Nip up to Nipstone

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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Overview

Climb around Nipstone Rock then descend through forest and take The Shropshire Way to reach Linley Hill with ancient beech trees. Open hillsides and valleys, some woodland with lanes and tracks. Views of The Stiperstones and towards Clun.

Zone D

Sunday, 13 July 2025

Meeting time:: 9:30 am
Start time:: 10:30 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:00 pm

Difficulty:: Moderate
Distance:: 10.5km / 6.5mi
Ascent:: 398.1m / 1306ft
Type:: circular

Meeting point

Grid reference:: SJ 29129 30490
Nearest postcode:: SY11 1DP
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Meeting time:: 9:30 am

Gatacre Playing Fields car park, Oswestry

Starting point

Grid reference:: SO 35730 97871
Nearest postcode:: SY5 0NG
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Start time:: 10:30 am

car park down the road from the The Bog Visitor Centre

Upcoming walks with Oswestry Group

Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Llanfyllin

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Around Hanwood

Start:

Difficulty:: Easy

Distance:: 5.5 miles

Llantysilio

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Llansilin to Moelfre and beyond

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles

Guilsfield and Gaer Fawr

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Maesbury Marsh loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 7.0 miles

Ceiriog Forest and Vivod Mountain

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.3 miles

Llangedwyn and Craig Orllwyn

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Trefonen Hill walks - Across the Cynllaith Hillwalk 2025

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 10.0 miles

Llanfechain

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

THE HISTORIC WAYS and BYWAYS AROUND THE VILLAGE OF FORD

Start:

Difficulty:: Leisurely

Distance:: 5.0 miles

A Prowl Round and About Pulford, Cheshire

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

The Wrekin

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 5.0 miles

Lead on from Lead Mine - Minera

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.5 miles

Handy for Pandy

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Golden Valley in the foothills of the Long Mynd

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Froncysyllte SW Hillsides ("The Duck")

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.2 miles

Welshpool - Y Golfa loop

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.5 miles

Away day in Aberdovey

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 6.0 miles

Bishop's Castle Bimble

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 7.6 miles

Stiperstones butterfly trail and Pennerley meadows

Start:

Difficulty:: Moderate

Distance:: 8.0 miles