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Church Stretton to pole bank

Church Stretton, England

Church Stretton to pole bank

Length10 mi
Elev. Gain1951.6 ft
Est. Steps23000

Forest

Scenic views

Wild flowers

Mountain

Grassland

Rocky

No shade

Steep slope

Created by Steven
Introduction
Church Stretton to pole bank is a 10 mile (23,000-step) route located near Church Stretton, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 1951.6 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
A trail of ups and downs. Start Church Stretton and immediate climb through wood. Quite demanding. Then drop to road level. Climb woods again to a high field, plateau, then descend to little Stretton. This is where my trail book went AWOL. Trail should go through caravan site and out through the back but the sign clearly states no public right if way so this meant taking a longer and much more savage incline route! Hard walking but no scrambling. Get to road and turn right past pole cottage and pick up pole bank walk to take you across to shooters. Then take the trail down through the steep valley to cardem mill and back to the start point
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Church Stretton

Place
Church Stretton is a small town in Shropshire, England, 13 miles (21 km) south of Shrewsbury and 15 miles (24 km) north of Ludlow. The population in 2011 was 4,671.The town was nicknamed Little Switzerland in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period because of its landscape and became a health resort.

Church Stretton railway station

Building
Church Stretton railway station in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, is a station on the Welsh Marches Line, 12 3⁄4 miles (20.5 km) south of Shrewsbury railway station; trains on the Heart of Wales Line also serve the station. All trains services are operated by Transport for Wales, who also manage the station.

Little Stretton, Shropshire

Place
Little Stretton is a village in Shropshire, England.It lies on the B5477 to the south of the town of Church Stretton (and is part of the civil parish of that town); similarly, the small village of All Stretton lies to the north of Church Stretton on the same road. A milestone in the centre of the village on the B5477, which is called Ludlow Road at this point, indicates that Ludlow is 14 miles away, to the south.

Church Stretton School

School
Church Stretton School is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Church Stretton, Shropshire, England.Previously a community school administered by Shropshire Council, Church Stretton School converted to academy status in April 2013. The school is now part of the South Shropshire Academy Trust, along with Stokesay Primary School in Craven Arms.

Little Stretton Halt railway station

Place
Little Stretton Halt was a minor railway station on the Welsh Marches Line between Craven Arms and Church Stretton in Shropshire, England.

St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton

Place
St Laurence's Church (alternative spelling St Lawrence) is in Church Street, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Condover, the archdeaconry of Ludlow, and the diocese of Hereford. Its benefice is united with those of St Michael and All Angels, All Stretton, and All Saints, Little Stretton to form the parish of Church Stretton.

Pump House

Historical

Dead Man's Bridge

Tourist Attraction

Cross Dyke

Historical

National Trust

Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

10 mi

Elev. Gain

1951.6 ft

Est. Steps

23000
Created by
Steven
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