Shropshire Way - North Route

Shropshire

The northern section of the Shropshire Way provides a contrast to the hilly southern section and will take you to meres and mosses and along canals. The only hills on this section are Grinshill and Nesscliffe Hill with its ancient hill fort.

Starting at Kingsland Bridge in Shrewsbury, the first part of the route is shared with the southern loop as far as Haughmond. The route then continues to Wem, Ellesmere, Llanymynech and returns to Shrewsbury along the Severn Way.

There is an option of taking a route to Whitchurch to link to the Sandstone Trail.

The Shropshire Way website gives a brief outlines of an alternative route into Wem, an option to rejoin the main route from the Whitchurch spur, and a detour to the historic town of Oswestry using Wat's Dyke Path.

Note: There is a temporary closure of the towpath from Redwith Bridge SJ301241 to Crickheath Bridge SJ292235 from 7th July to 31 October 2020. See below for map of alternative route.

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Details:

Path Type:	Paths Marked on OS mapping
Waymark:	Buzzard on named orange discs
Attributes:	Paths marked on OS mapping Easy Agricultural land Canal River
Start and Finish:	SJ488121 - Kingsland Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Open Date:	2018
User Group:	Shropshire Way Association Shropshire Way Association
Web Sites:	Shropshire Way Association - Shropshire Way North

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Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook	Walking the Shropshire Way  (Cicerone Press  - 2019 )
External download	Redwith Towpath Closure  (Shropshire Way Association )

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