Shrewsbury Castle – Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury loop from Baschurch

Shrewsbury Castle – Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury loop from Baschurch

Moderate

riders

Shrewsbury Castle – Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury loop from Baschurch

02:11

50.9km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.9 km for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

6.96 km

Malt House Plantation

Forest

7.81 km

Church Plantation

Forest

14.1 km

Shrewsbury Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The unmistakable red stone of Shrewsbury Castle, now home to the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust, is a landmark in the centre of Shropshire's historic county town.

Tip by

14.2 km

Shrewsbury Town Walls Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

allowing access down to the river gate.

Tip by

14.6 km

St Alkmund's Church, Shrewsbury

Highlight • Historical Site

Sitting atop the highest part of Shrewsbury's centre, St Alkmund's is a Medieval church rebuilt by the Georgians, who gave it a magnificent and very large stained glass chancel window, …

Tip by

15.0 km

Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury

Highlight • Settlement

Wyle Cop in Shrewsbury is one the UK's most independent streets. All shops on the Cop are independent retailers, including the famous Tanners and Lion Hotel at the top.

Tip by

15.3 km

Plantkind Falafel

Highlight • Restaurant

Best falafel in town by a long chalk.

Tip by

15.9 km

Welsh Bridge

Highlight • Other

opened in 1795, a masonry arch viaduct

Tip by

16.3 km

Dave Mellor Cycles

Highlight • Structure

Great stock of bikes, spares, accessories and clothing.
The go to bike shop for Shropshire.

Tip by

22.7 km

Montford Bridge is a small village in Shropshire with an 18th century bridge over the River Severn. Designed by Thomas Telford and built in the 1790s, this brick span is made from red sandstone, quarried from nearby Nesscliffe Hill.

Tip by