Ludlow Cycle Rides: Whitcliffe and Mortimer Forest Loop

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 this 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

   Turn left into the Forestry Commission’s Vinnalls car park.

8. Step 8

   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.

9. Step 9

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

10. Step 10

    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.

11. Step 11

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

12. Step 12

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

13. Step 13

    Arrive back at 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.