Walks you can reach from Llangynllo by train

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Knighton
Heyop Valley from Knucklas Castle by John Clift

Knighton Circular via Offa's Dyke (Shropshire)

15 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

7
KM
Craven Arms
Looking west from Hopesay Hill by John Clift

Craven Arms Circular via Wart Hill (Shropshire)

45 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

14
KM
Church Stretton
'Here of a Sunday morning My love and I would lie, And see the coloured counties, And hear the larks so high About us in the sky.' by Banburyshire Photos

Church Stretton Circular via Ratlinghope (Shropshire)

45 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

GPX
Steep
16
KM
Knighton
Clun Castle , Shropshire, EH by kitmasterbloke

Knighton to Knucklas (Shropshire)

15 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

7
KM
Bucknell
Clun Castle by chelsea_steve

Bucknell to Knighton (Shropshire)

30 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

14
KM
Hopton Heath
Some Shropshire Countryside by Steve Dewey

Hopton Heath to Bucknell (Shropshire)

30 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

9
KM
Broome
View Edge seen from Sibdon Carwood by John Clift

Broome to Hopton Heath (Shropshire)

30 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

8
KM
Craven Arms
Stokesay Castle by PhilnCaz

Craven Arms to Broome (Shropshire)

45 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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.

9
KM
Llanbister Road
Short Ditch - south side by John Clift

Llanbister Road Circular via Radnor Forest (Radnorshire)

5 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

Hilly section with extensive climbing and views to the Radnor Forest, past Rhos Farm, St Michael's Hall and the historic thatched Quaker meeting house at The Pales.

Warnings: Exposed hill walking with sustained climbs and few facilities.

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

14
KM
Llandrindod
Trailers and Tree by Steve Dewey

Llandrindod Circular via Bongam Bank (Radnorshire)

30 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

Walk details: Rail Rambles.

10
KM
Knucklas
Beacon Hill by John Clift

Knucklas to Llanbister Road (Radnorshire)

6 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

Long, remote moorland over Goytre Hill and Wernygeufron common, crossing the River Lugg past the ruins of Fronfelen farm.

Warnings: Long, very remote moorland crossing with extensive open ground and no facilities; navigation skills and full hill kit needed.

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

18
KM
Llandrindod
Leucistic Red Kite (Milvus Milvus), one of only ten currently known in the world - (Published by GETTY IMAGES) by DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES

Llandrindod to Builth Road (Radnorshire)

30 minutes direct from Llangynllo.

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).

19
KM
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