Best walks in Shropshire by train
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in Shropshire and plan your next day of green.
Church Stretton Station Circular via Carding Mill Valley
15m direct from Shrewsbury.
15km.
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. Steep ascent to top of Long Mynd; faint moorland paths obscured by undergrowth.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Craven Arms Station Circular via Stokesay Castle
30m direct from Shrewsbury.
2km.
Fairytale (Stokesay Castle). Stokesay Castle built 1280s-1290s by wool trader Laurence of Ludlow; survived Civil War siege in 1645; became public attraction in 1908. Cross A449 road carefully.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Gobowen Station to Chirk Station
15m direct from Shrewsbury.
Easy: 6km, gentle ascents. 2h.
Canal towpath.