Looking for a short, circular cycle ride in Shropshire?
Market towns cycle rides is a series of 12 free leaflets featuring rides from market towns across Shropshire. Each leaflet contains maps and directions for three to five rides starting from the featured market town. The rides vary from under 10 miles to over 20 miles.
Whether you are a Shropshire resident looking for a Sunday afternoon ride or a visitor looking for cycling opportunities while on holiday, the leaflets provide an excellent starting point for exploring Shropshire's beautiful countryside and historic market towns by bicycle.
The towns currently featured in the series are:
- Wem
- Whitchurch
- Market Drayton
- Ellesmere
- Cleobury Mortimer
- Church Stretton
- Bishops Castle
- Ludlow
- Shrewsbury
- Oswestry
- Shropshire Hills 1 - Craven Arms to Acton Scott, Church Stretton and Longmynd (currently only available online)
- Shropshire Hills 2 - Craven Arms to Clun, Bishop's Castle and Bury Ditches (currently only available online)
The leaflets are available from local tourist information centres, or you can download and print a copy by opening the attachments on this page. Alternatively, follow the link on the menu bar to use our online form to order copies.
Montgomery cycle rides
A similar style leaflet is also available for Montgomery, which is a small market town just over the south Shropshire border in Wales. The leaflet was produced by Montgomery Town Council and Powys County Council. A copy is available to download from this page. Alternatively, you can contact Montgomery Town Council on 01686 670819, or follow the link to their website.