Town And Castle Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.46 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 20 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 21 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 68 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
  • ⚐
    District: Shrewsbury 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.703949° / W 2.731985°
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Description

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Abbey Foregate
  2. 2 : km 0.6 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Monkmoor Road
  3. 3 : km 0.61 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Abbey Foregate
  4. 4 : km 0.95 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Abbey Foregate
  5. 5 : km 0.97 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto Abbey Foregate
  6. 6 : km 0.98 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto Abbey Foregate
  7. 7 : km 1.11 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Abbey Foregate
  8. 8 : km 1.13 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.13 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Coleham Head
  10. 10 : km 1.13 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto English Bridge
  11. 11 : km 1.35 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Wyle Cop
  12. 12 : km 1.48 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left onto Wyle Cop
  13. 13 : km 1.55 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Milk Street
  14. 14 : km 1.57 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  15. 15 : km 1.6 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight right onto High Street
  16. 16 : km 1.77 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Mardol Head
  17. 17 : km 1.84 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Gullet Passage
  18. 18 : km 1.84 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Shoplatch
  19. 19 : km 1.87 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 1.91 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Claremont Street
  21. 21 : km 1.99 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Bellstone
  22. 22 : km 2.11 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Saint Austin's Street
  23. 23 : km 2.12 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left onto Bridge Street
  24. 24 : km 2.22 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Bridge Street
  25. 25 : km 2.23 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Mardol Quay, A458
  26. 26 : km 2.26 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto Mardol Quay, A458
  27. 27 : km 2.32 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left onto Smithfield Road, A458
  28. 28 : km 2.59 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Smithfield Road, A458
  29. 29 : km 2.72 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Smithfield Road, A458
  30. 30 : km 2.78 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left onto Chester Street
  31. 31 : km 2.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Smithfield Road, A458
  32. 32 : km 2.8 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Castle Foregate, A5191
  33. 33 : km 2.94 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right onto Howard Street
  34. 34 : km 3.46 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 3.54 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Castle Walk
  36. 36 : km 4.04 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Monkmoor Road
  37. 37 : km 4.05 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Crowmere Road
  38. 38 : km 4.39 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp right onto Bell Lane
  39. 39 : km 4.8 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 4.82 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 5 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Belvidere Road
  42. 42 : km 5.12 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 5.18 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 5.21 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 5.34 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Preston Street
  46. 46 : km 5.41 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Preston Street
  47. 47 : km 5.43 - alt. 67 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbey Foregate
  48. S/E : km 5.46 - alt. 67 m

Useful Information

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