Walk sh119 The Stiperstones Ridge from nr Pennerley

This 7¾ mile, Grade 5 (Moderate), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Stiperstones Car Park & will take about 4¼ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7¾mls (12.5km)
Ascent:1,355ft (413m)
Time:4¼hrs
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Route outline for walk sh119:

Stiperstones Car Park  -  Gatten Plantation  -  The Shropshire Way  -  Shepherd's Rock  -  Devil's Chair  -  Stiperstones (Manstone Rock)  -  Nipstone Rock  -  The Rock  -  Ridge  -  Cold Hill Farm  -  Stiperstones Car Park

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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The highest point of this walk is Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) at 536m (1759ft). Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) is also known as an English Dewey (101st highest in England, 234th in England & Wales) and an English Marilyn (68th highest in England, 904th highest in the UK). The summit of Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) 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 Shropshire Way, a 224km (139 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Wem in Shropshire, England. The Shropshire Way is waymarked by a buzzard motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Shropshire Way.


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OS Explorer 216 Welshpool & Montgomery

OS Explorer 217 The Long Mynd & Wenlock Edge


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OS Landranger 137 Ludlow & Church Stretton, Wenlock Edge



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk sh119 The Stiperstones Ridge from nr Pennerley

In no particular order . . .

Harry on Stiperstones

Harry on Stiperstones

Photo: Andrew Finch (1)

Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) Summit

Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) Summit

Photo: Mike Knipe (179)

James having fun at Stiperstones

James having fun at Stiperstones

Photo: Brian Dexter (7)

Rock formations on Stiperstones (Manstone Rock)

Rock formations on Stiperstones (Manstone Rock)

Photo: John Holt (7)

Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) summit Trig Point

Stiperstones (Manstone Rock) summit Trig Point

Photo: Mike Knipe (180)


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