Some confusion at a 5 path point midfield after Bomere Heath - the locator flag on OS map useful here. Hencote affords a great view of the county capital....

J Walker

Particularly enjoyed the approach to Grug Hill from Eardiston over common heath land which felt rugged and wild. Lovely village too....

J Walker

A rare bright day this March but the fields were still sodden and boggy from the previous days’ heavy rain....

C Hanson

From Oswestry the route follows the Wat’s Dyke Way, this is well signposted apart from around the A483 crossing; here we mistakenly took a path under the road which led along the boundary of a sewage works and sparked a heated discussion about the state of our nation’s sewage system and an unofficial inspection of the River Perry around the overflow pipes! A bit of careful navigating is needed here to stay on the Way - but even if, like us, you find yourself on the alternative sewage route, don’t fear - this path runs along the river, parallel to the WDW, and brings you out on the lane just before Ball to join the main route again....

C Hanson

To give you an indication of how long it took us at a very leisurely pace (including a packed lunch at the pond along War Brook and a beer at the friendly local The Red Lion in Bomere Heath), we started walking from Ruyton XI Towns (3 and a half walking route miles from Baschurch) at 11.30am and arrived at Shrewsbury Train Station at 7pm....

J Mitchell

We missed the path which runs down the A483 and crosses it, instead taking a footpath under the A483 on the east side of and along the river Morda. It was boggy and a bit grim but was insightful as you could see how easily sewage water gets into the river Morda. So much plastic rubbish in and around that river on the outskirts of Oswestry. We emerged from the sewage works footpath at Pentre Coed Farm on Maesbury Rd, which was scenic. We took Wat's Dyke footpath along the river to join back up with the Oswbas route just before the junction with Ball Lane, where there's an interesting derelict chapel. Over a stile on Mill Lane and a footbridge over the River Perry. Keep parallel with the river, even though there's no public footpath sign in the lower meadow....

J Mitchell

Ok at the start (apart from poor signage within first housing estate) and end (The end of the walk is a section from one of the walks from the popular '20 Walks in and around Shrewsbury' book) but a large number of broken/poorly maintained stiles and poor waymarking....

Nick Blakeway

The route is mostly flat through fields and farmland, with a great view over the old spires and towers of Shrewsbury at the end. The section after BH was a bit muddy through a couple of fields (we were walking in January) and the signage isn't always obvious, but overall the walk was very enjoyable and I would do it again....

SAM

Overall, it was a lovely route and the first half from baschurch to Bomere Heath was entirely dog friendly, the second part from Bomere Heath Shrewsbury had multiple styles in varying stages of repair and....

SEB