Guidebook to 32 walks in the hills of Shropshire. The walks, which are graded easy, moderate or hard, range from 3 miles (5km) to 12 miles (19km) and can be walked in all seasons. The selected routes take in highlights such as The Wrekin, Wenlock Edge, Long Mynd and Stiperstones, Castle Ring and Bury Ditches. Featuring 1:50K OS mapping (shown at 1:40K for greater clarity), step-by-step route descriptions, as well as information on accommodation, getting around, bases for the Shropshire hills and history of the region, the guide details everything you need to walk in Shropshire - and more. From Neolithic standing stones, Bronze Age stone circles, and hilltop forts dating back to the Iron Age, Shropshire offers more than just picturesque landscapes and rewarding walking. Discover history on the hills as well as natural beauty, all within easy driving distance from Birmingham and Manchester.
John Gillham has been a professional writer, illustrator and photographer since 1989. His first book was Snowdonia to the Gower: a Coast-to-Coast Walk Across Highest Wales. He also pioneered three other long-distance routes: Lakeland to Lindisfarne, Pennine Ways and the Bowland-Dales Traverse, all of which were published in book form. John-s recent books include The Pictorial Guides to the Mountains of Snowdonia Volumes 1-4, Best Day Walks in Snowdonia and the AA Leisure Guide to Wales. John writes for several outdoor publications, and two of his books have won the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild Award for Excellence.
Map key Overview map Introduction Shropshire geology (by Ronald Turnbull) History Plants and wildlife Getting there Getting around When to go Bases for the Shropshire hills Maps and GPS Safety Using this guide The walks Walk 1 Llanfair Hill and Offas Dyke Walk 2 Knighton, Cwm-sanaham Hill and Offas Dyke Walk 3 Mary Knoll and Ludlow Walk 4 Titterstone Clee Hill Walk 5 The Bury Ditches Walk 6 Burrow Fort and Hopesay Hill Walk 7 Norton Camp and Stokesay Castle Walk 8 Callow Hill and Flounders Folly Walk 9 Brown Clee Hill and Stanbroughs Wood Walk 10 Brown Clee Hill and Clee Liberty Walk 11 High Rock, Bridgnorth and the River Severn Walk 12 Bromlow Callow and Mitchells Fold Walk 13 Nipstone Rock Walk 14 Stiperstones Walk 15 Snailbeach and the Castle Ring fort Walk 16 Norbury Hill from Wentnor Walk 17 Minton Hill and the Packet Stone Walk 18 Adstone Hill Walk 19 Pole Bank and Devils Mouth Walk 20 The Long Mynd and Ragleth Hill Walk 21 Caer Caradoc Walk 22 The Long Mynd skyline Walk 23 Plush Hill, the Batch and Castle Hill Walk 24 Ridges Three, Hope Bowdler Hill, Caer Caradoc and the Lawley Walk 25 The Lawley Walk 26 Hope Bowdler Hill from Cardington Walk 27 The Betchcott Hills and Duckley Nap Walk 28 Much Wenlock and the Wenlock Edge Walk 29 Earls Hill Walk 30 The Wrekin Walk 31 The Ironbridge Gorge Walk 32 Llanymynech Hill and Llynclys Common Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Useful contacts
