Shropshire Cycle Tour August 2019
Tuesday 20th August 2019 Drive Holmes Chapel, Middlewich, Nantwich, Whitchurch, Ellesmere, Oswestry, Llansilin road 48 miles 2 .5 hours Cycle Plas Pentre from Blodwell Bank, Port-Y-Waen up Bakers Hill south of Rhydycroesau on B4580 over River Morda page 125, 1 hour There are two ways up from the foot and cycled both – one heading southg the other west to Croesau Bach then continue west to Craig Llwyn on the Welsh border Cycle Fair View page 123 from Craig llwyn. 1 hour 10 miles, Drive back to Oswestry 4 miles and south east on A4083 then A5 to Shrewsbury and take A488 Bishops Castle Road to Minsterley 38 miles 1.5 hours Cycle Callow Lane page 131, 1 hour goes ro wooden building at right hand side at top then drive road A488 to A489 north to Asterton, 24 miles 1 hour cycle Asterton Bank page 137, A489 then north east on B4370 to Marshbrook A49 to Church Stretton, 14 miles 30 minutes
cycle The Burway page 135, south to Craven Arms, west to Clun B4368 to Newcastle, 26 miles 45 minutes cycle Spoad Hill page 139, 1 hour thickly wooded rise to the top but past signpost took a left in a clearing to a viewpoint then east to Clun B4368 to Clunton, 7 miles cycle Clunton Coppice page 143, 1 hour Craven Arms, LUDLOW 22 miles 30 minutes road: Lower Galdeford MASCALL CENTRE. Total driving distance: 172 miles Total time: 12 hours 08.00 – 20.00
Wednesday 21st August 2019 Ludlow to Bridgenorth road A4117 then left after two miles on B4364 Bridgenorth to Cleobury North then north to Ditton Priors, 18 miles 30 minutes cycle to Abdon Burf page 141, fro the gate it’s at very least 25% on a direct tarmac road halfway to the top then the masts are in view, a clockwise route at 10% to the top and an orientation disc on a plinth. drive south west to near Ludlow then east on A4117 Kidderminster road to Clee Hill, 19 miles 30 minutes
cycle to Clee Hill page 147. 1 hour Clee Hill like a kunar landscape with the radar white sphere balanced on the top of the quarry. Drive Clee Hill Tenbury Wells road B4214 then road B4653 to Leominster, road A4112 Talgarth via Monkland, Dilwyn, Sarnesfield to Kinnersley then lane south to Letton to Bredwardine, 44 miles 1.5 hours cycle Bredwardine Hill page 161 almost to Arthur’s Stone. This can be linked with Dorstone Hill, a parallel climb then drive to Dorstone, 4 miles 1 hour. Cycle Dorstone Hill page 163 and cycle The Tower page 165, 1.5 hours drive south east to Vowchurch, 8 miles 30 minutes
cycle Vowchurch Common page 167, 1 hour drive south west to Longtown, 11 miles
cycle Black Darren page 169, 1 hour drive to Hereford, 24 miles, 1 hour (or at this point add following part of journey to tomorrow) - drive A438 to Ledbury, 18 miles 30 minutes cycle Ledbury to Tinkers Hill, 1 hour drive to Great Malvern, 11 miles cycle Walwyn Road page 159, 1 hour drive B4218 to north west to Storridge, A4103 Hereford road to Westfield then north west to Bromyard on B4220, A44 west to Leominster, B4361 to LUDLOW 42 miles. 1.5 hours Total driving distance: 199 miles Total time: 13 hours 09.00 – 22.00
Thursday 22nd August 2019 Ludlow, south to Tenbury Wells B4214, east on A443 to Abberley, 28 miles 45 minutes cycle Wynniatts Way page 155, 1 hour west on B4203 then south to Shelsley, 7 miles cycle to Shelsley Walsh Hill 1 hour then B3204 south east to Martley, 5 milescycle B4197 Worcester Way to Ankerdine Hill page 157, 1 hour drive south to Lulsley, east to Worcester, road A38 Birmingham to Rubery, 36 miles 1 hour
cycle Rubery Eachway to Beacon Hill page 153, 1 hour drive A38 south west to junction 4 then north west on A491 Hagley / Stourbridge then A459 north for Halesowen to Romsley B4551, 7 miles 30 minutes
cycle Winwood Heath Road page 151, 1 hour drive A491 north west on Hagley / Stourbridge road to Clent, 6 miles
cycle St Kenelm’s Pass page 149. 1 hour Drive A491 Stourbridge, A458 Bridgenorth, A442 Wellington, Hodnet, Market Drayton, Audlem, Wynbunbury, Crewe, Holmes Chapel 96 miles. 3 hours Total driving distance: 185 miles Total time: 10 hours 09.30 – 19.30