Walks & Outdoors

Dale Coppice (Severn Gorge Countryside Trust) 🌳

An ancient semi-natural woodland on the eastern slopes of Coalbrookdale, bordering the open grasslands of Rough Park in Madeley. A quiet, shaded spot for a woodland wander.

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SGCT publishes a set of free, downloadable walking leaflets covering routes across the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site. A great starting point for planning a walk in the Gorge.

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The Sabbath Walks Trail (SGCT) 🌿

• Parking: Dale End Car Park, Coalbrookdale
• Distance: 3.5 km
• Time: 1½ hours
• Access: Mainly woodland paths
• Difficulty: Some hills, steps, kissing gates
• Pushchair friendly: No
• Toilets: Museum of the Gorge car park…

• Start: Benthall Hall car park
• Distance: 3.4 miles (5.44 km)
• Duration: 3 hours
• Difficulty: Moderate

A circular walk taking in lovely views of Benthall Hall and Ironbridge. The route follows the Shropshire Way down through woodland to the riverside…

Ironbridge Detective Trail 🔎

• Trail HQ: The Agency Tearooms, Ironbridge High Street
• Cost: FREE
• Type: Family-friendly detective trail

Start at The Agency Tearooms to watch a free, multi-award-winning animated film by a local filmmaker and meet the…

Treasure Trails — Ironbridge Gorge Mystery Trail 🔍

• Start: The Wharfage, Ironbridge, TF8 7NH
• Distance: 2.25 miles
• Duration: 2.25 hours
• Difficulty: Circular loop with steep hill and challenging descent
• Cost: £9.99 (instant download or posted)

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Silkin Way Walking & Cycling Route 🚶 🚴

• Route: Bratton to Coalport
• Distance: 14 miles
• Type: Linear (walk one-way or cycle both ways in a day)
• Difficulty: Accessible green corridor route
• Cost: FREE

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Ironbridge Way (IBW) 🏭

• Route: Leegomery to Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site
• Distance: 8 miles
• Type: Linear
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Cost: FREE

Created in the early years of Telford New Town, this route links historic tracks and trails connecting…

Mercian Way (National Cycle Network Route 45) 🚴

• Full route: Salisbury to Chester (270 miles)
• Shropshire section: north to south through Shropshire
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Type: Long-distance cycle touring route
• Cost: FREE

Described as "the…

• Distance: 4.7 miles (7.6 km)
• Time: 3 hours
• Difficulty: Easy

A circular route exploring key riverside and Industrial Revolution landmarks. It crosses the Iron Bridge, passes Bedlam Furnaces, then heads into the woodland pools of Lloyd's Coppice. From…