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Long Mynd Classic — Shropshire Hills

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Long Mynd Classic — Shropshire Hills

Moderate

4.6

(24)

328

riders

Long Mynd Classic — Shropshire Hills

02:23

26.3km

640m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 31, 2024

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 2.34 km for 989 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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233 m

Heather & Batch Coffee Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Coffee shop serving drinks, homemade foods and cakes.

Opening hours:
Tuesday 9am–4pm
Wednesday 9am–4pm
Thursday 9am–4pm
Friday 9am–4pm
Saturday 9am–4pm
Sunday Closed
Monday 9am–4pm
Suggest new hours

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1.71 km

Carding Mill Valley

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Carding Mill Valley is a great fun descent - fast and winding before getting a bit more rocky, with a few drainage channels to negotiate, and a ford at the …

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4.43 km

Shooting Box North-East Descent

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Beautiful views on a quality gravel trail.

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6.63 km

Long Mynd Ridgeline

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Nice place I like

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8.38 km

Yaspel Bank and Minton Batch Descents

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If you have time on your tour of the Long Mynd, try to take in one of the two great trails that start from the gliding club – Yaspel Bank …

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8.45 km

Minton Batch Singletrack

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Minton Batch is alleged to be one of the great descents in England, and it's not hard to see why. Gorgeous, fast flowing singletrack, with an occasional smattering of rocks. …

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26.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.7 km

9.15 km

3.07 km

2.31 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.96 km

8.09 km

5.06 km

2.83 km

1.07 km

297 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

12°C

5°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Trail Reviews

Wayne Perkins

December 14, 2024, blast over long mynd

Ride over long mynd today as I hadn't been over in a while, wasn't as wet as I thought it was going to be but it was absolutely Baltic on the top with the NW wind

Long Mynd Classic — Shropshire Hills

Heather & Batch Coffee Shop

Carding Mill Valley

Shooting Box North-East Descent

Long Mynd Ridgeline

Yaspel Bank and Minton Batch Descents

Minton Batch Singletrack

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