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Earl's Hill summit trig point – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Nipstone Rock Local Nature Reserve

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Earl's Hill summit trig point – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Nipstone Rock Local Nature Reserve

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Earl's Hill summit trig point – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Nipstone Rock Local Nature Reserve

07:17

24.8km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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Shropshire Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11 m

Knolls Car Park – The Stiperstones National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Rest Area

Paying for parking is voluntary - you can make a 'donation' through a parking app.

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92 m

View of Long Mynd

Highlight • Viewpoint

1.20 km

Gatten Plantation

Forest

10.2 km

Earl's Hill summit trig point

Highlight • Historical Site

Said to resemble the shape of a sleeping dragon, the twin peaks of Earl's Hill and Pontesbury Hill have their firey origin in a volcano some 650 million years ago. …

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16.7 km

Snailbeach Village Hall

Highlight • Parking

Parking and public toilet. Toilets open between 9 and 5pm daily. Parking payment is via honesty box (suggested £2 - Oct 2023).

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17.0 km

Snailbeach Lead Mines

Highlight • Historical Site

The Snailbeach Mines were once the biggest and richest lead mines in the country! Here you can find the remains of the mine, spanned over a number of different buildings. …

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19.2 km

Stiperstones Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Perfect before and after stop.. Before for any last minute supplies, and after for a good meal and a beer 😁

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23.8 km

Cranberry Rock (Stiperstones)

Highlight • Summit

Cranberry Rock is an ancient rock crag on the Stiperstones; the first one you will reach if hiking from the south. You are afforded a terrific viewpoint from the outcrop. …

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24.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

6.43 km

3.56 km

1.37 km

174 m

109 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.49 km

4.38 km

4.24 km

2.99 km

2.63 km

2.09 km

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Today

Monday 25 May

30°C

16°C

30 %

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Earl's Hill summit trig point – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Nipstone Rock Local Nature Reserve

Knolls Car Park – The Stiperstones National Nature Reserve

View of Long Mynd

Earl's Hill summit trig point

Snailbeach Village Hall

Snailbeach Lead Mines

Stiperstones Inn

Cranberry Rock (Stiperstones)

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