The Long Mynd and Ratlinghope Walk, Carding Mill Valley
Loop Walk · Shropshire
500
XP
about 4 h 14 min walking
A challenging walk with steep steps, slopes, water crossings, and rocky scrambles. Includes stiles and a farmyards. Wear sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate clothing. May not be suitable in winter and follow any warning signs.
614 m
402 m
190 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
509 m
Drop
508 m
Highest
486 m
Lowest
233 m
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 17% for 1030 m early on, comes down 15% for 830 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 15% for 830 m early on, comes down 17% for 1030 m near the end.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (1.3 km at 10%+, 1.1 km of it 15%+) and come down 0.8 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main descent: km 14.1–16.9, from 485 m to 233 m.
How the 16.9 km splits
Flat
4.2 km
Climbing
5.0 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.2 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.1 km
Descending
5.6 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.8 km
Link it with other walks
Humphrey Kynaston Way
Shares 6.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.2, 3.3…76.14 km
The Burway Loop: A Walk to the Top of the Long Mynd, Carding Mill Valley
Shares 3.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 13.8, 15.59.03 km
Jack Mytton Way
Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.5, 1.0…150.25 km
Shropshire Way
Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 5.9, 6.4, 6.5…385.12 km
The Pipe Walk, Carding Mill Valley
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 15.0…2.5 km
Reservoir Walk, Carding Mill Valley
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 16.12.42 km
Adstone Walk
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 9.78.1 km
Pole Bank Walk
Crosses at km 13.87.03 km