD busy roads. Those who take the ride will enjoy both railway station here serves the line between Shrewsbury and Chester. E-mail: [email protected] open countryside and the opportunity to enjoy the 6 In Gobowen take the first exit at the roundabout then continue Oswestry town centre: Heritage Centre, Church Terrace industrial heritage of the town of Oswestry, which has over the level crossing 01691 662753 been an important settlement on the borders of Wales 7 Take the first right turn after leaving Gobowen, in the direction of Cycle shops for many centuries. Hengoed and Selattyn (signposted Cycle Route 31) 'A Mere' Cycle: cycle sales / hire and mobile bike repairs, 8 Take the first turning on the left towards Pentre-Clawdd, then 1 Leave Ellesmere along Trimpley Street (B5068). After passing the follow Cycle Route 31 towards Oswestry Ellesmere. 07988 842038; [email protected] national speed limit signs, take the first left toward Crickett and Bikeworks: mountain bike shop. 12A Salop Road, Oswestry. Perthy (signposted Cycle Route 31). Follow the road towards 9 Take the second exit at the roundabout onto Llwyn Road. At the 01691 654407; [email protected] Perthy, passing over a former railway bridge next T-junction turn right onto Gobowen Road and cycle into Oswestry Colour Supplies: cycle sales. Whittington Road, Oswestry 2 At the next T-junction turn right towards Old Marton (signposted 01691 658444; [email protected] Cycle Route 31) Oswestry Ü≠PΩ•—? 3 (Heritage Railway Centre) Bike Doctor: mobile bike mechanic, Oswestry + 3 Take the first turning on the left towards Hindford, then at the Oswestry is a vibrant market town on the border between Shropshire 01691 658 444 or 07973 530371 next T-junction turn left in the direction of Cycle Route 31 and and Wales, with a wealth of history. The historical strategic importance follow the road into Hindford of this area is underlined by the remains of an imposing castle at Travel information 4 Castle Bank in the town centre and the Old Oswestry hillfort, on the Nearest railway stations are at Gobowen and Wem. For rail travel call At the T-junction in Hindford turn right towards Iron Mills and Gobowen northern edge of the town. The greatest of the poets of World War I, 08457 484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk Wilfred Owen, was born here in 1893. For bus travel B5070 Route 4 B5068 http://new.shropshire.gov.uk/public-transport St Martins Dudleston ! Continue onto the one-way system and cycle B5070 Heath past Oswestry Railway Centre. Turn left at A528 Bryn-y- the next set of traffic lights then cycle along Discover Shropshire by bike Weson Wigginton cochin B5069 Salop Road, passing straight over two mini- It's great to get out and about Rhyn New The Mere roundabouts. After the railway bridge, take the on a bike in Shropshire. Discover A5 Rhosygadfa Marton Old Ellesmere Marton first turning on the right onto Maesbury Road in Shropshire hundreds of miles of National Cycle Union A495 the direction of Maesbury and Knockin Daywall Canal Network routes along quiet lanes, Gobowen Perthy Shropshire Spunhill Union # A528 Follow this road to a junction with the A483. Hengoed Henlle Canal College explore traffic-free trails along old Dismantled Railway Turn right and immediately left towards White railways and waterways, follow the Hindford Welsh Frankton Mere Maesbury and Knockin Lee cycle rides from historic towns and Hospital Tetchill B5009 $ Lower Continue through Maesbury and Maesbury get muddy on mountain bike tracks in River Perry Frankton Marsh, crossing the Shropshire Union canal at Park Hall A495 woods and forests. Farm Museum the Navigation Inn Hill Fort Whittington B4579 Hordley % Turn left at Woolston Bank (unsigned), then For more information and suggested B4580 follow the road into West Felton. When you are routes visit: Oswestry Babbinswood in West Felton, follow the road round to the left www.shropshiresgreatoutdoors.co.uk/cycling in the direction of Rednal, and pass over the A5 Shropshire Middleton Union Canal Lower & Go straight over the crossroads at the Punch Ordnance Survey map Hordley B4579 Bowl Inn towards Grimpo and Rednal. Continue Explorer 240 Oswestry Services B5009 Morda A5 Rednal through Grimpo in the direction of Rednal Wooton ( B5069 Aireld At the next T-junction turn right (unsigned) and follow the road in the direction of Hordley A483 Haughton Bagley Nant y Caws Queens Head Grimpo and Tetchill ) River Perry Take the second turning on the left in the Maesbury direction of Hordley and Tetchill. Continue on Shropshire