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Bishop's Castle Town Centre – The Six Bells, Bishop's Castle loop from Bishop's Castle

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Bishop's Castle Town Centre – The Six Bells, Bishop's Castle loop from Bishop's Castle

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Bishop's Castle Town Centre – The Six Bells, Bishop's Castle loop from Bishop's Castle

05:37

46.5km

1,120m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

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Shropshire Hills National Landscape

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Parking

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343 m

Bishop's Castle Town Centre

Highlight • Historical Site

A settlement of Saxon heritage, Bishop's Castle is a little market town which draws hikers from all over the country. It has excellent access to numerous walking trails and enough …

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786 m

Colorful Houses of Bishop's Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

A small market town in Shropshire but only just east of the Welsh border. many of the old pubs and breweries in the centre of the town are painted in …

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6.08 km

Bishops Moat

Highlight • Historical Site

16.1 km

Pond with Island

Highlight • Lake

17.6 km

Kerry Ridgeway

Highlight • Trail

18.4 km

Lower Shortditch Turbary Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

33.8 km

View from Hergan Summit

Highlight • Trail

Rising to 409m (1,342 feet), the summit of Hergan affords fine views over the Shropshire Hills and beyond. This is also the point at which the Shropshire Way joins Offa's …

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34.0 km

View of the Shropshire Hills from Hergan

Highlight • Viewpoint

Hergan stands at 1,342 feet (409 m) above sea level and affords fine views over the Shropshire Hills. There is a natural break in Offa's Dyke at Hergan where the Shropshire Way joins the path.

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46.1 km

The Six Bells, Bishop's Castle

Highlight • Pub

46.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

14.3 km

8.29 km

5.48 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

12.4 km

10.7 km

6.57 km

1.38 km

1.23 km

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Tuesday 26 May

27°C

13°C

73 %

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Bishop's Castle Town Centre – The Six Bells, Bishop's Castle loop from Bishop's Castle

Bishop's Castle Town Centre

Colorful Houses of Bishop's Castle

Bishops Moat

Pond with Island

Kerry Ridgeway

View from Hergan Summit

View of the Shropshire Hills from Hergan

The Six Bells, Bishop's Castle

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