Circular routes in Shropshire

Discover Shropshire with a series of circular walks

With routes available to suit a variety of abilities, discover more of Shropshire's countryside at your own pace.

There are also a number of well surfaced routes, providing access for all, at many of our Countryside Heritage Sites, visit these pages to find out more.

We are currently developing more routes in the county and these will be added during the coming months. Make sure you keep an eye on the new interactive map for these routes.

Family Friendly Routes
Try our new range of family friendly walks available now.

These bold and colourful walk guides are specially designed to appeal to families with young children. They are informative and fun with maps and written directions to help you find your way. Most of the routes are circular and vary in distance from 1 to 3 miles. They start from countryside sites that have parking and many of the routes are pushchair friendly.

Some of the sites are open access land, which means that you can walk freely and don’t have to stick to the rights of way network, so look out for the brown man symbol. (add open access land waymark).

Route packs will be available for purchase at the main visitor information centres or you can download individual routes for free from this site.

Bloody Battlefield
Brown Moss Bogginess
Colemere Collywobbles
Ellesmere Eccentricities
Ellesmere Extravaganza
Grinshill and Corbett Wood
Llanymynech Llooniness
Ropey Old Lyth Hill
Nesscliffe Nonsense - The Cliffe
Nesscliffe Nonsense - Robbers, Ramparts and Roundheads
Nesscliffe Nonsense - Big American Softies
The Wonders of Rectory Wood and Field

Oswestry district
Weston Rhyn Heritage Walks (a leaflet includes 9 walks in the parish)

North Shropshire district
Ellesmere Rural Parish Walk (Gadlas) 2.5 mile walk

Shrewsbury and Atcham district
Battlefield Walks, Shrewsbury
Battlefield Hotspur Trail 1.5 mile walk suitable for wheelchair access
Battlefield Royal Trail 0.8 mile walk suitable for wheelchair access
Church Pulverbatch Ride (developed through Ride UK work)
The Minton Ride (developed through Ride UK work)
The Betchcott Ride (developed through Ride UK work)
Westbury Wanderings Parish Access Walk

Bridgnorth district
Stottesdon Parish Walk 5 miles

South Shropshire district
Hopesay Parish Walks (a leaflet includes 6 walks in Hopesay and Aston on Clun Parishes)
The Ratlinghope Ride (developed through Ride UK work)
The Stiperstones Ride (developed through Ride UK work)
Caynham Camp Parish Access Walk

Acton Scott walks
A lovely series of walks in South Shropshire based around and from Acton Scott Historic Working Museum
The Wagoners Wander 5 mile walk with one steep climb
The Acton Scott Amble 5 miles of easy walking

Shropshire Hills walks
A series of walks that will have you in the heart of the countryside and exploring the 'Secret Hills of South Shropshire' within 10 minutes.
The Riverside Ramble 2 mile ramble
The Three Woods Walk 7 miles, steep to start
The Wart Hill Wander 8 miles, long moderate climb with some short steep slopes.

Stiperstones walks
Four walks in the shadows of the 'Stiperstones Ridge' with beautiful and inspiring countryside within the area of outstanding natual beauty.
The Mucklewick Walk 6 miles of rugged walking with some steep climbs
The Flenny Bank Walk 4 miles walk, easy terrain but can be boggy
The Darnford Walk 6 mile walk with some moderate climbing
The Adstone Walk 5 miles with steep climbs to start