Walk sh102 Pole Bank and The Long Mynd from Church Stretton

This 8¾ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Church Stretton & will take about 4¾ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8¾mls (14km)
Ascent:1,387ft (423m)
Time:4¾hrs
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Route outline for walk sh102:

Church Stretton  -  Town Brook  -  The Jack Mytton Way  -  The Long Mynd  -  Pole Bank (Long Mynd)  -  Midland Gliding Club  -  Minton Bach  -  Minton  -  Little Stretton  -  Chruch Stretton.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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The highest point of this walk is Pole Bank (Long Mynd) at 516m (1693ft). Pole Bank (Long Mynd) is also known as an English Dewey (149th highest in England, 341st in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (74th highest in England, 948th highest in the UK). The summit of Pole Bank (Long Mynd) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Jack Mytton Way, a 116km (72 miles) linear footpath connecting Billingsley in Shropshire, England with Llanfair Waterdine in Shropshire, England. The Jack Mytton Way is waymarked by a horse and rider motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Jack Mytton Way.


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

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1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer 217 The Long Mynd & Wenlock Edge


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 137 Ludlow & Church Stretton, Wenlock Edge



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk sh102 Pole Bank and The Long Mynd from Church Stretton

In no particular order . . .

Caer Caradoc Hill from Church Stretton

Caer Caradoc Hill from Church Stretton

Photo: Karen Harding (3)

Caer Caradoc Hill from Pole Bank (Long Mynd)

Caer Caradoc Hill from Pole Bank (Long Mynd)

Photo: Mike Knipe (178)

Caer Caradoc Hill from Ashlet, The Long Mynd

Caer Caradoc Hill from Ashlet, The Long Mynd

Photo: Andy Jacobs (3)

Church Stretton from Pole Bank (Long Mynd)

Church Stretton from Pole Bank (Long Mynd)

Photo: Jim Storer (1)

Nills (left) and Church Stretton with The Lawley and Caer Caradoc Hill beyond from near Minton

Nills (left) and Church Stretton with The Lawley and Caer Caradoc Hill beyond from near Minton

Photo: Debbie Green (9)

Cross Dyke from Townbrook Valley, The Long Mynd

Cross Dyke from Townbrook Valley, The Long Mynd

Photo: Andy Jacobs (2)

Callow (left), Nills, Church Stretton, The Lawley, Caer Caradoc Hill and Ragleth Hill (right) from near Minton

Photo: Debbie Green (11)

Church Stretton

Church Stretton

Photo: Andy Jacobs (1)

Ragleth Hill and Little Stretton from near Minton

Ragleth Hill and Little Stretton from near Minton

Photo: Debbie Green (8)

Hang Gliders from Midland Gliding Club on The Long Mynd

Hang Gliders from Midland Gliding Club on The Long Mynd

Photo: Debbie Green (15)


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