Walks you can reach from Llanbister Road by train

Circular on footpaths and rights of way around the border town of Knighton, set on the River Teme close to the Offa's Dyke Path.

Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Striking views back down Carding Mill Valley. Up Carding Mill Valley and across the Long Mynd Plateau and Wild Moor. Site of Richard Munslow's grave, reputedly Britain's last sin-eater who died in 1906.

Hilly: a third on high ground, rising above the surrounding land.

Time: 4h30–9h

Warnings: Steep ascent to top of Long Mynd; faint moorland paths obscured by undergrowth.

Walk details: Walk Midlands (tips, photos and local insights).

Open moorland on Glyndŵr's Way over Racecourse Common, descending past the hilltop remains of Knucklas Castle and its castellated railway viaduct into the village.

Knucklas Viaduct: Castellated 13-arch railway viaduct carrying the Heart of Wales line across the Heyope valley at Knucklas.

Warnings: Open hill and common land; some exposure.

Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Hill section along an old droving road, past the Caer Caradoc hill fort above Chapel Lawn and a stretch of the Offa's Dyke Path across the England-Wales border, dropping over the Teme into Knighton.

Warnings: Long, exposed section over open hill ground with few facilities until Knighton.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Similar walk: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Past the restored keep of Hopton Castle, then up through Hopton Wood and over Bucknell Hill, with riverside stretches in the Redlake valley.

Hopton Castle: Restored medieval keep, scene of a notable Civil War siege, standing in a quiet valley near the village of the same name.

Warnings: Remote upland and woodland walking with few facilities; come prepared.

Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Quiet field paths and lanes through the Clun valley, past Beambridge and the village of Clunbury with its riverside church, crossing the River Clun several times.

Hopton Castle: Restored medieval keep, scene of a notable Civil War siege, standing in a quiet valley near the village of the same name.

Warnings: Remote rural section with few facilities; carry food and water.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Similar walk: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Opening section of the Heart of Wales Line Trail over fields and through kissing gates on the Shropshire Way, past Hopesay Common and the village of Aston on Clun with its dressed Arbor Tree.

Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Reverse direction: Rail Rambles.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

Long Wye Valley Walk riverside woodland: Rock Park, Disserth, Dolyrerw Wood, the Penddol rocks, the Wye Bridge into Builth Wells and The Groe.

Warnings: Long riverside section.

Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).

Recommended: Some amazing views and so incredibly peaceful; some stunning views down the valleys. A long, challenging but beautiful route through rolling hills and wide valleys and sticking to the Heart of Wales Trail and Glyndwr's Way on well-marked paths and quiet country lanes. Lots of ups and downs with amazing long-range views from the hilltops; some muddy sections. Follows the Heart of Wales Trail and Glyndwr's Way; can be split at Llanbister Road station; rich in buzzards and red kites; St Michael's Church outside Llandrindod makes a good picnic spot.

Time: 10h–20h30

Warnings: A long, challenging route best split over two days; a short section of A-road near Pen-y-bont, though the adjacent moorland can be walked instead.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Recommended: So much to see on this gorgeous walk. A great, relaxing route following the well-signed, well-maintained and accessible Shropshire Way, with a detour west to stay away from A-road noise. There is one steep climb up Stoke Wood near Stokesay Castle, a lovely woodland walk at Aldon Gutter, quiet country lanes and field crossings that may get boggy; fairly easy walking after the climb. Follows the Shropshire Way. The Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre has a cafe, toilets and museum. Good train service between Craven Arms and Ludlow.

Woodland: a fifth under tree cover.

Time: 4h30–9h

Lunch: Cafe and toilets at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre and Stokesay Castle. Ludlow is a great town for foodies and markets.

Warnings: Care crossing the busy A road at Stokesay - the only A-road crossing. One steep climb up Stoke Wood. One field near Wetmore may get boggy.

Walk details: Slow Ways.