Wentnor (36km) Print

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 1

Travel the Long Mynd along the same tracks as Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age man, the Romans, Saxons, Norman invaders, medieval knights and Victorian doctors. Parking at The Crown Inn (Grid reference SO384928), phone 01588 650613. Leave carpark and turn right into villiage. Keep on road passing right turn to Prolly Moor. At sharp left turn in road take lane straight ahead. When lane turns right go through gate ahead. Follow track over Adstone Hill and down to Coates.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 2

Turn left onto road and continue down to the Horseshoe Inn. Pass pub, turn left and left again. After 20m turn right and follow road uphill for about 1.5km to nature reserve car park.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 3

Turn right, go through car park and follow bridleway (BW) along edge of reserve. At BW junction turn right, go down through Hollies Farm and follow lane to road.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 4

At road junction turn right and follow road for approx 0.5 km. Turn left to Far Gatten. Go straight ahead through farmyard and follow track over hill to Near Gatten. Keep ahead through farm to join lane leading down to road.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 5

Turn left and almost immediately right. Follow track over Ratlingthorpe Hill, down through ford and out to road by church. On reaching road turn right past farm buildings.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 6

Turn left towards Church Stretton and follow road up hill to cattle grid. After grid take concrete drive on left. Before house turn right and follow track uphill. Briefly join road then turn left and follow track through heather.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 7

On joining a more obvious track turn left and follow the Jack Mytton Way along the top of the hill passing a pond on your left to a junction of routes. Turn right taking Dr Motts Road down to Carding Mill Valley. Continue through car park and past National Trust pavillion.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 8

Just before cattle grid take narrow path up hillside of golf course. Keep straight ahead following fence on right and descent to Cwmdale. Turn right onto track then pick up narrow path to left climbing flank of hill. Follow path over to Batch Valley.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 9

Turn left onto track and continue up valley. Pass cottage and fork right over ford. Follow path beside stream, passing a chalet. After bridge take path sharp right to climb hillside to Plush Hill. Take BW on left which follows a grass track uphill. Pass through cross dyke (earthwork) and continue up to waymark post. Bear left and follow track back to junction by pond.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 10

Turn left and follow Jack Mytton Way for 0.8km, passing the Shooting Box and Pole Bank, the highest point of the Long Mynd. Keep to Jack Mytton Way, turn right onto road and follow for about 1.6km.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 11

As road descends towards glider station take BW on right. Follow path down side of hill to lane. Turn left past farm and join hedged lane. Continue straight ahead through gate at farm. At road turn right to Asterton.

Wentnor Ride Waypoint 12

In village go straight over crossroad. Follow lane keeping right at fork and continue to T junction. Turn right and follow lane back to your starting point at Wentnor.