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Hopton Wood
 

Hopton Wood lies amid the glorious scenery of South Shropshire Hills, it is a coniferous woodland and covers an area of 350 hectares.

Here you will find 32km (20 miles) of forest roads, tracks and single tracks covering the woodland. It's varied terrain offers leisurely or exciting mountain biking to suit all levels of cycling ability. Colour coded routes make picking suitable routes easy.


A waterproof mountain bike trail guide is available for £1 and available from the Secret Hills Discovery Centre in Craven Arms or from the Forestry Commission's District Office please ring 01889 586593 for details.

How to get there:

Hopton Wood is part of The Marches. Hopton Castle is the nearest town or village.

Hopton Wood is situated eight miles west of Craven Arms, off the B4385 to Clun adjacent to the village of Hopton Castle.

OS Grid Reference: SO 355 784

Start your visit from:

Hopton Wood Car Park

Other places to go in The Marches

Threshold sign at Hopton Wood

Facilities:

InformationParking

Activities:

Cycling
cycling

The downhill tracks in this woodland require a degree of expertise. Come properly prepared with safety equipment and a well maintained bike.

Contact:

Georgina Sharp
Recreation Ranger
01584 813826
e-mail: georgina.sharp@forestry.gsi.gov.uk


active woods
What's of interest
Pearce Cycles offers mountain bike uplift weekends, it is essential to make a booking. For further details please contact Pearce Cycles on 01584 876016 or visit their web site via the link below.

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