Bishop’s Castle Cycle Rides: Long Mynd Motivator (20 miles)

Ride directions

1. Step 1

   Starting at the leisure centre turn left onto the road towards the town centre.

2. Step 2

   At the Six Bells Inn follow the road round to the right signed Community Hospital.

3. Step 3

   Follow the road round to the right leading into Station Street and signed Through Traffic.

4. Step 4

   Follow the main road as it climbs, following signs for Shrewsbury.

5. Step 5

   Turn left onto the A488 signed Shrewsbury. Take care on this fairly busy road. 

6. Step 6

   Turn right off the A488, opposite a house called Lower Lodge.

7. Step 7

   Turn left onto the A489 signed Newtown and then almost immediately turn right off the A489 signed More. Take care.

8. Step 8

   Ignore turning to the left signed More.

9. Step 9

   Turn right on a sharp bend signed Hardwick.

10. Step 10

    Ignore an unsigned road off to the left and continue on into Hardwick passing a pond on your right.

11. Step 11

    At this unsigned T-junction turn left (there is a bridge over a brook to the right).

12. Step 12

    Follow the road round to the left, ignoring the road off to the right which is signed Myndtown. 

13. Step 13

    At this unsigned junction at Criftin House (Downes Furniture) continue straight on.

14. Step 14

    Just after passing the Crown Inn turn right signed Prolley Moor. The road then drops fairly steeply with a bend at the bottom. Take care.

15. Step 15

    Carry straight on at this crossroads signed Medlicott. Then after a one kilometre climb follow the road sharply round to the left, again signed Medlicott.

16. Step 16

    Follow the road as it bends to the left, and then back to the right, passing a building made of a mixture of stone and brick on the left. Shortly afterwards ignore the concrete track off to the left marked Lowerhouse Farm, carry straight on through the closed gate and the road drops steeply. Take care as the road is muddy. 

17. Step 17

    Go through another gate and then up a very steep climb for a short distance. The road is a little rutted.

18. Step 18

    Arrive in a farm yard and bear left.

19. Step 19

    Leaving the farm yard, go through a gate which has a cattle grid to its right, and carry straight on down a fairly steep road crossing a cattle grid part way down.

20. Step 20

    Immediately after The Bridges Pub turn left at an unsigned T-junction and then a little further on turn left at another T-junction. Then continue on this road for approximately four miles ignoring more minor roads off to the left and right.

21. Step 21

    Ignore a road off to the right for Norbury and carry on. Then retrace the route from earlier to Bishop’s Castle.