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Snailbeach Lead Mines – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Snailbeach

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Snailbeach Lead Mines – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Snailbeach

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Snailbeach Lead Mines – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Snailbeach

00:59

7.39km

320m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Shropshire Hills National Landscape

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8 m

Snailbeach Village Hall

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Parking and public toilet. Toilets open between 9 and 5pm daily. Parking payment is via honesty box (suggested £2 - Oct 2023).

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355 m

Snailbeach Lead Mines

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The Snailbeach Mines were once the biggest and richest lead mines in the country! Here you can find the remains of the mine, spanned over a number of different buildings. …

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402 m

Old Lead Mine Ruins

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3.93 km

Cairn Viewpoint, Shropshire Hills

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4.76 km

Panorama Path in Shropshire Hills

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4.98 km

Stiperstones Horseshoe

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Picturesque but narrow single track on a slightly exposed hillside. Good fun!

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6.57 km

Snailbeach Lead Mines

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Old tin mine - historic ruined buildings and railway.

The unfenced site is owned by Shropshire Council and managed on a day to day basis by Shropshire Mines Trust. In …

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7.14 km

Snailbeach District Railway and Locomotive Shed

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Snailbeach mine is a disused narrow gauge railway line that used to serve the local lead mine. It ran for 82 years, with traffic on the railway continuing until 1959. …

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7.39 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

1.11 km

1.02 km

156 m

Surfaces

2.11 km

1.79 km

1.68 km

1.65 km

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 26 June

27°C

14°C

66 %

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Snailbeach Lead Mines – Snailbeach Lead Mines loop from Snailbeach

Snailbeach Village Hall

Snailbeach Lead Mines

Old Lead Mine Ruins

Cairn Viewpoint, Shropshire Hills

Panorama Path in Shropshire Hills

Stiperstones Horseshoe

Snailbeach Lead Mines

Snailbeach District Railway and Locomotive Shed

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