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Ellesmere Urban

The Mere, Ellesmere – Thatched-Roof Cottage loop from Ellesmere

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West Midlands Region

Ellesmere Urban

The Mere, Ellesmere – Thatched-Roof Cottage loop from Ellesmere

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The Mere, Ellesmere – Thatched-Roof Cottage loop from Ellesmere

03:07

12.1km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

Check opening times.

After 10.6 km for 15 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.60 km

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great cafe / restaurant right next to a big lake full of swans and ducks. Outdoor seating and cosy indoors and clean loos.

Tip by

2

1.83 km

The Mere, Ellesmere

Highlight • Natural

The meres and mosses of northern Shropshire are rather unique places and Ellesmere's is the largest of the lot. The lake lies alongside the historic town and is surrounded by …

Tip by

3

2.95 km

Ellesmere Tunnel

Highlight • Bridge

Lots to see along here

Tip by

4

4.86 km

Stone Bridge on the Shropshire Union Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Such beautiful surroundings

Tip by

5.74 km

Yell Wood

Forest

7.06 km

Colemere

Lake

7

7.61 km

Thatched-Roof Cottage

Highlight • Historical Site

8

9.34 km

Colemere Lake

Highlight • Forest

Colemere is one of Shropshire's most beautiful meres. Almost entirely surrounded by woodland and grassland, it's a haven for wildlife - keep an eye out for wildfowl and wading birds, wildflowers including a number of different species of orchid.

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9

11.4 km

Queen's Jubilee Crocheted Display in Ellesmere

Highlight • Monument

Love the letterbox decorations for the Queens Jubilee

Tip by

B

12.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.98 km

3.23 km

1.98 km

1.04 km

692 m

212 m

Surfaces

6.19 km

1.80 km

1.58 km

1.30 km

1.12 km

107 m

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Comments

July 1, 2023,334 (Pt1) Ellesmere (Shrops)☑️

Started and ended at 'A'
We debriefed at the 'Boathouse' x

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