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West Midlands Region

Selattyn And Gobowen

Whittington Castle – Shrewsbury Castle loop from Gobowen

Road cycling routes

West Midlands Region

Selattyn And Gobowen

Whittington Castle – Shrewsbury Castle loop from Gobowen

Moderate

5.0

(1)

43

riders

Whittington Castle – Shrewsbury Castle loop from Gobowen

03:06

74.9km

390m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 40.6 km for 52 m

After 42.5 km for 96 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.73 km

Whittington Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Whittington Castle is a castle in northern Shropshire, England, owned and managed by the Whittington Castle Preservation Fund. The castle was originally a motte-and-bailey castle, but this was replaced in …

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2

11.7 km

Queen's Head to Tetchill Country Road

Highlight • Cycleway

The route from Queen's Head to Tetchill is a particularly wide, mostly unmarked road, well paved, and with long straight sections great for gathering some speed. Very quiet as well, …

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12.0 km

Basnets Wood

Forest

32.4 km

Malt House Plantation

Forest

5

34.5 km

Charlotte Sophia Lloyd Pump

Highlight • Historical Site

An interesting little slice of local history. Sadly the pump doesn't work anymore!

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6

40.5 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.

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7

40.6 km

Shrewsbury Library and the Charles Darwin statue

Highlight • Monument

Shrewsbury Library is a pretty remarkable building it used to be the Shrewsbury Schiol before it moved location. it is open every day (when not in lock down) and is …

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8

40.7 km

Shrewsbury Town Walls Gatehouse

Highlight • Monument

allowing access down to the river gate.

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9

41.3 km

Plantkind Falafel

Highlight • Restaurant

Best falafel in town by a long chalk.

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10

42.5 km

Welsh Bridge

Highlight • Other

opened in 1795, a masonry arch viaduct

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B

74.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.2 km

1.55 km

1.49 km

1.38 km

156 m

130 m

Surfaces

71.2 km

3.23 km

285 m

120 m

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