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Mule Café Racer – Old Oswestry Hill Fort loop from Ellesmere

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Mule Café Racer – Old Oswestry Hill Fort loop from Ellesmere

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Mule Café Racer – Old Oswestry Hill Fort loop from Ellesmere

03:05

51.9km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.7 km for 91 m

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788 m

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

Highlight • Lake

Great cafe / restaurant right next to a big lake full of swans and ducks. Outdoor seating and cosy indoors and clean loos.

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1.01 km

The Mere at Ellesmere

Highlight • Cafe

The Mere at Ellesmere is the largest of Shropshire's nine Meres and it is a stunning one at that. It hosts woodland walks, gardens, ice-creams, a café/restaurant and is a …

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1.93 km

Llangollen Canal

Highlight • Structure

Nice wide tow path, but can get muddy and has lots of tree roots so be careful when cycling.

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32.2 km

Mule Café Racer

Highlight • Cycleway

Mule is a bike shop and cafe in Ostwestry. As well as good coffee and food, they run group rides and other events too. Well worth checking out.

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32.8 km

Historic Timber-Framed Building in Oswestry

Highlight • Structure

34.1 km

Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry

Highlight • Settlement

Cambrian Heritage Railway, museum, cafe and brewery. Steam and vintage diesel trains. Seasonal opening/train running times - see website cambrianrailways.com

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35.3 km

Old Oswestry Hill Fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Old Oswestry is one of Britain's best preserved hill forts, with its stunning display of earthworks. Constructed during the Iron Age, the first evidence of a settlement here dates back …

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36.4 km

Back Roads to Oswestry from Gobowen

Highlight • Cycleway

51.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.3 km

2.41 km

1.44 km

1.00 km

403 m

374 m

Surfaces

36.7 km

14.5 km

571 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 8 May

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Mule Café Racer – Old Oswestry Hill Fort loop from Ellesmere

Boathouse Café at Ellesmere Lake

The Mere at Ellesmere

Llangollen Canal

Mule Café Racer

Historic Timber-Framed Building in Oswestry

Cambrian Heritage Railways, Oswestry

Old Oswestry Hill Fort

Back Roads to Oswestry from Gobowen

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