Shropshire Way
The Shropshire Way Main Route is a waymarked
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The Main Route
The Main Route South was launched in 2017. It is divided into Stages 1 to 9, 10a and 10b. The Main Route North was launched in September 2019; this has stages 11 to 15 (stage 12 includes the Whitchurch spur as an alternative ending). This is fully documented in the website of the Shropshire Way Association.[1]
Old waymarked route
The route when marked on a map of the county used to loosely resemble a '
Old additional loop
In the Shropshire Hills
Old buzzard waymark
The old path was distinctly waymarked with a buzzard symbol in black and white usually easily seen from field edges and across most country.
Old improvements
The southern section of the Shropshire Way underwent a major refurbishment in 2007/2008. Extra sections have been added to make it circular in its own right and some original routes have been "tweaked" so they now go to more places of interest.[3] This led to confusion, hence the 2017 to 2019 re-waymarking.
References
- ^ "The Path". Shropshire Way Association. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ 52°58′55″N 2°42′43″W / 52.982°N 2.712°W
- ^ "Routes based on the Shropshire Way". Shropshire's Great Outdoors. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
External links
- Detailed Shropshire Way route information on the Shropshire Way Association's website
- Detailed route information, including the old routes, on the Shropshire's Great Outdoors website
- Photos along or close to the Shropshire Way from geograph.org.uk
- Long Distance Walkers Association
- Ramblers Association