Ludlow Cycle Rides: Whitcliffe and Burrington Loops (17 miles)

Ride directions

1. Step 1

   Turn right out of the station and then right at the traffic lights next to Tesco supermarket.

2. Step 2

   On the left hand bend, turn left, signed Linney Riverside Park (just before the Carpets and Flooring shop).

3. Step 3

   At the T-junction turn left uphill, signed town centre (black fingerpost). One hundred metres later turn right, which is unsigned, next to house number 40 Dinham (stone cottage with a high curved stone wall opposite). Then, at the first crossroad, carry straight on into Silk Mill Lane.

4. Step 4

   At the T-junction turn right through an archway under a building, passing the Wheatsheaf Pub on the left.

5. Step 5

   At the traffic lights carry straight on over the bridge. Immediately after crossing the bridge, take the first right after The Charlton Arms Hotel, signed Burrington.

6. Step 6

   Arrive at Whitcliffe Common with great views of Ludlow Castle to the right. Carry straight on ignoring the unsigned road off to the right.

7. Step 7

   Carry straight on past the Vinnalls car park on the left.

8. Step 8

   After passing through Pipe Aston, turn right at the junction, signed Leintwardine.

9. Step 9

   Ignore the road off to the right, signed Burrington Only, and carry straight on past a black and white house on the right.

10. Step 10

    Turn left, signed Leinthall Starkes.

11. Step 11

    At the T-junction turn left, signed Ludlow.

12. Step 12

    Just after Wheely Wonderful Cycling and Petchfield Farm, follow the road around to the left, signed Ludlow. Go through Elton, back to 8 and carry straight on signed Ludlow.

13. Step 13

    Back at 7, on the brow of the hill after the climb from Pipe Aston, turn right into the Forestry Commission's Vinnalls car park.

14. Step 14

    Carry straight on along the well made stone track, going around a black vehicle barrier. Take the first well made track off to the left and that goes down hill.

15. Step 15

    Pass a small reservoir on the left. Take Care as the track is fairly rough from here.

16. Step 16

    Pass a corrugated steel barn on the left with a cottage behind it. Where the track then swings to the left, continue straight ahead which is unsigned. 

17. Step 17

    Turn left at the T-junction with the main road. Take Care.

18. Step 18

    Turn left at the T-junction, signed Ludlow. Take Care. Use the mirror opposite to look right.

19. Step 19

    Arrive back at 5, The Charlton Arms Hotel, and retrace the route from earlier back to the train station. Take care when turning left immediately after the arch way, and dismount your bike to turn right out of the Linney, next to the Carpet and Flooring shop.