Stiperstones 536m, Shelve, Shropshire (Marilyn).
Summary
The start point car park is at the well known Bog Centre car park at the foot of Stiperstones. A big car park with plenty of room with no height restriction. From here is up the road until you join the Shropshire Way which heads NE to Cranberry Rock and then onwards to the brilliant Trig Pointed summit of Stiperstone itself. The TP is perched atop an impressive rocky prominentary some fifteen meters high with commanding views. It is also a half decent scramble to get up there.
You then follow the ridge to the shark fin rocky ridge that is the Devil’s Chair and then go onwards North until you come to a cross roads of paths and take a left onto the Cross Britain Way. Now I followed the path but must have been day dreaming somewhat as it branched off left to the main path. No matter as it was still a very distinct path, interesting and soon joined back onto the main path with no difficulty.
Not long after you branch off left and shortly after you are on the back road that goes into Stiperstone (or you can carry on the main path which comes out in the village too). Once out on the road I made a quick visit to the shop in the village before coming back to same path/road junction. Here you go up the road twenty meters or so and you will see a sign/footpath on your left that goes onto the hill. From here it is steeply uphill across fields until you come to a style that goes onto a good footpath that merges shortly after with a bridleway that literally takes you all the way back to your start point. A cracking little walk with great views.
Parking: Large free car park with no height restrictions.
Route: Good paths, easy to follow, good rocky ridgeline with nice views. Good return leg.
Route Statistics: 9km, 335m of height gain done in 2hrs 30min.
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