Leapgate Old Railway Line – Stourport-on-Severn Basins loop from Hartlebury
Leapgate Old Railway Line – Stourport-on-Severn Basins loop from Hartlebury
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Leapgate Old Railway Line – Stourport-on-Severn Basins loop from Hartlebury
03:07
11.8km
110m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 17, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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3.32 km
Leapgate Old Railway Line
Highlight • Cycleway
Just about doable on a road bike if conditions are good, fine on a gravel/MTB.
Tip by
4.07 km
Leapgate Railway Line Path
Highlight • Structure
4.24 km
Leapgate Old Railway Line
Highlight • Trail
The Sherwood Sandstone Group, the older Permian-aged Bridgnorth Sandstone and the younger Triassic-aged Mercia Mudstone Group have one thing in common; they were deposited in a vast rift basin, called the Worcester Basin.
The Worcester Basin was north-south orientated and formed during the Permian period. Its western edge, in the Geopark area, followed the line of a major fault-line, the East Malvern Fault. In the present day this fault line is most clearly marked by the Malvern, Suckley and Abberley Hills. The eastern edge of the Basin followed the line of another major fault-line, the Inkberrow Fault.
Into this basin a great variety of different sedimentary rocks were deposited and formed. Some were windblown deposits, others were despotised by streams and rivers, evaporate deposits also formed in lakes and the other significant deposit was alluvial fans that formed along the edge of the basin. Each of the rocks represents the changing environments experienced in the basin through the passage of time.
The rocks seen along the ‘Old Railway Line’ belong to the Wildmoor Sandstone Formation, part of the Sherwood Sandstone Group of rocks. They are around 220 million years ago and comprises soft, weakly cemented, pale red-brown, micaceous, sandstones. The well-rounded, evenly sized grains suggest reworking of windblown sands that were deposited the Worcester Basin during the Permian period.
Source: geopark.org
Tip by
4.48 km
Leapgate Old Railway Line, Stourport
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
Tip by
6.34 km
Stourport-on-Severn Basins
Highlight • Historical Site
6.37 km
The Windlass Café
Highlight • Cafe
Tip by
9.11 km
Hartlebury Common
Highlight • Natural
Tip by
10.4 km
Hartlebury Castle
Highlight • Historical Site
Tip by
11.8 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.48 km
3.75 km
1.28 km
703 m
434 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.50 km
2.83 km
1.85 km
1.40 km
702 m
429 m
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