Catch the 435 bus or train to Little Stretton, an idyllic village, with two fine pubs, a few short miles from Church Stretton, in the heart of the Shropshire Hills.
The walk starts climbing gradually as it follows a winding stream. But beware, it gets progressively more challenging as the ground gets steeper, and the stream narrower, to eventually top out on the Long Mynd plateaux. From here it climbs to Pole Bank for panoramic views, taking in the Malverns, Brecon Beacons, Clwydian Hills and Cheshire Sandstone Ridge. On a clear day look west to Cadair Idris at the foot of Snowdonia.
The walk links with the local bus and train services that operate along the A49 in the Shropshire Hills.
As you walk it you’ll see why the Shropshire Hills National Landscape are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The varied geology of this relatively small area (covering nearly a quarter of Shropshire) has created a diverse and contrasting landscape which is all the more obvious when following the Shropshire Way. The craggy ridge of the Stiperstones, the moorland plateau of the Long Mynd, the quarried Clee Hills and the rolling countryside of the Clun Forest all have their own character.