Route ID: 512
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Place:Shropshire Six Summits 2009 Area: Shropshire Walk Length(km): 58.8 Mag Var: -1
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Landranger 137
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Start: The Marsh
Magnetic
Bearing
Distance
(km)
Height Gained
(m)
Description of Route
Time for Leg
GR: SO302977
To: Corndon Hill
 151
1.1
163 
From start go along track then uphill alongside woods to the top of Summit 1 (Corndon Hill) CP1.   
GR: SO306969
To: White Grit
 50
1.4
0 
Go NE and through White Grit to CP2 at cross roads with A488.   
GR: SO321977
To: Road Junction, The Bog
 87
3.7
140 
Track to Old Grit then turn E passing North of lake. Take Mag 90deg for 1.6km to track at SO348981 follow to CP3.   
GR: SO356979
To: Track cross road Pennerley
 20
2.1
90  
From CP3 N along minor road & take track at SO353989. DO NOT GO INTO HOUSE DRIVE AT 359991 BUT TURN LEFT THEN RIGHT to the gate at SO362993 for CP4.    
GR: SO362993
To: Track/footpath join
 70
1
60 
Head NEE on track to CP5 at the track/footpath crossing.   
GR: SO372996
To: Car Park
 185
2.2
50  
From CP5 head SW to Stiperstones trig (Summit 2). DO NOT CLIMB THE ROCKS. Then down to CP6 SO369976.    
GR: SO369976
To: Bridges
 116
2.9
0 
From CP6 follow minor road to Bridges. Take care when crossing road at SO392966.   
GR: SO393965
To: Medlicott - CAMP 1
 159
2.8
17 
South past pub to Coates (CLOSE ALL GATES). Continue to Medlicott then turn into field on left at SO401946 & report to control.   
GR: SO401946
To: Pole Bank
 89
1.9
179 
From campsite head E along track to CP8.   
GR: SO418946
To: Top of Mott's Road
 35
2.3
36 
From CP8 run up track to Long Mynd trig (Summit 3) then back past CP8 and NE to top of Mott's Road, CP9.   
GR: SO427958
To: Church Stretton
 127
4.4
0 
Go down Carding Mill Valley turning right at B4370 through town and cross A49 at the traffic lights to CP10.   
GR: SO458936
To: Caer Caradoc Hill
 47
3.2
274 
From CP10 go down next the next road on the left and after 600m go via footpaths round the right hand side of the hill then via footpath at SO475947 to CP11 at SO477954 Caer Cardoc Summit 4.   
GR: SO477954
To: Ford at Cardington
 96
3
0 
Follow footpath from summit to track at SO483952 then follow track to Ford at Cardington CP12.   
GR: SO504951
To: Briddlepath
 143
2.1
20 
From CP12 follow minor road and turn right at Gretton SO513952. CP13 at SO513940.   
GR: SO513940
To: Road Junction B4371
 120
1.9
0 
From CP13 follow the bridle path (Sign can be hidden in the hedge). Go through the gate on the bridle path keeping the field hedge on the right to road at 525935 & cross B4371 to CP 14 at 528931.   
GR: SO528931
To: Footpath end
 145
2
110 
THIS SECTION REQUIRES ACCURATE NAVIGATION DO NOT USE HEADLINE BEARING ABOVE. At finger post SO530930 just before Edge House (name sign on the house wall), turn right at the yellow way marker, DO NOT ENTER GARDEN. Follow this path on mag 158deg to find & cross the disused railway waymarked through gap at SO532925 & continue through woods also waymarked over the ridge & down to road at CP15.   
GR: SO540917
To: T Junction
 147
1.5
0 
Turn SE down minor road to T junction with B4368, CP16.   
GR: SO548905
To: Holdgate Church with Tower
 127
1.7
40 
Take Shropshire Way over concrete bridge over lane then over stepping stones to the Church with Tower & CP17.   
GR: SO562896
To: Tugford CAMP 2
 191
2.6
20 
Take Shropshire Way at SO561893 over brook turn right past old cottage. Over stile with yellow marker head for old green farm machine. Cross brook on left & turn right. Through gateway then over footbridge in hedge. South to another gateway & follow with hedge on left to lane. Turn right then right at junction to campsite on left.   
GR: SO556873
To: Adbon
 119
2.2
90 
From Camp 2 follow minor road to Adbon.   
GR: SO574864
To: Brown Clee Summit
 91
2.8
290 
Head NE past telephone box and take track on left just past it. Follow for 1km then turn NE & head towards the mast. CP19 on summit, 5th summit Brown Clee.   
GR: SO593864
To: Masts
 180
2.2
40 
Go South to mast at CP20.   
GR: SO594844
To: Telephone box
 189
2.1
0 
Go cross country SE to the wood then follow edge of woods to gate at SO595836. Continue in same direction to road by telephone box, CP21.   
GR: SO591828
To: Inn
 137
1.5
140 
NOTE NEW ROUTE FOR 2009. Go East & take track at SO595827. Follow to bend then continue along FP to CP22 at Inn on main road (PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE BY ROAD).   
GR: SO600819
To: Titterson Clee
 190
4.2
563 
Turn SE & take 1st road on left. At farm on your left take track by farm building on right. (Now off map 137 for a moment). Take this track & come back onto map at SO600805. Continue down track & through gate to Callowgate at SO596793. From here head towards the mushroom then turn right along ridge to last summit Titterstone Clee. Control in car park around edge of quarry. Job done.    
GR: SO594777
 Totals:  58.8
 Total time of legs:
  
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Thanks to: Jason Wilkes, Dorridge Scout Group, Route by Solihull Scout County