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Oswestry Group

Oswestry Ramblers welcome people who enjoy walking and the countryside. We walk twice a week mainly in Shropshire and Wales and help improve local footpaths.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

Kerry Ridgeway

Kerry Ridgeway is an old droving route, chosen by drovers taking Welsh livestock to English markets across the notorious Welsh Borders. Higher than a thousand feet above sea- level, the far-reaching views stretch across two countries and the Severn and Teme valleys. The route drops deep into rarely visited valleys, with lanes so infrequently used that grass grows down the middle, and buzzard, curlew, and kite calls fill the air, before climbing the bilberry and heather-clad
Cilfaesty and Bryn Coch hills. With a brief diversion, you may spot the bubbling source of the River Teme. If the weather is good we can truly savour the route's final 2-mile view-tastic extravaganza.

Bring refreshments and a packed lunch for 2 stops.

 Zone D

Sunday, 6 April 2025
Meeting time:
9:30 am
Start time:
10:45 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
13.7km / 8.5mi
Ascent:
298.7m / 980ft
Type:
circular

Meeting point

Grid reference:
SJ 29128 30489
Nearest postcode:
SY11 1DP
what3words:
presenter.drives.painting
Meeting time:
9:30 am

Gatacre Playing Fields car park, Oswestry

Starting point

Grid reference:
SO 14882 86294
Nearest postcode:
SY7 8PS
what3words:
doors.lunge.nights
Start time:
10:45 am

Block Wood car park

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking