Walks you can reach from Hopton Heath by train
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Alternatively, view walks directly from Hopton Heath.
Craven Arms Circular via Wart Hill (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Knighton Circular via Offa's Dyke (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Church Stretton Circular via Ratlinghope (Shropshire)
30 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Bucknell to Knighton (Shropshire)
4 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Craven Arms to Broome (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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.
Knighton to Knucklas (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Llanbister Road Circular via Radnor Forest (Radnorshire)
30 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Llandrindod Circular via Bongam Bank (Radnorshire)
1 hour direct from Hopton Heath.
Walk details: Rail Rambles.
Knucklas to Llanbister Road (Radnorshire)
15 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Llandrindod to Builth Road (Radnorshire)
1 hour direct from Hopton Heath.
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).
Craven Arms to Ludlow (Shropshire)
15 minutes direct from Hopton Heath.
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.
Llandrindod to Knighton (Radnorshire)
1 hour direct from Hopton Heath.
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.