Churchtown to Forden

Market Drayton Group

Welcome to Market Drayton Ramblers. We walk in Shropshire and the surrounding counties. There are walks every Sunday (8 - 10 miles) and Tuesday (5 - 7 miles).

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Overview

From Churchtown we climb Edenhope Hill and later meet The Kerry Ridgeway and then an easy walk to Brompton Bridge. We continue through the historic landscape of the Vale of Montgomery a former glacial lake and the Victorian parkland of Lymore Park, before reaching Forden.

Friday, 16 May 2025

Meeting time:: 8:00 am
Start time:: 9:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 15.3km / 9.5mi
Ascent:: 325.5m / 1068ft
Type:: linear

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Features

Car parking available
Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:: SJ 68334 34681
Nearest postcode:: TF9 1HH
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Meeting time:: 8:00 am

Market Drayton Community Amateur Sports Club , Betton Road

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 26451 87316
Nearest postcode:: SY9 5LZ
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Start time:: 9:30 am

Parking opposite the church at Churchtown.GR SO 26451 87315

Finishing point

Grid reference:: SJ 22803 01073
Nearest postcode:: SY21 8NE
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Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Forden Community Centre SY21 8NE (Next to school). Off B4388.

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