Enjoy this circular walk along an old packhorse route and through woodland footpaths, taking in far-reaching views and flourishing wildflowers. It's named after the legend of a Royalist major who is said to have galloped off Wenlock Edge on horseback to e

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Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

90 m

Drop

146 m

Highest

273 m

Lowest

193 m

Which way round

Downhill

Uphill

Downhill: Easy first 4.3 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

Uphill: No steep climbing, no steep descents.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 3.0–4.3, from 262 m to 195 m.

How the 6.2 km splits

Flat

1.6 km

Climbing

1.8 km

Descending

2.8 km

Link it with other walks

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Jenny Wind Walk, Wenlock Edge

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.1, 4.0

3.46 km

Shropshire Way

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 1.0, 1.6, 2.3…

385.12 km

Campsites near the start

Wenlock edge

0.8 km from the start · 5.0★ (1)

Wenlock Edge Caravan And Camping LTD

0.8 km from the start

Bourton westwood

1.3 km from the start · 5.0★ (5)

Presthorpe Grange Campsite

2.6 km from the start · 5.0★ (1)