Oswestry Cycle Rides Route 4: Ellesmere Explorer (24.5 miles)

Ride directions

1. Step 1

   Start at St Oswald’s Church. Turn left over the traffic lights into Lower Brook Street and continue along this road. At the JT Hughes car dealership, turn right on to Salop Road (take care

2. Step 2

   After the railway bridge, take the first right onto Maesbury Road towards Maesbury and Knockin.

3. Step 3

   Follow this road to a junction with the A483 (take care). Turn right and immediately left towards Maesbury and Knockin.

4. Step 4

   Continue through Maesbury and Maesbury Marsh, crossing the Shropshire Union canal at the Navigation Inn.

5. Step 5

   Turn left at Woolston Bank (unsigned) then follow the road into West Felton.

6. Step 6

   A Turn left at the T-junction next to West Felton Stores and the Punch Bowl Pub, signposted Queen’s Head & Oswestry.

7. Step 7

   Turn right just before the Queen’s Head pub onto the road following the canal signposted Rednal and continue straight on through Rednal towards Hordley.

8. Step 8

   Follow the road as it bends to the right (unsigned) , then to the left signposted Hordley, Tetchill & Ellesmere, very soon after pass a graveyard on your right and carry straight on signposted Tetchill & Ellesmere.

    

9. Step 9

   Continue straight on through Tetchill following the signs to Ellesmere. Before entering Ellesmere there are good views of Ellesmere College.

10. Step 10

    Shortly after passing Ellesmere College there is a road off to the right just before a canal bridge, here take the path on the left at the crest of the bridge onto the canal and follow the local signs to Town Centre via Birch Road.

11. Step 11

    Veer right at the canal basin by Tesco onto the tarmac road (Wharf Road). Turn right at the T-junction with Scotland Street. Follow the road round to the left (Lloyds TSB Bank on your left) and shortly after pass the public conveniences on your right. Carry straight on.

12. Step 12

    Take the first exit (signposted Oswestry & St Martins) at the small roundabout and then turn immediately right into Brownlow Road following the blue Route 455 cycle sign. Turn right soon after at a T-Junction, following the Route 455 sign.

13. Step 13

    Turn left off the main road following the Route 455 sign to Oswestry & Gobowen, shortly afterwards pass over a former railway bridge.

14. Step 14

    Turn right at the next T-junction towards Old Marton (signposted Cycle Route 455).

15. Step 15

    Take the first turning on the left towards Hindford, then at the next T-junction turn left in the direction of Cycle Route 455. Cross the canal and follow the road into Hindford.

16. Step 16

    Turn right at the T-junction in Hindford towards Iron Mills and Gobowen.

17. Step 17

    Turn left at the next T-junction towards Gobowen (signposted Cycle Route 455). Continue to a crossroads with the B5009, at which point turn right and continue into Gobowen.

18. Step 18

    Take the first exit at the roundabout in Gobowen then continue over the level crossing.

19. Step 19

    Take the first right turn after leaving Gobowen, in the direction of Hengoed and Selattyn (signposted Cycle Route 455).

20. Step 20

    Take the first left turning towards Pentre-Clawdd, then follow Cycle Route 455 towards Oswestry.

21. Step 21

    Take the second exit at the roundabout onto Llwyn Road. Turn right at the next T-junction onto Gobowen Road and cycle into Oswestry.

22. Step 22

    Return to start through town centre one-way system.