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West Midlands Region

St Edward’s Church – Acton Burnell Castle Ruins loop from Shropshire

Road cycling routes

West Midlands Region

St Edward’s Church – Acton Burnell Castle Ruins loop from Shropshire

Moderate

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St Edward’s Church – Acton Burnell Castle Ruins loop from Shropshire

02:15

45.3km

580m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.4 km for 172 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.95 km

St Edward’s Church

Highlight • Religious Site

A church built in the Early English style by the Hope-Edwards family of Netley Hall at the height of the mid-Victorian Anglo-Catholic renewal period (1845)

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11.2 km

Row Coppice

Forest

3

14.9 km

Red Telephone Box Library

Highlight • Structure

little local library

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4

15.5 km

Acton Burnell Castle Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

It's a bit out of the way but well worth it - make it your snack break and you couldn't ask for a nicer place!

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5

16.0 km

Undulating Road Through Shropshire Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful up and down road through the Shropshire Hills, with great views to match the undulation. The surface is good so you can really go for it if you've got the legs.

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6

26.0 km

View of Caer Caradoc from the North

Highlight • Summit

7

26.4 km

Natural Fern Formation on the West Slope of Lawley

Highlight • Forest

The truth is outhere 🛸👽

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B

45.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.9 km

1.42 km

709 m

222 m

Surfaces

36.1 km

8.49 km

540 m

169 m

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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