Walks you can reach from Church Stretton by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Church Stretton.
Craven Arms Circular via Wart Hill (Shropshire)
7 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
Knighton Circular via Offa's Dyke (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Craven Arms to Broome (Shropshire)
7 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Reverse direction: Rail Rambles.
Broome to Hopton Heath (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Remote rural section with few facilities; carry food and water.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Similar walk: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Hopton Heath to Bucknell (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 4h (2h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Remote upland and woodland walking with few facilities; come prepared.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Bucknell to Knighton (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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).
Knighton to Knucklas (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 3h30 (2h walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Open hill and common land; some exposure.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Whitchurch Circular via Oss Mere (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
Gobowen Circular via Wat's Dyke (Shropshire)
45 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
Chirk Circular via Gledrid (Denbighshire)
45 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
Llanbister Road Circular via Radnor Forest (Radnorshire)
1 hour direct from Church Stretton.
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.
Time: 5h (3h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
Warnings: Exposed hill walking with sustained climbs and few facilities.
Walk details: Heart of Wales Line Travellers (PDF).
Knucklas to Llanbister Road (Radnorshire)
45 minutes direct from Church Stretton.
Long, remote moorland over Goytre Hill and Wernygeufron common, crossing the River Lugg past the ruins of Fronfelen farm.
Time: 6h (4h30 walking, 1h30 lunch)
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).