this road through Tetchill in the direction of Union Canal West Felton Maesbury Ellesmere. By the time you return to Ellesmere Marsh along Birch Road you will have passed Ellesmere Morton Woolston B4396 College, the British Waterways yard and Llynclys A5 Blackwater Meadow Marina Please note that, while the publishers take every care to be accurate, no liability or responsibility will be accepted in any circumstances whatsoever, should anyone experience any inaccuracies, loss, damage or © Crown copyright and database rights 2017 Ordnance Survey 100049049. injury. This leaflet/map should be used solely on this understanding. Edition#7 Sept 2017 You are not permitted to copy, sub-licence, distribute or sell any of this data to third parties in any form B5069 Dudleston Route 5: To West Felton, Ruyton-XI-Towns Route 5 Heath B5068 A528 and Baschurch (29½ miles / 47½ km in Bryn-y- cochin total or 10 miles /16½ km with short cut) New The Welshampton Marton Mere Ellesmere B5063 A495 This is the longest route with an option to short cut, and A495 y is suitable for more experienced cyclists as it includes Perthy A528 Dismantled Railwa Shropshire Union Spunhill Lyneal FREE Cole Mere some cycling on steep inclines and busy roads. En-route, Canal White Welsh Frankton Mere Ellesmere you could enjoy a picnic at the canal near Lower Frankton Shropshire Lee Colemere Union Canal Tetchill or, if you choose to take the longer route, stop off for A495 refreshments in the bustling villages of Ruyton-XI-Towns Lower Frankton and Baschurch Cycle Rides Hordley SHORT 1 Leave Ellesmere along Trimpley Street (B5068). After passing River CUT the national speed limit signs, take the first left toward Perry Crickett and Perthy (signposted Cycle Route 31). Follow the road towards Perthy, passing over a former railway bridge Lower Shropshire Hordley Cockshutt Union Canal 2 At the next T-junction turn left towards Ridge, Ellesmere and Oswestry Rednal 3 In Perthy take the first right towards Ridge and Oswestry Stanwardine in-the-Woods A528 Wooton 4 Take the second turning on the left (unsigned) Aireld Haughton Bagley River 5 At the T-junction with the A495 turn left and then first right Queens Head Grimpo Perry towards Lower Frankton Petton 6 Follow the road over the canal, round to the left and then back Westoncommon over the canal. At the next T-junction turn right (unsigned). West Felton Wykey Weston SHORT CUT: To take the shorter route, turn left at the T-junction, Eardiston Lullingelds then take the second turning on the left and rejoin the main route from instruction , B4397 Stanwardine 7 A5 in-the-Fields Marton In Rednal take the second turning on the left (unsigned). Pass Berth Pool over the railway and follow the road to Grimpo. Continue Marton Pool through Grimpo in the direction of West Felton and Oswestry Fenemere B4397 8 B4397 Continue past West Felton school. At the next T-junction turn left B4396 onto Holyhead Road Ruyton-XI-Towns Baschurch B5067 9 Pass over a mini roundabout and take the first left turn onto Survey 100049049. rights 2017 Ordnance and database copyright © Crown parties third form to of this data in any or sell any distribute sub-licence, copy, to not permitted are You Tedsmore Road in the direction of Tedsmore and Eardiston Baschurch ≠P•+ ! When you reach Lane End, follow the road towards Wykey and Baschurch is centred around the Church of All Saints, which dates Eardiston. Follow the road through Wykey and then into Ruyton- from the 13th and 14th centuries. It is believed a battle took place a XI-Towns mile or so north of the village of Baschurch where stands the ancient fortress now know as The Berth. More recently this site has been Ruyton-XI-Towns ≠P•9+ suggested as being the resting place of King Arthur! The origin of this villages name is said to date from the 12th century, when John le Strange, who held the manor of Ruyton, acquired two ( Turn left at this crossroads, then continue straight over at the other local manors. This made Ruyton the major Manor of eleven next crossroads. Continue over a railway bridge and follow the nearby townships, and therefore ‘Ruyton of the Eleven Towns’. road into Weston Lullingfields # ) Follow the road through Weston Lullingfields towards Bagley and At the T-junction in Ruyton turn left onto Church Street in the Hordley direction of Baschurch * Continue through Bagley in the direction of Hordley $ After cycling over the River Perry turn immediate left towards Stanwardine + Cycle past the ABP factory [TAKE CARE!] and through the village of Lower Hordley.