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Alberbury With Cardeston

Shrewsbury Castle – Welsh Bridge loop from Alberbury with Cardeston

Alberbury With Cardeston

Shrewsbury Castle – Welsh Bridge loop from Alberbury with Cardeston

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Shrewsbury Castle – Welsh Bridge loop from Alberbury with Cardeston

02:00

45.4km

260m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.4 km for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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22.1 km

Malt House Plantation

Forest

24.2 km

Charlotte Sophia Lloyd Pump

Highlight • Historical Site

An interesting little slice of local history. Sadly the pump doesn't work anymore!

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30.1 km

Shrewsbury Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The unmistakable red stone of Shrewsbury Castle, now home to the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust, is a landmark in the centre of Shropshire's historic county town.

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30.8 km

Plantkind Falafel

Highlight • Restaurant

Best falafel in town by a long chalk.

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31.5 km

Welsh Bridge

Highlight • Other

opened in 1795, a masonry arch viaduct

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31.9 km

Dave Mellor Cycles

Highlight • Structure

Great stock of bikes, spares, accessories and clothing.
The go to bike shop for Shropshire.

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32.2 km

The Mount – Birthplace of Charles Darwin

Highlight • Monument

Charles Darwin was one of our greatest naturalists and changed the way we look at life. He was born here at the Mount on the 12th February, 1809.

The building …

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39.7 km

Dinky's Diner

Highlight • Restaurant

Decent roadside diner serving all kinds of good-priced grub and hot drinks. A great spot to refuel and sit out of the elements.

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45.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

8.36 km

645 m

511 m

109 m

Surfaces

38.5 km

6.27 km

491 m

124 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 30 May

19°C

12°C

31 %

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Shrewsbury Castle – Welsh Bridge loop from Alberbury with Cardeston

Charlotte Sophia Lloyd Pump

Shrewsbury Castle

Plantkind Falafel

Welsh Bridge

Dave Mellor Cycles

The Mount – Birthplace of Charles Darwin

Dinky's Diner

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