Section 7 of 15, Shropshire Way
Wheathill to Wilderhope Manor
11.4 miles (18.3 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SO 596 814. Finish: SO 544 928. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 517 m of climbing and 603 m of descent; highest point 537 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Wheathill. We found no car park, station or bus stop near the start: none within a kilometre, no bus stop within 3 km and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap).
Getting back
The section finishes at Wilderhope Manor.
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the finish. Nearest: Church Stretton station, 8.9 km away (Directions).
Planning the Shropshire Way
- Planning the whole trail: shropshireway.org.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Walking the Shropshire Way (Cicerone).
What to expect
Underfoot: grass 27%, paved or flagged 16%, gravel and tracks 11%; the rest (47%) isn't recorded.
About 16% on roads with traffic.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 100%.
On the way: 1 stile, 6 gates, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 151 m in a kilometre (1 in 7), starting 1 mile in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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